... Cosmic rays are extremely high-energy particles from far beyond our Solar System. They provide us with important samples of material from outer space. ... But now, using the remains of a star that died a thousand years ago, astronomers have found clues as to where exactly cosmic rays form. ... A glowing, expanding ring of material is all that is left. ... Astronomers believe they could go on to grow into cosmic rays by colliding with the material of the ring. ...

... We present two new applications that engage the network as a tool for astronomical research and/or education. The first is a VRML server which allows users over the Web to interactively create three-dimensional visualizations of FITS images contained in the NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library (ADIL). ... The VRML Server tool allows a user to interactively create 3D visualizations of astronomical images found in the ADIL. The visualizations are returned to the user as VRML files. ...

This general purpose telescope enclosure offers simple access to the sky for small instruments. Its truss roof rolls back on the steel I-beams and tracks that extend to the north of the building. A chain drive attached to the underside of the trusses provides the power that makes opening the observatory simple. Heavy steel pins secure the roof when it is closed. ...

... Circumstellar disc of beta Pictoris: constraints on grain properties from polarization. To appear in the Astronomy & Astrophysics . abs , src , ps ] . ... Dust influx to Titan from Hyperion . ... abs ] . ... Characteristics of bulges and disks in interacting galaxies . ... Dust grains around Herbig Ae/Be stars: porous, cometary-like grains? ... To appear in the Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement . ... Finally, Links may lead you to more options (e.g. via the LANL preprint system). ...

Australasian Science February, 2009 Page: 44 General News Region: National Circulation: 9000 Type: Magazines Science / Technology Size: 307.82 sq.cms Monthly back Cosmic Coincidence Is Not So Surprising T he "cosmic coincidence" is the term given to the observation that we seem to exist at an odd point in the Universe's history. ... The cosmic coincidence lies in the fact that the point where the proportions of matter and energy in the Universe crossed appears to have occurred relatively recently. ...

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... If any additions or corrections are to be made, please drop a line : Pascal Mouret (pascal@bofix.univ-mrs.fr) @ SONG : The Lodger ( Hofstede ) He likes the cold winter nights And the dark afternoons The lodger When there are shadows behind Every window and blind The lodger There's another murder in the news today He kills only women always blondes they say They hear the sound of a car Keep the front door ajar The ...

... Sitting (left to right): Yu.S.Ilyashenko, academician V.I.Arnold, A.B.Sossinsky, N.N.Konstantinov, T.Galkina, V.P.Pavlov, S.K.Lando, academician Ya.G.Sinai, academician D.V.Anosov. ... Left to right: S.S.Anisov, graduate student of the IUM; Yu.S.Ilyashenko, president of the IUM; S.M.Gussein-Zade, professor at MSU and IUM, member of the board of trustees. ... Academicians V.I.Arnold (chairman of the board of trustees, to the left) and S.P.Novikov. ...

... The Wingaersheek Observatory and Telescope . Mario Motta and Scott Milligan . ... For the May meeting I was hoping to show a completed telescope, but it always takes twice as much time to make over 400 parts than you think. ... A new design that has near zero aberrations (no Newtonian coma, for example), made from all spherical surfaces, and would help me build the optics, including fabricating the main mirror. ... Other Monthly Meetings . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... News . ... S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region. ... The training sessions were held at S.P. Korolev Rocket Space Corporation Energia under the training program of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 28/29 crews. ... Training sessions were held at S.P. Korolev Rocket Space Corporation Energia under the crew training program for the International Space Station Expedition 30/31 (ISS-30/31). ...

... Henry Draper, a doctor by trade, was a prominent American amateur scientist and an early pioneer of astronomical photography. ... Aside from the star catalog bearing his name, Henry Draper is best known for obtaining the first photograph of an astronomical nebula, recording the Great Nebula of Orion on the night of September 30, 1880. ... Draper, Henry", by Charles A. Whitney, 1971, in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography , ed. Charles Coulston Gillispie (New York: Scribner), v. 4, p. 178 . ...

GTK+ / Gnome Application Development . ... With the basic concepts out of the way, you're ready to start building a full-scale Gnome application. This part of the book walks you through the creation of a generic application skeleton: a source tree using automake and autoconf , argument parsing, session management, internationalization, the main window, dialogs, toolbars, and menubars. ... Creating Your Source Tree . Gnome Application Basics . ... Gnome Application Checklist . ...

Home - News - Download - Documentation - Search - FTP . ... The macro sets a mark before calling find_definition() , so you can go back to where you used the macro. forward_word() backward_word() select($cursor, search("(", $cursor)) mark($def_mark) $def_mark++ if ($def_mark == 10) $def_mark = 0 find_definition() Use this to go back to the line containing the function call: $def_mark-- if ($def_mark == -1) $def_mark = 9 goto_mark($def_mark) You'll need to add $def_mark=0 to your .neditmacro file. ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... WILLIAM C. MCCOOL (COMMANDER, USN) . NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) . ... EDUCATION: Graduated from Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, in 1979; received a bachelor of science degree in applied science from the US Naval Academy in 1983, a master of science degree in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1985, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Observing . ... Why do the constellations and the Moon appear upside down from the Southern Hemisphere? ... From the Southern Hemisphere, any object or constellation that lies near the celestial equator (the imaginary line that divides the northern and southern halves of the sky) would appear both upside down and reversed left to right compared to a northern perspective. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy...

... ARC 3.5m | Instrument Fills . ... Locate the 180L LN2 dewar on the wall by the Echelle, it should have the appropriate LN2 fill hose connected to it (with a quick disconnect fitting on one end) or nearby. Check the LN2 level on the tank; if it is less than 1/2 full you may run out of LN2 during the fill and have to change the hose to another tank. ... Close the Echelle fill valve (and NOT the 180L LN2 tank liquid valve) and disconnect the quick connect fitting. ... LN2 Fill Valve - Closed . ...

... Norm Oberle being reflected by one of his . ... The 31" mirror at the . ... It was through Norm's classes that I made my own two telescope mirrors described elsewhere on this site. ... Soon he made his first first telescope. ... Norm was one of the charter members and organizers of Cuyahoga Astronomy Club and its first president. ... In 1968, Norm formed the LEAP Project (Lake Erie Astronomical Project) partially an out growth of the telescope making class and astronomy meetings at the planetarium. ...

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... The greater the distance, the smaller the parallax. ... That triangle has the same proportions as the much larger triangle ABC, and therefore, if the distance B'C to the thumb is 10 times the distance A'B' between the eyes, the distance AC to the far landmark is also 10 times the distance AB. ... The most distant objects our eyes can see are the stars, and they are very far indeed: light which moves at 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second, would take years, often many years, to reach them. ...