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NGC 5078 and Friends

Ср, Май 25, 2016 - 8:30

This sharp telescopic field of view holds two bright galaxies. Barred spiral NGC 5101 (top right) and nearly edge-on system NGC 5078 are separated on the sky by about 0.5 degrees or about the apparent width of a full moon.

Milky Way Over the Spanish Peaks

Вт, Май 24, 2016 - 8:30

That's not lightning, and it did not strike between those mountains. The diagonal band is actually the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy, while the twin peaks are actually called the Spanish Peaks -- but located in Colorado, USA.

Inside a Daya Bay Antineutrino Detector

Пн, Май 23, 2016 - 8:30

Why is there more matter than antimatter in the Universe? To better understand this facet of basic physics, energy departments in China and the USA led in the creation of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment.

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

Вс, Май 22, 2016 - 8:30

What created this great arc in space? This arcing, graceful structure is actually a bow shock about half a light-year across, created as the wind from young star LL Orionis collides with the Orion Nebula flow.

Milky Way and Planets Near Opposition

Сб, Май 21, 2016 - 7:30

In this early May night skyscape, a mountain road near Bursa, Turkey seems to lead toward bright planets Mars and Saturn and the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, a direction nearly opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky.

Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 20, 2016 - 14:45

На данной неделе (спокойной в астрономическом отношении) Марс почти достигнет минимального расстояния до Земли 0,503 а.е. или 75,29 млн...

3D Mercury Transit

Пт, Май 20, 2016 - 8:30

On May 9, innermost planet Mercury crossed IN FRONT of the Sun. Though pictures project the event in only two dimensions, a remarkable three dimensional perspective on the transit is possible by free viewing this stereo pair.

The Surface of Europa

Чт, Май 19, 2016 - 7:30

An enhanced-color view, this image covers a 350 by 750 kilometer swath across the surface of Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa. The close-up combines high-resolution image data with lower resolution color data from observations made in 1998..

Halo from Atacama

Ср, Май 18, 2016 - 8:30

Influenced by the strong Pacific El Nino, cloudy skies have more often come to Chile's high Atacama Desert this season, despite its reputation as an astronomer's paradise. Located...

Календарь наблюдателя на июнь 2016 года

Вт, Май 17, 2016 - 22:53

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

Вт, Май 17, 2016 - 8:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is a colorful place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. Long exposure, multi-wavelength images like this, however, show the Orion Nebula to be a busy..

Clouds of the Carina Nebula

Пн, Май 16, 2016 - 8:30

What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? The dark ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque. In comparison, however, these clouds are typically much..