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Portrait of NGC 281

Чт, Август 25, 2011 - 7:30

Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and it's almost easy to miss stars of open cluster IC 1590. But, formed within the nebula, that cluster's young, massive stars ultimately power the pervasive nebular glow.

A Pileus Iridescent Cloud Over Ethiopia

Ср, Август 24, 2011 - 7:30

Yes, but how many dark clouds have a multicolored lining? Pictured, behind this darker cloud, is a pileus iridescent cloud, a group of water droplets that have a uniformly similar size and so together diffract different colors of..

Two New Cataclysmic Variables in Lyra

Вт, Август 23, 2011 - 14:32

I report on the discovery of two cataclysmic variables in the same field in Lyra, originally identified on the base of their magnitudes in the USNO-B1.0 catalog and on Palomar images. The historical light curves were analyzed from 300+..

Aurora Over Greenland

Вт, Август 23, 2011 - 7:30

This aurora arched from horizon to horizon. During the current Shelios expedition to observe and learn about the northern lights, the sky last weekend did not disappoint. After sunset and some careful photographic planning, the above..

Каленадрь наблюдателя на сентябрь 2011 года

Пн, Август 22, 2011 - 20:15

Основными астрономическими событиями месяца являются: 3 сентября - утренняя элонгация Меркурия, 14 сентября - Сатурн в соединении с..

Каленадрь наблюдателя на сентябрь 2011 года

Пн, Август 22, 2011 - 20:15

Основными астрономическими событиями месяца являются: 3 сентября - утренняя элонгация Меркурия, 14 сентября - Сатурн в соединении с..

Журнал “Небосвод” за август 2011 года

Пн, Август 22, 2011 - 19:58

В августовском номере журнала опубликованы материалы по загадкам Вселенной, астероидам-троянцам, космическому радиотелескопу,..

TrES 2b: Dark Planet

Пн, Август 22, 2011 - 7:30

Why is this planet so dark? Planet TrES-2b reflects back less than one percent of the light it receives, making it darker than any known planet or moon, darker even than coal. Jupiter-sized TrES-2b...

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Вс, Август 21, 2011 - 7:30

The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts. Pictured above is one of several..

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Вс, Август 21, 2011 - 7:30

The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts. Pictured above is one of several..

Stereo Vesta

Сб, Август 20, 2011 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to 4 Vesta. A 500 kilometer diameter world, Vesta lies in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This stereo anaglyph...

Stereo Vesta

Сб, Август 20, 2011 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to 4 Vesta. A 500 kilometer diameter world, Vesta lies in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This stereo anaglyph...