... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Moon . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Learn about another Saturn moon . ... In the March issue of Astronomy, author Michael Carroll introduced Saturn s moon Phoebe and why it s an oddball satellite. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

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... Credit: Gemini Observatory , GMOS Team Explanation: If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 30 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces , NGC 628 or M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view to earthbound astronomers. ... Publications with keywords: M74 - spiral galaxy - Gemini telescope . Publications with words: M74 - spiral galaxy - Gemini telescope . ... Bright Galaxy NGC 2903 . ...

... 2003 May 24 . M74: The Perfect Spiral . Credit: Gemini Observatory , GMOS Team . Explanation: If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. ... Classified as an Sc galaxy, the grand design of M74's graceful spiral arms traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes , is similar in many respects to our own home galaxy, the Milky Way . ... About APOD | ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

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... Rocket History . Most people have at least an intuitive notion of the center of gravity (CG) of an object: it is the point on which the object can be perfectly balanced. Grab a broom at one end and the other end tries to drop down; grab it at its center of gravity, and it stays balanced, neither end tipping over. ... Suppose we have a rocket of total mass 2M , of which M is payload and M is fuel. ... Total mass . ... Each time the velocity increases by one notch, the mass doubles . ...

... A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers who set up their telescopes and observe the dynamic night sky. ... Star parties are best scheduled during first quarter and waxing gibbous Moon. During full moon, the moon is so bright it obscures a view of other celestial objects and even the Moon is best viewed when NOT full. ... We will consult local weather forecasters and make a decision by 2:00p on the day of the star party. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Learning set is formed on basis of the Taken' algorithm. ... For 10, 100, 200, 300 day forecast the time lag was correspondingly = 10, = 100, = 200, = 300. ... For every forecast (10, 100, 200, 300 days) ANN started k = 10 times. ... On figure, 1 it is shown the MAE and RMS statistics for 10-, 200- and 300-day forecast for Xp : M AE = 1 n i=n |f orecastav erag ei - realv aluei |, ... i=1 139 RMS 300 MAE 300 RMS 200 RMS 10 MAE 10 MAE 200 Figure 1: 10, 200, 300 day statistics for Xp forecast. ...

. Next: How Ceilidh worksCeilidh Course Notes, User Up: Ceilidh - On Line C Tutoring System Previous: General points . The Ceilidh system is an essential part of your learning process; learn to make good use of it. Dave.Marshall@cm.cf.ac.uk . Wed Sep 14 10:06:31 BST 1994

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton invites its members to learn astro imaging! ... Well, here's your chance to kindle the motivation with like-minded AAAP members. ... Or you just want to learn more about astrophotography but you didn’t know where to turn. ... AAAP member and astrophotographer Brian Van Liew is preparing to host a AAAP SIG ( Special Interest Group ) covering digital astrophotography. ... Types of imaging equipment . ... All images on this page created by Brian Van Liew. ...

... ASRAS HOME . ... ASRAS Board Members . ... Site . ... The Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science , also known as ASRAS, is Rochester's astronomy club. ... ASRAS Members enjoy all aspects of astronomy, including: тАв astrophotography and astro-imaging . ... тАв Monthly meetings that include presentations by guest speakers or members on topics ranging from elementary to advanced. тАв Access to our dark sky observing site, the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, . ...

... October 6, 15:00 15:40 . ... PDF [2.3б MB] October 6, 15:40 16:30 . Warren Skidmore (TMT), Reed Riddle (TMT), Angel Otarola (TMT), Sebastian Els (TMT), Tony Travouillon (TMT), Matthias Schoeck (TMT), R. Dahl (ISIS), D. Naylor (ISIS), R. Querel (ISIS) . The results of the characterization of precipitable water vapor (PWV) in the atmospheric column carried out in the context of identifying potential sites for the deployment of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) are presented. ...

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... A language centre has helped move a group of Russian academics a step closer to realising their ambition of studying for a prestigious research degree in the UK. The scholars from Samara State Aerospace University lacked the English language skills needed to study at Glynd?r University for a PhD, one of the highest academic qualifications. ... This has seen Glynd?r University Professor Richard Day, Professor of Composites, visit Russia to deliver guest lectures to students at Samara. ...

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... Bad Astronomy . Misconceptions . ... Bad Astronomy : The Moon only shows one face to us because it is not rotating. Better astronomy : The Moon only shows one face because it is rotating, once every time it revolves around the Earth. ... Place the Moon model on the table about 30 centimeters (one foot) away with the X facing the Earth model. ... You'll see that to keep the X facing the Earth model, you have to rotate the Moon model as it goes around the Earth model . ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Наверное не ошибусь, если скажу, что каждый астроном-любитель мечтает иметь телескоп и обычно рано или поздно достигает этой цели. ... Построить такой телескоп значительно проще, чем, например, "серьезный" рефрактор, так как, во-первых, можно изготовить оптику самостоятельно (см. статью "Как самому изготовить главное зеркало для небольшого рефлектора системы Ньютона" ), во вторых, при покупке оптики, комплект зеркал будет стоить дешевле ахроматического линзового объектива, да и купить его легче. ...