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Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 июня 2016 года

Пт, Июнь 03, 2016 - 18:47

На данной неделе Венера проходит верхнее соединение с Солнцем (6 июня), а 11 июня Луна пересечет эклиптику в восходящем узле орбиты...

NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy

Пт, Июнь 03, 2016 - 8:30

NGC 4631 is a big beautiful spiral galaxy. Seen edge-on, it lies only 25 million light-years away in the well-trained northern constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy's slightly distorted wedge shape suggests to some a cosmic herring..

Three Planets from Pic du Midi

Чт, Июнь 02, 2016 - 8:30

Seen any planets lately? All three planets now shining brightly in the night sky are imaged in these panels, captured last week with the 1 meter telescope at Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees.

Tychos Supernova Remnant Expands

Ср, Июнь 01, 2016 - 7:30

What star created this huge expanding puffball? Featured here is the first expansion movie ever created for Tycho's supernova remnant, the result of a stellar explosion first recorded over 400 years ago by the famous astronomer Tycho..

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula

Вт, Май 31, 2016 - 8:30

To some, it looks like a giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a gaseous nebula where star formation takes place. Cataloged as IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula spans about 100 light years and lies about..

Galaxy Evolution Tracking Animation

Пн, Май 30, 2016 - 8:30

How did the universe evolve from such a smooth beginning? To help understand, computational cosmologists and NASA produced the featured time-lapse animated video depicting a computer simulation of part of the universe. The 100-million..

И рыба, и удочка

Вс, Май 29, 2016 - 12:44

Обнаружение первого гравитационно-волнового всплеска на установках LIGO это не только подтверждение важного предсказания Общей..

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Вс, Май 29, 2016 - 8:30

Mars will look good in Earth's skies over the next few days -- but not this good. To get a view this amazing, a spacecraft had to actually visit the red planet. Running across the image center, though, is one the largest canyons in the

Cat s Eye Wide and Deep

Сб, Май 28, 2016 - 8:30

The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is one of the best known planetary nebulae in the sky. Its more familiar outlines are seen in the brighter central region of the nebula in this impressive wide-angle view. But the composite image combines..

Астрономическая неделя с 30 мая по 5 июня 2016 года

Пт, Май 27, 2016 - 15:35

На данной неделе 30 мая Луна окажется в нисходящем узле орбиты, а Марс на наименьшем расстоянии от Земли 0,503 а.е.. 1 июня Венера..

The Great Carina Nebula

Пт, Май 27, 2016 - 8:30

A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light-years, one of our galaxy's largest star forming regions. Like the smaller, more northerly Great...

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

Чт, Май 26, 2016 - 8:30

The prominent ridge of emission featured in this sharp, colorful skyscape is cataloged as IC 5067. Part of a larger emission nebula with a distinctive shape, popularly called The Pelican Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years..