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M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

Чт, Сентябрь 05, 2013 - 16:30

The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, an expanding cloud of debris from the explosion of a massive star.

IRAS 20324: Evaporating Protostar

Ср, Сентябрь 04, 2013 - 7:30

Will this caterpillar-shaped interstellar cloud one day evolve into a butterfly-shaped nebula? No one is sure. What is sure is that IRAS 20324+4057, on the inside, is contracting to form a new star.

North America and the Pelican

Вт, Сентябрь 03, 2013 - 8:30

Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations. On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, famous partly because it resembles our fair planet's continent of North America. The emission region to the right of the North..

Milky Way Over Spains Bardenas Reales

Пн, Сентябрь 02, 2013 - 8:30

What's that below the Milky Way? First, across the top of the above image, lies the faint band that is our planet's sideways view of the central disk of our home Milky Way Galaxy.

Fire on Earth

Вс, Сентябрь 01, 2013 - 8:30

Sometimes, regions of planet Earth light up with fire. Since fire is the rapid acquisition of oxygen, and since oxygen is a key indicator of life, fire on any planet would be an indicator of life on that planet.

NGC 5195: The Dot under the Question Mark

Сб, Август 31, 2013 - 7:30

Dwarf galaxy NGC 5195 is best known as the smaller companion of spiral M51, the Whirlpool galaxy. Seen together they seem to trace the curve and dot of a cosmic question mark, recorded in Lord Rosse's 19th century drawings as one of the..

Дни открытых дверей в Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН

Пт, Август 30, 2013 - 17:33

14 и 15 сентября 2013 года на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН пройдут дни открытых дверей. В 13, 17 и 21 ч –..

Астрономическая неделя со 2 по 8 сентября 2013 года

Пт, Август 30, 2013 - 12:48

На данной неделе (насыщенной явлениями) в бинокль можно наблюдать Новую звезду в созвездии Дельфина, произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,06)..

A Sagittarius Triplet

Пт, Август 30, 2013 - 7:30

These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the..

A Sagittarius Triplet

Пт, Август 30, 2013 - 7:30

Журнал “Небосвод” за сентябрь 2013 года

Чт, Август 29, 2013 - 21:34

В данном номере опубликована статья, подробно рассказывающая о вычислении расстояний до небесных тел и определения их размеров,

Strawberry Sun

Чт, Август 29, 2013 - 11:30

This striking, otherworldy scene really is a view from planet Earth. The ochre sky and strawberry red sun were photographed on August 22nd near the small village of Strawberry, California, USA. Found along Highway...