Next: Student Briefing Up: Case Study 1: The Previous: Case Study 1: The . This PBL exercise was used as the principle assessment item for a 1st year introductory cosmology course. About 40 students were enrolled. These students were required to have a reasonable high-school maths and physics background. Students were required to do the exercise in their own time: little class time was made available for it. ... Paul Francis 2001-06-21 ...

These observations are aimed at fully charactering FORS1 photometric system (UBVRI zero-points, color-terms and extinction coefficients) for the Tektronix 2048x2048 pixel CCD (24µm px) . To this aim, the two Landolt/Stetson photometric fields SA95 and SA101 will be observed on a number of epochs and at different airmasses during February and March 2007. ... SA101 . ... OBs for SA101 have to be observed during evenigh twilight (exceptions are expected for the second half of March) . ...

... the data are described accurately enough to allow an unambiguous interpretation of the data, as well as a comprehension of the context in which the data were acquired and/or processed; a single ascii file, named ReadMe , is designed for this role. the data are in a format which allows their usage by tools currently in usage in our discipline -- normally flat ascii files ; other formats can be accepted, but are converted into flat files. ... How to prepare the Data files . ... How to deposit the data...

... The Sun has come all of one day away from breaking its record for the longest period of inactivity for the last decade - reaching a mid-summer low and falling into yet another state of "hibernation". Yesterday, on the first day of autumn, new sunspots appeared on the surface of the Sun following an absence of almost 50 days. ... The first low lasted 51 days, from 21 July until 11 September last year. ... Now, almost a year later, it seems the Sun has hit a new low almost as "deep" as the first. ...

Minutes of the INTAS meeting, Amsterdam, October 28 2000. ... After this, the different groups participating in the INTAS programme presented their interests and expertise within the light scattering context. ... Karine Chamaillard (Paris, not formally taking part in INTAS): light scattering of rough surface spherical particles, DDA method. ... The meeting then proceeded with a discussion on possible projects to be done within the coming 6 months to 1 year. ... Amsterdam, October 30, 2000 Rens Waters ...

... LINKS . ... 0 total, enter for more, latest pics follow . AAL Activities . ... 105 total, enter for more, latest pics follow . ... Internet Time: @850 . ... INTELLIGENT-IP Internet Services . SOME LINKS . ... more links.. ... The AAL is not responsible for the content of external internet sites! ... Coordination & Astronomical Content by: J. Steinberg ...

For solar wind dials without any explanatory text, see this page . ... There are three logs, one for each condition index ( K P , Solar Wind ,and NOAA/SEC .) ... More about the solar wind's recent behavior can be found on my Current Solar Wind Conditions page. ... Other items of interest include NOAA/SEC Current Conditions , my composite current Auroral Images page, Windows on the Universe: Space Weather , and Public Outreach Index, Department of Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University . ...

... Searching for Far Out and Wandering Worlds . ... The Real Reality Show: Would aliens be anything like us? ... The SETI Institute is after alien signals. Assuming another world is beaming a 1-million-watt radio signal in our direction, how far away can that source be before the signal is lost in intergalactic noise? ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

. Russian lab homepage . The laboratory went out of existence in November 2015. However, the following research activities are continuing at the Pulkovo Observatory: . Earth rotation and Geodynamics . Radioastrometry . Publications and presentations . Pulkovo Observatory homepage . Originated on 28 Mar 2011 . Last updated on 26 Nov 2015 . Feedback is welcome!

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

... part 1 | ... The Basic Stages in Earth's Pre-geological Development . ... After fragments of the Vortex sleeves separated, whirlwinds of second and third orders ("NC" - new micro-vortex) were generated- future planet cores and their satellites - all of them developing independently, governed by the common laws of development of cosmogenic vortexes. ... Our planet's core today is comprised of considerably deteriorated cosmogenic vortex; consequently, the Earth has a moderated magnetic field. ...

... 7.07.2001 . ... Outward bound, this primordial piece of the solar system is still just visible to the unaided eye and can now be sighted by northern hemisphere skygazers as it moves through the constellation Pisces. ... Just as rainbows are lit by the Sun, moonbows are lit by the Moon. ... Pictured above is a moonbow stretching over Salt Pond Bay in St. Unusual Flashes Toward Globular Cluster M22 . ... This teaming ball of stars is the brightest globular cluster visible in Earth's northern...

The build the executables: make To install the executables and set_camera_filter link in /usr/local/bin/ make install To uninstall the executables make uninstall To use the IFW filter wheel from within xmccd, you need to specify an external filter wheel option in the configuration file by setting ccd.filter_wheel = 1 in prefs.ccd By default, XmCCD will try to automatically configure an SBIG filter wheel on SBIG cameras, or follow a configuration file directive. ...

The IAO-type events have to stimulte the science-educating style of the Olympiads. To follow the main science-educating principles of the IAO-type events and Schools for Young Astrophysicists , particularly: . ... The minimum duration of the IAO-type event is defined as 5 days (4 nights). ... foreign language teams for an international IAO-type event - 1 / 2. ... The full text of the current Supplementary Instructions N 4 IAO-type events and Schools for Young Astrophysicists to be presented later. ...

... MSSSO is part of a collaboration developing a wide field imaging CCD mosaic (WFI). As part of this project, we have developed a GUI based pipeline tool that is an integrated part of MSSSO's CICADA data acquisition environment and processes CCD FITS images as they are acquired. ... This pipeline tool was originally developed for the Wide Field Imager (WFI) being developed jointly by MSSSO , AAO and the University of Melbourne , but it can be used to process other CCD image data. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... September . ... Posted on September 27, 2010 | ... This new Hubble Space Telescope image shows that M66 seems to have been through the mangle. ... You can find out in this issue of Astronotes) . ... No Comments Dark matter and its part in the evolution of the Universe is revealed by new data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope. ... Newer Entries . ... Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space...

The nasa.gov site requires that JavaScripts be enabled in your browser. ... Contact NASA . ... The following are astronauts who are employed at NASA. Astronaut assignments and category definitions (e.g., "active" astronauts, "management" astronauts) are contained in a separate Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) policy letter. Astronaut . ... Acaba, Joseph M. 2004 . ... Aunon, Serena M. 2009 . ... Barratt, Michael R. 2000 . ... Burbank, Daniel C. 1996 . ... Cassada, Josh A. 2013 . ... 1998 . ...

... The Drake Equation: Adding a METI Factor . ... METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is an activity, which I believe to be an inherent attribute of advanced civilizations. In order to account for the true prevalence of communicative civilizations (that is, those that engage in METI), I suggest we introduce a METI factor f m into the classical Drake Equation . ... f p = The fraction of those stars with planetary systems . ... Then the METI factor f m should be quite small, about 0.01. ...

Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 09 - 15.11.2015, Forecast on 16 - 123.11.2015, Carrington Rotation 2170 (31,87.11.2015) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN REMAINED AT THE AVERAGE LEVEL, HOWEVER ON 12.11 FELL TO THE LOW. ... Fl AО CME 11.11 <1330 >1734 N02W21L242 ~10 B8.1 12449 CME 15.11 2255 0140 S16W24L186 21 СМЕ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT WEEK FLARE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AT THE LOW AND AVERAGE LEVELS. ...

... The following reports were heard: . Report on readiness status of Soyuz TMA-13 transport manned space vehicle; . Report on Soyuz - FG launch vehicle flight readiness for Soyuz TMA-13 space vehicle launch; . Report on the Launch Complex readiness for the launch of the integrated launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-13 space vehicle; . ... Report on status of the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment (RS) and continued implementation of its Mission Program; . ...