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Arp 81: 100 Million Years Later

Ср, Апрель 23, 2014 - 7:30

From planet Earth, we see this strongly distorted pair of galaxies, cataloged as Arp 81, as they were only about 100 million years after their close encounter. The havoc wreaked by their mutual gravitational...

The El Gordo Massive Galaxy Cluster

Вт, Апрель 22, 2014 - 8:30

It is bigger than a bread box. In fact, it is much bigger than all bread boxes put together. Galaxy cluster ACT-CL J0102-4915 is one of the largest and most massive objects known. Dubbed...

Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Пн, Апрель 21, 2014 - 8:30

It is one of the more massive galaxies known. A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp view of the gorgeous island universe shows off a striking..

Журнал “Небосвод” за май 2014 года

Вс, Апрель 20, 2014 - 23:19

Майский номер журнала расскажет от новых открытиях во вселенной,содержит сведения по истории астрономии, о явлениях месяца и..

Ash and Lightning above an Icelandic Volcano

Вс, Апрель 20, 2014 - 8:30

Why did a picturesque 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland create so much ash? Although the large ash plume was not unparalleled in its abundance, its location was particularly noticeable because it drifted across such well-populated areas.

Не боги расширение вселенной наблюдают

Сб, Апрель 19, 2014 - 18:35

Мы рассматриваем некоторые особенности космологического расширения с точки зрения наблюдателя. Указывается..

Earth size Kepler 186f

Сб, Апрель 19, 2014 - 7:30

Planet Kepler-186f is the first known Earth-size planet to lie within the habitable zone of a star beyond the Sun. Discovered using data from the prolific planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, the distant world orbits...

Астрономическая неделя с 21 по 27 апреля 2014 года

Пт, Апрель 18, 2014 - 15:48

На данной неделе (менее насыщенной явлениями) можно наблюдать метеорный поток Лириды при максимуме действия 22 апреля в 18 часов..

Red Moon, Green Beam

Пт, Апрель 18, 2014 - 7:30

This is not a scene from a sci-fi special effects movie. The green beam of light and red lunar disk are real enough, captured in the early morning hours of April 15. Of course, the reddened lunar disk is easy to explain as the image was..

Waterton Lake Eclipse

Чт, Апрель 17, 2014 - 7:30

Recorded on April 15th, this total lunar eclipse sequence looks south down icy Waterton Lake from the Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, planet Earth. The most distant horizon includes peaks in Glacier National Park, USA.

Spica, Mars, and Eclipsed Moon

Ср, Апрель 16, 2014 - 8:30

A beautiful, reddened Moon slid through dark skies on April 15, completely immersed in Earth's shadow for well over an hour. It was the year's first total lunar eclipse and was widely enjoyed over the planet's Western Hemisphere.

Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska

Вт, Апрель 15, 2014 - 7:30

When do cloud bottoms appear like bubbles? Normally, cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific..