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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 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..

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..

Астрономическая неделя с 29 декабря 2014 года по 4 января 2015 года

Сб, Декабрь 27, 2014 - 11:03

Поздравляем любителей астрономии, профессиональных астрономов и всех неравнодушных к виду звездного неба с наступающим 2015 годом и..

The Winter Shower

Сб, Декабрь 27, 2014 - 10:30

Known in the north as a winter meteor shower, the 2014 Geminids rain down on this rugged, frozen landscape. The scene was recorded from the summit of Mt. Changbai along China's northeastern border with North Korea as a composite of digital..

The Winter Shower

Сб, Декабрь 27, 2014 - 10:30

Known in the north as a winter meteor shower, the 2014 Geminids rain down on this rugged, frozen landscape. The scene was recorded from the summit of Mt. Changbai along China's northeastern border with North Korea as a composite of digital..

Астрономическая неделя с 29 декабря 2014 года по 4 января 2015 года

Сб, Декабрь 27, 2014 - 10:03

Поздравляем любителей астрономии, профессиональных астрономов и всех неравнодушных к виду звездного неба с наступающим 2015 годом и..

Cetus Duo M77 and NGC 1055

Пт, Декабрь 26, 2014 - 9:30

At the top right, large spiral galaxy NGC 1055 joins spiral Messier 77 in this sharp cosmic view toward the aquatic constellation Cetus. The narrowed, dusty appearance of edge-on spiral NGC 1055 contrasts nicely with the face-on view of..

This Comet Lovejoy

Чт, Декабрь 25, 2014 - 9:30

Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, is framed like a cosmic Christmas tree with starry decorations in this colorful telescopic portrait, snapped on December 16th. Its lovely coma is tinted green by diatomic C2 gas fluorescing in sunlight.

Explosion of an LBV star in the galaxy UGC 8246

Ср, Декабрь 24, 2014 - 10:41

We present the results of spectroscopy and CCD photometry of the intermediate-luminosity red transient PSN J13100734+3410514 in the galaxy UGC 8246 performed in February and June 2014 with the Russian 6-meter telescope and SCORPIO

IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 24, 2014 - 9:30

To some, this nebula looks like the head of a fish. However, this colorful cosmic portrait really features glowing gas and obscuring dust clouds in IC 1795, a star forming region in the northern constellation Cassiopeia.