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Earth's annual Geminid meteor shower did not disappoint, peaking before dawn on December 14 as our fair planet plowed through dust from active asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Captured in this southern hemisphere nightscape the meteors stream away..

The Horsehead Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 16, 2015 - 7:30

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the red emission nebula in the center of the above photograph. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque

Colorful Arcs over Buenos Aires

Вт, Декабрь 15, 2015 - 7:30

What are those colorful arcs in the sky? Like rainbows that are caused by rain, arcs of sunlight broken up into component colors can also result when ice crystals floating in Earth's atmosphere act together as a gigantic prism.

New Variable Stars in Cepheus: Area of 2°.3×2°.3, Centered at α=22h00m, δ=60°00′ (2000.0). Part I.

Пн, Декабрь 14, 2015 - 14:27

Pluto: From Mountains to Plains

Пн, Декабрь 14, 2015 - 7:30

What do the sharpest views ever of Pluto show? As the robotic New Horizons spacecraft moves into the outer Solar System, it is now sending back some of the highest resolution images from its historic encounter with Pluto in July. Featured..

Компактный астрономический календарь на 2016 год

Вс, Декабрь 13, 2015 - 20:08

Вышел в свет компактный, но весьма информативный и удобный в пользовании Астрономический календарь на 2016 год от Федора Шарова. Этот..

When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal

Вс, Декабрь 13, 2015 - 7:30

From a radiant point in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rain down on planet Earth. Tonight, the Geminds reach their peak and could be quite spectacular. The featured blended image, however, captured the..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 6, 2015

Сб, Декабрь 12, 2015 - 19:04

Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star

Сб, Декабрь 12, 2015 - 8:30

A crescent Moon and brilliant Venus met in predawn skies on December 7, a beautiful conjunction of planet Earth's two brightest celestial beacons after the Sun. Harder to see but also on the scene was Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10).