... The source exhibits a mas-scale structure which, according to the USNO multi-epoch monitoring at 2.3 and 8.4 GHz over the period from 1994 July through 1998 April, undergoes considerable changes in the brightness distribution and positions of the major structural features. Our image is qualitatively consistent with the structural pattern of the source. ... We note a difference of ~90 in position angles of secondary components in our image and the 5 GHz VLBI image by Shen et al. 1998). ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Thursday, February 15th 2001 (and replayed on March 19), the Fox TV network aired a program called ``Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?'', hosted by X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi. ... Dust around the lander . ... However, it appeals to our common sense: when the sky is black here on Earth, we see stars. ... Bad: The program claims that when the top half of the lander took off from the Moon to bring the astronauts back into orbit, there was no flame from the rocket. ...

... A Chemically Decoupled Nucleus and Structure of the Nuclear Region in the S0 Galaxy NGC 4036¶ O. K. Sil'chenko1 * and V. V. Vlasyuk2 2 Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Universitetskioe pr. ... The unresolved nucleus of NGC 4036 is shown to be chemically decoupled: [Mg/Fe] = +0.3 at the very center, whereas in the immediate vicinity of its nucleus, this ratio abruptly drops to +0.1 and does not change further along the radius. ... However, the major-axis turn within R < 5 should be considered real. ...

... Луна . ... Астрофест 2014 . Астрофест 2012 . ... Астрофест 2009 . Астрофест 2008 . Астрофест 2007 . ... Астрофест 2005 . Астрофест 2004 . ... Съемка Международной Космической Станции - достаточно сложное дело, требуется телескоп с довольно большим фокусным расстоянием (не менее полутора-двух метров), а наводить его приходится вручную на быстродвижущуюся станцию с высокой точностью. ... Одно из самых зрелищных явлений - вспышки "Иридиумов". ... Iridium 26 . ... 2004-2015г. Андрей Олешко ...