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Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 июля 2012 года

Пт, Июль 20, 2012 - 20:30

На данной неделе наступит максимум действия метеорного потока дельта-Аквариды, а Меркурий максимально сблизится с Землей и пройдет..

Moon Meets Jupiter

Пт, Июль 20, 2012 - 8:30

Skygazers around planet Earth enjoyed the close encounter of planets and Moon in July 15's predawn skies. And while many saw bright Jupiter next to the slender, waning crescent, Europeans also...

Wandering planets Venus and Jupiter were joined by an old crescent Moon near the eastern horizon on July 15. This serene southern skyview of the much anticipated predawn conjunction includes the lovely Pleiades star cluster and bright stars..

A Hole in Mars

Ср, Июль 18, 2012 - 8:30

What created this unusual hole in Mars? The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of Mars' Pavonis Mons volcano taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars.

Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms

Вт, Июль 17, 2012 - 8:30

How do galaxies like our Milky Way form? Since our universe moves too slowly to watch, faster-moving computer simulations are created to help find out. Green depicts (mostly) hydrogen gas in the above movie, while time is shown in billions..

Fifth Moon Discovered Orbiting Pluto

Пн, Июль 16, 2012 - 8:30

A fifth moon has been discovered orbiting Pluto. The moon was discovered earlier this month in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for the New Horizons mission's scheduled flyby of Pluto in 2015.

Orion Nebula: The Hubble View

Вс, Июль 15, 2012 - 8:30

Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula. Also known as M42, the nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1,500 light-years away.

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 июля 2012 года

Сб, Июль 14, 2012 - 16:20

На данной неделе произойдет эффектное сближение Луны, Венеры и Юпитера на утреннем небе, долгопериодическая переменная звезда R..

AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere

Сб, Июль 14, 2012 - 8:30

Awash in a sea of plasma and anchored in magnetic fields, sunspots are planet-sized, dark islands in the solar photosphere, the bright surface of the Sun. Dark because they are slightly cooler than the surrounding surface, this group of..

21st Century M101

Пт, Июль 13, 2012 - 8:30

One of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Teimareh Petroglyphs and Star Trails

Чт, Июль 12, 2012 - 8:30

Engraved in rock, these ancient petroglyphs are abundant in the Teimareh valley, located in the Zagros Mountains of central Iran. They likely tell a tale of hunters and animals found in the middle eastern valley 6,000 years ago or more,..

A Morning Line of Stars and Planets

Ср, Июль 11, 2012 - 8:30

Early morning dog walkers got a visual treat last week as bright stars and planets appeared to line up. Pictured above, easily visible from left to right, were the Pleiades open star cluster, Jupiter, Venus, and the "Follower" star