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LDN 988: Dark Nebula in Cygnus

Чт, Ноябрь 20, 2014 - 9:30

Obscuring the rich starfields of northern Cygnus, dark nebula LDN 988 lies near the center of this cosmic skyscape. Composed with telescope and camera, the scene is some 2 degrees across. That corresponds to 70 light-years at the estimated..

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81

Ср, Ноябрь 19, 2014 - 8:30

One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful M81. This grand spiral galaxy can be found toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major).

Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula

Вт, Ноябрь 18, 2014 - 9:30

Dusty emission in the Tadpole nebula, IC 410, lies about 12,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Auriga. The cloud of glowing gas is over 100 light-years across, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from embedded open..

The Double Dust Disks of HD 95086

Пн, Ноябрь 17, 2014 - 8:30

What do other star systems look like? To help find out, astronomers are carrying out detailed observations of nearby stars in infrared light to see which have dust disks that might be forming planets.

Leonids Above Torre de la Guaita

Вс, Ноябрь 16, 2014 - 9:30

Leonids Meteor Shower came to an impressive crescendo in 1999. Observers in Europe saw a sharp peak in the number of meteors visible around 0210 UTC during the early morning hours of November 18. Meteor counts then exceeded 1000 per hour..

Тюльпан в Лебеде

Сб, Ноябрь 15, 2014 - 9:30

Этот вид в телескоп, запечатлевший яркую эмиссионную область, показывает плоскость нашей Галактики Млечный Путь в направлении на..

The Tulip in the Swan

Сб, Ноябрь 15, 2014 - 8:30

Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust..

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 ноября 2014 года

Пт, Ноябрь 14, 2014 - 18:09

На данной неделе в первый день Марс пройдет в 2 градусах южнее звезды пи Стрельца (2,9m), а на следующий день метеорный поток Леониды..

Welcome to a Comet

Пт, Ноябрь 14, 2014 - 8:30

The Rosetta Mission lander is safely on a comet. One of Philae's feet appears at the bottom left of this spectacular image of the surface of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Still a happy lander, Philae...

Descent to a Comet

Чт, Ноябрь 13, 2014 - 9:30

Yesterday, the first soft landing on a comet took place some 500 million kilometers from planet Earth as the Rosetta mission lander Philae settled on the nucleus of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The landing site, dubbed Agilkia, is located..

Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing

Ср, Ноябрь 12, 2014 - 9:30

Today humanity will make its first attempt to land a probe on the nucleus of a comet. As the day progresses, the Philae (fee-LAY) lander will separate from the Rosetta spacecraft and head down...

Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars

Вт, Ноябрь 11, 2014 - 8:30

The constellation of Orion holds much more than three stars in a row. A deep exposure shows everything from dark nebula to star clusters, all embedded in an extended patch of gaseous wisps in the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.