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Four Quasar Images Surround a Galaxy Lens

Пн, Февраль 27, 2017 - 8:30

An odd thing about the group of lights near the center is that four of them are the same distant quasar. This is because the foreground galaxy -- in the center of the quasar images and the featured image -- is acting like a choppy

A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana

Вс, Февраль 26, 2017 - 8:30

Is that a spaceship or a cloud? Although it may seem like an alien mothership, it's actually a impressive thunderstorm cloud called a supercell. Such colossal storm systems center on mesocyclones -- rotating updrafts that can span..

All Planets Panorama

Сб, Февраль 25, 2017 - 8:34

For 360 degrees, a view along the plane of the ecliptic is captured in this remarkable panorama, with seven planets in a starry sky. The mosaic was constructed using images taken during January 24-26, from Nacpan Beach, El Nido in Palawan,..

Журнал “Небосвод” за март 2017 года

Сб, Февраль 25, 2017 - 0:50

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии Небосвод....

Астрономическая неделя с 27 февраля по 5 марта 2017 года

Пт, Февраль 24, 2017 - 15:14

На данной неделе Марс проходит в полградуса севернее Урана, а Луна (Ф= 0,05+) - близ Венеры, Марса, Урана и кометы Энке (!), 2 марта Нептун..

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

Пт, Февраль 24, 2017 - 8:30

Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra, the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous blue star..

Seven Worlds for TRAPPIST 1

Чт, Февраль 23, 2017 - 7:30

Seven worlds orbit the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, a mere 40 light-years away. In May 2016 astronomers using the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) announced the discovery of three planets in the TRAPPIST-1..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 1, 2017

Ср, Февраль 22, 2017 - 17:34

Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn

Ср, Февраль 22, 2017 - 8:30

What's happening to the rings of Saturn? Nothing much, just a little moon making waves. The moon is 8-kilometer Daphnis and it is making waves in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's rings using just its gravity -- as it bobs up and down,..

An Active Night over the Magellan Telescopes

Вт, Февраль 21, 2017 - 8:30

The night sky is always changing. Featured here are changes that occurred over a six hour period in late 2014 June behind the dual 6.5-meter Magellan Telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

Almost Three Tails for Comet Encke

Пн, Февраль 20, 2017 - 8:30

How can a comet have three tails? Normally, a comet has two tails: an ion tail of charged particles emitted by the comet and pushed out by the wind from...

Black Sun and Inverted Starfield

Вс, Февраль 19, 2017 - 7:30

Does this strange dark ball look somehow familiar? If so, that might be because it is our Sun. In the featured image from 2012, a detailed solar view was captured originally in a very specific color of red light, then rendered in black..