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New York to London Milky Way

Сб, Июнь 14, 2014 - 7:30

Bright stars of Sagittarius and the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lie just off the wing of a Boeing 747 in this astronomical travel photo. The stratospheric scene was captured earlier this month during a flight from New York to London,

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 июня 2014 года

Пт, Июнь 13, 2014 - 17:31

На данной неделе ночное небо становится все светлее в виду дня летнего солнцестояния, которое наступит 21 июня. В этот день Солнце..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 июня 2014 года

Пт, Июнь 13, 2014 - 17:31

A Strawberry Moon

Пт, Июнь 13, 2014 - 7:30

June's Full Moon (full phase on June 13, 0411 UT) is traditionally known as the Strawberry Moon or Rose Moon. Of course those names might also describe the appearance of this Full Moon, rising last month over the small Swedish village of..

The Tarantula Zone

Чт, Июнь 12, 2014 - 8:30

The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). That cosmic arachnid lies toward the upper left in this deep and colorful

Three Galaxies over New Zealand

Ср, Июнь 11, 2014 - 7:30

No, radio dishes cannot broadcast galaxies. Although they can detect them, the above image features a photogenic superposition during a dark night in New Zealand about two weeks ago. As pictured above, the central part of our

M51: X Rays from the Whirlpool

Вт, Июнь 10, 2014 - 8:30

What if we X-rayed an entire spiral galaxy? This was done (again) recently by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory for the nearby interacting galaxies known as the Whirlpool (M51). Hundreds of glittering x-ray stars are present in the

How to Identify that Light in the Sky

Пн, Июнь 09, 2014 - 8:30

What is that light in the sky? Perhaps one of humanity's more common questions, an answer may result from a few quick observations. For example -- is it moving or blinking?

Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box

Вс, Июнь 08, 2014 - 8:30

Jewels don't shine this bright -- only stars do. Like gems in a jewel box, though, the stars of open cluster NGC 290 glitter in a beautiful display of brightness and color. The photogenic cluster, pictured above, was captured..

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

Сб, Июнь 07, 2014 - 8:30

A star cluster around 2 million years young, M16 is surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas also known as The Eagle Nebula. This beautifully detailed image of the region includes cosmic sculptures made famous in Hubble Space..

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 июня 2014 года

Сб, Июнь 07, 2014 - 3:08

Заметными явлениями недели будут: 9 июня - Нептун в стоянии (переход к попятному движению), 10 июня - покрытие Луной звезды ню Весов (5,2m), 10..

Comet PanSTARRS with Galaxy

Пт, Июнь 06, 2014 - 7:30

Sweeping slowly through northern skies, the comet PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 posed for this telescopic portrait on June 2nd in the constellation Ursa Major. Now in the inner solar system, the icy body from the Oort cloud sports two tails, a..