... Observing . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . Springtime observing for small telescopes . ... Astronomy magazine Editor David J. Eicher shares 10 of his favorite springtime deep-sky objects, including the NGC 3190 galaxy group, 3C 273, and NGC 3242. ... In this video, Astronomy magazine Editor David J. Eicher discusses deep-sky objects in the spring sky you can see with a 12-inch or larger telescope. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... About meteorites . ... Meteoritic data . Impact Crater Smerdyachee . ... Based on Smerdyachee's depth, near circularity, and its mounded wall, and analysis by N.A. Fillin of nearby Roshal, Russia, the Estonian scientists Yu.V. Krestlane and K.H. Mella proposed in 1987 that Smerdyachee Lake is a meteorite crater. ... In 2002, the Laboratory of Meteoritics of the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences explored this mysterious lake. ...

P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute Astro Space Center Russian Academy of Sciences S.A. Lavochkin Association, Roscosmos RADIOASTRON The Ground ­ Space Interferometer: radio telescope much larger than the Earth The Spectr-R Project http://www.asc.rssi.ru/ radioastron / High- Resolution HI 21 cm Mosaic of M 33 galaxy GENERAL OUTLINE The RadioAstron ... Such forecast could be used to prepare a long time-scale schedule of scientific observations. ...

... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "The Great Magnet, the Earth" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Exploration of the Earth's magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of the Earth in space (a few Q duplicated here) . ... 11) Magnetic Shielding . ... 51) Can electricity be generated from the Earth's magnetic field? ... 9) Measuring Earth's magnetic field . ... 6) Reversals of the Earth's field (4 queries) . ... 42) Could generated electricity affect Earth's magnetic field? ...

Estimating the NEO Population and Impact Risk: Past, Present and Future . ... Since most of the risk resides in the largest impactors, finding that fraction of the largest bodies, and that none of them has a significant chance of impacting in the next century or so, "retires" more than 90 % of the impact risk, including most of the risk of a globally catastrophic impact event. ... In the mid-size range, from ~150 m to ~1 km, the main risk is from tsunami generated by an ocean impact. ...

... The main research task of the LRS was an investigation of interstellar medium of our Galaxy using its line emission in radio domain with the help of the gratest RATAN-600 Radio Telescope. ... The complex investigation of the Interstellar Clouds structure on the different scales and with the different radio lines for understanding of structure, dynamics and evolution of interstar gas and its interaction with other galactic constituents and the conditions for star formation. ...

... PUL VLBI Analysis Center . ... Pulkovo EOP and Reference Systems Analysis Center (PERSAC) is located at the Pulkovo Observatory . ... Processing of VLBI , GPS, and optical observations aimed at analysis of the Earth rotation, station displacement, and celestial reference system. ... Celestial Pole Offset (CPO) and Free Core Nutation (FCN) . Four daily updated CPO and FCN series (models) are provided. ... File fcn1.dat contains the ZM1 FCN model with variable amplitude and phase. ...

... It was with this spirit that Norman Oberle suggested that area amateurs should have the benefit of a large aperture (25 inches or larger) telescope with sufficient focal length for excellent visual work. ... Norm Oberle and Jim Thomas spent 2,000 hours grinding and polishing to work the mirror into an oblate spheroid. ... Norm worked with Jim Thomas in a basement workshop. ... The Richland club is situated in the Hidden Hollow camp ground, and has long held meetings in the clubhouse on the grounds. ...

Next: Participants Up: Contents Previous: Cover This volume contains the papers presented at the fourth annual conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS IV) which was held at the Omni Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, from the 26th through the 28th of October 1994. ... To help keep up with new trends in software as they relate to advances in astronomy, the ADASS conferences are organized around certain topics of current interest. ...

MICROSATELLITE PROGRAM . Great advances in the development of microelectronics, large-scale adoption of microprocessors, wide use of space technologies, ease of access to space system elements make it possible to solve a wide range of critical problems by means of microsatellites (MS), which can find use in satellite communication, Earth remote sensing, space physics and technology, education, etc. ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION | ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

... This year's eclipse is unique in duration. ... Although, at the present time, there are 6 solar observatories belonging to leading space agencies in orbit around the Earth, the eclipse of 22 July, 2009, will only be seen by two of them: the Russian CORONAS-PHOTON satellite equipped with TESIS telescopes and Japan's HINODE satellite fitted with an XRT space telescope. ... TESIS will be the first of the two devices (and the very first on Earth) to witness the solar eclipse. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Site Info . ... NEW: see the Leonids LIVE! ... I have added a list of live webcasts that will let people all over the Earth see what the shower is doing from the points which may get the predicted max from the meteors. ... A dark site is best, but Leonids are known for fast bright meteors, so even a bright sky is not so bad. ... Here is a list of web sites that will be broadcasting the Leonids live over the web. ... Leonids Live! ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... SRC "Planeta" is executing operative control and guidance management of ground system for receiving and processing satellite data that includes three regional centers: European Center (SRC "Planeta", Moscow, with branch offices in Obninsk and Dolgoprudny), Siberian Center (regional department in Novosibirsk) €а& Far-Eastern Center (regional department in Khabarovsk). ... Catalogues of received and processed satellite data are available on€а SRC "Planeta" web-sites: . SRC "Planeta" . ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope 's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication SSRT - Siberian Solar Radio Telescope . ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the third of NASA's four " Great Observatories ", and is used by Astronomers to study some of the more extreme objects and events (in terms of temperature and mass) in the Universe. ... This page uses Javascript to show you the timeline for Chandra, NASA's X-ray Observatory. ... If you can not enable Javascript, much of the information is available at the Chandra X-ray Center . Further information on Chandra can be found at: . ... The Chandra X-ray Center . ...

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... V.V. Busarev, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, . ... V. V. Busarev1, M. N. Taran2, V. I. Fel’dman3 and V. S. Rusakov41 Lunar and Planetary Department, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Universitetskij pr., ... 1 Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Universitetskij pr., ... V. V. BUSAREV, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russian Federation (RF) (E-mail: busarev@sai.msu.ru); . ...

Euro-Asian Astronomical Society . ... International Astronomy Olympiad . The First (Experimental) International Astronomy Olympiad was carried out by Euro-Asian Astronomical Society and took place at the Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) in North Caucasus on November 1-8, 1996. ... Why is it sometimes better to use a small telescope in orbit around the Earth than it is to use a large telescope on a mountain top? ... Grades 11-12 . ... Russia) . ...

... 1998: . Creation of the world's largest database of radio astronomical catalogs, designated CATS was completed, which is now free and available online at the web server cats.sao.ru . It includes the data of X-ray, optical, infrared and radio wavelength ranges on 4.5 million space objects from 300 catalogs (the radio astronomical catalogs were presented in full for the first time). Archive . ... Last update: 20/02/2013 ...

University Satellites and . Space Science Education . ... Aerospace and remote sensing education in the Geography schools of Moscow and Cambridge universities . ... The two well-known universities under comparison, namely the Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the University of Cambridge, UK have well established traditions of geographical remote sensing. ... Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, 2005-2006 . ...