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Markarians Chain of Galaxies

Вс, Март 31, 2019 - 8:30

Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. The chain, pictured here, is highlighted on the right with two large but featureless lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86.

3D 67P

Сб, Март 30, 2019 - 6:30

Put on your red/cyan glasses and float next to the jagged and double-lobed nucleus of Churyumov-Gerasimenko, also known as Comet 67P. The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images from the Rosetta spacecraft's narrow angle OSIRIS..

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

Пт, Март 29, 2019 - 7:30

The striking spiral galaxy M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like..

Астрономическая неделя с 1 по 7 апреля 2019 года

Пт, Март 29, 2019 - 6:22

На данной неделе 1 апреля Луна (Ф= 0,17-) достигнет апогея своей орбиты на расстоянии 405575 км от центра Земли, а 2 апреля Меркурий пройдет в 0,5..

The Gaia Stars of M15

Чт, Март 28, 2019 - 6:30

Messier 15 is a 13 billion year old relic of the early formative years of our galaxy, one of about 170 globular star clusters that still roam the halo of the Milky Way. About 200 light-years in diameter, it lies about 35,000 light years..

NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus

Ср, Март 27, 2019 - 7:30

NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of..

Календарь наблюдателя на апрель 2019 года

Вт, Март 26, 2019 - 7:58

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела,..

AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

Вт, Март 26, 2019 - 7:30

Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the flaming star, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula, and the region shape gives the appearance of fire, there is no fire.

Arp 194: Merging Galaxy Group

Пн, Март 25, 2019 - 7:30

Why are stars forming in the bridge between these colliding galaxies? Usually when galaxies crash, star formation is confined to galaxy disks or tidal tails. In Arp 194, though, there are bright knots of young stars right in a..

Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5

Вс, Март 24, 2019 - 7:30

Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Over the eons, many globular..

Four Towers and the Equinox Moon

Сб, Март 23, 2019 - 6:30

The first Full Moon of northern spring rises behind four distant towers in this telescopic view. In an image captured from some 40 kilometers west of the city of Madrid, this moonrise also represents a near coincidence of the full lunar..

A Symphony in Northern Winter Skies

Пт, Март 22, 2019 - 6:30

Despite the cold, a chance to view the shimmering northern lights coaxed this skygazer onto the frozen surface of Lake Superior on the west coast of the Keweenaw Peninusla and offered this nocturnal crescendo as a reward.