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Астрономическая неделя с 29 августа по 4 сентября 2011 года

Пн, Август 29, 2011 - 8:22

На данной неделе произойдет утренняя элонгация Меркурия. Это лучший период утренней видимости планеты в 2011 году, когда она видна..

Hickson 44 in Leo

Пн, Август 29, 2011 - 7:30

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups. The four prominent galaxies seen in this intriguing telescopic..

A Jet from Galaxy M87

Вс, Август 28, 2011 - 7:30

What's causing a huge jet to emanate from the center of galaxy M87? Although the unusual jet was first noticed early in the twentieth century, the exact cause is still debated. The above picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in..

Hurricane Irene Forms

Сб, Август 27, 2011 - 7:30

How does a hurricane form? Although a complete picture is still being researched, insight into this process might be gleaned by watching the above time lapse movie of the formation of Hurricane Irene, a large storm system currently..

Семинар НИИЯФ МГУ “Астрофизика космических лучей и физика космоса”

Сб, Август 27, 2011 - 1:00

А.В.Гуськов, Г.А.Шелков. Научно-образовательный интернет проект "ливни знаний". http://www.sinp.msu.ru/science.php3?sec=sem&ref=21

A Young Supernova in the Nearby Pinwheel Galaxy

Пт, Август 26, 2011 - 7:30

A nearby star has exploded and telescopes all over the world are turning to monitor it. The supernova, dubbed PTF 11kly, was discovered by computer only two days ago as part of the Palomar Transit Factory (PTF) sky survey utilizing the wide..

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..