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Ring Galaxy AM 0644 741

Ср, Июль 28, 2021 - 8:30

The rim of the large blue galaxy at the right is an immense ring-like structure 150,000 light years in diameter composed of newly formed, extremely bright, massive stars. AM 0644-741 is known as a ring galaxy and was caused by an

Flemings Triangular Wisp

Вт, Июль 27, 2021 - 8:30

Chaotic in appearance, these tangled filaments of shocked, glowing gas are spread across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus as part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding

CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

Пн, Июль 26, 2021 - 8:30

Can a gas cloud grab a galaxy? It's not even close. The "claw" of this odd looking "creature" in the featured photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured. Cometary globules are..

Crescent Neptune and Triton

Вс, Июль 25, 2021 - 8:30

Gliding silently through the outer Solar System, the Voyager 2 spacecraft camera captured Neptune and Triton together in crescent phase. The elegant picture of the gas giant planet and its cloudy moon was taken from behind just after

Crescent Neptune and Triton

Вс, Июль 25, 2021 - 7:30

Gliding silently through the outer Solar System, the Voyager 2 spacecraft camera captured Neptune and Triton together in crescent phase. The elegant picture of the gas giant planet and its cloudy moon was taken from behind just after

The Edge of Space

Сб, Июль 24, 2021 - 7:30

Where does space begin? For purposes of spaceflight some would say at the Karman line, currently defined as an altitude of 100 kilometers (60 miles). Others might place a line 80 kilometers (50 miles) above Earth's mean sea level.

The Edge of Space

Сб, Июль 24, 2021 - 7:30

Where does space begin? For purposes of spaceflight some would say at the Karman line, currently defined as an altitude of 100 kilometers (60 miles). Others might place a line 80 kilometers (50 miles) above Earth's mean sea level.

Elephant, Bat, and Squid

Пт, Июль 23, 2021 - 8:30

Sprawling emission nebulae IC 1396 and Sh2-129 mix glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds in this 10 degree wide field of view toward the northern constellation Cepheus the King. Energized by its bluish central star IC 1396 (left)

Астрономическая неделя с 26 июля по 1 августа 2021 года

Пт, Июль 23, 2021 - 8:24

На данной неделе 26 июля произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,91-) звезд тау1 (5,7m) и тау2 (4m) Водолея при видимости в восточной половине страны. В..

NGC 7814: Little Sombrero with Supernova

Чт, Июль 22, 2021 - 7:30

Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. NGC 7814 is centered in the pretty field of view that would almost be covered by a full moon.

Colors: Ring Nebula versus Stars

Ср, Июль 21, 2021 - 7:30

What if you could see, separately, all the colors of the Ring? And of the surrounding stars? There's technology for that. The featured image shows the Ring Nebula (M57) and nearby stars through such technology: in this case, a

Thors Helmet

Вт, Июль 20, 2021 - 7:30

Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens.б Popularly called Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359 is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about..