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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
![Мимас, кольца и тени](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/12/02/0001201341/ringMimas_cassini_1c75.preview.jpg)
1.12.2004
Caught in sunlight, icy moon Mimas shines above a broad shadow across gas giant Saturn. In this remarkable image from the Cassini spacecraft, tiny Mimas is at the upper right. The broad shadow across...
![Спутник Сатурна Диона: вид с "Кассини"](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/12/01/0001201337/dione_cassini.preview.jpg)
30.11.2004
What causes the bright streaks on Dione? Recent and likely future images of this unusual moon by the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn might help us find out. The above image was taken at the end of October from a distance of about one million kilometers.
![Снег над озером](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/30/0001201326/lakeeffect_seawifs.preview.jpg)
29.11.2004
What are those strange clouds stretching out from these lakes? The clouds are caused by cold air moving over a warm water and result in bands of lake-effect snow. The rising bands of moistened, warmed air that drop lake-effect snow alternate with clear bands of falling cold air.
![Спутник Сатурна Тефия: вид с "Кассини"](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/29/0001201317/tethys_cassini.preview.jpg)
28.11.2004
Tethys is one of the larger and closer moons of Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn passed near the frozen moon at the end of October, capturing the most detailed images since the Voyager spacecrafts in the early 1980s.
![Обреченная звезда Эта Киля](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/29/0001201316/etacarinae3_hst.preview.jpg)
27.11.2004
Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when - it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae's mass - about 100 times greater than our Sun - makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova.
![NGC 2683: Спиральная галактика с ребра](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/27/0001201307/n2683matthews_c1.preview.jpg)
26.11.2004
This gorgeous island universe, cataloged as NGC 2683, lies a mere 16 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Lynx. A spiral galaxy comparable to our own Milky Way, NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in this cosmic vista, with more distant galaxies scattered in the background.
![Магнетары на небе](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/27/0001201302/magnetars_cobeloc.preview.jpg)
25.11.2004
Indicated on this infrared image of the galactic center region are positions of candidate magnetars -- believed to be the strongest magnets in the galaxy. Classified by observers as Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs) and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs), these cosmic powerhouses are likely city-sized, spinning, highly-magnetized neutron stars. How strong is a magnetar's magnetic field?
![Что увидел Хаббл](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/25/0001201289/hubblesaw_jross_rc3.preview.jpg)
24.11.2004
In this striking 41 inch by 38 inch quilt, astronomy enthusiast Judy Ross has interpreted some of the Hubble Space Telescope's best galactic and extragalactic vistas. Featured in past APODs, clockwise from...
![Радарное изображение Титана](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/25/0001201282/titanradar_cassini.preview.jpg)
23.11.2004
Where are Titan's craters? Throughout our Solar System's five billion-year history, dangerous rocks and chunks of ice have continually slammed into planets and moons - usually creating numerous long lasting impact craters. When the robot spacecraft Cassini swooped past Saturn's moon Titan last month, however, radar images showed few craters.
!["Прожилка" метеора из Леонид](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/11/23/0001201278/leonid1_nsl.preview.jpg)
22.11.2004
The 2004 Leonids meteor shower had its ups and downs. Although average rates were significantly less than many previous years, as expected, at least two unexpected "mini-outbursts" of several bright meteors over a few minutes were reported.
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