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Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

Пт, Декабрь 04, 2015 - 7:30

These clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. Caught within the telescopic field of view are the Soap Bubble (lower left) and the Crescent..

Enceladus: Ringside Water World

Чт, Декабрь 03, 2015 - 8:30

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus poses above the gas giant's icy rings in this Cassini spacecraft image. The dramatic scene was captured on July 29, while Cassini cruised just below the ring plane, its cameras looking back in a nearly sunward..

Golden Gate Sunset: Green Flash

Ср, Декабрь 02, 2015 - 7:30

The setting is San Francisco Bay, the time is sunset, and the bridge is the Golden Gate. What you are about to see is an unexpected double sunset ending with a rare green flash.

Nebulae in Aurigae

Вт, Декабрь 01, 2015 - 7:30

Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga) rides high in northern winter night skies. Composed from narrow and broadband filter data and spanning nearly 8 Full Moons (4 degrees) on the sky, this..

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3521

Пн, Ноябрь 30, 2015 - 8:30

This huge swirling mass of stars, gas, and dust occurs near the center of a nearby spiral galaxy. Gorgeous spiral NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years distant, toward the constellation Leo. Spanning some 50,000 light-years, its..

Dark Sand Cascades on Mars

Вс, Ноябрь 29, 2015 - 8:30

They might look like trees on Mars, but they're not. Groups of dark brown streaks have been photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on melting pinkish sand dunes covered with light frost. The above image was taken in 2008 April near..

Rosetta and Comet Outbound

Сб, Ноябрь 28, 2015 - 8:30

Not a bright comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko now sweeps slowly through planet Earth's predawn skies near the line-up of planets along the ecliptic. Still, this composite of telescopic images follows the comet's progress as it moves away..

Журнал “Небосвод” за декабрь 2015 года

Сб, Ноябрь 28, 2015 - 0:23

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии..

Астрономическая неделя с 30 ноября по 6 декабря 2015 года

Пт, Ноябрь 27, 2015 - 20:36

На данной неделе утреннее небо продолжает радовать взгляд парадом трех ярких планет Солнечной системы (Венера, Марс и Юпитер),..

Gravity s Grin

Пт, Ноябрь 27, 2015 - 7:30

Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, published 100 years ago this month, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that's what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass..

Planets of the Morning

Чт, Ноябрь 26, 2015 - 8:30

Planet Earth's horizon stretches across this recent Solar System group portrait, seen from the southern hemisphere's Las Campanas Observatory. Taken before dawn it traces the ecliptic with a line-up familiar to November's early morning..

Unusual Pits Discovered on Pluto

Ср, Ноябрь 25, 2015 - 8:30

Why are there unusual pits on Pluto? The indentations were discovered during the New Horizons spacecraft's flyby of the dwarf planet in July. The largest pits span a kilometer across and dip tens...