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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
![Старый верующий встречает комету Хейла-Боппа](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/24/0001191212/halebopp4_dv.preview.jpg)
26.05.1997
As Comet Hale-Bopp leaves our Northern Skies, it provides us with yet another burst of joy. On May 11th the fading comet was photographed behind the famous "Old Faithful" water geyser of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, Planet Earth.
![Флот высоких энергий](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191206/heao_fleet_big.preview.gif)
25.05.1997
Looking like a fleet of futuristic starcruisers, NASA's highly successful series of High Energy Astrophysical Observatory (HEAO) spacecraft appear poised over planet Earth. Labeled A, B, and C in this vintage illustration, the spacebased telescopes were known as HEAO-1, HEAO-2, and HEAO-3 respectively.
![Кольца Сатурна сбоку](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191205/saturn_24Apr_hst_big.preview.gif)
24.05.1997
Saturn's rings are actually very thin. This picture from the Hubble Space Telescope was taken on August 6, 1995 when the rings lined up sideways as seen from Earth. Saturn's largest moon Titan is seen on the left, and Titan's shadow can be seen on Saturn's cloud tops!
![Сердце Ориона](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191204/omc1_hst_big.preview.jpg)
23.05.1997
Newborn stars lie at the heart of the Orion Nebula, hidden from view by the dust and gas of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud number 1 (OMC-1). Sensitive to invisible infrared wavelengths, Hubble...
![Прыжок на Марс](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191203/mars4_hst_big.preview.jpg)
22.05.1997
Two NASA spacecraft, Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder, are presently approaching the red planet. Pathfinder is scheduled to land on July 4th and Global Surveyor due to enter orbit in September. Recent studies...
![Предсказанное радиоизлучение GRB970508](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/10/20/0001194244/grb970508_mw.preview.jpg)
21.05.1997
New evidence bolsters once controversial claims that Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful explosions ever found by humanity. Two weeks ago, an average GRB became instantly historic when prompt, coincident X-ray and optical emissions were identified.
![Оболочки в туманности Яйцо](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191201/eggshells_hst_big.preview.jpg)
20.05.1997
The Egg Nebula is taking a beating. Like a baby chick pecking its way out of an egg, the star in the center of the Egg Nebula is casting away shells of gas and dust as it slowly transforms itself into a white dwarf star.
![NGC 1365: спиральная галактика с перемычкой](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191200/ngc1365_aat.preview.gif)
19.05.1997
Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a bar, but perhaps not so prominent as the one in NGC 1365, shown above. The persistence and motion of the bar imply relatively massive spiral arms.
![Первый Эксплорер](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191199/explaunch_abma_big.preview.gif)
18.05.1997
The first US spacecraft was Explorer 1. The cylindrical 30 pound satellite was launched (above) as the fourth stage of a Jupiter-C rocket (a modified US Army Redstone ballistic missile) and achieved orbit on January 31, 1958.
![7 тысяч звезд и Млечный Путь](http://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/06/23/0001191198/milkyway_lund_big.preview.gif)
17.05.1997
This panorama view of the sky is really a drawing. It was made in the 1940s under the supervision of astronomer Knut Lundmark at the Lund Observatory in Sweden. To create the picture, draftsmen...
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