The following images of the icy surface of Ganymede, the Solar System's largest moon, were made by the Galileo spacecraft during its ongoing mission to explore Jupiter and the Jovian system. ... This image was taken when Galileo was 7,448 kilometers (4,628 miles) away from Ganymede; north is to the top of the picture, and sunlight illuminates the surface from the lower left nearly overhead (77 degrees above the horizon). ... The image was taken June 27 at a range of 7,448 kilometers (4,628 miles). ...

Subject of Geodesy. ... The Main Problems of Geodesy. ... The Main Parameters of the Terrestrial Ellipsoid, Ratios between Them. ... The Main Equations of Geodesic Line. ... Geodesic Station Coordinates Calculation on the Ellipsoid Surface. Primal and Inverse Geodesical Problems, Methods of Their Solution. ... Geodesical Coordinats Determination by Gauss-Kruger Coordinates. ... Methods of Synchronous Observations and Orbital Methods of Artificial Satellite Use for Coordinates Determination. ...

... For given geographical longitude and time zone show the current data and time, Universal data and time, current local star time. ... Accept 10 different data formats (data&time, data with decimal day of month, data with decimal day of year, decimal year, some Julian dates), calculate from any formate to others, show day of week. Current data and time direct insertion function is exists. ... Calculate angular distance between two points at the sky by its equatorial coordinates. ...

... 03.32 AM - the first impulse is performed using the Progress M1-5 eight thrusters to construct the pre-descent orbit. ... maximal distance from earth surface - 219 km . minimal distance from earth surface - 188 km . ... 05.00.24 AM - the second impulse is performed using the Progress M1-5 eight thrusters to construct the pre- descent orbit. ... 08.08 AM - the final third breaking impulse is performed using a combination of the Progress M1-5 main engine and eight thrusters to deorbit Mir OC. ...

... In planets astronomy: . the relativist theory of the planets movement was found. ... the planets system of other stars were opened. ... In galaxy and out of galaxy astronomy: . It's found out the general constrution of the Galaxy and its main observed solids; . ... the methods of measuring the distances to the most remote objects in the Universe are found out; . ... it is found out that the galaxy accumulations are not haotic, but form the largescale celling structure of the Universe. ...

... Eyepiece Specifications . Aperture Diameter (inches) . user input . Eyepiece focal length . ... Focal Ratio . ... Magnification . ... Focal Length (inches) . Eyepiece Apparent FOV . ... Focal Length . ... True Field of View . ... sq. inches) . ... Enter values for the "user input" blocks - then press the "Calculate" key . Eyepiece Apparent FOV Table - A listing of popular manufacturers eyepieces and their apparent field of view's (FOV). ...

... After passing degree work in MAO of NAS of of USSR Sosonkin has received the recommendation for receipt in post-graduate course of M??. ... Subjects of his scientific work were use of new receivers of radiation, in particular of electron-optical converters at observant astronomy. ... On industrial base FTI Sosonkin has created installation on base EOC UM - 92 for Cassegrain focus of a telescope ?ZT-2 and similar to it and installation with the same type EOC for focus of Newton. ...

... Home Articles Optical Surface Cleaning Procedure . ... Clear Sky Chart . This Month's Sky . ... Beyond New York City . ... Optical Surface Cleaning Procedure . Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 2: Intermediate Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... Sun images . ... Sun flares . ... Active areas . September : 2009 . ... No sunspots and sunspot groups can be currently observed on the Sun's surface . The following H-alpha plages without spots can be currently observed on the Sun's surface . ... Coordinates . ... Coordinates and other characteristics of active regions are issued for September 09, 2009 00:31 UT . Last updated: September 10, 2009 00:00 UT . ... 7(499)132-65-96, Fax: +7(499)132-65-97 . ...

... For the past years I have been working on the problem of synthesis of light curves of close binary systems, consisting of a normal star and a compact object (point object with fixed X-ray luminosity). ... Possible existence of a bright spot on the disk's lateral surface is taken into account. ... The last of then will be published in Gordon and Breach Publishers ( Cherepashchuk A.M., Katysheva N.A., Khruzina T.S., Shugarov S.Yu. ... Cherepashchuk A.M., Katysheva N.A., Khruzina T.S., Shugarov S.Yu. ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

... Satellite data ] . SMIS ] . ... the satellite tracking in the whole upper hemisphere using previously calculated satellite coordinates . tracking accuracy: 0,5 degree . ... power supply: single phase, 220 V, 50 Hz . power consumption: less than 800 Wt . weight: less than 250 kg . permissible ambient temperature: -50oC to +50o C . permissible wind speed: work - 22 m/s, limit - 40 m/s. Back to SMIS Home Page . ...

... Moon Phase below . ... ARTICLE: Why the moon always shows us the same face . ... Before you continue reading, you should know that this was not always the case, i.e. the Moon once was rotating with respect to the Earth, so that on every night a terrestrial observer (if there was one, because this was long, long before mankind appeared on our planet, and even before any major animals had appeared) saw another face of the Moon. ... Figure 1 (not to scale) shows how we can imagine the system Earth-Moon...

... MASTER Net is 56 square degrees per 1 exposition . ... 06 Dec 2015: GRB 151205B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18665 . ... 18 Nov 2015: GRB 151118A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18613 . ... 12 Nov 2015: GRB 151112A: MASTER-NET optical limit GCN18591 . ... 07 Nov 2015: GRB 151107A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18565 . ... 31 Oct 2015: Five OTs detected by Global Robotic MASTER Net ATel8232 . ... 02 Oct 2015: GRB 151001B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18380 . ...

... AstroCC is a coordinate conversion utility for astronomy. It accepts an object designation or the coordinates of an object and calculates coordinates in alternative systems, and at different dates, times, and locations. It also provides lunar and bright planet coordinates to aid in planning observations. ... BJD values may also be retrieved from http://astroutils.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/time/utc2bjd.html which is based on Eastman et al. ... Coordinate data are obtained from SIMBAD. ...

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... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... University at a glance . ... A group of young scientists of Samara University under the guidance of the candidate of chemical sciences Yevgeniy Aleksandrov began to make the most extensive database in the world for the structure and physical properties of crystalline coordination polymers. ... The idea of making a database for coordination polymers already exists in the scientific community of the world. ... SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY . ...

Lunar Libration . Articles | ... Actually, a slight rocking motion, called libration,* makes about 59% of the Moon's surface visible from our planet Earth -- though only 50% at any one time. ... Add to that, the approximate 1.5 degree tilt of the Moon's equator to the ecliptic, and you have the inclination of the Moon's equator to the plane of its orbit around Earth at some 6.5 degrees (5 + 1.5 = 6.5). ... Re-published on Astronomy Net with permission of the author. ... www.astronomy.net . ...

DSS Mirror Archive at SAI MSU Search Position in the form "ra,dec" where ra and dec are given in decimal degrees in the ICRS coordinate system. ... ALL GRAPHIC METADATA image/fits image/jpeg . Field name Survey Observation midpoint as Modifed Julian Date RA of image center Dec of image center Number of axes Image size Image scale for each axes Bandpass CD matrix Reference pixel Reference pixel Projection Coordinate system reference frame Image format Image URL ...

... The Data base on galaxies in the Local Volume, which locate within 11 Mpc around the Milky Way or have corrected radial velocities V LG < 600 km/s. It contains 986 objects. ... The summary of data on distances, radial velocities and other parameters of galaxies in the LV ( D 10 Mpc) was presented in the Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies (CNG; Karachentsev et al. ... Therefore, a low radial velocity of the assumed nearby galaxy is not yet a reliable indicator of its proximity. ...