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Twin Galaxies in Virgo

Пт, Февраль 01, 2019 - 8:30

Spiral galaxy pair NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 share this sharp cosmic vista with lonely elliptical galaxy NGC 4564. All are members of the large Virgo Galaxy Cluster. With their classic spiral arms, dust lanes, and star clusters, the..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 февраля 2019 года

Пт, Февраль 01, 2019 - 7:18

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Треугольника достигнет 4 февраля максимума блеска (5m). 5 февраля произойдет..

Sharpless 308: Star Bubble

Чт, Январь 31, 2019 - 8:30

Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,200 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) and covers slightly more of the sky than a..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 5, 2018 г.

Ср, Январь 30, 2019 - 13:34

Wide Field View of Great American Eclipse

Ср, Январь 30, 2019 - 7:30

Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the light of the solar corona easily visible. Normally overwhelmed by the bright solar disk, the expansive corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, is an alluring sight.

Ultima Thule from New Horizons

Вт, Январь 29, 2019 - 7:30

How do distant asteroids differ from those near the Sun? To help find out, NASA sent the robotic New Horizons spacecraft past the classical Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule, the farthest asteroid yet visited by a..

The Long Gas Tail of Spiral Galaxy D100

Пн, Январь 28, 2019 - 8:30

Why is there long red streak attached to this galaxy? The streak is made mostly of glowing hydrogen that has been systematically stripped away as the galaxy moved through the ambient hot gas in a cluster of galaxies. Specifically, the..

From the Northern to the Southern Cross

Вс, Январь 27, 2019 - 8:30

There is a road that connects the Northern to the Southern Cross but you have to be at the right place and time to see it. The road, as pictured here, is actually...

The Umbra of Earth

Сб, Январь 26, 2019 - 8:30

The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth is called the umbra. Shaped like a cone extending into space, it has a circular cross section most easily seen during a lunar eclipse. For example...

Moon Struck

Пт, Январь 25, 2019 - 8:30

Craters produced by ancient impacts on the airless Moon have long been a familiar sight. But only since the 1990s have observers began to regularly record and study optical flashes on the lunar surface, likely explosions resulting from..

Астрономическая неделя с 28 января по 3 февраля 2019 года

Пт, Январь 25, 2019 - 6:30

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Водолея достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m), а Меркурий 30 января пройдет верхнее..

Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor

Чт, Январь 24, 2019 - 8:30

Fans of planet Earth probably recognize the Matterhorn in the foreground of this night skyscape. Famed in mountaineering history, the 4,478 meter Alpine mountain stands next to the totally eclipsed Moon. In spite...