The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... That produces an extra resistance to the flow of current. ...

... This thread contains a step-by-step recipe to extract MOS spectra of a point-like source observed in Imaging mode and to create associated response matrices, starting from a calibrated, concatenated event list (either produced with emproc or available as PPS product; here it has the assumed file name MOS.fits ). ... The users should note that the SAS metatask xmmselect allows them to interactively define source and background regions (via ds9) and to run backscale on the fly. ...

... The ISO post­mission archive (PMA) is being designed to fully ex­ ploit this legacy by providing access to the data across the Internet. It will provide an on­line service to the data, supporting documentation and software through a WWW interface which has the goals of being friendly for the novice user, flexible for the expert and rapid for everybody. ... Archived product or OFRP The ISO Post­Mission Archive 441 BROWSE FORM RESULTS FORM SHOPPING BASKET USER REGISTRATION RETRIEVAL FORM Figure 3. ...

... Space Research Institute . Main . ... Main results of the experimental and theoretical research completed in 2010 . ... Moon's topography is shown based on LOLA laser altimeter data, white contour shows a permanently shadowed region and a white rhomb indicates LCROSS spacecraft impact location. ... Ultra deep survey of the sky in hard X-rays, performed by INTEGRAL observatory . INTEGRAL observatory has completed the first and the most sensitive survey of the sky in hard X-ray energy band. ...

In calculating the NIFS sensitivity, we adopt a read noise of 5 e - , a dark current of 0.01 e - s -1 pix -1 , and a maximum exposure time of 3600 s. Grating . ... e/pix) . ... OH Cont. (e/pix) . ... NIFS should achieve signal-to-noise ratios of ~ 10 per spectral pixel in a 0.1" 0.1" aperture for single 1800 s exposures on uniform, extended, continuum sources with surface brightnesses of J = 15.4, J = 15.0, H = 14.8, and K = 13.5 mag arcsec -2 using the Z , J , H , and K gratings, respectively. ...

... INSTRUMENT: SurveyCam FILTERS: Stromgren uvby, 2" square COMMENTS: remote observations are expected BRIEF SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION: Last decade numerous faint structures at the periphery of regular galaxies, as arcs, tails, or streams, have been discovered (see e.g. Martinez-Delgado et al., ... The broad-band photometry is used for observing the faint structures, but it does not allow to break the age-metallicity degeneracy efficiently. ... The standard Stromgren set is available at APO. ... 2014). ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Bob Berman . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Dave's Universe . ... Bob Berman's Strange Universe . Bob Berman's strange universe: Expect a surprise . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

A forthcoming mutual events of planets and astrometric radio sources . ... Radio astronomy observations of close approaches of the Solar System planets to compact radio sources as well as radio source occultations by planets may be of large interest for planetary sciences, dynamical astronomy, and testing gravity theories. ... close approach, radio source, VLBI observation, mutual events. ...

Organisers: Michel Balazard (CNRS, Laboratoire Poncelet) , Michael Tsfasman (CNRS, Laboratoire Poncelet, Institute for Information Transmission Problems) , Alexey Zykin (Laboratoire Poncelet, State University Higher School of Economics) . ... General Information . ... Number theory semester web page . ... Poncelet Laboratory web page . ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Project History . ISS Russian Segment . Steps of ISS Assembly . ... ISS 45/46 . ... The goal of this experiment is to determine the effect of microgravity on both the ability of adherent monocytes to migrate on a surface (Motion), as well as to interact with T-cells (Interact). ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

Magnetic Stars, 2011, pp. 366 ­ 373 Sp ectral Variability of the Be Star HD 152478: Evidence for Magnetized Wind? ... Notable variations of line profiles have been found for a number of elements (H I, He I, Fe II, etc.) ... In this report we consider the large­scale profile variability, observed in the optically­thick H and H lines, and in several optically­thin Fe II lines. ... Figure 2: The same as in Fig. 1 but for H line profiles SPECTRAL VARIABILITY OF THE BE STAR HD 152478 .. ...

Next: Conclusion Up: No Title Previous: The Transmission Gratings . ... The potential of Chandra is illustrated in Figure which shows the official "first-light" image. ... Figure: The official CXO first light image - the supernova remnant CasA. Perhaps the neutron star - black hole connection and the utility of CXO are best illustrated by an early observation of the Crab Nebula and pulsar taken as part of the HETG calibration. ... Figure shows the zeroth-order image of the Crab Nebula. ...

ATTENDANCE of the CONFERENCE . ... Programming Committee . ... Registration and PLDS3 Address . ... Last updates, 24 Nov 2001: . ... It is expected that participants will arrive October 14, 2001. Conference Registration Desk in the Hotel "Druzhba" will be open between 17.00 and 22.00 on October 14 and during the conference. ... The registration fee will be accepted in cash in Chernogolovka during the registration of the participants. ... All foreign visitors in Russia must have a valid passport. ...

... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... The newly discovered ?mega-Earth? ... Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background (the two planets? proximity is grossly exaggerated) .€а Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 29 000 km, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. ... The first mega-earth to be discovered is Kepler-10c which orbits a star lying about 560 light years from the Sun in the constellation Draco. ... Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The ?Mega-Earth? ...

... In the light curve depicting their observations, definite trends are noted, here is a "thumb-nail" analysis of the the magnitude estimations of the bright SN (1989B) in the galaxy NGC 3627 (M66). ... 10 (IAUC # 4742) 2/25 13.3 16 j 2/27 13.5(*) 18 lc 2/28 13.8 19 p 3/1 13.2 20 w 3/2 13.5 21 a 3/4 13.8 23 p 3/6 13.3 25 c 3/7 13.3 26 c 3/8 14.1 27 m 3/8 13.3 27 r 3/9 13.4 28 c 3/9 14.1 28 m 3/10 13.6 29 j 3/10 14.0 29 a 3/11 13.6 30 c 3/11 13.5 30 r 3/11 13.7 30 s 3/13 [13.69 CCD Mag.] ...

... 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. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

... the time of observation . ... Observing the Changing Position of the Sun To Establish Cardinal Directions . ... Observations of the Sun's apparent movement across the sky and its pattern of rising and setting in the east and west horizon helped to establish the cardinal directions. ... The final stage of the Sun's return was marked by the observation that the Sun had reached its highest altitude when the full width of your mitted hand could fill the gap between the Sun and the horizon. ...

Microsymposium 40, abstract 28, 2004 (A4 format) HIGH PURITY GE GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER ON JAPANESE LUNAR POLAR ORBITER SELENE. ... GRS consists of three parts; gamma-ray detector (GRD), compressor driver unit (CDU) and gammaray and particle electronics (GPE). ... It is retained at ~80K, by means of a mechanical cryostat. ... The asymmetric shape makes it efficient to veto gamma-rays from the SELENE vehicle and leakage photons from the Ge detector, as well as to avoid charged particles. ...

... Shustov B.M., Wiebe D.S. Dust expelling from the Galaxy ( abstract from the journal ). Astronomy Reports , 1995, 39 , 578-586 [AZh, 72 , 650-659]. Wiebe D.S., Shematovich V.I., Shustov B.M. Chemical and dynamical evolution of protostellar clouds: initial stages of collapse ( abstract from the journal ). ... Shustov B.M., Wiebe D.S., Tutukov A.V. Evolution of disk galaxies and loss of heavy elements into the intracluster medium. ... ApJ (Letters), 1998, 503 , L71-L74 ( astro-ph/9806155 ). ...