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NGC 3132: The Southern Ring Nebula

Вт, Апрель 09, 2013 - 8:30

It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetary nebula. Nicknamed the Eight-Burst Nebula and the Southern Ring Nebula, the glowing gas originated in the outer layers of a..

New Variable Stars in Perseus

Пн, Апрель 08, 2013 - 15:08

A Redshift Lookup Table for our Universe

Пн, Апрель 08, 2013 - 7:30

How far away is "redshift six"? Although humans are inherently familiar with distance and time, what is actually measured for astronomical objects is redshift, a color displacement that depends on exactly how energy density has evolved..

Самая далекая сверхновая типа Ia

Вс, Апрель 07, 2013 - 21:17

Недавно установленная на космическом телескопе им.Хаббла камера WFC3 дала возможность открыть самую далекую на сегодняшний день..

The Moons Saturn

Вс, Апрель 07, 2013 - 8:30

Just days after sharing the western evening sky with Venus in 2007, the Moon moved on to Saturn - actually passing in front of the ringed planet Saturn when viewed in skies over Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.

Earth at Twilight

Сб, Апрель 06, 2013 - 8:30

No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and clouds over our fair planet Earth. Instead, the shadow line or terminator is diffuse and shows the gradual transition to darkness we..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 апреля 2013 года

Пт, Апрель 05, 2013 - 13:49

На данной неделе комета PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) еще наблюдается невооруженным глазом, являясь незаходящим небесным объектом на территории..

Comet of the North

Пт, Апрель 05, 2013 - 8:30

It looks like a double comet, but Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) is just offering skygazers a Messier moment. Outward bound and fading in this starry scene, the well-photographed comet is remarkably similar in brightness to M31, the Andromeda..

Novae in the 80th Name-list of Variable Stars (Part 3): Official Announcement of GCVS Names

Чт, Апрель 04, 2013 - 15:42

GCVS names are announced for 14 galactic Novae discovered in late 2011--early 2013.

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

Чт, Апрель 04, 2013 - 8:30

This beautiful, bright, spiral galaxy is Messier 64, often called the Black Eye Galaxy or the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy for its heavy-lidded appearance in telescopic views. M64 is about 17 million light-years distant in the otherwise..

Comet PANSTARRS and the Andromeda Galaxy

Ср, Апрель 03, 2013 - 8:30

Currently, comet PANSTARRS is passing nearly in front of the galaxy Andromeda. Coincidentally, both comet and galaxy appear now to be just about the same angular size. In physical size, even though Comet PANSTARRS...

IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

Вт, Апрель 02, 2013 - 7:30

Do you see the horse's head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula toward Orion but rather a fainter nebula that only takes on a familiar form with deeper imaging. The main part of the above imaged molecular..