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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..

Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest

Вс, Май 15, 2016 - 7:30

In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth's more unusual trees. Known as quiver trees, they are actually succulent aloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions. The quiver tree name is derived from..

Falcon 9 and Milky Way

Сб, Май 14, 2016 - 8:30

On May 6, the after midnight launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up dark skies over Merritt Island, planet Earth. Its second stage bound for Earth orbit, the rocket's arc seems to be on course for the center of the Milky Way in this..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 12:47

На данной неделе (22 мая) Марс вступит в противостояние с Солнцем. Это ожидаемое событие в среде любителей астрономии, и сведения о нем..

ISS and Mercury Too

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 8:30

Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday's leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 Mercury transits in the 21st century. If you're willing to travel, transits of the International Space Station can be more frequent..

A Transit of Mercury

Чт, Май 12, 2016 - 8:30

On May 9, the diminutive disk of Mercury spent about seven and a half hours crossing in front of the Sun as viewed from the general vicinity of Earth. It was the second of 14 transits of the Solar System's innermost planet in the 21st..

A Mercury Transit Music Video from SDO

Ср, Май 11, 2016 - 8:30

What's that small black dot moving across the Sun? Mercury. Possibly the clearest view of Mercury crossing in front of the Sun earlier this week was from Earth orbit. The Solar Dynamics Observatory obtained an uninterrupted vista

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

Вт, Май 10, 2016 - 8:30

Planets, stars, nebulas and a galaxy -- this impressive image has them all. Closest to home are the two planets Mars (right) and Saturn (center), visible as the two bright orange spots in the upper half of the featured image.

Webb Telescope Mirror Rises after Assembly

Пн, Май 09, 2016 - 7:30

Move over Hubble -- here comes the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). JWST promises to be the new most powerful telescope in space. In the last month, the 18-segment gold-plated primary mirror for JWST was unveiled. In the featured..