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Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit

Сб, Январь 07, 2023 - 7:30

On January 3, two space stations already illuminated by sunlight in low Earth orbit crossed this dark predawn sky. Moving west to east (left to right) across the composited timelapse image China's Tiangong Space Station traced the upper..

Moon O Clock 2022

Пт, Январь 06, 2023 - 8:30

The first Full Moon of 2023 is in the sky tonight opposite the Sun at 23:08 UTC. Big and beautiful, the Moon at its brightest phase should be easy to spot. Still...

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 января 2023 года

Пт, Январь 06, 2023 - 7:53

На данной неделе 10 января Луна (Ф= 0,89-) пройдет севернее Регула, а 12 января Марс достигнет стояния с переходом к прямому движению. 15..

Messier 45: The Daughters of Atlas and Pleione

Чт, Январь 05, 2023 - 8:30

Hurtling through a cosmic dust cloud a mere 400 light-years away, the lovely Pleiades or Seven Sisters open star cluster is well-known for its striking blue reflection nebulae. It lies in the night sky toward the constellation Taurus and..

APOD: 2023 January 4 Б CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy

Ср, Январь 04, 2023 - 8:30

Can a gas cloud eat a galaxy? It's not even close. The "claw" of this odd looking "creature" in the featured photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured. Cometary globules are..

APOD: 2023 January 3 Б Kembles Cascade of Stars

Вт, Январь 03, 2023 - 8:30

This line of stars is real. A little too faint to see with the unaided eye, KembleБs Cascade of stars inspires awe when seen with binoculars. Like the Big Dipper though, KembleБs Cascade is an asterism, not a constellation.

APOD: 2023 January 2 Б After Sunset Planet Parade

Пн, Январь 02, 2023 - 7:30

Look up tonight and see a whole bunch of planets. Just after sunset, looking west, planets Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will all be simultaneously visible. Listed west to east, this planetary lineup will have Venus nearest the..

The Largest Rock in our Solar System

Вс, Январь 01, 2023 - 7:30

There, that dot on the right, that's the largest rock known in our Solar System. It is larger than every known asteroid, moon, and comet nucleus. It is larger than any other local rocky planet.

Moon over Makemake

Сб, Декабрь 31, 2022 - 8:30

Makemake (sounds like MAH-kay MAH-kay), second brightest dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt, has a moon. Nicknamed MK2, Makemake's moon reflects sunlight with a charcoal-dark surface, about 1,300 times fainter than its parent body.

Астрономическая неделя со 2 по 8 января 2023 года

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2022 - 12:43

На данной неделе 2 января Луна (Ф= 0,9+) будет находиться между Плеядами и Гиадами, а 3 января произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,91+) Марса при..

Mars and the Star Clusters

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2022 - 7:30

At this year's end Mars still shines brightly in planet Earth's night as it wanders through the head-strong constellation Taurus. Its bright yellowish hue dominates this starry field of view that includes Taurus' alpha star Aldebaran and..

Horsehead and Flame

Чт, Декабрь 29, 2022 - 7:30

The Horsehead Nebula, famous celestial dark marking also known as Barnard 33, is notched against a background glow of emission nebulae in this sharp cosmic skyscape. About five light-years "tall" the Horsehead lies some 1,500 light-years..