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Zodiacal Light before Dawn

Чт, Сентябрь 11, 2014 - 7:30

You might not guess it, but sunrise was still hours away when this nightscape was taken, a view along the eastern horizon from a remote location in Chile's Atacama desert. Stretching high into...

Laniakea: Our Home Supercluster of Galaxies

Ср, Сентябрь 10, 2014 - 7:30

It is not only one of the largest structures known -- it is our home. The just-identified Laniakea Supercluster of galaxies contains thousands of galaxies that includes our Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group of galaxies, and the entire..

An Aurora Cupcake with a Milky Way Topping

Вт, Сентябрь 09, 2014 - 7:30

This sky looked delicious. Double auroral ovals were captured above the town lights of жstersund, Sweden, last week. Pictured above, the green ovals occurred lower to the ground than violet aurora rays above, making the whole display..

Super Moon vs Micro Moon

Пн, Сентябрь 08, 2014 - 7:30

What is so super about tomorrow's supermoon? Tomorrow, a full moon will occur that appears slightly larger and brighter than usual. The reason is that the Moon's fully illuminated phase occurs within a short time from perigee - when the Moon..

Full Moon Silhouettes

Вс, Сентябрь 07, 2014 - 8:30

Have you ever watched the Moon rise? The slow rise of a nearly full moon over a clear horizon can be an impressive sight. One impressive moonrise was imaged in early 2013 over Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand.

Moonbow Beach

Сб, Сентябрь 06, 2014 - 8:30

Like a rainbow at night, a beautiful moonbow shines above the western horizon in this deserted beach scene from Molokai Island, Hawaii, USA, planet Earth. Captured last June 17 in early morning hours, the lights along the horizon are from..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 сентября 2014 года

Пт, Сентябрь 05, 2014 - 17:24

На данной неделе исполняется 55 лет со дня достижения Луны космическим зондом Луна-2. Среди явлений недели (которая изобилует..

A Sagittarius Starscape

Пт, Сентябрь 05, 2014 - 7:30

This rich starscape spans nearly 7 degrees on the sky, toward the Sagittarius spiral arm and the center of our Milky Way galaxy. A telescopic mosaic, it features well-known bright nebulae and star clusters cataloged by 18th century cosmic..

Журнал “Небосвод” за сентябрь 2014 года

Чт, Сентябрь 04, 2014 - 22:45

Сентябрьский номер журнала расскажет о Казанском планетарии, поможет сделать зарисовку туманности М42, содержит

Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring

Чт, Сентябрь 04, 2014 - 7:30

On October 19th, a good place to watch Comet Siding Spring will be from Mars. Then, this inbound visitor (C/2013 A1) to the inner solar system, discovered in January 2013 by Robert McNaught at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory, will..