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The Helix Nebula in Infrared

Вт, Сентябрь 20, 2016 - 8:30

What makes this cosmic eye look so red? Dust. The featured image from the robotic Spitzer Space Telescope shows infrared light from the well-studied Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) a mere 700 light-years away in the constellation of the..

50000 Kilometers over the Sun

Пн, Сентябрь 19, 2016 - 7:30

What's happening at the edge of the Sun? Although it may look like a monster is rampaging, what is pictured is actually only a monster prominence -- a sheath of thin gas held above the surface by the Sun's magnetic field.

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 сентября 2016 года

Вс, Сентябрь 18, 2016 - 14:13

На данной неделе Меркурий пройдет стояние с переходом к прямому движению, а в день осеннего равноденствия (22 сентября) произойдет..

Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Вс, Сентябрь 18, 2016 - 8:30

Did you know that van Gogh's painting Starry Night includes Comet Hale-Bopp? Hopefully not, because it doesn't. But the featured image does. Although today's picture may appear at first glance...

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 сентября 2016 года

Сб, Сентябрь 17, 2016 - 18:18

На данной неделе Меркурий пройдет стояние с переходом к прямому движению, а в день осеннего равноденствия (около полуночи 22 сентября)..

Журнал “Небосвод” за октябрь 2016 года

Сб, Сентябрь 17, 2016 - 14:57

ЖУРНАЛУ "НЕБОСВОД" - 10 ЛЕТ! От имени редакции позвольте поздравить вас, дорогие читатели, с первым юбилеем журнала "Небосвод" и..

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

Сб, Сентябрь 17, 2016 - 8:30

The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the..

Full Moon over Brno

Пт, Сентябрь 16, 2016 - 8:30

After sunset this gorgeous full moon rose over Brno city in the Czech Republic on July 20, 2016. The panoramic image was made during a celebration of the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Retrograde Mars and Saturn

Чт, Сентябрь 15, 2016 - 8:30

Wandering Mars and Saturn have spent much of this year remarkably close in planet Earth's night sky. In a sequence of exposures spanning mid-December 2015 through the beginning of this week, this composited...

The North and South Jupiter

Ср, Сентябрь 14, 2016 - 8:30

A wide, looping orbit brought Juno close to Jupiter on August 27. As the spacecraft swung around the giant planet's poles JunoCam acquired these premier direct polar views, a change from the usual nearly equatorial perspective of outbound..

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

Вт, Сентябрь 13, 2016 - 8:30

Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, featured here, was captured in spectacular detail in an image..

Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P

Пн, Сентябрь 12, 2016 - 8:30

A little spacecraft that was presumed lost has now been found. In 2014, the Philae lander slowly descended from its parent Rosette spacecraft to the nucleus of Comet C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. At the surface, after a harpoon..