... The molecular lines group at Arecibo Observatory consists of Chris Salter, Tapasi Ghosh and Robert Minchin. ... The molecular line group at Arecibo Observatory started in 2006 with a proposal to carry out a spectral census of the star-burst galaxy Arp 220 . ... However, the most interesting discovery came from the observations of the polar ring galaxy, NGC 660. ... Molecular Lines in NGC 660 Arias de Saavedra Benitez et al., ... A cm-Wavelength Search for Pre-Biotic Molecules in Starburst Galaxies. ...

The spectrophotometrical complex of the 6-m telescope in Nasmyth-1 focus . ... A new sample of 360 blue compact galaxies with a strong star formation was build on the base of the Second Byurakan Survey. ... More that 20 galaxies with the extremely low-abundances of heavy elements in the range of 1/30-1/10 of the Sun's one, were found. ... During the 15-years observation term near 500 spectra of the unique source SS~433, from which the relativistic jets were found for the first time, were obtained. ...

... The ST-ECF consisted, until its closure in December 2010, of a small group of astronomers, software scientists and media specialists who support Hubble science in Europe and collaborate internationally on HST science, instrument, archive and outreach activities. provided detailed technical information about the HST and its science instruments, . supported European astronomers in the preparation of HST observing proposals . ... acted as a European centre for associated meetings and workshops, . ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... MeadeтАЩs LX90 ACF is a favorite of astronomers making the jump to their first, serious, larger aperture telescope. ... Software and Cables . ... Meade Events . ... Meade #506 Connector Cable Kit with Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition Software #04513. ... Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition shows the night sky, constellations, planet positions, and more for any location on Earth. ... For Meade Model 494 Autostar equipped and NGC models only. ...

... Authors: Remco C. E. van den Bosch et al. arxiv:1211.2656 Эмиссионные линии в жестком рентгене от распада Ti-44 в остатке сверхновой 1987A (Hard X-ray emission lines from the decay of Ti-44 in the remnant of supernova 1987A) . ... Authors: Ian A. Crawford . ... Authors: Jack O. Burns et al. arxiv:1211.0310 Большой обзорный телескоп: коллаборация по изучению темной энергии (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Dark Energy Science Collaboration) . Authors: LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration . ...

M1 image More About M1 Nice Color Picture . ... M16 image More About M16 HST image . ... M31 image More About M31 Nice Color Picture . ... M42 image ; M43 image More About M42/43 Nice Color CCD Picture . M51 image More About M51 Color Image of M51 M51 Supernova . M57 image More About M57 Nice Color CCD Picture Very Deep M57 Image . ... M81 image More About M81 M81 Supernova Ultraviolet Image of M81 More about Ultraviolet Imaging . M82 image More About M82 M82 False Color M82 True Color . ...

... 2015, No signature of ejecta interaction with a stellar companion in three type Ia supernovae , Nature , 521 , 332-335 Simulation of the expanding debris from a supernova explosion (shown in red) running over and shredding a nearby star (shown in blue). ... Find Type Ia (thermonuclear) supernova explosions, in order to determine their progenitor systems, early-time explosion physics, and improve their use as standard candles in measuring the expansion of the Universe; . ...

THE GALAXY VIEWED WITH H.E.S.S . Werner Hofmann for the H.E.S.S . collaboration Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik, 69029 Heidelberg, Germany Ё ABSTRACT The H.E.S.S . system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia has been in full operation since December 2003 and has provided a wealth of exciting new results from the survey of the Galactic plane at VHE energies, and on VHE gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants, binary systems and ...

... Dept. for Astrometry & Space Geodynamics . ... Dept. for Physics of Stars&Galaxies . Dept. for Space Plasma Physics . Dept. for Physics of Minor Celestial Bodies . Dept. for Physics of Planetary Systems . Dept. for Solar Physics . ... 2016,MNRAS, 2016MNRAS.tmp.. ... WASP- 22, WASP-41, WASP- 42 and WASP- 55. ... in the visible range - land 10th Keck (USA), 2 x 8.4-m LBT (USA), 8.0-m Gemini (USA), 6.5-m MMT (USA), 4th KPNO (USA), 3.5-m APO (USA), 8.2-m VLT (ESO), 3.5-m NTT (Chile); . ...

