SAO is Russia's main centre for ground-based space research. ... The basic instruments of the Observatory are the optical telescope BTA (Big Alt-azimuth Telescope) with a main mirror diameter of 6 m and the radio telescope RATAN-600 with the antenna diameter 600 m. Study of the Universe as a whole, analysis of non-stationary energy release in galactic and extragalactic objects of various types, investigation of evolution and chemical composition of our Galaxy and the nature of solar activity. ...

Proceedings of the XXVIIth Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC). ... The following were the participants at the XXVIIth YERAC meeting. ... Cavendish Laboratory, UNITED KINGDOM . ... Kapteyn Institute, The NETHERLANDS . ... Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University, POLAND . ... Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM . ... NRAL, Jodrell Bank, UNITED KINGDOM . ... Torun Radio Astronomy Observatory, POLAND . ... Institute of Radio Astronomy, UKRAINE . ...

System of astrometric databases of Pulkovo observatory. ... The purpose of these observations is the determination of precise coordinates of Solar system bodies, which is necessary for development and improvement of motion theories, and for studying the evolution of the Solar system. ... Accuracy of photographical observations is about 0.2-0.3 arcsec for equatorial coordinates and 0.1-0.3 for relative coordinates of planetary satellites, depending on object and observational conditions. ...

. Russian Version [ MS-Win ] . [ News ] . [ Satellite data ] . [ SMIS ] . [ ] . Cloudiness over South of European Russia. North of European Russia and North-East of Europe and European Russia and Western Siberia . WEATHER FORECAST for RUSSIA. Date / Time . Cloudiness . Infrared Image . Movie . Back to SMIS Home Page .

... 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. ...

Appendix: COODINATES OF OBSERVATORIES . This list is the extension of Marsden's list of observatories published in тАЬMinor Planet CirculariesтАЭ. ... тАЬThe Astronomical Year-Book for the year 1942тАЭ, 1941, p.355-360, in Russian . ... The numbers 0-999 were taken in according to Marsden (Ref.1), the numbers from 1000 were appropriated by us. ... For observatories with numbers 0-999 and code of reference 1* the heights were taken by maps . ... For numbers 0-999 the code equals 1 usually. ...

Об институте . ... Отдел физики и эволюции звезд . ... исследовательская группа нестационарных звезд . ... Научно-исследовательская группа физики звездных и планетных систем . Отдел экспериментальной астрономии . Научно-исследовательская группа ?Спектр-УФ? Научно-исследовательская группа наземной поддержки космических проектов . ... Научно-исследовательская группа динамики малых тел Солнечной системы . ... Терскольский филиал ИНАСАН . ... Наука . ... Российская виртуальная обсерватория . ...

... News . ... Behemoth black hole found in an unlikely place . ... black holes . space flight . ... Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... New X-ray space observatory will study black holes and history of galaxy clusters . ... ASTRO-H is expected to provide breakthroughs in a wide variety of high-energy phenomena in the cosmos, ranging from the superheated material on the brink of falling into a black hole to the evolution of vast galaxy clusters. ...

... Members . ... The ATM's of Boston was founded in 1934 by a group of persons interested in assisting others in the art of optical polishing the craft of telescope making, and to learn together about the science of astronomy and the use of astronomical instruments. ... Mr. Jones introduced the club to Dr. Harlow Shapley at Harvard College Observatory. ... Regular shop activities resumed with the help of these "professional amateurs" and the club grew to 180 members. ... Club Newsletters . ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope 's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication SSRT - Siberian Solar Radio Telescope . ...

Main Astronomical Observatory of NASU (GAO NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine) . ... Main Astronomical Observatory of RAS (GAO RAS, Pulkovo, Russia) . ... Institute of Astronomy of RAS (INASAN, Moscow, Russia) . Institute of Space Investigations of RAS (ISI, Moscow, Russia) . ... Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS (IAA, St.Petersburg, Russia) . ... National Optical Astronomical Observatories (NOAO, USA) . ... Space Telescope Science Institute (STScT, USA) . ... Strasburg Centre of Astronomical Data . ...

