Новости из категории: astronet

Lapland Northern Lights

Пт, Апрель 08, 2016 - 8:30

Early spring in the northern hemisphere is good season for aurora hunters. Near an equinox Earth's magnetic field is oriented to favor interactions with the solar wind that trigger the alluring glow of the northern lights. On March 28/29..

Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte

Чт, Апрель 07, 2016 - 7:30

Named for the three astronomers instrumental in its discovery and identification, Wolf - Lundmark - Melotte (WLM) is a lonely dwarf galaxy. Seen toward the mostly southern constellation Cetus, about 3 million light-years from the Milky..

Auroras and the Magnetosphere of Jupiter

Ср, Апрель 06, 2016 - 8:30

Jupiter has auroras. Like near the Earth, the magnetic field of our Solar System's largest planet compresses when impacted by a gust of charged particles from the Sun. This magnetic compression funnels charged particles towards

Cancri 55 e: Climate Patterns on a Lava World

Вт, Апрель 05, 2016 - 8:30

Why might you want to visit super-earth Cancri 55 e? Its extremely hot climate would be a deterrent, as mornings on this world might bring fresh lava flows. Discovered in 2004, the planet Cancri 55 e has twice the diameter of our Earth..

Дни открытых дверей на Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН 16 и 17 апреля 2016 г.

Пн, Апрель 04, 2016 - 16:17

     16 и 17 апреля 2016 г. на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН пройдут дни открытых дверей. Начала сеансов в 12, 16 и 20 ч...

Lucid Dreaming

Пн, Апрель 04, 2016 - 8:30

Is this the real world? Or is it just fantasy? The truth started with a dream -- a dream that the spectacular Seljarlandsfoss waterfall in southern Iceland could be photographed with a backdrop of an aurora-filled sky. Soon after..

Close up of the Bubble Nebula

Вс, Апрель 03, 2016 - 8:30

It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this place in space,..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 аперля 2016 года

Сб, Апрель 02, 2016 - 18:52

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,02) Венеры (-3,9m) при видимости на западной половине России (в дневное время), 9 апреля..

Pluto s Bladed Terrain in 3D

Сб, Апрель 02, 2016 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and gaze across a mountainous region informally known as Tartarus Dorsa. This scene sprawls some 300 kilometers (about 180 miles) across the Plutonian landscape. The color anaglyph creates...

Europa: Discover Life Under the Ice

Пт, Апрель 01, 2016 - 8:30

Looking for an interplanetary vacation destination? Consider a visit to Europa, one of the Solar System's most tantalizing moons. Ice-covered Europa follows an elliptical path in its 85 hour orbit around our ruling gas giant Jupiter.

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

Чт, Март 31, 2016 - 8:30

Welcome to an equatorial night. This remarkable 24 frame night skyscape was captured from Maba Beach on the Indonesian island of Halmahera during the evening of March 4. Seen from a mere 0.7 degrees northern latitude, both famous northern..

День открытых дверей на Пущинской РадиоАстрономической Обсерватории 09 апреля 2016 года

Ср, Март 30, 2016 - 15:38

     В честь своего 60-летнего юбилея (11 апреля 1956 г.), дня рождения Пущинского Научного Центра (14 апреля 1956 г.), и, самое главное – в