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NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

Сб, Июль 26, 2014 - 7:30

Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Dollar Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries..

Астрономическая неделя с 31 июля по 3 августа 2014 года

Пт, Июль 25, 2014 - 18:33

На данной неделе наступит максимум действия метеорных потоков Писциды Аустриниды (из созвездия Южной Рыбы), Южные дельта-Аквариды (из..

Cosmic Crab Nebula

Пт, Июль 25, 2014 - 9:30

The Crab Pulsar, a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second, lies at the center of this tantalizing wide-field image of the Crab Nebula. A spectacular picture of one of our Milky Way's supernova remnants, it combines..

ALMA Milky Way

Пт, Июль 25, 2014 - 4:30

This alluring all-skyscape was taken 5,100 meters above sea level, from the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes. Viewed through the site's rarefied atmosphere at about 50% sea level pressure, the gorgeous Milky Way stretches through the..

Календарь наблюдателя на август 2014 года

Ср, Июль 23, 2014 - 11:44

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет вам об основных явлениях месяца, доступных..

IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

Ср, Июль 23, 2014 - 8:30

Why does this starfield photograph resemble an impressionistic painting? The effect is created not by digital trickery but by large amounts of interstellar dust. Dust, minute globs rich in carbon and similar in size to cigarette..

Cave with Aurora Skylight

Вт, Июль 22, 2014 - 7:30

Yes, but have you ever seen aurora from a cave? To capture this fascinating juxtaposition between below and above, astrophotographer Bjargmundsson spent much of a night alone in the kilometer-long RaufarhСlshellir lava cave in Iceland..

Spacecraft Rosetta Shows Comet has Two Components

Пн, Июль 21, 2014 - 8:30

Why does this comet's nucleus have two components? The surprising discovery that Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko has a double nucleus came late last week as ESA's robotic interplanetary spacecraft Rosetta continued its approach toward..

A Solar Filament Erupts

Вс, Июль 20, 2014 - 7:30

What's happened to our Sun? Nothing very unusual -- it just threw a filament. Toward the middle of 2012, a long standing solar filament suddenly erupted into space producing an energetic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME).

Alicante Beach Moonrise

Сб, Июль 19, 2014 - 13:30

In this beach and skyscape from Alicante, Spain, July's Full Moon shines in the dark blue twilight, its reflection coloring the Mediterranean waters. Near the horizon, the moonlight is reddened by its long...