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Night Hides the World

Пт, Февраль 07, 2014 - 8:30

Stars come out as evening twilight fades in this serene skyscape following the Persian proverb "Night hides the world, but reveals a universe." In the scene from last November, the Sun is setting over northern Kenya and the night will soon..

The Terraced Night

Чт, Февраль 06, 2014 - 7:30

Long after sunset on January 25 an unusually intense red airglow floods this south-looking skyscape. The scene was recorded with a long exposure using a digital camera over Yunnan Province in southwest China. At best faintly visible to the..

NGC 2683: спиральная галактика, видимая с ребра

Ср, Февраль 05, 2014 - 8:30

Есть ли в центре галактики NGC 2683 бар? Она очень похожа на нашу галактику с баром Млечный Путь. Поэтому можно предположить, что у NGC..

NGC 2683: Edge On Spiral Galaxy

Ср, Февраль 05, 2014 - 8:30

Does spiral galaxy NGC 2683 have a bar across its center? Being so nearly like our own barred Milky Way Galaxy, one might guess it has. Being so nearly edge-on, however, it is hard to tell.

A Particle Beam Jet forms HH 24

Вт, Февраль 04, 2014 - 8:30

If you visit HH 24, don't go near the particle beam jet. This potential future travel advisory might be issued because the powerful jet likely contains electrons and protons moving hundreds of kilometers per second.

Скончался Владимир Никитич Курильчик

Пн, Февраль 03, 2014 - 15:46

1 февраля 2014 года после продолжительной тяжёлой болезни скончался известный радиоастроном Владимир Никитич Курильчик, ведущий..

Lunar Time Lapse Panorama including Yutu Rover

Пн, Февраль 03, 2014 - 8:30

Where has the Yutu rover been on the Moon? Arriving in 2013 mid-December, the Chinese Yutu robotic rover has spent some of the past month and a half exploring Mare Imbrium on Earth's Moon. Because it uses solar power, the mechanical..

Mars and Orion over Monument Valley

Вс, Февраль 02, 2014 - 8:30

Welcome to The World At Night. Sharing the night sky seen around the world, this view from Monument Valley, USA includes a picturesque foreground of famous buttes. Buttes are composed of hard rock left behind after water eroded away..

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

Сб, Февраль 01, 2014 - 7:30

Fantastic shapes lurk in clouds of glowing gas in NGC 6188, about 4,000 light-years away. The emission nebula is found near the edge of a large molecular cloud unseen at visible wavelengths, in the southern constellation Ara.