... Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (Captain, USN, RET.) ... After his second mission, he led the International Space Station (ISS) Operations branch of the Astronaut Office. ... In October 2014 Lopez-Alegria became an independent consultant; he is based in Washington, D.C. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Mission Specialist (MS)-2, STS-73 Columbia (October 20 to November 5, 1995). ... The primary mission objective was delivery of the Expedition 6 crew to the ISS and the return of the Expedition 5 crew to Earth. ...

... The seeing was good enough to be able to reduce both 850 and 450 micron data. aperture calculated from 850 micron data . ... Data, model and residuals for 450 micron data These maps were taken in March 2001. ... 1mm defocus data and model maps . 0.5mm defocus data and model maps . infocus data and model maps . ... The map of surface errors (shown as phase errors in radians) and the map of calcualated surface illumination is shown in the following plot: . ... 2mm defocus data and model maps . ...

Monday, October 8 . The first day of the conference, Monday October 8th, may be entitled "The mathematics of Sossinsky's friends", and will be consist of five one-hour talks by prominent mathematicians on their research results, not necessarily the latest ones, but results that they feel are appropriate for the occasion. The conference program for October 8th is the following: . ... The second day of the conference, Tuesday October 9th, may be called "Sossinsky's mathematics". ...

This course is an experimental section of Physics 101 limited to 20--25 students. While we will cover the traditional topics of Mechanics we will attempt to have a very hands-on class where students will do active experiments in class. A key component of this class will involve the use of JAVA software running under Web Browsers (e.g. Netscape or Internet Explorer ) to perform a variety of virtual experiments. ... This will be accomplished via both physical and virtual experimentation. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Our Galaxy . ... Other Galaxies . ... Space Flight . ... October . ... Posted on November 19, 2010 | 1 Comment Could HIP 13044 b be the strangest exoplanet yet found? ... Continue Reading.. ... 2 Comments Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been looking ten thousand years into the future of the vast globular cluster Omega Centauri. ... Posted on October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment Gorgeous! ... Posted on September 27, 2010 | ...

Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders . ... Archives . ... Clay Public Lecture . Technology-driven Statistics . ... Tags: Clay Lecture , Terry Speed . ... Just came back from the lecture (actually had dinner). Aside the lecture provided me an impression that there are similarities between micro-array data analysis and astronomy data analysis, it cast me a question, ?What is the role of statistics?? ... Chandra Blog . ...

ERS -1,2 SAR . ... SIR-C/X SAR . ... European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) was launched on 17 July 1991, and the follow mission ERS-2 (with the same sensors and an Ozone monitoring instrument added) was launched on 21 April 1995. ... The Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR), carried in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in April and October of 1994, simultaneously recorded SAR data at three wavelengths (L-, C-, and X-bands; 23.5, 5.8, and 3.1 cm, respectively). ...

General Information . ... The conference is organized by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) of Moscow University and the IAU Working group "Site-testing Instruments" . ... Use of site data in telescope operation and adaptive optics. ... Recent conferences on this subject (2007, 2008) demonstrated great interest of the community, hence the need for a new meeting. ... Unlike previous recent conferences, this meeting will cover all aspects of site monitoring for optical/IR astronomy. ...

. The original pictures are taken at: . Biosphere-2, Tucson, Arizona - "Pray" . USS "Little Rock", Buffalo, New York - "The door" . Castelet, Copenhagen - "Mr. Hyde in October" (Oct '94) .

... MAO main . Info . e-EPS | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | October 2015 . ... On 9 October 2015 the German Physical Society [DPG] organized a meeting between National Node representatives of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 [IYL 2015] at the Magnus Haus in Berlin, Germany. ... Nominations are now open for the Edison Volta Prize of the European Physical Society [EPS]. ... Published by the European Physical Society . ... MAO NASU . ...