... Новости астрономии и космонавтики (Модераторы: Karen , recarrion , LeMay ) ? Интеграл . ... Сообщений: 8 908 . Рейтинг: +338/-68 . ... Integral . Записан . ... Сообщений: 13 100 . Рейтинг: +520/-38 . ... Integral was selected by the ESA Science Programme Committee on 3 June 1993 as the next ESA medium-size scientific mission (M2) of the Horizon 2000 programme to be launched in 2002. ... INTEGRAL summary table . INTEGRAL in a nutshell . ... Сообщений: 2 319 . Рейтинг: +71/-0 . ...

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The Astro-2 observatory is flown on the Space Shuttle and consists of three separate instruments. ... The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope -(HUT) : This instrument is essentially an ultraviolet spectrometer with sensitivity from 1000 -- 3000 Angstroms. The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope - (UIT): This is an imaging telescope with a very wide field. ... The portion of the mission which involves The University of Oregon deals with observations using the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope. ...

... The collecting area is increased by nesting concentric mirror pairs, all having the same focal length. ... Figure shows the largest optical element being ground at HDOS. ... X-ray testing demonstrated that the CXO mirrors are indeed the largest high-resolution X-ray optics ever made; the nominal effective area (based on the ground calibrations) is shown as a function of energy in the left panel of Figure , along with those of their Einstein and ROSAT predecessors. ...

After some period of quiet Sun the exciting Sun-Earth connections event as the big magnetic storm was observed at January 10-11, 1997 by various satellites and ground-based instruments. Scientist meet this challenge with unprecedented activity and a few data bases was created in relation with solar event/magnetic storm on a few WEB-sites. ... According the Moscow observatory data the sudden storm commencement (SSC) take place at 01:08 Universal Time of January 10, 1997. ...

AIA ARGENTINE ISLANDS OBSERVATORY INFORMATION 2004 ACKNOWLEDGEM: Users of the AIA-data should acknowledge: National Antarctic Scientific Center (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine) STATION ID : AIA LOCATION : West Antarctica, Antarctic peninsula ORGANIZATION: National Antarctic Scientific Center (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine) WEB-ADDRESS : www.uac.gov.ua LATITUDE : -65.25 Deg. ... Since 1980 Fluxgate EDA magnetometer have been used for the digital record. ...

... Новости . ... Европа построит 42-метровый оптический телескоп . ... Европейская южная обсерватория (European Southern Observatory) выделила 57 миллионов евро на детальную разработку "Европейского чрезвычайно большого телескопа" (European Extremely Large Telescope E-ELT), который .. С этой новостью связаны: . ... 14-06-2008 18:10 CNews . ... Гамма-обсерватория GLAST выведена на орбиту . ... Гамма-телескоп нового поколения GLAST успешно выведен на орбиту.. ... 05-06-2008 23:42 Компьюлента . ...

... International X-ray Observatory ? это рентгеновский телескоп, разрабатываемый тремя космическими агентствами: НАСА, European Space Agency и Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ... IXO будет исследовать Вселенную в рентгеновском излучении и пытаться найти ответы на вопросы в следующих областях: . ... 1М (космический аппарат) . ... 2МВ (космический аппарат) . 3МВ (космический аппарат) . ... AGILE (космический аппарат) . ... Прогресс М-01М . Прогресс М-02М . ... Союз (космический корабль) . ...

European Astronomical Society(EAS): NEWS Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed some information of interest. ... We would also like to remind you that the time is appropriate to renew your membership for 2006 (see our Web page for procedures). ... And do'nt forget that, in between messages, the latest news can always be found on our Web page: http://www.iap.fr/eas/index.html With kind regards, Michel Dennefeld ************************************************************ Content 1. ...