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... Archive for December 2009 . ... Posted by hlee . ... Category: Algorithms , arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Jargon , Methods , Quotes , Stat , Uncertainty | Comment . ... Category: arXiv , Astro , Stat | ... Comments RSS . ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ...

Definitions of Magnitudes and Surface Brightness 1 The magnitude system 1.1 Apparent magnitude Astronomers are stuck with the antiquated old system of magnitudes and so a clear explanation of what this system is and how it relates to more sensible units is important. ... 1.2 Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is a logarithmic luminosity scale. ... One usually goes by the round about process of referring to the absolute magnitude of the sun. ... Magnitudes and surface brightness 6/6 ...

... These reports are submitted for engineering work accomplished during bright time and maintenance shutdowns. ... 010531: May 2001 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . ... 020102: January 2002 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . 020202: February 2002 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . ... 030101: January 2003 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . ... 040101: January 2004 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . ... 050101: January 2005 Bright Time Engineering Work Summary . ...

... Well, there are at least a million times more galaxies in the Universe than there are human beings! ... These newcomers are bigger and brighter than anything else in space, and if that wasn't interesting enough, they also glow bright green! This has led astronomers to name them 'green bean' galaxies (look at the little green bean-like spot in the middle of this space picture). ... We think that they shine so brilliantly because of a black hole at their centre. ...

... V838 Mon is a member of a new class of eruptive variables which appear as a peculiar novae having late K-M type spectra in their outburst. Before its outburst, it was a wide binary system of B3V type stars. ... The B3V companion was seen in the outburst in the UV spectrum taken with HST (Rauch et al., ... In the latest spectra, the light of B3V companion was predominating in the short-wave photometric bands. ... CCD blue frames of V838 Mon before the eclipse (left) and in the eclipse (right). ...

Cosmology, Religion & Kansas . ... Cosmology is the study of the origin, current state, and future of our Universe. ... My cosmology tutorial is an attempt to summarize these discoveries. ... These measurements of very small CMB temperature fluctuations over 1% of the sky with a beam size 40 times smaller than COBE's 7 o beam confirm earlier work by a group at Penn & Princeton and data from BOOMERanG's test flight, but provide 3 to 4 times more accuracy. ... Ned Wright's Home Page . ...

Spain ----- (Music by Chick chorea, Words by Al Jareau) Adagio ----> Yesterday, just a photograph of yesterday.. And all it's edges folded and the corners faded sleepy brown. ... And now we know, we know this time it's for good. ... Verse I - ------- I can remember the rain in December, the leaves of brown, on the ground.. In Spain I did love and adore you! ... Bridge - ------ I can recall my desire Every reverie is on fire And I get a picture of all my yesterdays, Yesterday I can say. ...

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... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... December Issue: World Changing Ideas . ... Тема: December Issue: World Changing Ideas . To view this email as a web page, go here. links.email.scientificamerican.com/servl.. ODAyMzY2Njk2S0 =0 . ... World Changing Ideas . ... Since 1845, Scientific American has chronicled ideas and inventions that have changed the world. ... Board Categories MAO main - Info - MAO - news - Flame Technical - Technical Support(Forum)(Техподдержка(Форум)) . ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

... December 20-24, 2004, . Space Research Institute (IKI),Moscow, Russia. ... The conference will commemorate his contribution to astronomy by concentrating on recent progress in cosmology and high energy astrophysics, the areas where his ideas laid basis for revolutionary advances. The conference will be held at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, Russia, on December 20-24, 2004. ... Cosmology . ... High Energy Astrophysics Department at IKI , 2004. ...

Russian . ... text in Russian) . ... The Behaviour of the Bz Component of the Magnetic Field in Coronal Mass Ejections . ... Cooperation of IZMIRAN and Sternberg Astronomical Institute in the Study of the Sublimational Component of the Solar Coronal Radiation . ... Solar Wind and Magnetic Storms in the 24th Solar Activity Cycle . ... text in English) . ... The Solar Corona in the Light of TRACE Observations . ... Expeditions of Irkutsk Astronomers to Total Solar Eclipses in 1981--2012 . ...

... 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. ...

... Meta Index / Home Page / Source Flagging Algorithms Any source either having a raw count-rate >= 80, or with quality flag bit 4 set (mod-8 pattern) is checked for "close" neighbours, which may be flagged. ... Check each source in the vicinity of the bright source . ... Compute the maximum distance for flagging the source from maxRad = max(exclusionradius, min(70.0, 35.0 * countTable(i) // 80.0) ) If the flagging is done by omdetect, the exclusion radius is determined from the algorithm at the end . ...

... In typical nightly use, the wide field and planetary telescope and cameras record images of favorably placed objects in the sky, including constellations, bright variable stars, nebulae through narrow-band filters, comets, the Moon, and planets. ... Shared Skies telescopes are available for use by students at the University of Louisville and the University of Southern Queensland, and by teachers and students in middle and high schools mentored by faculty at the universities. ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... December : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 2 December 2015 to 28 December 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . December 06, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... December 08, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... December 21, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G2 (moderate) . ... December 16, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) 2 December 2015 - 28 December 2015 . ...

... MASTER Net is 56 square degrees per 1 exposition . ... 06 Dec 2015: GRB 151205B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18665 . ... 18 Nov 2015: GRB 151118A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18613 . ... 12 Nov 2015: GRB 151112A: MASTER-NET optical limit GCN18591 . ... 07 Nov 2015: GRB 151107A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18565 . ... 31 Oct 2015: Five OTs detected by Global Robotic MASTER Net ATel8232 . ... 02 Oct 2015: GRB 151001B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18380 . ...

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... Steven L. Smith . NASA International Space Station Program Liaison to the European Space Agency . ... SPECIAL HONORS: NASA Distinguished Service Medals (two), NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award and IBM Outstanding Community Service Award. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Smith is a veteran of four space flights covering 16 million miles and seven space walks totaling 49 hours and 25 minutes. ... DECEMBER 2013 ...