... Yes, Exploding Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things ever seen by astronomers - professional and amateurs alike. ... We also had some club members who received some Astronomical League awards...and we'd like to congratulate them! ... It is again a potluck, and is being held at the Masonic Temple in Galion ( 1252 State Route 598, Galion , OH 44833) Here's a map: Map of 1252 State Route 598 Galion, OH 44833-9367, US And, along with the party come RAS elections for 2008! ... Comet 17P/Holmes ...

NAME: Dr. George R. Carruthers MARITAL S TATUS : Unknown RESIDENCE: Washington, DC E DUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS in Aeronautical Engineering , University of Illinois , 1961 MS in Nuclear Engineering , University of Illinois , 1962 Ph.D. in Aeronautical Astronautical Engineering (Minor in Physics and Astronomy ), University of Illinois , 1964 PRE- ...

... Asteroid . ... In case you didn't hear about it, which you probably didn't: On Jan. 7, an asteroid 1,000 feet across -- nearly three times the current diameter of Marlon Brando -- barely missed the Earth, which is most likely your planet of residence. ... What if this asteroid had hit the Earth? ... As it happens, the American Astronomical Society was holding a conference in Washington AT THE VERY SAME TIME as the asteroid nearly hit the Earth. ...

Next: Photometric Performance of NICMOS Up: NICMOS Data Calibration and Previous: The STScI NICMOS Calibration . ... Cycle 7 Calibration Plan. ... This document summarizes the goals and status of the various calibration programs that form the basis of the NICMOS Cycle 7 calibration plan. ... This document summarizes the content, goals and status of the Cycle 7 calibration plan for NICMOS and also points to the WEB pages where detailed information on specific topics of interest can be found. ...

Is the ozone layer recovering ? ... Global Regulation Global Regulation · · · · 1985: Vienna Convention 1987: Montreal Protocol Several amendments and adjustments Quantity for (chemical) ozone depletion of ODS: EESC (Equivalent Effective qu ect Stratospheric Chlorine): Weighting over release and ozone depletion of individual ODS EESC for mid-latitudes http//:www.wmo.ch/web/arep/reports/ozone_2002/q&as.pdf, Seite Q.29 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 3. ...

The Archeops experiment aimed at measuring the cosmic background emitted just after the Big Bang. The study of this radiation is essential to obtain precise information on the evolution of the Universe: density, Hubble constant, age of the Universe.. To achieve this goal, measurements have been done with devices cooled down at 100mK temperature placed at the focus of a warm telescope. ... 28960 visitors . ...