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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
![Прошлые и будущие звезды Андромеды](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/20/0001249347/M31_XMM_HERSCHEL_r900.preview.jpg)
20.01.2011
The big, beautiful Andromeda Galaxy, aka M31, is a spiral galaxy a mere 2.5 million light-years away. Two space-based observatories have combined to produce this intriguing composite image of Andromeda, at wavelengths outside the visible spectrum. The remarkable view follows the locations of this galaxy's once and future stars.
![Ураган на Сатурне](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/19/0001249332/saturnestorm_dauvergnecassini_c.preview.jpg)
19.01.2011
Late last year, a new, remarkably bright storm erupted in Saturn's northern hemisphere. Amateur astronomers first spotted it in early December, with the ringed gas giant rising in planet Earth's predawn sky.
![Галактика-сад в Коне](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/18/0001249295/galaxygarden_lesage.preview.jpg)
18.01.2011
How does your galaxy grow? Quite contrary to a typical galaxy, this one needs water to flourish. Pictured above as it appears at the Paleaku Peace Gardens Sanctuary in Kona, Hawaii, USA, a meticulously planned garden spanning about 30 meters provides a relatively accurate map of our Milky Way Galaxy.
![День и ночь над почти планетой Сунио](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/17/0001249278/PlanetSounio_kotsiopoulos.preview.jpg)
17.01.2011
Has a new planet been discovered? What is pictured above is a remarkable 24 hour mosaic surrounding a spot on Sounio, Greece, right here on planet Earth. Images taken at night compose the top half of the picture, with star trails lasting as long as 11 hours visible.
![Шаровое звездное скопление 47 Тукана](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/16/0001249262/47Tuc_DW900.preview.jpg)
16.01.2011
Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with some 200 other globular star clusters.
![Полное затмение на краю света](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/15/0001249232/antarcticeclipse_bruenjes_big.preview.jpg)
15.01.2011
Would you go to the end of the world to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If you did, would you be surprised to find someone else there already? In 2003, the Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and two photographers all lined up in Antarctica during an unusual total solar eclipse.
![Квадрантиды над Шахре-Кумисом](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/14/0001249213/quadqumis_tafreshi900.preview.jpg)
14.01.2011
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower is an annual event for planet Earth's northern hemisphere skygazers. It usually peaks briefly in the cold, early morning hours of January 4. The shower is named for its radiant point on the sky within the old, astronomically obsolete constellation Quadrans Muralis.
![NGC 3521 вблизи](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/13/0001249186/NGC3521_hstGendler900c.preview.jpg)
13.01.2011
Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years distant, toward the constellation Leo. Spanning some 50,000 light-years, its central region is shown in this dramatic image, constructed from data drawn from the Hubble Legacy Archive.
![Туманность Чайка](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/12/0001249181/SeaGullLHaRGB_sidonio800.preview.jpg)
12.01.2011
This broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like visage to astronomers from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker - The Seagull Nebula. This portrait of the cosmic bird covers a 1.6 degree wide swath across the plane of the Milky Way, near the direction of Sirius, alpha star of the constellation Canis Major.
![Космическая паутина в туманности Тарантул](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2011/01/11/0001249166/tarantula_salemme.preview.jpg)
11.01.2011
It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region's spidery appearance is responsible for its popular name, the Tarantula nebula. This tarantula, however, is about 1,000 light-years across.
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