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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
![Метеоры из потока Тау-Геркулиды над телескопами Китт-Пик](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/06/01/0001835395/TauHerMeteors_Lyu_1080.preview.jpg)
1.06.2022
It wasn't the storm of the century -- but it was a night to remember. Last night was the peak of the Tau Herculids meteor shower, a usually modest dribble of occasional meteors originating from the disintegrating Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3.
![Ракета пролетает перед струящимся Солнцем](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/31/0001835063/FalconSun_Cain_960.preview.jpg)
31.05.2022
The launch of a rocket at sunrise can result in unusual but intriguing images that feature both the rocket and the Sun. Such was the case last month when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying 53 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
![Красные сумеречные лучи от затмения](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/30/0001834873/EclipseRays_Bouvier_960.preview.jpg)
30.05.2022
What's happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light -- called crepuscular rays -- originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time -- late last month.
![Модель TNG50: формирование скопления галактик](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/30/0001834875/illus.preview.preview.png)
29.05.2022
How do clusters of galaxies form? Since our universe moves too slowly to watch, faster-moving computer simulations are created to help find out. A recent effort is TNG50 from IllustrisTNG, an upgrade of the famous Illustris Simulation.
![RCW 86: остаток исторической сверхновой](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/30/0001834876/RCW86_MP1024.preview.jpg)
28.05.2022
In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded the appearance of a new star in the Nanmen asterism. That part of the sky is identified with Alpha and Beta Centauri on modern star charts. The new star was visible for months and is thought to be the earliest recorded supernova.
![Титан: спутник над Сатурном](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/27/0001834359/PIA19642Titan1024.preview.jpg)
27.05.2022
Like Earth's moon, Saturn's largest moon Titan is locked in synchronous rotation. This mosaic of images recorded by the Cassini spacecraft in May of 2012 shows its anti-Saturn side, the side always facing away from the ringed gas giant.
![NGC 4565: галактика, видимая с ребра](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/26/0001834174/Needle_Galaxy_4-7-22.preview.jpg)
26.05.2022
Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices.
![Оживленный центр туманности Лагуна](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/25/0001834047/LagoonCenter_HubbleOzsarac_960.preview.jpg)
25.05.2022
The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A tremendously bright nearby star, Herschel 36, lights the area.
![Глубокое небо за затмившейся Луной](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/24/0001833879/RhoLunarEclipse_Dascalu_960.preview.jpg)
24.05.2022
The plan was to capture a picturesque part of the sky that was hosting an unusual guest. The result included a bonus Б an additional and unexpected guest. The beautiful background features part...
![Звезды Андромеды: настоящее и будущее](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/23/0001833725/M31_HubbleSpitzerGendler_960.preview.jpg)
23.05.2022
This picture of Andromeda shows not only where stars are now, but where stars will soon be. Of course, the big, beautiful Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is a spiral galaxy -- and a mere 2.5 million light-years away.
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