... 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. ...

... Russia . ... Astro Space Center of Lebedev Physical Institute, . ... Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Science, . ... Physical Institute of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences . ... International Centre of Physical and Space Researches, International Socionics Institute, . ... Institute of Physics, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, . ... Center for Gravitation and Fundamental Metrology, VNIIMS, and Institute of Gravitation and Cosmology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, . ...

... University of Manchester . ... University College London . ... Max Planck Institute for Radio astronomy . ... University of Hertfordshire . ... Institute of Astronomy . ... University of Mauritius . ... ASTRON . ... University of Cambridge . ... SKA PDO (Jodrell Bank) . ... Jodrell Bank . ... University of Southampton . ... Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics . ... University of Malta . ... NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics . University of Cambridge б© 200 8 . ...

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... Arefiev, Vadim - Space Research Institute (IKI), Russia . ... Becker, Werner - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany . ... Bergemann, Maria - Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany . ... Tuebingen, Germany . ... Lyskova, Natalya - Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany; Space Research Institut (IKI), Russia . ... First eROSITA International Conference: Mapping the Structure of the Energetic Universe 17-20 Oct 2011, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) . ...

... Although each chapter has its own set of links, this page offers the complete collection, with additional sites for those interested in general astronomy, amateur astronomy, professional astronomical institutions, and astronomy news. General Astronomy Links . Sky Telescope 's vast collection of astronomy sites . ... Space Telescope Science Institute . ... A page dedicated to sundial links across the Web . ... A page dedicated to sundial links . ... Overview of the moon . About the moon . ...

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... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . From left: Mr Barrie Elkin, Score Environment; Ms Thirza Mulder, Archivist, Armagh Public Library; Armagh Deputy . ... The collections awareness project, which is supported in part by the Observatory through core funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and by an additional contribution from the Armagh City and District Council, has two main objectives. ... Observatory Collections On-line . ...

. Lon.E 37 32 40.0 . G.LT:+55 42 00.0 . El. 195m . To learn about lunar occultation work at SAI and in Russia, you can contact E. Trunkovsky .

... We present new progress in our extensive pro ject mCPod (On­line database of photometric observations of magnetic CP stars), which was initiated five and a half years ago (Mikulґ et. al, 2007). ... The database consists of two parts, the Data and the References. In the References one finds the sources of data, the bibcodes including links to the corresponding papers, names of comparison and check stars (if available), the number of observations in individual filters (see Fig. ...

... The department was founded in late sixties by Prof. D.Ya.Martynov, who for many years was also the director of Sternberg Astronomical Institute. At present time, the head of the department is Prof. A.M.Cherepashchuk, a pupil of D.Ya.Martynov and his successor as the director of SAI. Since Prof. Martynov, the scientific activity of the department was primarily related t