... Binary orbits in the acceleration/period plane . Circular Orbits . ... We first present the equations for the period and acceleration of a pulsar in an eccentric binary system as a function of its position in the orbit. ... In Freire, Kramer & Lyne (2001) (from where most of this text and following equations are taken), we describe in more detail how circular binary orbits can be determined from the observed periods and accelerations of the pulsar. ... where is the orbital period of the binary. ...

... Here, $\lambda = {-180^{\circ}} \ldots {+180^{\circ}}$ is the longitude and $\varphi = {-90^{\circ}} \ldots {+90^{\circ}}$ the latitude in the original coordinate system. ... begin{equation*} \tan(l_{0} - l) = \frac{\cos(\delta) \sin(\alpha - \alpha_{0})}{\sin(\delta) \cos(\delta_{0}) - \cos(\delta) \sin(\delta_{0}) \cos(\alpha - \alpha_{0})} \end{equation*} . ... begin{equation*} \sin(b) = \sin(\delta) \sin(\delta_{0}) + \cos(\delta) \cos(\delta_{0}) \cos(\alpha - \alpha_{0}) \end{equation*} . ...

... 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. ...

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... In 1930, Trumpler noticed that linear diameters (LD) of open clusters increase with distance (D) from the Sun. ... Since that time, the interstellar absorption has become one of the best studied factor in astrophysics, and we may hope that current OCL distance scales are free from this LD-D correlation. To verify if this is the case we have chosen several modern OCL distance scales and test them with the same clusters and the same angular diameters that Trumpler had used back in 1930. ...

Lecture 14 Rest of the course continues with Cosmology Will star t by reminding ourselves about the Friedmann-Rober tson-Walker metric and its derivation Going to assume that from Par t II Astrophysics we know what the spatial metric is for a space of constant curvature, and then show how to join this to a time par t to get a metric for the Universe This par t just repeats what we did in ... Our information about the universe comes primarily from photons moving radially. ...

S P E C I A L R E P OR T F F 62 ROM SLOWDOWN to SPEEDUP By Adam G. Riess and Michael S. Turner Distant supernovae are revealing the crucial time when the expansion of the universe changed from deceler ating to acceler ating tion. ... Gravity keeps us grounded. ... Although Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for gravity to push as well as pull, most physicists regarded this as a purely theoretical possibility, irrelevant to the universe today. ...

Coordinate Systems used for spacecraft trajectory description: . ... The HGI coordinates are Sun centered and inertially fixed with respect to an X-axis directed along the intersection line of the ecliptic and solar equatorial planes. ... Cometocentric (solar) Ecliptic Coordinate System (CSE) . ... CSE coordinate system for the SC POSITION: axis origin at comet center, X-axis to the SUN, Z-axis to ecliptic north pole, (X,Y)-plane is parallel to the ecliptic plane. ...

... A complication to transforming from CHIPCOORD to sky coordinates is that the spacecraft attitude is never completely fixed, thus the exact transform varies with time. ... Each chip image is subjected to multiple transforms, one per attitude bin; the output image consists of a weighted sum of these transformed images, the weights being proportional to the duration of each attitude bin (but see also section 3.2 below). ... It may for example be unwise to make OOTE sky maps this way. ...

... Cosmic Vacuum . Recent observational studies of remote supernovae have suggested the existence of cosmic vacuum with the density which is larger than the total density of all the other forms of cosmic energy in the Universe. Vacuum produces the field of anti-gravity and induces acceleration of the cosmological expansion. ... The discovery of the cosmic vacuum leads to a drastic change in the current concepts concerning the present state of the Universe. ...

Next: Image sampling Up: Computational Methods Previous: Computational Methods . It is important to understand the basic properties of the data which are being reduced since most computational techniques make implicit assumptions. The result of an algorithm may depend on things such as sampling and noise characteristics of the data set. Furthermore, the most common methods for estimation of parameters are discussed in this section. Image sampling . ... Tue Mar 28 16:52:29 MET DST 1995 ...

... Home Education Classes AAA Winter Astronomy Class: Measuring Distances in Space тАУ Dec 2015 тАУ Feb 2016 . ... Classes . AAA Fall Astronomy Class: Astronomy Basics тАУ October-November 2015 . AAA Winter Astronomy Class: Measuring Distances in Space тАУ Dec 2015 тАУ Feb 2016 . AAA Spring Astronomy Class: The Physics of Astronomy тАУ February - March 2016 . ... This MonthтАЩs Sky тАУ April 2016 . ... Dec. ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ...

... We describe a new library (AST) which provides a flexible high-level programming interface for handling world coordinate systems in astronomy and for producing graphical output. ... Relationships between coordinate systems are represented within AST by objects called Mappings. ... While Mappings represent the relationships between coordinate systems, the coordinate systems themselves are represented by objects called Frames. ... Like all objects, a Frame also provides methods. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... The algorithm and appropriate program for decametric radiosignal propagation conditions prediction for paths from 500 to 9000 km have been developed at ISTP SB on the basis of normal wave method (AltyntsevaB.I,Iliyin N.V., Kurkin V.I. and others //Decameters channel simulation on the base of normal wave method . ... Solar activity indices are chosen automatically from the prediction date from the database . ...

... Division , Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, 1954-1955; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 19591961 PRE- NASA EXPERIENCE: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA (1954-1958) · Aerospace Technologist, Fluid and Flight Mechanics Branch (1954-1958) NASA Langley Research Center , Hampton, VA (1958-1961) · Aerospace Technologist, Fluid and Flight Mechanics Branch (1958-1961) · Transferred to ...

... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Travel and Contacts . Travel to ESO Headquarters . ... Travel to E-ELT Armazones . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Images . ... Star Clusters . ... Usage of ESO Images and Videos . ... This photo shows a three colour composite of the well-known Crab Nebula (also known as Messier 1), as observed with the FORS2 instrument in imaging mode in the morning of November 10, 1999. ... Crab Nebula , M 1 , Messier 1 , NGC 1952 , Taurus A . ...

... Subject and Problems of Stellar Astronomy. ... Plane of Galaxy, Methods of Its Location Determination. ... Stars Distances. ... Other Methods of Stars Distances Determination. ... Tangential Velocities, Their Determination by Self-Motions. ... Determination of Solar Apex and Spatial Velocity by Radial and Spatial Velocities of Stars. ... Features of Orientation and Parameters of Peculiar Stellar Velocities Ellipsoid. ... General and Selective Light Absorption in Galaxy. ... Darc Clouds in Galaxy. ...

... Newcomb, Simon, "On the dynamics of the Earth's rotation, with respect to the periodic variations of latitude", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 52 (1892), 336-341 [ Local PDF ADS link ]. ... Stephenson, Francis Richard Houlden, Michael A., "The Accuracy of TuckermanтАЩs Solar and Planetary Tables", Journal for the History of Astronomy , 12 (1981), 133-138 [ Local PDF ADS link ]. ... Astronomy and Astrophysics , 322 (1997), 347-351 [ Local PDF ADS link ]. ...

Teaching courses . for student of the Department of Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy . ... Geophysics and physics of the planets (Kurt, Panteleev) . ... Close Binary Stars . ... Solar Physics . ... This is introductory course for students of the third year of education which are familiar with elementary astronomy and general physics. ... The one-year course includes theory of radiation transfer, theory of internal stellar structure with account of binary systems with compact comapnions. ...

... This new concept of cosmogony is based on two given conditions: unity of reason and unity in the nature of physical processes which determine the development of the galaxy and all of its affiliated elements: stars, solar systems, and satellites about the planets. ... That is why uniform physical laws determine the general development of the above structures. in detail . ...