... Research . ... I use interferometric arrays of telescopes to yield images with an angular resolution more than one hundred times better than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. ... As a result, the MROI will be able to image targets 10 times fainter than those accessible with any other interferometer, and it will be able to make images on timescales of hours instead of days (Buscher et al 2013). ...
... ASRAS HOME . ... For our educational outreach event, we hosted a Boy Scout troop in Ionia (Pix_1), for a sleep over this last spring and were able to make our Portable Radio Telescope (PBT - itty bitty radio telescope ) operational. ... The Solar Radio Telescope project is coming together nicely. ... You may have seen or heard of articles about the ongoing Solar RT project which is a Solar RF Spectrograph to study sunspots, presently being built for the ASRAS astronomy club (site in Ionia, NY). ...
... We all agree there are a number of very exciting EALFA surveys: . ... ZOA We agree on various ones, but they have different needs and may not be of equal interest to everyone. ... Perhaps ALFALFA doesn't need to survey below 1350. ... Individuals were proposed to lead the discussion of survey needs in 5 categories: . ... NAIC needs to understand how the surveys will function, but also the community needs to understand what they are committing themselves to and what NAIC expects of the teams. ...
... Previous: Astronomical Information Discovery and Access: Design and Implementation of the ADS Bibliographic Services . ... We use the NASA Astrophysics Data System database of astronomical abstracts in seven major astronomy journals to study trends in astronomical publication over the last twenty years. ... The sociology of astronomical publication has traditionally been performed by looking for publication trends using every paper published in a few selected journals within a few selected years. ...
... Telescopes . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... By 1977, Meade Instruments offered a broad range of telescope accessories and parts for the serious amateur, a range of accessories and parts that, in fact, permitted the company to bring out its first in-house manufactured telescopes, Meade Models 628 and 826 6-inch and 8-inch reflecting telescopes. ...
... 1 - 5 m HgCdTe Detector Material . Hybridization of 2048 x 2048 Arrays . ... Options for Extension to Visible Wavelengths . ... MBE HgCdTe Capability at Rockwell Science Center . ... Over the last two decades, dramatic improvements in the performance of 1 - 5 m infrared detector materials combined with the leap from single detectors to million pixel arrays have led to a billion-fold improvement in our ability to observe astronomical sources at these wavelengths. ...
Next: Procedure Up: EPIC Related CAL Routines Previous: List of CCF Components Contents . returns the correspondence between PI channels and energy ranges. The raw PHA channels are converted to approximate energy values in the form of PI channels. However the response matrix distributions are provided also in PI channels, but typically in a fixed set of energy ranges. ... Therefore the upper and lower energy limits per response bin are to be converted between PI channel and energy. ...
... Космическая галерея 1 . ... Космическая графика . ... Викторина . Данная викторина имеет три уровня: 1) общие вопросы, 2) Стругацкие и 3) Вавилон5 . Цель каждого уровня: ответить не менее, чем на 7 вопросов из 10 предложенных! Если не удалось ответить с первого раза на все вопросы уровня, не расстраивайтесь. ... УРОВЕНЬ 1 - ОБЩИЕ ВОПРОСЫ ПО КОСМОСУ И ФАНТАСТИКЕ . ... Эти космические объекты находятся на огромном расстоянии от Солнечной системы. ... Звезды - холодные игрушки" . ...
... Observatory . ... THE HISTORY OF AAAP . ... After introductory remarks by Robert Sanders, founder of the Association, it was moved that the name of the organization be Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton. ... 2/72 First issue of Sidereal Times, so named by Editor Roxanne Tobin. ... 5/72 Election of officers: Norman Sperling, Director; John Church, Assist. ... Sidereal Times, John gives the following report: . ... Sidereal Times.) ... Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton Т? 2015. ...
ATMoB "Messier Marathon Award " Guidelines Purpose: To promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston through participation in an all-night Messier Marathon. ... For each Messier object observed, check the space in the "Seen" column on the attached Messier Checklist and note the time and method of observation. ... Challenge Levels: Beginner Intermediate Master Observe and record information on 25 Messier objects in the attached worksheet. ...
