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Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

Вс, Июнь 24, 2012 - 8:30

In December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon in the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead. This sharp image was taken by Cernan as he and..

Northern Green Flash

Сб, Июнь 23, 2012 - 8:30

As seen from Frösön island in northern Sweden the Sun did set a day after the summer solstice. From that location below the arctic circle it settled slowly behind the northern horizon.

Northern Green Flash

Сб, Июнь 23, 2012 - 8:30

As seen from Frösön island in northern Sweden the Sun did set a day after the summer solstice. From that location below the arctic circle it settled slowly behind the northern horizon.

Астрономическая неделя с 25 июня по 1 июля 2012 года

Пт, Июнь 22, 2012 - 19:15

На данной неделе Меркурий достигнет максимальной восточной (вечерней) элонгации (25,7 гр.), а Венера и Сатурн пройдут точки своего..

Календарь наблюдателя на июль 2012 года

Пт, Июнь 22, 2012 - 18:45

1 июля - Венера сближается с Юпитером до 5 гр., 5 июля - Земля в афелии, 6 июля - покрытие Луной звезды каппа Водолея (5m), 8 июля - Венера..

Серебристые облака

Пт, Июнь 22, 2012 - 14:38

Светлые полупрозрачные облака, которые иногда видны на фоне темного неба летней ночью в средних и высоких широтах. Международное..

IC 2574: Coddington s Nebula

Пт, Июнь 22, 2012 - 8:30

Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small, irregular galaxies form stars too. In fact dwarf galaxy IC 2574 shows clear evidence..

WR 134 Ring Nebula

Чт, Июнь 21, 2012 - 18:30

Made with narrow and broad band filters, this colorful cosmic snap shot covers a field of view about the size of the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus. It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by..

Venus Transits the Midnight Sun

Ср, Июнь 20, 2012 - 7:30

Today's solstice, the astronomical beginning of summer in the north, is at 23:09 UT when the Sun reaches the northernmost declination in its yearly trek through planet Earth's sky. While most...

NuSTAR XRay Telescope Launched

Вт, Июнь 19, 2012 - 8:30

What's left after a star explodes? To help find out, NASA launched the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite into Earth orbit last week. NuSTAR's ability to focus hard X-rays emitted from...

Milky Way Above Easter Island

Пн, Июнь 18, 2012 - 8:30

Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 800 large stone statues exist there. The Easter Island statues, stand, on the average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as..

Jupiters Rings Revealed

Вс, Июнь 17, 2012 - 8:30

Why does Jupiter have rings? Jupiter's rings were discovered in 1979 by the passing Voyager 1 spacecraft, but their origin was a mystery. Data from the Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter from 1995 to 2003 later confirmed that..