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Pillars and Jets in the Pelican Nebula

Ср, Март 04, 2015 - 9:30

What dark structures arise from the Pelican Nebula? Visible as a bird-shaped nebula toward the constellation of a bird (Cygnus, the Swan), the Pelican Nebula is a place dotted with newly formed stars but fouled with dark dust.

A Dust Devil on Mars

Вт, Март 03, 2015 - 8:30

It was late in the northern martian spring when the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied this local denizen. Tracking across the flat, dust-covered Amazonis Planitia in 2012, the core of this whirling dust..

Lenticular Cloud, Moon, Mars, Venus

Пн, Март 02, 2015 - 9:30

It is not every day that such an interesting cloud photobombs your image. The original plan was to photograph a rare angular conjunction of Mars and Venus that occurred a week and a half ago, with the added bonus of a crescent Moon and..

Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies

Вс, Март 01, 2015 - 9:30

Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured above is one of the densest clusters known - it contains thousands of galaxies. Each of these galaxies houses billions of stars - just as..

Moon Venus Mars Skyline

Сб, Февраль 28, 2015 - 8:30

Taken on February 20, five different exposures made in rapid succession were used to created this tantalizing telephoto image. In combination, they reveal a wide range of brightness visible to the eye on that frigid evening, from the urban..

Астрономическая неделя со 2 по 8 марта 2015 года

Пт, Февраль 27, 2015 - 21:04

На данной неделе нас ожидает самая маленькая Луна в полнолуние, долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Девы достигнет максимума..

Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbbell

Пт, Февраль 27, 2015 - 9:30

Buffeted by the solar wind, Comet Lovejoy's crooked ion tail stretches over 3 degrees across this telescopic field of view, recorded on February 20. The starry background includes awesome bluish star Phi Persei below, and pretty planetary..

Love and War by Moonlight

Чт, Февраль 26, 2015 - 9:30

Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love, and Mars, the war god's namesake, came together by moonlight in this lovely skyview, recorded on February 20 from Charleston, South Carolina, USA, planet Earth.

The Rosette Nebula in Hydrogen and Oxygen

Ср, Февраль 25, 2015 - 9:30

The Rosette Nebula is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers -- but it is the most famous. At the edge of a large molecular cloud...

Unusual Plumes Above Mars

Вт, Февраль 24, 2015 - 9:30

What is creating unusual plumes on Mars? No one is sure. Noted and confirmed by a global contingent of amateur astronomers on photos of the red planet in March 2012, possibly similar plumes have now been found on archived images as..

The Milky Way Over the Arizona Toadstools

Пн, Февраль 23, 2015 - 8:30

Which is older -- the rocks you see on the ground or the light you see from the sky? Usually its the rocks that are older, with their origin sentiments deposited well before light left any of the stars or nebulas you see in the sky.

The Dark River to Antares

Вс, Февраль 22, 2015 - 8:30

Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the colorful region near bright star Antares is a dark cloud dubbed the Dark River, flowing from the picture's left edge. Murky looking, the Dark River's appearance is caused by dust obscuring background..