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Centaurus A

Чт, Ноябрь 19, 2015 - 8:30

What's the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, only 11 million light-years distant. Spanning over 60,000 light-years, the peculiar elliptical galaxy is also known as NGC 5128.

A Sudden Jet on Comet 67P?

Ср, Ноябрь 18, 2015 - 8:30

There she blows! A dramatic demonstration of how short-lived some comet jets can be was documented in late July by the robotic Rosetta spacecraft orbiting the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The featured animation depicts..

The Pelican Nebula in Gas Dust and Stars

Вт, Ноябрь 17, 2015 - 8:30

The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070, the official designation, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The Pelican, however, receives much study because it..

VRc photometry of new variable stars detected in a field from the photographic plate collection of S

Пн, Ноябрь 16, 2015 - 15:13

A Blazing Fireball between the Orion Nebula and Rigel

Пн, Ноябрь 16, 2015 - 7:30

What's happening to that meteor? A few days ago, a bright fireball was photographed from the Alps mountain range in Switzerland as it blazed across the sky. The fireball, likely from the Taurids...

Leonids Over Monument Valley

Вс, Ноябрь 15, 2015 - 8:30

There was a shower over Monument Valley -- but not water. Meteors. The featured image -- actually a composite of six exposures of about 30 seconds each -- was taken in 2001, a year when there was a very active Leonids shower.

Wright Mons on Pluto

Сб, Ноябрь 14, 2015 - 8:30

Long shadows are cast by a low Sun across this rugged looking terrain. Captured by New Horizons, the scene is found just south of the southern tip Sputnik Planum, the informally named smooth, bright heart region of Pluto.

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 ноября 2015 года

Пт, Ноябрь 13, 2015 - 15:12

На данной неделе утреннее небо продолжает радовать взгляд парадом трех ярких планет Солнечной системы, который продлится весь..

The Tadpoles of IC 410

Пт, Ноябрь 13, 2015 - 8:30

This telescopic close-up shows off the otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410. It also features two remarkable inhabitants of the cosmic pond of gas and dust below and right of center, the tadpoles of IC 410. Partly obscured by..

Kenya Morning Moon, Planets and Taurid

Чт, Ноябрь 12, 2015 - 8:30

On November 8, a waning crescent Moon joined the continuing parade of planets in Earth's morning skies. Captured here from Amboseli National Park, Kenya, even the overexposed moonlight can't washout brilliant Venus though, lined up near the..

An Unexpected Rocket Plume over San Francisco

Ср, Ноябрь 11, 2015 - 7:30

What is that unusual light in the sky? A common question, this particular light was not only bright but moving and expanding. It appeared just as the astrophotographer and his friend were photographing the Golden Gate Bridge in San..

AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

Вт, Ноябрь 10, 2015 - 8:30

Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the flaming star, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula, and the region appears to have the color of fire, there is no fire.