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The Witch Head Nebula

Пт, Октябрь 30, 2015 - 6:30

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble .... maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. A suggestively shaped reflection nebula, this cosmic crone is about 800 light-years away though. Its..

IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula

Чт, Октябрь 29, 2015 - 7:30

This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part..

Massive Black Hole Shreds Passing Star

Ср, Октябрь 28, 2015 - 7:30

What happens when a star gets too close to a black hole? Recent observations from Earth-orbiting observatories of an event dubbed ASASSN-14li, in a distant galactic center, appears to be giving one star's harrowing story.

Bright from the Heart Nebula

Вт, Октябрь 27, 2015 - 7:30

What's that inside the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula dubbed IC 1805 looks, in whole, like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element: hydrogen.

Яркая область в туманности Сердце

Вт, Октябрь 27, 2015 - 6:30

Что находится внутри туманности Сердце? Большая эмиссионная туманность IC 1805 своими очертаниями напоминает человеческое сердце...

Календарь наблюдателя на ноябрь 2015 года

Пн, Октябрь 26, 2015 - 19:46

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Charon and the Small Moons of Pluto

Пн, Октябрь 26, 2015 - 7:30

What do the moons of Pluto look like? Before a decade ago, only the largest moon Charon was known, but never imaged. As the robotic New Horizons spacecraft was prepared and launched, other moons were identified on Hubble images but..

Jupiter and Venus from Earth

Вс, Октябрь 25, 2015 - 7:30

It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2012 was visible almost no matter where you lived on Earth. Anyone on the planet with a clear western horizon at sunset could see them.

Jupiter in 2015

Сб, Октябрь 24, 2015 - 7:30

Two remarkable global maps of Jupiter's banded cloud tops can be compared by just sliding your cursor over this sharp projection (or follow this link) of image data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Астрономическая неделя с 26 октября по 1 ноября 2015 года

Пт, Октябрь 23, 2015 - 19:46

На данной неделе (насыщенной явлениями) утреннее небо продолжает радовать взгляд парадом четырех ярких планет Солнечной системы,..

Starburst Galaxy Messier 94

Пт, Октябрь 23, 2015 - 8:30

Beautiful island universe Messier 94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the hunting dogs, Canes Venatici. A popular target for earth-based astronomers, the face-on spiral galaxy is about 30,000..

Star Factory Messier 17

Чт, Октябрь 22, 2015 - 7:30

Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this 1/3 degree wide field of view spans over 30 light-years.