Maxim Tarasenko , a leading Russian space history scholar and a member of Space Policy?s editorial board, who contributed greatly to the elucidation of the Russian space programme in the journal and elsewhere, died in 1999. In order to commemorate his pioneering work in space policy, Elsevier Science has decided to hold an annual competition, open to all law school students and graduate students of space policy, to find the best essay. ...

... After hearing and discussing Rocket-Space Corporation Energy General Designer U.P.Semevov's report on the fulfilling the flight program of the orbital complex Mir and proposals on its further exploitation, the Council draws attention to: . ... According to the Russian Government Resolution No. 76 of January 21, 1999 a large amount of work to find and attract Russian and foreign investments to provide the further exploitation of the orbital station Mir was carried out. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... Frequently Asked Questions: LX200GPS . When I align the telescope, the alignment star is not in the viewfinder. ... After I select an object and press GOTO, the Autostar displays "Slewing.....", but does not seem to move. Is my Autostar broken? ... Can I use my Autostar II on his telescope to access my user objects? ... Choosing A Telescope . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

... 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. ...

... Active Skepsis . ... Probably, one should know the results from any actions. ... As a result, a sceptic, who discredits, for example, the tales of Christian wonders, has to follow the practical recommendations of Christianity or any other belief knowing how to act. ... As a result, scepticism restricts itself with discrediting secondary wonders, permanently replacing one doubtful interpretation with another and telling nothing of life and action. ... Yuri Tikhonravov, Ph.D. Translated from Russian ....

To see a Russian version of this page, click here . ... Graduated from Moscow State University (MSU), Faculty of Physics in 1976. Ph.D. degree - 1988, MSU. Main field of scientific activities: photometric investigations of various stars, close binary stellar systems and other astronomical objects, including research with use of fast photoelectric photometry with a high time resolution till 1 millisecond. ... New portable photometer . ... Send your mail to: tem@sai.msu.ru ...

... VaST is a software tool for finding variable objects on a series of astronomical images. ... VaST performs object detection and aperture photometry using SExtractor on each image, cross-matches lists of detected stars, performs magnitude calibration with respect to the first (reference) image and constructs a lightcurve for each object. ... VaST FITS image viewer ./pgfv . ... Part I" PZP, vol. ... K. V. Sokolovsky, S. A. Korotkiy; "New Variable Stars Discovered by the NMW Survey" PZP, vol. ...