... Take the air we breathe: its molecules have energies around 0.03 ev (electron volt--see energetic particles ) as fast as a cannonball, though still quite a bit slower than the typical satellite. ... The Sun's plasma is much hotter , and that of the magnetosphere is still hotter. ... They are known as cosmic rays or cosmic radiation . ... Actually, the source of cosmic rays is probably not quite as intense, because cosmic ray particles can stay around the galaxy much longer than starlight. ...

... Collaborations | ... Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) . ... Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences Astro Space Center (ASC) . Moscow, Russia . Institute of Applied Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences (IAP RAS) . ... Institute of Problems of Microelectronics Technology and High Purity Materials of Russian Academy of Sciences . ... A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (GPI RAS) . ... IREE RAS ...

... Future seminars . P a s t seminars . ... E.G. Berezhko (Yu.G.Shafer Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy) . ... CR acceleration (generation) at the shocks, produced by supernova explosions, and the properties of nonthermal emission generated by CRs accelerated in supernova remnants are detaily discussed. ... Due to magnetic field amplification CR acceleration in supernova remnants provide the formation of the observed galactic CR spectrum up to the energy 10**17 eV. ...

... CI Cam (XTE J0421+560) is an X-ray transient and a binary system the optical companion, which shows the B[e] phenomenon. ... The centroid velocities of the following emission lines were measured: FeII (5 lines), [N II] 5754.59A (NIST Database), H_alpha, H_beta, HeI (5 lines), and [O III] 5006.843A. FeII and [N II] lines that form in the cool equatorial disk wind of B[e] star have stable sharp-edge profiles. ... All the FeII lines and the [N II] line in our spectra show a linear shift with time. ...

Brad Carter, Carolyn Brown, Rhodes Hart Drew Foster, John Kielkopf, Ron Moore University of Southern Queensland, Australia University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA OVERVIEW Mt Kent Observatory is now providing live remote observations of southern skies as part of a collaborative project between USQ, the University of Louisville, and Northern Kentucky University. ... This enables observers to make daytime use of a remote telescope during its local night-time, and image otherwise inaccessible skies. ...

... Upper limits (3 sigma) to any radio flux density were established on the following dates: July 2.01 UT, < 0.585 mJy at 22.460 GHz (wavelength lambda = 1.3 cm); 3.00, < 0.900 mJy at 14.940 GHz (lambda = 2.0 cm) and < 0.189 mJy at 8.460 GHz (lambda = 3.5 cm); 8.968, < 0.291 mJy at 8.460 GHz and < 0.918 mJy at 22.460 GHz; 22.038 < 0.161 mJy at 8.460 GHz and < 0.464 mJy at 22.460 GHz; Aug. 9.00, < 0.129 mJy at 8.460 GHz; 14.837, < 0.187 mJy at 8.460 GHz and < 0.372 mJy at 4.860 GHz (lambda = 6.2 cm). ...

... MRO Users Manual . Observers Checklist . ... Getting to MRO . ... MRO Home . ... The Manastash Ridge Observatory (MRO) is located approximately 9 miles West-Southwest of Ellensburg, WA. ... MRO is operated by the Astronomy Department of the University of Washington for the training of graduate and undergraduate students as well as for astronomical research. ... Students who use the observatory must learn the basics of astronomical observing as well as the care and operation of the instrumentation. ...

... Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff (Ph.D) . NASA Astronaut (former) . ... A veteran of four space flights, STS-57 in 1993, STS-68 in 1994, STS-81 in 1997 and STS-92 in 2000, Dr. Wisoff has logged a total of 42 days, 56 hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds in space, including , 19 hours and 53 minutes of EVA time in three space walks. ... Following 183 orbits of the Earth in 269 hours and 46 minutes, the eleven-day mission ended with Space Shuttle Endeavour landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. ...

. 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

... For SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) analysis, a solid surface is bombarded by primary ions of some keV energy. ... The subsequent mass analysis of the emitted ions provides detailed information on the elemental and molecular composition of the surface. ... Extremely short ion pulses with a duration below . ... By rastering a fine-focussed ion beam over the surface, like an electron beam in an electron microprobe, mass resolved secondary ion images (chemical maps) can be obtained...