ISS over the Sun

Submitted by nikipetrov on 7 August, 2010 - 11:17

On July 15th, 2010 at 14:27 (LST) the ISS crossed the solar disk as seen from Varna, Bulgaria. The image was taken by Emil Ivanov with CANON 40 D camera and 840mm CANON objectve.

Sunspots image 07 Aug 2010

Submitted by nikipetrov on 7 August, 2010 - 10:51

Sunspots observations in White-Light from the teritory of National Astronomical Observatory ROZHEN. The image was taken by Tsvetan Tsvetkov and Yovelina Zinkova with refractor telescope 80/1200 and Digital camera CANON EOS 350 D- summer astronomical scool Haskovo-Dimitrovgrad 2010.

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Submitted by admin on 1 August, 2010 - 13:42

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NAO Rozhen on space.com :)

Submitted by admin on 23 July, 2010 - 11:43

New Planet-Hunting Method Could Find Earth-Like Alien Worlds

Posted on Space.com

Solar Dynamics Observatory goes live

Submitted by admin on 22 April, 2010 - 12:48

The NASA "Solar Dynamics Observatory" (SDO) has sent it's first images of the sun. Enjoy.

Happy Easter

Submitted by nikipetrov on 3 April, 2010 - 22:13

Happy Easter

Solar Halo on 03 April 2010

Submitted by nikipetrov on 3 April, 2010 - 22:02

A 22^osolar halo was visible on 03 Apr 2010, 08:47 LT from the territory of the National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen.

The halo was visible on the cloudy sky background through trees as a divine glory.

Partial blue Moon eclipse on 31 Dec 2009

Submitted by nikipetrov on 9 January, 2010 - 12:31

Just before the end of 2009 we ware witness of the second full Moon of December named a Blue Moon. But only 3 hours before the New Year the Nature was present a follow phenomenon for us as a partial lunar eclipse. If we believe of superstitions or myths now is the moment to expect a lot of surprises from 2010.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Submitted by nikipetrov on 23 December, 2009 - 20:33

Santa

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

The Known Universe Scientifically Rendered For All to See

Submitted by admin on 21 December, 2009 - 15:29

The Known Universe Scientifically Rendered For All to See

After hovering over Mount Everest and the gorges that plunge to the Ganges, you are pulled through the Earth’s atmosphere to glimpse the inky black of space over Tibet’s high desert. So begins The Known Universe, a new film produced by the American Museum of Natural History that is part of a new exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.