... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

Next: Study to Install an Information System at the University of the Istanbul Astronomy and Space Sciences Department . ... NOAO 1 , P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 85726 . A system for publishing frequently updated information to the World Wide Web will be described. Many documents now hosted by the NOAO Web server require timely posting and frequent updates, but need only minor changes in markup or are in a standard format requiring only conversion to HTML. ... NOAO 1 . ...

. To sort a file in dictionary order: sort -d +1 -2names > orders . Lines in the file names are sorted on field 2 into dictionary order and the result placed in the file orders . To sort a file in month order: sort -M +2 -3 -o breakdown orders . Lines in the file orders are sorted on field 3 into month order and the result placed in the file breakdown .

Stellarium 0.12.3 . ... Classes . ... Public Slots | ... ShortcutsDialog Class Reference . voidљ . ... restore colors of all items it TreeWidget to defaults. ... prefixMatchKeySequence (const QKeySequence &ks1, const QKeySequence &ks2) . ... called when apply button clicked. virtual void ShortcutsDialog::createDialogContent . ... called when editors' state changed. void ShortcutsDialog::initEditors . ... checks whether one QKeySequence is prefix of another. void ShortcutsDialog::resetCollisions . ...

NAME htpasswd - Create and update user authentication files SYNOPSIS htpasswd [ - c ] [ - m | ... p ] passwdfile username password htpasswd - n [ - m | ... p ] username password DESCRIPTION htpasswd is used to create and update the flat-files used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users. ... Resources available from the httpd Apache web server can be restricted to just the users listed in the files created by htpasswd. ... The user is prompted for the password. ...

... Steel supports being placed under the main beтАж . Sidebar Left . Sidebar Top . No Sidebar . Sidebar Bottom . Sidebar Right . ... Title: Steel supports being placed under the main beams of the library floor. ... Steel supports being placed under the main beams of the library floor. ...

JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight . ... Scheduled for completion about 2006, the completed International Space Station will have a mass of about 1,040,000 pounds. ... The assembled space station will provide the first laboratory complex where gravity, a fundamental force on Earth, can be controlled for extended periods. ... Hospitals, business parks and solar electric power stations that beam clean, inexpensive energy back to Earth are likely to dot the "space-scape" 40 years from now. ...

Next: The root filesystem Up: Overview of the Directory Previous: Overview of the Directory . This chapter is loosely based on the Linux filesystem standard, FSSTND, version 1.2 (see the bibliography, [ Qui95 ]), which attempts to set a standard for how the directory tree in a Linux system is organized. ... This chapter does not explain all files in detail. ... The major parts are the root, /usr љ , /var љ , and /home љ filesystems (see figure 2.1 ). ... Figure 2.1: Parts of a Unix directory tree. ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . ... a) Changes in the Solar System - Continued . The Cratered Face of the Moon Impact craters on the Earth, Moon, and other worlds are formed by the bombardment of chunks of rock and ice from space. ... So we conclude that the solar system experienced many more impacts in the distant past than today. ... The Changing Universe - Changes in the Solar System - Changes in Stars - Changes in the Universe | ...

Updates On this page you will find a list of the updates most recently made to the Bright Supernovae web pages. ... 2016/04/07 . Created entries for 2 CRTS supernovae . Updated the entries for Gaia16ajv (Type Ia) 2016/04/06 . Created entries for AT2016blv (Mag 16.8 in 2MASX J13031054-2159149 ), AT2016blt (Mag 18.0 in ESO 271-G26) 4 PS1 supernovae . ... Created entries for Nova M31 2016-03c? (= PNV J00424914+4116401 Mag 17.9 in M31) 5 CRTS supernovae 50 PS1 supernovae . ...

... Previous: Ground Tracking Station (GTS) Products . ... GRT Log File . ... GRT Gain Curves . ... What: Co-observing GRTs will each generate a log file identical to those for ground-based VLBI experiments. ... Where: Files are placed by GRTs on their regional server ( Regional Servers for GRT logs etc ) in the sub-directory named for the month and year (e.g. may97 ) below the sub-directory named gps . ... Where: Files are placed by GRTs on their regional server ( Regional Servers for GRT logs etc ). ...

... First Name(s) |Sergey Anatolii | ... Date of birth |31.03.1919. ... Passport: | ... Change the text written in red only. ... Write actual data in file of every person in every cell. ... Place of birth should include the settlement of birth (even if it is not written in Passport). ... If some information appears wrong and you have to change it, please, do the both procedures: i. Write where the incorrect data (what was written) should be replaced by correct data (write correct data). ii. ...

... About ATMoB . ... The ATMoB has established an email list server with various mailing lists for use by our members. ... This list has been established for use by ATMoB members, friends of members, and anyone interested in astronomy with a focus on things of interest to those in the greater Boston area. ... Notice: The owners of this server, the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, and any other sentient beings that happen to be involved assume no responsibility for any messages posted via this system...

... Please send the data required for registration to us by e-mail. ... Please make sure that you have received a confirmation of your registration by e-mail . Otherwise please send us an e-mail containing information indicated in the form. ... The conference budget is very limited, but we hope to provide a partial financial support for younger participants. ... Please notice that, due to the limited seating-capacity of the conference rooms, the number of participants is limited to 100 only. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Autostar Computer Controllers . 497 Autostar . ... One of the most important advances in telescope control in the past 25 years, the Meade #497 Autostar Computer Controller turns the ETX into an automatic celestial object locating system. ... The #497 Autostar Computer Controller plugs into the control panel of ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, and ETX-125EC telescopes and enables automatic location of more than 30,000 celestial objects. ... about meade | ... Meade 4M | ...

... Have you ever seen the night sky change? ... IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus . ... Energized by the bright, bluish central star seen here, this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of light-years -- spanning over three degrees on the sky while nearly 3,000 light-years from planet Earth. The Bubble Nebula . ... South Pole Star Trails . ... Curiosity Before Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror . ... Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano . ... Trails in the Morning Sky . ...

NOTE: The storm sudden commencement data file was updated on 18 Feb 1998. o Revised data for 1968-1975 were taken from IAGA Bulletin No. ... Indices aa and storm sudden commencements"; see also IAGA Bulletin 39: " Supplementary Geomagnetic Data 1957-1975", including a new list of ssc's 1968-1975). ... From the monthly reports of Rapid Variations prepared by 43 magnetic observatories (see list page 121), a combined list of all events is compiled. ...

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... OutReach Training and Program . September Public Night . Welcome all ye weary travelers to a new type of M111 "On Line". ... Back to top.. ... When I logged our last outreach programs I couldn't help but notice that Warren Rupp Observatory is NUMBER FIVE in the worldwide standings in public outreach programs! ... If you'd like to train in astronomy outreach, just contact any of our members and we'll be happy to train you to do public outreach! ...

THE 1999 PROJECT . The 1999 Martian Mission project is a further development of the 1988 project. It uses the results of design, research and testing activities that took place at RSC Energia since 1988. As compared with the previous project, changes were introduced into solar array panels which became modular, into lander shape where lifting body was replaced with a "discus", and into the number of the landers, with two landers - a manned lander and a logistics lander - instead of one. ...