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NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

Чт, Август 16, 2012 - 8:30

NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. This colorful portrait of the nebula uses narrow band image data combined in the Hubble..

A Study of the Cataclysmic Variable 1RXS J174320.1-042953

Ср, Август 15, 2012 - 11:15

We report on our photometric analysis of the poorly studied cataclysmic variable in Ophiuchus, 1RXS J174320.1-042953 (DDE 11). The results of the monitoring with the Bradford Robotic Telescope (BRT) are presented, as well as the..

Curiosity on Mars: A Wall of Gale Crater

Ср, Август 15, 2012 - 8:30

If you could stand on Mars, what would you see? The above image is a digitally re-colored approximation of what you might see if the above Martian landscape had occurred on Earth. Images from...

Perseid Meteors and the Milky Way

Вт, Август 14, 2012 - 8:30

Where will the next Perseid meteor appear? Sky enthusiasts who trekked outside for the Perseid meteor shower that peaked over the past few days typically had this question on their mind. Six meteors from...

A Flight Through the Universe

Пн, Август 13, 2012 - 8:30

What would it be like to fly through the universe? Possibly the best simulated video of this yet has been composed from recently-released galaxy data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Every spot in the above video is a galaxy containing..

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

Вс, Август 12, 2012 - 8:30

This galaxy is having a bad millennium. In fact, the past 100 million years haven't been so good, and probably the next billion or so will be quite tumultuous. Visible on the upper...

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

Вс, Август 12, 2012 - 7:30

This galaxy is having a bad millennium. In fact, the past 100 million years haven't been so good, and probably the next billion or so will be quite tumultuous. Visible on the upper...

The First Color Panorama from Mars by Curiosity

Сб, Август 11, 2012 - 8:30

You've just landed on Mars and opened your eyes -- what do you see? If you're the Curiosity rover, you see a strange gravelly place with a large mountain in the distance.

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 августа 2012 года

Пт, Август 10, 2012 - 19:07

На данной неделе долгопериодическая звезда Мира (омикрон Кита) увеличит свой блеск до максимума (3,4m), а Меркурий и Венера достигнут..

Perseid Below

Пт, Август 10, 2012 - 8:30

Denizens of planet Earth watched last year's Perseid meteor shower by looking up into the bright moonlit night sky. But this remarkable view captured on August 13, 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan looks down on a Perseid meteor.

Mars in the Loop

Чт, Август 09, 2012 - 7:30

This composite of images spaced some 5 to 7 days apart from late October 2011 (top right) through early July 2012 (bottom left), traces the retrograde motion of ruddy-colored Mars through planet Earth's night sky.