... fi vig fi vig tan fi ; for fi ? fi vig ; (1) with fi vig = 2:97873882195 deg. ... The following effects of the LSF are parameterized: ffl all geometrical distortions of the surface of the XRT shells ffl scattering due to reflection of the XRT ffl all geometrical distortions of the surface of the RGA gratings ffl scattering due to reflection of the gratings 1 First, these items are convolved and are parameterized as a function of dispersion angle, resulting in an initial function of an LSF. ...

... For AG zones, the ZZ field contains the lowest declination zone in the appropriate catalog (50 or 55) Byte 17: BD supplement letter Byte 18: DM component identification 19- 20 I2 h RAh Hours RA, equinox B1900 , epoch 1900.0 21- 23 I3 0.1min RAdm Deci-Minutes RA, equinox B1900 , epoch 1900.0 24 A1 --- DE- Sign Dec, equinox B1900 , epoch 1900.0 25- 26 I2 deg DEd Degrees Dec, equinox B1900 , epoch ...

... 27 May-1 June, 1993 (6 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Calamai + Richichi . ... 28 June-4 July, 1993 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... 20-27 December, 1993 (8 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Leinert + Richichi . ... 18-24 February, 1994 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... Photometry: only standards on 16th (SL9 run). ... 12-16 January, 1995 (5 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... 18-22 November, 1996 (5 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Fabbroni + Richichi . ...

... Sighting the telescope, first at the tree and then at pole B, you measure the angle A of the triangle ABC, equal to the difference between the numbers you have read from the azimuth plate.. ... Why triangles? ... One large surveying project of the 1800s was the " Great Trigonometric Survey " of British India. ... Everest was the one who commisioned and first used those giant theodolites; they are now on display in the Museum of the Survey of India in Dehra Dum. ... Everest . ...

CATS home ] [ Back to CATS list ] WGA [ ftp ] . ... ROSAT_WGA CATS contains two version of ROSAT catalog: ROSATCAT and . ... During the ROSAT workshop at MPE on October 26, 1994 Wolfgang Voges announced on behalf of the ROSAT Consortium (MPE-Garching, GSFC/SAO-US, and WFC-Consortium-UK) the public release of "THE FIRST ROSAT SOURCE CATALOGUE OF POINTED OBSERVATIONS WITH THE PSPC". ... We have taken all the data contained in the ROSAT public archive and generated a catalog of 45,000 point sources. ...

... This information may be for older NA2 filters?? Filters There are 7 filter positions, containing the following filters from Custom Scientific . ... 0 - Bessell R . ... The only filter requiring a focus offset is the ND2 + R filter which will be measured on the sky. ... The red filter attached to the ND2 in position 6 is not the same as the Bessell R. Number 6 is an RG610 red glass filter ( Rolyn 65.1355 ) for the 610 nm cut-on. ... Focus . ... Guider Mechanical Controller (filter and focus) . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Brains on Vacation Archive . ... I'm always amazed at the dumb advertising cosmetic products will use to convince you their stuff is better than someone else's. I remember years ago one skin lotion had a big sticker on it said that it contained uric acid. ... Case in point: Neaclear , makers of "liquid oxygen skin care products". ... Clorox liquid contains oxygen. ... 2008 Phil...

... 53.3, THAT GIVES FOR 40 MONTH (2012, APRIL) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*apr.= ... Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 29.10 - 04.11.2012, Forecast on 05 - 12.11.2012, Carrington Rotations 2129, 2130 (8,57.10; 04,86.11.2012) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN WAS REMAINED ON THE AVERAGE LEVEL. ... NEXT WEEK THE LEVEL OF SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LOW AND THE AVERAGE. ...

... Yes, Exploding Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things ever seen by astronomers - professional and amateurs alike. ... We also had some club members who received some Astronomical League awards...and we'd like to congratulate them! ... It is again a potluck, and is being held at the Masonic Temple in Galion ( 1252 State Route 598, Galion , OH 44833) Here's a map: Map of 1252 State Route 598 Galion, OH 44833-9367, US And, along with the party come RAS elections for 2008! ... Comet 17P/Holmes ...

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