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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.

Международная конференция “Рентгеновское небо: от звезд и черных дыр до космологии” по космическому

Ср, Август 08, 2012 - 22:40

С 3 по 7 сентября в Академии наук Татарстана (город Казань) состоится Международная конференция "Рентгеновское небо: от звезд и черных..

Curiosity Drops In

Ср, Август 08, 2012 - 7:30

Just as it captured the Phoenix lander parachuting to Mars in 2008, the HiRise camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped this picture of the Curiosity rover's spectacular descent toward its landing site on August 5 (PDT).

A Wheel on Mars

Вт, Август 07, 2012 - 8:30

A wheel attached to NASA's Curiosity rover is firmly on the martian surface in this early picture from the Mars Science Laboratory mission, captured after a successful landing on August 5, 2012 at 10:32pm (PDT).

Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern Night

Пн, Август 06, 2012 - 8:30

Have you ever seen the night sky change? It does -- sometimes in beautiful and unexpected ways. To see it, though, usually requires patience. The above award winning video shows several of the possible changes in dramatic fashion with a..

IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus

Вс, Август 05, 2012 - 8:30

Stunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Energized by the bright, bluish central star seen here, this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of..

The Bubble Nebula

Сб, Август 04, 2012 - 8:30

Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape. Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The Bubble Nebula. Although it looks delicate, the 10 light-year diameter bubble..

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 августа 2012 года

Пт, Август 03, 2012 - 18:17

На данной неделе начнется лучшая в 2012 году утренняя видимость Меркурия, Юпитер проходит в 4,5 градусах севернее астероида Веста,..

Messier 5

Пт, Август 03, 2012 - 8:30

"Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & the Serpent [Serpens] ..." begins the description of the 5th entry in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier's famous catalog of nebulae and star clusters. Though it appeared...

South Pole Star Trails

Чт, Август 02, 2012 - 8:30

No star dips below the horizon and the Sun never climbs above it in this remarkable Lewin's Challenge image of 24 hour long star trails. Showing all the trails as complete circles, such an image could be achieved only from two places on