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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
![Голографический принцип](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/30/0001202646/teapotsirds_winfree.preview.gif)
30.01.2005
Is this image worth a thousand words? According to the Holographic Principle, the most information you can get from this image is about 3 x 10 65 bits for a normal sized computer monitor.
![Южный Крест в небе над Мауна Лоа](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/29/0001202640/MaunaLoaSkies_Magrath_c2.preview.jpg)
29.01.2005
Gazing across this gorgeous skyscape, the Southern Cross and stars of the constellation Centaurus are seen above the outline of Mauna Loa (Long Mountain), planet Earth's largest volcano. Unfamiliar to sky gazers north...
![Рой черных дыр](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/28/0001202631/swarm_cxc_labelc.preview.jpg)
28.01.2005
What do you call a group of black holes ... a flock, a brace, a swarm? Monitoring a region around the center of our Galaxy, astronomers have indeed found evidence for a surprisingly large number...
![Луна заходит в земную тень](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/27/0001202615/wiroshadow_bonnell_c55.preview.jpg)
27.01.2005
A nearly full Moon and planet Earth's shadow set together in this scene captured Monday from snowy Mt. Jelm, home of the Wyoming Infrared Observatory. For early morning risers (and late...
![Первый запуск тяжелой ракеты Дельта IV](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/26/0001202587/delta4heavy_ecliptic.preview.gif)
26.01.2005
The new Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle is the largest rocket ever to be launched by the US Air Force. The Delta IV Heavy is capable of launching over 23,000 kilograms into low Earth orbit.
![NGC 6946: галактика Фейерверк](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/25/0001202553/ngc6946_gemini.preview.jpg)
25.01.2005
Why is this galaxy so active? Nearby spiral galaxy NGC 6946 is undergoing a tremendous burst of star formation with no obvious cause. In many cases spirals light up when interacting with another galaxy, but NGC 6946 appears relatively isolated in space.
![Русла рек и дно озер на спутнике Сатурна Титане](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/24/0001202520/titancoast_huygens.preview.jpg)
24.01.2005
Methane rain, evaporating lakes, flowing rivers, and water ice-volcanoes all likely exist on Saturn's moon Titan, according to preliminary analyses of recent images taken by the successful Huygen's lander. A snaking...
![NGC 2440: кокон вокруг нового белого карлика](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/23/0001202491/ngc2440_hst4.preview.jpg)
23.01.2005
Like a butterfly, a white dwarf star begins its life by casting off a cocoon that enclosed its former self. In this analogy, however, the Sun would be a caterpillar and the ejected shell of gas would become the prettiest of all!
![Загадочная рукопись Войнича](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/22/0001202446/voynich_schaefer.preview.jpg)
22.01.2005
The ancient text has no known title, no known author, and is written in no known language: what does it say and why does it have many astronomy illustrations? The mysterious book was once bought by an emperor, forgotten on a library shelf, sold for thousands of dollars, and later donated to Yale.
![Металл на марсианской равнине](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/01/21/0001202379/rockshield_opportunity.preview.jpg)
21.01.2005
What has the Opportunity rover found on Mars? While traversing a vast empty plain in Meridiani Planum, one of Earth's yearling rolling robots found a surprise when visiting the location of it own metallic heat shield discarded last year during descent.
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