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Types of Variability and Light Elements for 13 New Variables.

Чт, Декабрь 06, 2012 - 12:24

47 Tuc Near the Small Magellanic Cloud

Чт, Декабрь 06, 2012 - 7:30

Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with around 200 other globular star clusters.

New Variable Stars in Auriga: Area of 2°.3×2°.3, Centered at α=06h00m, δ=29°15′

Ср, Декабрь 05, 2012 - 16:23

Plasma Jets from Radio Galaxy Hercules A

Ср, Декабрь 05, 2012 - 8:30

Why does this galaxy emit such spectacular jets? No one is sure, but it is likely related to an active supermassive black hole at its center. The galaxy at the image center, Hercules A, appears to be a relatively normal elliptical..

In the Center of Saturns North Polar Vortex

Вт, Декабрь 04, 2012 - 8:30

What's happening at the north pole of Saturn? A vortex of strange and complex swirling clouds. The center of this vortex was imaged in unprecedented detail last week by the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn. These clouds..

A Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Spain

Пн, Декабрь 03, 2012 - 8:30

Sometimes falling ice crystals make the atmosphere into a giant lens causing arcs and halos to appear around the Sun or Moon. This past Saturday night was just such a time near Madrid, Spain, where a winter sky displayed not only a bright..

The Gegenschein Over Chile

Вс, Декабрь 02, 2012 - 8:30

Is the night sky darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? No. In fact, a rarely discernable faint glow known as the gegenschein (German for "counter glow") can be seen 180 degrees around from the Sun in an extremely dark sky. The..

Northern Mercury

Сб, Декабрь 01, 2012 - 8:30

Innermost planet Mercury would probably not be a good location for an interplanetary winter olympics. But new results based on data from the Mercury orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft indicate that it does have substantial water ice in..

Астрономическая неделя с 3 по 9 декабря 2012 года

Пт, Ноябрь 30, 2012 - 12:14

На данной неделе наступит противостояние Юпитера (и астероида Веста) с Солнцем, Венера вступит в соединение со звездой альфа Весов,..

Clouds in Cygnus

Пт, Ноябрь 30, 2012 - 7:30

Cosmic clouds of gas and dust drift across this magnificent mosaic covering a 12x12 degree field within the high flying constellation Cygnus. The collaborative skyscape, a combination of broad and narrow band image data presented in the