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Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from SDSS III

Пн, Январь 20, 2014 - 8:31

How large do things appear when far away? When peering across the universe, the answer can actually tell us about its average gravitational history and hence its composition. Toward this goal, the Baryon Oscillation...

Spiral Galaxies in Collision

Вс, Январь 19, 2014 - 8:30

Billions of years from now, only one of these two galaxies will remain. Until then, spiral galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 will slowly pull each other apart, creating tides of matter, sheets of shocked gas, lanes of dark dust, bursts of

Apogee Full Moon

Сб, Январь 18, 2014 - 7:30

This big, bright, beautiful Full Moon rose over Lick Observatory Wednesday night. Traditionally a full moon in January might be called the Wolf Moon. But this moon reached its full phase on January 16, 4:54 UT, within about 2 hours of..

Астрономическая неделя с 20 по 26 января 2014 года

Пт, Январь 17, 2014 - 11:35

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие звезды HIP 24151 из созвездия Тельца астероидом (3541) Graham при видимости на Чукотке и в Сибири,..

M83 Star Streams

Пт, Январь 17, 2014 - 8:30

Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. This deep view of the gorgeous island universe includes observations...

Despina, Moon of Neptune

Чт, Январь 16, 2014 - 8:30

Despina is a tiny moon of Neptune. A mere 148 kilometers across, diminutive Despina was discovered in 1989, in images from the Voyager 2 spacecraft taken during its encounter with the solar system's most distant gas giant planet.

Seven Double-Mode RR Lyrae Variables

Ср, Январь 15, 2014 - 14:36

Spitzer s Orion

Ср, Январь 15, 2014 - 8:30

Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula, an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years away. This stunning false-color view spans about 40 light-years across the region, constructed using infrared data from the..

Семинар НИИЯФ МГУ “Астрофизика космических лучей и физика космоса”

Ср, Январь 15, 2014 - 1:00

А.Э.Лишневский. Вариации радиационной обстановки на Международной космической станции на фазе спада 23-го цикла солнечной активности..

The Gegenschein Over Chile

Вт, Январь 14, 2014 - 7:30

Is the night sky darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? No. In fact, a rarely discernable faint glow known as the gegenschein (German for "counter glow") can be seen 180 degrees around from the Sun in an extremely dark sky. The..

New Elements for Double- and Multimode High-Amplitude Delta Scuti Variables

Пн, Январь 13, 2014 - 14:08

A Trip to the Moon

Пн, Январь 13, 2014 - 8:30

What would it be like to visit the Moon? The first major fictional cinematic film exploring this enduring transcultural fantasy was titled Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) and made in 1902, becoming one of the most popular..