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Moonrise Through Mauna Keas Shadow

Вс, Май 03, 2015 - 7:30

How can the Moon rise through a mountain? It cannot -- what was photographed here is a moonrise through the shadow of a large volcano. The volcano is Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, USA, a frequent spot for spectacular photographs since it..

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

Сб, Май 02, 2015 - 8:30

Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl until you get to the handle's last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you might find this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 мая 2015 года

Пт, Май 01, 2015 - 14:33

На данной неделе долгопериодические переменные звезды омикрон Кита (3,4m), RR Скорпиона (5,0m) и R Водолея (5,5m) достигнут максимума блеска,..

MESSENGER s Last Day on Mercury

Пт, Май 01, 2015 - 8:30

The first to orbit Mercury, the MESSENGER spacecraft came to rest on this region of Mercury's surface yesterday. Constructed from MESSENGER image and laser altimeter data, the scene looks north over the northeastern rim of the broad, lava..

Журнал “Небосвод” за май 2015 года

Чт, Апрель 30, 2015 - 18:49

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

Across the Sun

Чт, Апрель 30, 2015 - 7:30

A long solar filament stretches across the relatively calm surface of the Sun in this telescopic snap shot from April 27. The negative or inverted narrowband image was made in the light of ionized hydrogen atoms.

Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko in Crescent

Ср, Апрель 29, 2015 - 7:30

What's happening to Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko? As the 3-km wide comet moves closer to the Sun, heat causes the nucleus to expel gas and dust. The Rosetta spacecraft arrived at the comet's craggily double nucleus last July and..

Великое объединение нейтронных звезд

Вт, Апрель 28, 2015 - 17:40

Оказывается, что, несмотря на то что все нейтронные звёзды по массе и радиусу очень похожи друг на друга. по своим наблюдательным..

Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Вт, Апрель 28, 2015 - 7:30

It is one of the more massive galaxies known. A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp view of the gorgeous island universe shows off a striking..

Добро пожаловать на семинар теоретического отдела ИОФАН

Пн, Апрель 27, 2015 - 11:45

13 мая в Москве, в ИОФАН состоится семинар под руководством профессора А.А. Рухадзе. Семинар проводится в конференц-зале корпуса..

Space Station over Lunar Terminator

Пн, Апрель 27, 2015 - 7:30

What's that in front of the Moon? It's the International Space Station. Using precise timing, the Earth-orbiting space platform was photographed in front of a partially lit Moon last year. The featured image was taken from Madrid,

Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula

Вс, Апрель 26, 2015 - 7:30

Why isn't this ant a big sphere? Planetary nebula Mz3 is being cast off by a star similar to our Sun that is, surely, round. Why then would the gas that is streaming away create an ant-shaped nebula that is distinctly not round?