Vesennee zatmenie v Vengrii
4.05.2013 | Astronomicheskaya kartinka dnya

Na proshloi nedele posle zakata Solnca polnaya Luna vzoshla nad vesennim landshaftom v Tihani, Vengriya, na severnom beregu ozera Balaton. Podnimayas' v yasnom nebe, Luna kosnulas' temnoi teni planety Zemli – umbry. Proizoshlo pervoe v etom godu chastnoe lunnoe zatmenie. Chastnaya faza prodolzhalas' menee 27 minut.

Grozovoe oblako superyacheika nad Montanoi
5.05.2013 | Astronomicheskaya kartinka dnya

Eto oblako ili kosmicheskii korabl'? Hotya mozhet pokazat'sya, chto eto korabl' prishel'cev, na samom dele eto vpechatlyayushee grozovoe oblako – superyacheika. Takie kolossal'nye vihrevye sistemy rozhdayutsya v mezociklonah – vrashayushihsya voshodyashih potokah, kotorye prostirayutsya na neskol'ko kilometrov. Oni prinosyat s soboi prolivnye dozhdi i sil'nye vetry, inogda dazhe tornado.