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Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 января 2015 года

Пт, Январь 02, 2015 - 23:26

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф=0,88) звезды пи Льва (8 января), а в конце недели Меркурий сблизится до 0,64 с Венерой..

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 января 2015 года

Пт, Январь 02, 2015 - 22:26

At the Heart of Orion

Пт, Январь 02, 2015 - 9:30

Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Tightly gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense..

Vela Supernova Remnant

Чт, Январь 01, 2015 - 9:30

The plane of our Milky Way Galaxy runs through this complex and beautiful skyscape. At the northwestern edge of the constellation Vela (the Sails) the telescopic frame is over 10 degrees wide, centered on the brightest glowing filaments of..

Комета Лавджоя перед шаровым звездным скоплением

Ср, Декабрь 31, 2014 - 8:30

Комета Лавджоя стала видна невооруженным глазом. Чтобы увидеть комету, выходите из дома примерно через час после заката и ищите..

Comet Lovejoy before a Globular Star Cluster

Ср, Декабрь 31, 2014 - 8:30

Comet Lovejoy has become visible to the unaided eye. To see the comet, just go outside an hour or so after sunset and look for a fuzzy patch to the right of Orion's belt. Binoculars and a star chart may help.

Six New Variable Stars

Вт, Декабрь 30, 2014 - 17:32

Six New Variable Stars

Вт, Декабрь 30, 2014 - 16:32

Observatory, Mountains, Universe

Вт, Декабрь 30, 2014 - 9:30

The awesomeness in this image comes in layers. The closest layer, in the foreground, contains the Peak Terskol Observatory located in the northern Caucasus Mountains of Russia. The white dome over the 2-meter telescope is clearly..

Observatory, Mountains, Universe

Вт, Декабрь 30, 2014 - 8:30

The Sun in X rays from NuSTAR

Пн, Декабрь 29, 2014 - 8:30

Why are the regions above sunspots so hot? Sunspots themselves are a bit cooler than the surrounding solar surface because the magnetic fields that create them reduce convective heating. It is therefore unusual that regions overhead -- even..

Unusual Light Pillars over Latvia

Вс, Декабрь 28, 2014 - 9:30

What's happening over that town? Close inspection shows these strange columns of light occur over bright lights, and so likely are light pillars that involve falling ice crystals reflecting back these lights. The above image and..