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Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring

Пт, Октябрь 17, 2014 - 8:30

This looks like a near miss but the greenish coma and tail of Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) are really 2,000 light-years or so away from the stars of open cluster Messier 6. They do appear close together though, along the same..

Rosetta s Selfie

Чт, Октябрь 16, 2014 - 8:30

This Rosetta spacecraft selfie was snapped on October 7th. At the time the spacecraft was about 472 million kilometers from planet Earth, but only 16 kilometers from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Looming beyond...

Mysterious Changing feature on Titan

Ср, Октябрь 15, 2014 - 7:30

What is that changing object in a cold hydrocarbon sea of Titan? Radar images from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have been recording the surface of the cloud-engulfed moon Titan for years. When...

Auroral Corona over Norway

Вт, Октябрь 14, 2014 - 8:30

Higher than the highest mountain lies the realm of the aurora. Auroras rarely reach below 60 kilometers, and can range up to 1000 kilometers. Aurora light results from energetic electrons and protons striking atoms and molecules in..

Sprite Lightning in Slow Motion

Пн, Октябрь 13, 2014 - 8:30

What causes sprite lightning? Mysterious bursts of light in the sky that momentarily resemble gigantic jellyfish have been recorded for over 25 years, but their root cause remains unknown. Some thunderstorms have them -- most don't.

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 октября 2014 года

Вс, Октябрь 12, 2014 - 10:58

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие на 2 секунды звезды HIP 30570 (6,0m) из созвездия Близнецов астероидом (28289) 1999 CT50 при видимости, в том..

The Helix Nebula from Blanco and Hubble

Вс, Октябрь 12, 2014 - 8:30

How did a star create the Helix nebula? The shapes of planetary nebula like the Helix are important because they likely hold clues to how stars like the Sun end their lives. Observations...

Eclipse at Moonrise

Сб, Октябрь 11, 2014 - 7:30

As the Moon rose and the Sun set on October 8, a lunar eclipse was in progress seen from Chongqing, China. Trailing through this composite time exposure, the rising Moon began as a dark reddened disk in total eclipse near the eastern..

Moons at Opposition

Пт, Октябрь 10, 2014 - 8:30

From the early hours of October 8, over the Santa Cruz Mountains near Los Gatos, California, the totally eclipsed Moon shows a range of color across this well-exposed telescopic view of the lunar eclipse.

Moons at Opposition

Пт, Октябрь 10, 2014 - 8:30

Eclipse at Moonset

Чт, Октябрь 09, 2014 - 8:30

The Pacific Ocean and Chilean coast lie below this sea of clouds. Seen through the subtle colors of the predawn sky a lunar eclipse is in progress above, the partially eclipsed Moon growing dark.