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The Supernova and Cepheids of Spiral Galaxy UGC 9391

Пн, Июнь 06, 2016 - 8:30

What can this galaxy tell us about the expansion rate of the universe? Perhaps a lot because UGC 9391, featured, not only contains Cepheid variable stars (red circles) but also a recent Type Ia supernova (blue X).

Журнал “Небосвод” за июнь 2016 года

Вс, Июнь 05, 2016 - 23:40

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей..

Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula

Вс, Июнь 05, 2016 - 7:30

It's rare that such different objects are imaged so close together. Such an occasion is occurring now, though, and was captured two days ago in combined parallel exposures from the Canary Islands of Spain.

The Shadow of Surveyor 1

Сб, Июнь 04, 2016 - 8:30

Fifty years ago, Surveyor 1 reached the Moon. Launched on May 30, 1966 and landed on June 2, 1966 with the Moon at full phase it became the first US spacecraft to make a soft landing on another world.

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