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Along the Cygnus Wall

Чт, Март 12, 2015 - 8:30

The W-shaped ridge of emission featured in this vivid skyscape is known as the Cygnus Wall. Part of a larger emission nebula with a distinctive outline popularly called The North America Nebula, the cosmic ridge spans about 20 light-years.

A Photometric Study of the Double-Mode High-Amplitude Delta Scuti Variable Star QS Draconis

Ср, Март 11, 2015 - 13:38

We present the results of our new observations of QS Draconis, a recently discovered double-mode high-amplitude Delta Scuti variable, HADS(B) type. We analyzed our CCD BVR photometry for this star, improved the frequencies f0 and f1..

Дни открытых дверей в Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН

Ср, Март 11, 2015 - 13:12

28 и 29 марта 2015 г. на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН пройдут дни открытых дверей. Начала..

Volcano of Fire Erupts Under the Stars

Ср, Март 11, 2015 - 7:30

First, there was an unusual smell. Then there was a loud bang. But what appeared to the eye was the most amazing of all. While waiting near midnight to see a possible eruption of VolcАn de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) in Guatemala last..

Period Solution for “Unsolved Variable” HD 139388

Вт, Март 10, 2015 - 18:06

Aurora over Icelandic Glacier

Вт, Март 10, 2015 - 8:30

Several key conditions came together to create this award-winning shot. These included a dark night, few clouds, an epic auroral display, and a body of water that was both calm enough and unfrozen enough to show reflected stars.

Galaxy and Cluster Create Four Images of Distant Supernova

Пн, Март 09, 2015 - 7:30

What are the unusual spots surrounding that galaxy? They are all images of the same supernova. For the first time, a single supernova explosion has been seen split into multiple images by the gravitational lens deflections of..

Центр Галактики в инфракрасных лучах

Вс, Март 08, 2015 - 22:05

Центр нашей Галактики невидим в оптическом диапазоне из-за темной пыли, вращающейся вместе со звездами в плоскости Галактики, но..

Stars at the Galactic Center

Вс, Март 08, 2015 - 9:31

The center of our Milky Way Galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in this stunning vista, the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras, penetrate much of the dust revealing..

NGC 602 in the Flying Lizard Nebula

Сб, Март 07, 2015 - 9:30

Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is just below center in this telescopic..