Rambler's Top100Astronet    
  po tekstam   po klyuchevym slovam   v glossarii   po saitam   perevod   po katalogu
 

M27: Not A Comet
<< Yesterday 9.10.1998 Tomorrow >>
M27: Not A Comet
Credit & Copyright: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO
Explanation: While searching the skies above 18th century France for comets, astronomer Charles Messier diligently recorded this object as number 27 on his list of things which are definitely not comets. So what is it? Well, 20th century astronomers would classify it as a Planetary Nebula ... but it's not a planet either, even though it may appear round and planet-like in a small telescope. Messier 27 (M27) is now known to be an excellent example of a gaseous emission nebula created as a sun-like star runs out of nuclear fuel in its core. The nebula forms as the star's outer layers are expelled into space, with a visible glow generated by atoms excited by the dying star's intense but invisible ultraviolet light. Known by the popular name of the "Dumbbell Nebula", the beautifully symmetric interstellar gas cloud is about 1,200 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. This gorgeous synthetic color picture of M27 was produced during testing of the European Southern Observatory's new Very Large Telescope.

Tomorrow's picture: Inspiration

<<  Oktyabr'  >>
Pn Vt Sr Cht Pt Sb Vs
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
1995   1996   1997
1998   1999   2000
2001   2002   2003
2004   2005   2006
2007   2008   2009
2010   2011   2012
2013   2014   2015
2016   2017   2018
2019   2020   2021
2022   2023   2024
Yanvar'
Fevral'
Mart
Aprel'
Mai
Iyun'
Iyul'
Avgust
Sentyabr'
Oktyabr'
Noyabr'
Dekabr'
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.

Russkii tekst
Based on Astronomy Picture Of the Day
Publikacii s klyuchevymi slovami: M 27 - planetary nebula - dumbbell nebula - katalog Mess'e - Planetarnaya tumannost'
Publikacii so slovami: M 27 - planetary nebula - dumbbell nebula - katalog Mess'e - Planetarnaya tumannost'
Sm. takzhe:
Vse publikacii na tu zhe temu >>

Ocenka: 2.6 [golosov: 35]
 
O reitinge
Versiya dlya pechati Raspechatat'

Astronet | Nauchnaya set' | GAISh MGU | Poisk po MGU | O proekte | Avtoram

Kommentarii, voprosy? Pishite: info@astronet.ru ili syuda

Rambler's Top100 Yandeks citirovaniya