The States participating in this Declaration, . ... Conscious of the question of whether and how Humankind should send a communication to extraterrestrial intelligence, . ... International consultations should be initiated to consider the question of sending communications to extraterrestrial civilizations. ... No communication to extraterrestrial intelligence should be sent by any State until appropriate international consultations have taken place. ...

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... It allows to send young Russian researchers to CNRS laboratories in France, and to finance several joint research projects via RFBR grants. ... S jours de jeunes chercheurs russes dans les laboratoires de math matiques Depuis quelques ann es, le D partement MPPU finance des s jours en France de jeunes chercheurs russes (doctorants et post-doctorants). ... Les directeurs d'unite sont invites a faire des propositions d'invitation aux deux coordinateurs. ...

... Next, the screen displays "Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu." Press "0" if you wish to begin Automatic alignment (or Easy Align, depending on your telescope model), or press Mode if you wish to choose a manual alignment method ("Automatic Alignment" displays, and you can press MODE to go through the menu to find other alignments). ... Note: If you press the "?" key while "Ctr Brightest Star" displays, the alignment star that AutoStar has chosen will display. ... Alignment successful" displays. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... 2/3-m Telescope . ... Site . ... Commanding . ... In a typical robotic observing scenario, each afternoon, a telescope control computer obtains a set of objects to observe from its home institution from a command or script file. ... The file is then transferred to the telescope control computer at the Winer Observatory in Sonoita. ... The Iowa control computer then begins processing the telrun.sls file. ... 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

polimplot -- Plot a polarization vector map . ... inpol = "" [name] . Input linear polarization image (in %) to plot. inpopa = "" [name] . Input image for position angle of linear polarization vectors (degrees). poi_err = "" [boolean] . ... Name of corresponding polarization position angle error image (degrees). ... This task is a flexible tool for plotting a polarization vector map from two images of the polarization and the position angle of the polarization vector. ...

... Send your name to the Moon on LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter): the deadline is 27 June 2008 . Send your name in search of a habitable planet on the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission, KEPLER; the deadline is 1 November 2008. On the KEPLER mission you can write some words as well. ... KEPLER is linked to International Year of Astronomy 2009. ... Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:27 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Natalya V. Raguzova and Sergei B. Popov . ... We present a compilative catalogue of Be/X-ray binaries and candidates in the Galaxy and in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. This catalogue contains 160 sources and provides information on names and spectral types of optical components, distances, on spin characteristics of neutron stars, and on orbital and X-ray properties of binary systems. ... Be/X-Ray Binaries and candidates in the Galaxy . Galactic sources: comments to the Table 1 . ...

... ROTATION CURVE: When studying spiral galaxies it is invariably found that the stellar rotational velocity in the disk remains constant, or "flat", with increasing distance away from the galactic center. ... By the same argument the flat galactic rotation curves seem to suggest that each galaxy is surrounded by significant amounts of dark matter. ... What is the maximum rotation velocity and the total amount of mass (including dark matter) in the galaxy as a function of radius. ...

... When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal . ... Credit Copyright: St phane Guisard ( Los Cielos de America ), TWAN Explanation: From a radiant point in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on planet Earth this week. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: Geminids - meteor shower . Publications with words: Geminids - meteor shower . ... Geminid Meteors over Xinglong Observatory . Geminids of the South . ...

To see the manner in which position of planets and their coordinates vary with time click on icons with arrows Right or Left in menu bar. ... The current moment of time and object coordinates are therewith displayed. ... Clicking on icons with symbols of sun or crescent leads to appearance of images of the Sun or the Moon in that point of the sky which correspond to their coordinates in current moment unless it lies within not displayed region; see below). ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... JOHN E. BLAHA (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) . ... EDUCATION: Graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 and a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut in May 1980, Blaha has logged 161 days in space on 5 space missions. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . The Intelligent Handset and Drive Box is a complete system to drive a telescope and is designed to provide the ultimate in tracking, control, position readout and computer connection. ... We also do Synchronous motor drives, Sidereal clocks, Display units and Testing tools. ... Web Site . ... Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2016 John Huggins All Rights Reserved . ...

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DEEP IMPACT MISSION . First Look Inside a Comet . Participation Certificate . ... Alexander V. Wolf . ... Thank you for your participation in the Deep Impact Discovery Mission to Comet Tempel 1. A compact disc bearing your name will be mounted on the impactor spacecraft that will collide with Tempel 1 making this the first mission ever to look deep inside a comet. You are now part of the future discovery of clues about the beginning of our solar system as your name makes a Deep Impact! ...

... 50 Weirdest Objects . ... space flight . ... space physics . ... How can scientists be sure that the space probes they send to the planets and other celestial objects aren't contaminating these worlds? ... The Outer Space Treaty enacted in 1967 requires т??planetary protectionт?? т?? that countries take appropriate precautions when exploring space or bringing samples back to Earth. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Celestial Protraits Download . ...

. To see a Russian version of this page, click here . (Professor, Director of SAI. Graduated from the Moscow State University (MSU) in 1964, Ph.D. 1967, MSU, Dr. of Science 1975, MSU) . A member of IAU and EAS, IAU committees No 42, 27. Fields of interest: Stellar astrophysics, close binary systems, inverse problems in astrophysics. Send your mail to: cher@sai.msu.su .

... Alien Life . ... Earth Satellites . ... The Lone Signal Project was founded by several entrepreneurs and scientists and is based at the Jamesburg Earth Station in California.б  You may have heard of this station before as it supported the Apollo 11 Moon landing and actually received ... televised images of the astronauts setting foot on the lunar surface. б The station will now be utilised to transmit messages into space !б  The project will beam messages in any Earth language into ...