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Sentinels of the Arctic

Вс, Апрель 12, 2015 - 8:30

Who guards the north? Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The featured picture was taken a few winters ago in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving..

Venus in the West

Сб, Апрель 11, 2015 - 7:30

In the coming days, Venus shines near the western horizon at sunset. To find Earth's sister planet in twilight skies just look for the brilliant evening star. Tonight very close to the Pleiades...

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 апреля 2015 года

Пт, Апрель 10, 2015 - 17:23

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Водолея будет видна невооруженным глазом (5,5m), у Меркурия начинается..

NGC 2903: A Missing Jewel in Leo

Пт, Апрель 10, 2015 - 8:30

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 2903 is only some 20 million light-years distant. Popular among amateur astronomers, it shines in the northern spring constellation Leo, near the top of the lion's head. That part of the constellation is sometimes..

A Golden Gate Eclipse

Чт, Апрель 09, 2015 - 7:30

Shadows play on the water and in the sky in this panoramic view of the April 4 total lunar eclipse over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Just within planet Earth's shadow the Full Moon's disk is still easy to spot at its brief total phase.

Full Moon in Earth’s Shadow

Ср, Апрель 08, 2015 - 18:30

Last week the Full Moon was completely immersed in Earth's dark umbral shadow, just briefly though. The total phase of the April 4, 2015 lunar eclipse lasted less than 5 minutes, the shortest total lunar eclipse of the century.

In the Heart of the Virgo Cluster

Вт, Апрель 07, 2015 - 8:39

The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is the closest cluster of galaxies to our Milky Way Galaxy. The Virgo Cluster is so close that it spans more than 5 degrees on the sky - about 10 times the angle made by a full Moon.

NGC 3293: A Bright Young Star Cluster

Пн, Апрель 06, 2015 - 8:30

Hot blue stars shine brightly in this beautiful, recently formed galactic or "open" star cluster. Open cluster NGC 3293 is located in the constellation Carina, lies at a distance of about 8000 light years, and has a particularly high..

Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows

Вс, Апрель 05, 2015 - 8:30

Seen from ice moon Tethys, rings and shadows would display fantastic views of the Saturnian system. Haven't dropped in on Tethys lately? Then this gorgeous ringscape from the Cassini spacecraft will have to do for now.

Voorwerpjes in Space

Сб, Апрель 04, 2015 - 8:30

Mysterious Hanny's Voorwerp, Dutch for "Hanny's Object", is really enormous, about the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and glowing strongly in the greenish light produced by ionized oxygen atoms.

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 апреля 2015 года

Пт, Апрель 03, 2015 - 17:58

На данной неделе Меркурий и Уран вступят в соединение с Солнцем, а Юпитер достигнет стояния с переходом к прямому движению. Меркурий..

Sun and Moon Halo

Пт, Апрель 03, 2015 - 7:30

Two pictures captured on April 1 are combined in this creative day and night composite. Separated in time by about 10 hours the images otherwise match, looking along the coast at Östersund Sweden.