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Perseid in Moonlight

Пт, Август 15, 2014 - 8:30

Bright moonlight from a Full Moon near perigee illuminates the night and casts shadows in this skyscape from central Iran. Taken on August 12, near the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower the exposure also captures a bright and..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» №4, 2014

Чт, Август 14, 2014 - 15:57

Surreal Moon

Чт, Август 14, 2014 - 7:30

Big, bright, and beautiful, a Full Moon near perigee, the closest point in its elliptical orbit around our fair planet, rose on August 10. This remarkable picture records the scene with a dreamlike quality from the east coast of the..

Rings Around the Ring Nebula

Ср, Август 13, 2014 - 8:30

It is a familiar sight to sky enthusiasts with even a small telescope. There is much more to the Ring Nebula (M57), however, than can be seen through a small telescope. The easily visible...

Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars

Вт, Август 12, 2014 - 7:30

What's happened in Hebes Chasma on Mars? Hebes Chasma is a depression just north of the enormous Valles Marineris canyon. Since the depression is unconnected to other surface features, it is unclear where the internal material went.

Rosetta Approaches Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko

Пн, Август 11, 2014 - 8:30

What does it look like to approach a comet? Early this month humanity received a new rendition as the robotic Rosetta spacecraft went right up to -- and began orbiting -- the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

A Perseid Below

Вс, Август 10, 2014 - 7:30

Denizens of planet Earth typically watch meteor showers by looking up. But this remarkable view, captured on August 13, 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan, caught a Perseid meteor by looking down. From Garan...

Ночное свечение

Сб, Август 09, 2014 - 8:30

Что светит ночью? Едва видимое глазом редкое электрическое голубое свечение распространилось вдоль берега озера Виктория 16..

A Luminous Night

Сб, Август 09, 2014 - 7:30

What shines in the world at night? Just visible to the eye, a rare electric blue glow spread along the shores of Victoria Lake on January 16, 2013. Against reflections of a light near the horizon, this digitally stacked long exposure

Астрономическая неделя с 11 по 17 августа 2014 года

Пт, Август 08, 2014 - 12:50

На данной неделе метеорный поток Персеиды достигнет максимума действия (яркая Луна помешает наблюдениям), произойдет покрытие Луной..

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Пт, Август 08, 2014 - 7:30

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way. It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo. We see the disk of the nearby island universe..