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On April 14, 2000 UT a series of Shack-Hartmann measurements were made at varying altitudes. ... The tilts and sags shown are those given by the normal Shack-Hartmann analysis. ... Without this feedback, off-telescope tests showed positioning errors on the order of 10 arcseconds in the secondary mirror position. ... Tilt M2 Bk by X" . ... The coefficients m1 through m3 need to be added to those that are currently in the TCC to correct for the secondary translation with respect to the primary. ...
Your First Telescope . Articles | ... Avoiding "Aperture Fever" . ... Astronomy is a lot like that. ... This seems to apply to just about everyone, regardless of experience. ... I just look through someone else's. This way, I get my share of "big gun" observing time and I don't have to deal with the hassle of set up and break down. ... Large aperture scopes are more easily affected by sky glow (the light pollution thrown up into the sky by civilization.) ... www.astronomy.net . ...
... Because you are a newly created organization, we are not now making a final determination of your foundation status under section 509(a) of the Code. However, we have determined that you can reason-ably be expectqd, to- be a pubricly supported organization described sectiongn in )WCl), t futCl lr[1o U-10 Accordingly, you will be treated as a publicly supported organization, and not as a private foundation, during an advance ruling period. ...
VISTA Data Flow System : Overview Jim Emersona , Mike Irwinb, Jim Lewisb, Simo n Hodgkinb, Dafydd Evansb, Peter Bunclarkb, Richard McMahonb, Nigel Hamblyc ... Astronomy, School of Physics, Universit y of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK d Nat ional e- Science Centre, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AA, UK e UK Astronomy Techno logy Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh ... The system name adopted was the VISTA Data Flow System (VDFS). ...
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I was born on April 12, 1958, in Moscow, USSR, and I have a Russian nationality. I graduated the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1981, obtained there my Ph.D.degree in 1984 (the topic of the dissertation: "Stellar populations and evolution of galaxies") and a degree of Doctor of Physical-Mathematical Sciences in 1994 (the dissertation "Stellar population of galactic nuclei"). Since 1984 I hold a permanent position at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Moscow). ...
... Видимое годовое движение Солнца . ... Чему равна высота точки зенита над горизонтом? ... Эксцентриситет орбиты Цереры равен 0,079, большая ось 5,54 а. е. Чему равно наибольшее расстояние Цереры от Солнца? ... Горизонтальный параллакс Солнца равен 8,8?? ... Горизонтальный параллакс Солнца 8,8??, расстояние от Солнца до Марса 1,5 а. е. Определите линейный радиус Марса, если известно, что во время великого противостояния его угловой радиус составляет 12,5??, а горизонтальный параллакс равен 23,4?? ...
... Planets, moons, asteroids and comets contain resources such as water and minerals, valuable to astronauts and potentially to Earth, with other elements such as platinum as a byproduct of the extraction. ... Lewis hoped we could defray cost s b y "bringing inexpensive products down to Earth. ... We could make travel to Mars cheaper by "bringing just enough fuel [to get there], then use the Martian CO2 atmosphere to go home. One ton of equipment will be able to produce 100 tons of fuel." ...
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... Well, it's the time of the year when we can expect the cold and snow, so I'll keep up the article on dressing for observing in the cold. 2007 has been great, but it's time to start planning the 2008 spring-summer-fall observing season. ... Barb Hubal . ... Cotton doesn't hold in heat very well even when dry and it absorbs moisture, so once it's damp, the moisture conducts heat right through it. ... If you get cold easily, put on a short sleeve crew neck poly shirt on top of this layer. ... Layer...
SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standard BITPIX = 8 / number of bits per data pixel NAXIS = 0 / number of data axes EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensions COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'AstronomyCOMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A .. ... IMAGEW = 4256 / image width IMAGEH = 2832 / image height ANRUN = T / Solve this field! ...