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Open Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158

Чт, Январь 03, 2013 - 8:30

Open clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, and diffuse or compact. Found near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, they contain from 100 to 10,000 stars, all of which formed at nearly the same time. Bright blue stars..

The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens

Ср, Январь 02, 2013 - 8:30

Most galaxies have a single nucleus -- does this galaxy have four? The strange answer leads astronomers to conclude that the nucleus of the surrounding galaxy is not even visible in this image. The central cloverleaf is rather..

A Double Star Cluster

Вт, Январь 01, 2013 - 8:30

Few star clusters are seen to be so close to each other. Some 7,000 light-years away, though, this pair of open or galactic star clusters is an easy binocular target, a lovely starfield in the northern constellation Perseus.

Новогодний подарок Пущинских астрономов

Пн, Декабрь 31, 2012 - 11:21

Замечательный новогодний подарок сделали всем астрономам наши коллеги из Пущино/ На сайте Пущинской радио-астрономической..

Saturns Rings from the Dark Side

Пн, Декабрь 31, 2012 - 8:30

What do Saturn's rings look like from the dark side? From Earth, we usually see Saturn's rings from the same side of the ring plane that the Sun illuminates them -- one might call this the bright side.

Zeta Oph: Runaway Star

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2012 - 8:30

Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or bow shock seen in this stunning infrared portrait. In the false-color view, bluish Zeta...

Zeta Oph: Runaway Star

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2012 - 8:30

Астрономическая неделя с 31 декабря 2012 года по 6 января 2013 года

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2012 - 10:42

На данной неделе наступает новый 2013 год! Поздравляем всех профессиональных астрономов и любителей астрономии с новогодним..

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2012 - 8:30

Fantastic shapes lurk in clouds of glowing hydrogen 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.