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Dark Nebulas across Taurus

Пн, Март 14, 2016 - 6:30

Sometimes even the dark dust of interstellar space has a serene beauty. One such place occurs toward the constellation of Taurus. The filaments featured here can be found on the sky between the Pleiades star cluster and the

Neon Saturn

Вс, Март 13, 2016 - 8:30

If seen in the right light, Saturn glows like a neon sign. Although Saturn has comparatively little of the element neon, a composite image false-colored in three bands of infrared light highlights features of the giant ringed planet..

The Flash Spectrum of the Sun

Сб, Март 12, 2016 - 8:30

In a flash, the visible spectrum of the Sun changed from absorption to emission on March 9 during the total solar eclipse. That fleeting moment, at the beginning the total eclipse phase, is captured by telephoto lens and diffraction grating..

Lunar Shadow Transit

Пт, Март 11, 2016 - 8:30

This snapshot from deep space captures planet Earth on March 9. The shadow of its large moon is falling on the planet's sunlit hemisphere. Tracking toward the east (left to right) across the ocean-covered world the moon shadow moved..

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 марта 2016 года

Чт, Март 10, 2016 - 22:14

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,38) звезды Альдебаран (+0,9m) при видимости на юге Европейской части России и азиатских..

Dark Sun over Ternate

Чт, Март 10, 2016 - 8:30

A dark Sun hangs in the clearing sky over a volcanic planet in this morning sea and skycape. It was taken during this week's total solar eclipse, a dramatic snapshot from along the narrow path of totality in the dark shadow of a New Moon.

Edge On Galaxy NGC 5866

Ср, Март 09, 2016 - 7:30

Why is this galaxy so thin? Many disk galaxies are actually just as thin as NGC 5866, pictured above, but are not seen edge-on from our vantage point. One galaxy that is situated edge-on is our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Solar Eclipse Shoes in the Classroom

Вт, Март 08, 2016 - 8:30

The total solar eclipse of March 8/9 will be the only total eclipse in 2016. The New Moon's dark shadow traces a limited, narrow path across planet Earth for viewing the total phase, making landfall in Indonesia and mostly tracking across..

Mystery Feature Now Disappears in Titan Lake

Пн, Март 07, 2016 - 7:30

What is that changing object in a cold hydrocarbon sea of Titan? Radar images from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have been recording the surface of the cloud-engulfed moon Titan for years. When...

A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

Вс, Март 06, 2016 - 8:30

One of the most spectacular solar sights is an erupting prominence. In 2011, NASA's Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamic Observatory spacecraft imaged an impressively large prominence erupting from the surface. The dramatic explosion was captured in..

Cities at Night

Сб, Март 05, 2016 - 8:30

Looking toward the south from an altitude of 400 kilometers, this stunning snapshot from orbit finds bright lights of Tokyo and cities across central and southern Japan, planet Earth shining upward through broken clouds. The spacefaring..