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Глубокое изображение Плеяд

Ср, Сентябрь 21, 2011 - 7:30

Вы когда-нибудь видели звёздное скопление Плеяды? Даже если и да, то, вероятно, вы никогда не видели его таким пыльным. Возможно, это..

Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it like this: all dusty. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from..

Kepler 16b: A Planet with Two Suns

Вт, Сентябрь 20, 2011 - 7:30

If you stay up long enough, you can watch both suns set. Such might be a common adage from beings floating in the atmosphere of Kepler 16b, a planet recently discovered by the space-based Kepler satellite. The above animated video shows..

The South Pole of Asteroid Vesta

Пн, Сентябрь 19, 2011 - 7:30

What created the circular structure around the south pole of asteroid Vesta? Pictured above, the bottom of the second largest object in the asteroid belt was recently imaged for the first time by the robotic Dawn satellite that arrived last..

A Sharp View of the Sun

Вс, Сентябрь 18, 2011 - 7:30

Here is one of the sharper views of the Sun ever taken. This stunning image shows remarkable details of a dark sunspot across the image bottom and numerous boiling granules which appear like kernels of corn across the top.

Spitzer s Orion

Сб, Сентябрь 17, 2011 - 7:30

Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula, an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years away. This stunning false-color view spans about 40 light-years across the region, constructed using infrared data from the..

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 сентября 2011 года

Пт, Сентябрь 16, 2011 - 20:02

На данной неделе наступит осеннее равноденствие, а Уран вступит в противостояние с Солнцем....

September s Harvest Moon

Пт, Сентябрь 16, 2011 - 7:30

A Full Moon rising can be a dramatic celestial sight, and Full Moons can have many names. For example, Monday's Full Moon was the one nearest this year's autumnal equinox for the northern hemisphere, traditionally called the Harvest Moon.

NSV 07212 and NSV 07329: Two Probable RCB Stars

Чт, Сентябрь 15, 2011 - 15:20

Working on identifications of objects from the NSV catalog, we found that NSV 07212 and NSV 07329 were two probable variables of the rare RCB type. Both stars enter the ASAS-3 variable-star catalog as "MISC" variables (i.e. those lacking a

NGC 3521: галактика в пузыре

Чт, Сентябрь 15, 2011 - 7:30

Прекрасная спиральная галактика NGC 3521 находится на расстоянии всего лишь 35 миллионов световых лет от нас в направлении на созвездие..

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

Чт, Сентябрь 15, 2011 - 7:30

Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth's sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of..

The Bubble and M52

Ср, Сентябрь 14, 2011 - 7:30

To the eye, this cosmic composition nicely balances the Bubble Nebula at the lower right with open star cluster M52. The pair would be lopsided on other scales, though. Embedded in a complex...