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Full Earth, Full Moon

Пт, Август 07, 2015 - 7:30

The Moon was new on July 16. Its familiar nearside facing the surface of planet Earth was in shadow. But on that date a million miles away, the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera..

Stereo Pluto

Чт, Август 06, 2015 - 8:30

These two detailed, true color images of Pluto were captured during the historic New Horizons flyby last month. With slightly different perspectives on the now recognizeable surface features they are presented in this first high quality

X ray Echoes from Circinus X 1

Ср, Август 05, 2015 - 8:30

Circinus X-1 is an X-ray binary star known for its erratic variability. In the bizarre Circinus X-1 system, a dense neutron star, the collapsed remnant of a supernova explosion, orbits with a more ordinary stellar companion.

Virgo Cluster Galaxies

Вт, Август 04, 2015 - 7:30

Well over a thousand galaxies are known members of the Virgo Cluster, the closest large cluster of galaxies to our own local group. In fact, the galaxy cluster is difficult to appreciate all at once because it covers such a large area on..

A Proton Arc Over Lake Superior

Пн, Август 03, 2015 - 8:30

The setting had been picked out -- all that was needed was an aurora. And late last August, forecasts predicted that an otherwise beautiful night sky would be lit up with auroral green. Jumping into...

Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

Вс, Август 02, 2015 - 8:30

On the Moon, it is easy to remember where you parked. In December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon in the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead...

Stripping ESO 137-001

Сб, Август 01, 2015 - 8:30

Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The distant galaxy is seen in this colorful Hubble/Chandra composite image through a foreground of the Milky Way's stars toward..

Астрономическая неделя с 3 по 9 августа 2015 года

Пт, Июль 31, 2015 - 21:30

На данной неделе (5 августа) произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,69) планеты Уран при видимости в Южной Америке и Антарктиде, на следующий день..

The ISS and a Colorful Moon

Пт, Июль 31, 2015 - 7:30

Tonight's Full Moon, the second Full Moon in July, could be called a blue moon according to modern folklore. But this sharp and detailed mosaic, recorded with telescope and digital camera just before July's first Full Moon, actually does..

Млечный Путь над Улуру

Чт, Июль 30, 2015 - 8:30

На этом живописном ночном пейзаже центральная часть Млечного Пути поднимается над скалой Улуру или Эрс-Рок. Фотография была..

Milky Way over Uluru

Чт, Июль 30, 2015 - 8:30

The central regions of our Milky Way Galaxy rise above Uluru/Ayers Rock in this striking night skyscape. Recorded on July 13, a faint airglow along the horizon shows off central Australia's most recognizable landform in silhouette.

The Deep Lagoon

Ср, Июль 29, 2015 - 8:30

Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, The bright star forming region is about 5,000 light-years distant.