... New Mexico State University is seeking a technical and computer-oriented person as a Support Astronomer for nighttime astronomical observing at Apache Point Observatory (APO) with the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) 3.5m Telescope. б  . ... Paper/email documents will not be accepted. ... TELESCOPE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST . ... Responsibilities include nightly operation of the 3.5m telescope and instruments, Quality monitoring the data streams and system performance and observing efficiency. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 March 25 . Planck Maps the Microwave Background . ... Visible in all directions, this cosmic microwave background is a complex tapestry that could only show the hot and cold patterns observed were the universe to be composed of specific types of energy that evolved in specific ways. ... About APOD | ... A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC . ...

... We have compared visualized fields of GSC and USNO A1.0 catalog with unpublished photographic finding charts that were sent by L. Plaut to the compilers of the GCVS. ... 7-15 A9 --- GCVS GCVS or NSV name 17-25 F9.4 --- GSC GSC number 26 A1 --- NoteFlag *Nonstar (GSC) flag 28-29 I2 h RA2000GSC.h Hours RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 31-32 I2 min RA2000GSC.m Minutes RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 34-38 F5.2 s RA2000GSC.s Seconds RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 40 A1 --- DE2000GSC.- ... Plaut, L., 1966, Bull. ...

... DR. FRANCO MALERBA, PH.D. PAYLOAD SPECIALIST . ... This particular space mission, primarily devoted to testing the Italian Tethered Satellite System (TSS) from earth orbit, represented a special collaborative effort in international space cooperation between the United States and Italy. ... Fluent in English, French, and, of course Italian, Dr. Malerba was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1978 as one of four Astronaut candidates for the first Spacelab mission. ... MARCH 2000 . ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... V348 Aql, USNO-B1.0 0904-0422027 . ... Meinunger (1966) classified it as an eclipsing binary with a period very close to 1 day, noting however that the period and derived minima times were uncertain due to the low variability amplitude. As of July 2011, the O C gateway (Paschke Brat 2006; Paschke 2009) lists, in addition to Meinunger's photographic data, 2 visual and 3 CCD times of minima from Paschke (1988, 1996, 2006), Stepan (1995), Br t et al. ... Meinunger (1966) . ...

... Observing . ... Solar Observing . ... April 3 (SUN) - Solar Observing, Central Park , Manhattan . ... APRIL'S SKY . ... Lecture Series at the American Museum of Natural History The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the .. ... The€аAmateur Astronomers Association of New York€аwas organized in 1927 to promote the study of Astronomy, emphasizing its cultural and inspirational value. ...

... 12c. Venus transit (1) . 12d. Venus transit (2) . 12e. Venus transit (3) . ... 1 The 2004 Venus transit . ... Kepler's third law allows one to evaluate the dimensions of the solar system in relative units, e.g. in " astronomical units " (AUs), where 1 AU is the mean Sun-Earth distance. ... Edmond Halley suggested using the transit of Venus across the Sun's disk, when it appears as a dark round spot --or to quote one observer of the 2004 transit, "like a blueberry in front of an orange." ...

... ---------- FileName Lrecl Records Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- catalog .dat 269 36020 Revised NLTT Catalogue and 1st Supplement Description of catalog columns (see Paper II for details): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary Information 1) NLTT number (drawn consecutively from 1 to 58,845) 2) binary component 3) RA ( 2000 ), epoch 2000 ( ...

... What are your long term career goals and how do you see yourself pursuing them in this position? When are you available to start working? ... Salary range you are targeting for this role Answers The opportunity to work with the two most famous telescopes in the world I expect to assist all users in HST data analysis and being a part of the team developing Pursuing and providing technical support for Astronomical research is my overall career I will be available t work from July 2012. ...

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I/146 Positions and Proper Motions (Roeser+ 1988) ================================================================================ Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions Roeser S., Bastian U. =1988A .. ... 449R ================================================================================ ADC_Keywords: Positional data; Proper motions Description: PPM North gives J2000 positions and proper motions of 181,731 stars north of -2.5 degrees declination. ... The mean epoch is near 1931. ...

DSS input form . The SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey . ... Pi of the Sky . The Sloan Digital Sky Survey . ... Extragalactic DataBase . ... SIMBAD Astronomical Database . ... Query form . ... The Two Micron All Sky Survey. ... The NRAO VLA Sky Survey . ... NIST Atomic Spectra Database (Lines Form) . ... The UVES Paranal Observatory Project . ... Rochester Astronomy . ... European Southern Observatory . European Astronomical Society . ... Astronomical Society of the Pacific . ... Sat24 BTA on line . ...

MORPHOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE CRATERS OF THE MOON . ... Coordinates, diameters and morphological features of 14 923 craters of the Moon in diameters 10 km and more are available in the catalogue. ... A lunar morphological crater catalogue was compiled by the Sternberg State Astronomical Institute in collaboration with the Unified institute of Nuclear Research, Dubna. ... 4. the presence of central peaks, ridges and mountains on the floor . ... peak and many mountains . ... many peaks, 1 mountain . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Planets . ... Alien Life . ... Space Flight . ... Prof. Pinklepot and the Aliens (Image credit: D-Signs and Displays ) . ... A sing-song concludes our visit to Planet Alien and the time-machine begins to start up again.€а We make our way back to Planet Earth and Professor Pinklepot thanks us for coming on this massive journey with him.€а The images used during the fly through space are stunning and we get a real sense of moving through the Cosmos. ...

... 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). ...

... 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 ...

... A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers who set up their telescopes and observe the dynamic night sky. ... Star parties are best scheduled during first quarter and waxing gibbous Moon. During full moon, the moon is so bright it obscures a view of other celestial objects and even the Moon is best viewed when NOT full. ... We will consult local weather forecasters and make a decision by 2:00p on the day of the star party. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Description . Catalog . ... In the Catalog, we publish equatorial (ЮБ 2000 , ЮД 2000 ) and galactic (l,b) coordinates of cluster centers derived as the position of overdensity in 2MASS catalog (Koposov et al. ... Distances, color-excesses and ages are the mean-square values calculated using all available evaluations from different color-magnitude diagrams. ... There are individual pages for every cluster where all available plots and parameters are published. ... 2002). ...

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Aristarchus of Samos, around 200 BC, proposed that the Earth revolved around the Sun, but found few supporters. ... For a discussion of the discovery of the solar system which includes a "moving picture" illustrating retrograde motion, click here . ... The Sun and Moon, he claimed, obviously moved around Earth. ... The full story of the discovery of the solar system--of Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho and Kepler--is long and would take this discussion too far afield. ... Nicolaus Copernicus . ...