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APOD: 2023 September 4 Б Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

Пн, Сентябрь 04, 2023 - 8:30

As stars die, they create clouds. Two stellar death clouds of gas and dust can be found toward the high-flying constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) as they drift through rich star fields in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy.

APOD: 2023 September 3 Б Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 Fragments

Вс, Сентябрь 03, 2023 - 8:30

Periodic comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 has broken up at least twice. A cosmic souffle of ice and dust left over from the early solar system, this comet was first seen to split into several large pieces during the close-in part of its..

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

Сб, Сентябрь 02, 2023 - 8:30

These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers.

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Пт, Сентябрь 01, 2023 - 8:30

In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shows itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course...

The Crew 7 Nebula

Чт, Август 31, 2023 - 8:30

Not the James Webb Space Telescope's latest view of a distant galactic nebula, this illuminated cloud of gas and dust dazzled early morning spacecoast skygazers on August 26. The snapshot was taken about...

Full Moons of August

Ср, Август 30, 2023 - 8:30

Near perigee, the closest point in its almost moonthly orbit, a Full Moon rose as the Sun set on August 1. Its brighter than average lunar disk was captured in this dramatic moonrise sequence over dense cloud banks along the eastern horizon..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 сентября 2023 года

Вт, Август 29, 2023 - 12:27

На данной неделе 4 сентября Луна (Ф= 0,72-) пройдет севернее Юпитера, а комета Nishimura (C/2023 P1) достигает блеска 5m при утренней видимости,..

APOD: 2023 August 29 Б Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

Вт, Август 29, 2023 - 8:30

Why isn't spiral galaxy M66 symmetric? Usually, density waves of gas, dust, and newly formed stars circle a spiral galaxy's center and create a nearly symmetric galaxy. The differences between...

APOD: 2023 August 28 Б Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

Пн, Август 28, 2023 - 7:30

Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and you might miss the stars of open cluster IC 1590. Formed within the nebula, that cluster's young, massive stars ultimately power the pervasive nebular glow.

APOD: 2023 August 27 Б Three Galaxies and a Comet

Вс, Август 27, 2023 - 8:30

Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae along the southern Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl diagonally through this gorgeous nightscape. The breath-taking mosaic spans a wide 100 degrees, with the rugged terrain of the Patagonia,

Crescents of Venus

Сб, Август 26, 2023 - 7:30

Just as the Moon goes through phases, Venus' visible sunlit hemisphere waxes and wanes. This sequence of telescopic images illustrates the steady changes for Venus during its recent 2023 apparition as our evening star. Gliding along its..