. Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman of the International Astronomy Olympiad, . ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia. URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2007/ . e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru . fax: + 7-(496-52)-49-701 .

... In the тАЬAstronomical YearbookтАЭ (AY) the ephemerides of the Sun, Moon, major planets and stars computed with the maximum precision in accordance with the resolutions approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) are published. ... N.I. Glebova, M.L. Sveshnikov; . ... The seasons values, coefficients of the Tchebyshov polynomials of the Moon ephemerides, the phases of the Moon, the planetary configurations, the data for the eclipses of the Sun and Moon (N.I. Glebova, M.V. Lukashova) . ...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

... The most important tool you have to see the universe is not the large light buckets that are proliferating, but rather your eyes. ... Light enters the eye through the cornea, passes across the aqueous humor (the liquid behind the cornea), passes through the pupil and through the lens. ... After passing the lens, the light then crosses the "vitreous Humor" a jelly-like substance that fills the inner eye, and reaches the retina, the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. ...

Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... In the file of explanations, source of data or bibliographic reference is indicated. ... File of data (Data) *.txt. ... Les donnИes standard de la base NSDB (Standard Data) . ... Any bibliographic reference has the following fields (please, don't mix up these reference fields hereafter called "fields" with the search fields where you will enter the data and which are hereafter denoted as "search fields" or "text fields"): . ...

... From left: Yuri Kovalev, Germany and Russia (with glasses); Maria Garci Miro, Spain (adjusting sleeve); Nikolay Kardashev, Russia; and Mikhail Popov, Russia (extreme right). Two space engeneers, Nikolay Babakin and Ruslan Komaev, discuss the spacecraft. ... Leonid Gurvits and David Jauncey in animated discussion. ... Bernie Burke proposes an amusing toast to the dinner party. ... Michael Garrett explains the details of his proposed toast as Yuri Kovalev translates, and diners listen attentively. ...

... 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. ...

Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Phase range for plots: -0.5 to 1.0 0.0 to 2.0 0.0 to 1.0 . ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... Two period search methods are currently implemented. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . ...