Новости из категории: astronet

M44: The Beehive Cluster

Сб, Февраль 22, 2014 - 8:30

A mere 600 light-years away, M44 is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system. Also known as the Praesepe or the Beehive cluster its stars are young though, about 600 million years old compared to our Sun's 4.5 billion years.

Астрономическая неделя с 24 февраля по 2 марта 2014 года

Пт, Февраль 21, 2014 - 15:22

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Водолея достигает максимального блеска 6,5m, Венера покроется Луной при..

The Long Jet of the Lighthouse Nebula

Пт, Февраль 21, 2014 - 8:30

The Lighthouse nebula was formed by the wind of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating, magnetized neutron star, as it speeds through the interstellar medium at over 1,000 kilometers per second. Some...

Comet Lovejoy over The Great Wall

Чт, Февраль 20, 2014 - 7:30

Fading now as it returns to the outer solar system Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) still graces planet Earth's sky, a delicate apparition in binoculars or small telescopes. The comet, a relic...

Борис Александрович Воронцов-Вельяминов (к 110-летию со дня рождения)

Ср, Февраль 19, 2014 - 17:57

Борис Александрович Воронцов-Вельяминов – один из самых известных в нашей стране и за рубежом астрофизиков, выдающийся педагог,..

A Rainbow Pileus Cloud over Zimbabwe

Ср, Февраль 19, 2014 - 8:30

Yes, but how many dark clouds have a multicolored lining? Pictured, behind this darker cloud, is a pileus iridescent cloud, a group of water droplets that have a uniformly similar size and so together diffract different colors of..

Crossing Dingo Gap on Mars

Вт, Февраль 18, 2014 - 7:30

An important threshold on Mars has now been crossed. Landing in mid-2012, the Curiosity rover is searching for clues of whether life could ever have existed on the red planet. Recent findings of Curiosity include evidence for an..

Астрофизический семинар АКЦ ФИАН

Вт, Февраль 18, 2014 - 1:01

1. Новости. 2. Ю.Ю.Ковалев. Новые результаты проекта РадиоАстрон. http://asc-lebedev.ru/?dep=1&main=3

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

Пн, Февраль 17, 2014 - 8:30

It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region's spidery appearance is responsible for..

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Вс, Февраль 16, 2014 - 8:30

From afar, the whole thing looks like an Eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit

Астрономия, астрология и интернет

Вс, Февраль 16, 2014 - 0:48

В нашем календаре – почти каждый день праздник. Это или день какого-то святого, или что-то профессиональное. Есть такие праздники и у..

NGC 2359: Thor s Helmet

Сб, Февраль 15, 2014 - 8:30

This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly called Thor's Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about 30 light-years across. In fact, the helmet is more...