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APOD: 2024 August 20 Б Supermoon Beyond the Temple of Poseidon

Вт, Август 20, 2024 - 7:30

A supermoon occurred yesterday. And tonight's moon should also look impressive. Supermoons appear slightly larger and brighter than most full moons because they reach their full phase when slightly nearer to the Earth -- closer than 90..

APOD: 2024 August 19 Б IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

Пн, Август 19, 2024 - 8:30

Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. Cataloged as IC 5146, the beautiful nebula is nearly 15 light-years wide. Soaring high in northern summer night skies, it's located some 4,000 light years away toward the..

APOD: 2024 August 18 Б A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

Вс, Август 18, 2024 - 8:30

One of the most spectacular solar sights is an erupting prominence. In 2011, NASA's Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamic Observatory spacecraft imaged an impressively large prominence erupting from the surface. The dramatic explosion was captured in..

Sky Full of SARs

Сб, Август 17, 2024 - 8:30

On August 11 a Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched from a rotating planet. With a small satellite on board its mission was dubbed A Sky Full of SARs (Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites), departing for low Earth orbit from Mahia Peninsula..

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 августа 2024 года

Пт, Август 16, 2024 - 9:48

На данной неделе 19 августа Меркурий достигнет нижнего соединения с Солнцем, а 23 августа произойдет покрытие звезды HIP 90107 (8m)..

Meteor Borealis

Пт, Август 16, 2024 - 8:30

A single exposure made with a camera pointed almost due north on August 12 recorded this bright Perseid meteor in the night sky west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The meteor's incandescent trace is fleeting.

Late Night Vallentuna

Чт, Август 15, 2024 - 8:30

Bright Mars and even brighter Jupiter are in close conjunction just above the pine trees in this post-midnight skyscape from Vallentuna, Sweden. Taken on August 12 during a geomagnetic storm, the snapshot records the glow of aurora borealis..

APOD: 2024 August 14 Б Meteors and Aurora over Germany

Ср, Август 14, 2024 - 8:30

This was an unusual night. For one thing, the night sky of August 11 and 12, earlier this week, occurred near the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Therefore, meteors streaked across the dark night as small bits cast off from

APOD: 2024 August 13 Б Giant Jet from the International Space Station

Вт, Август 13, 2024 - 8:30

What's that on the horizon? When circling the Earth on the International Space Station early last month, astronaut Matthew Dominick saw an unusual type of lightning just beyond the Earth's edge: a gigantic jet. The powerful jet..

APOD: 2024 August 13 Б Giant Jet from the International Space Station

Вт, Август 13, 2024 - 7:30

What's that on the horizon? When circling the Earth on the International Space Station early last month, astronaut Matthew Dominick saw an unusual type of lightning just beyond the Earth's edge: a gigantic jet. The powerful jet..

APOD: 2024 August 12 Б Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge

Пн, Август 12, 2024 - 8:30

What's happening in the sky above Stonehenge? A meteor shower: specifically, the Perseid meteor shower. A few nights ago, after the sky darkened, many images of meteors from this year's Perseids were captured separately and merged..

APOD: 2024 August 11 Б Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower

Вс, Август 11, 2024 - 8:30

Where do Perseid meteors come from? Mostly small bits of stony grit, Perseid meteoroids were once expelled from Comet Swift-Tuttle and continue to follow this comet's orbit as they slowly disperse. The featured animation depicts the..