... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Problems posed by massive stars . ... These questions were at least part of the motivation when CУЕssio Barbosa of Brazil's University of SУ?o Paulo and Donald Figer of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore surveyed observers and theorists to see what they believed were the most pressing problems concerning massive stars. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... MaximDL и PinPoint с ошибкой "The plate's exposure start time is required for catalog proper motion calculation. Check the attached image." ... Прошу помощи в разборках с MaximDL и PinPoint. ... Кадры открываются в MaximDL при указании формата RAW и размера. Когда пытаюсь распознаться ПинПоинтом (или в Максиме или в отдельном) вылезает ошибка: The plate's exposure start time is required for catalog proper motion calculation. ... Откуда качнуть эти метры? http://www.cyanogen.com/help/maximdl.. ...

The Second U.S. Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog ( UCAC2 ) Table of Contents 1) Introduction 2) Summary of the Project a) Observations and Instrumentation b) Reductions of UCAC Observations c) Computation of Proper Motions 3) Properties of the Catalog and Important Notes For the User a) Sky Coverage b) Completeness c) Positions, Proper Motions and Error Calculations d) UCAC2 Magnitudes e) 2MASS Photometry f) Non-stellar ... All stars in the UCAC2 have proper motions. ...

... ctronic modules Detectors unit . Bicounter module . ... The base of the electronics design is the same as in original MASS: modular structure, data exchange via RS485 interface, PMTs as light detectors. ... Detailed design of the MASS electronic modules (circuit diagrams, printed circuit b oard views, their sp ecifications) is provided in the second Chapter. ... SS MOSI 6 VCC GND LINE A OVLIGHT LINE B STROB 12 13 Figure 2.2: Circuit diagram of the analog part of the Bicounter module electronics. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Thursday, February 15th 2001 (and replayed on March 19), the Fox TV network aired a program called ``Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?'', hosted by X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi. ... Dust around the lander . ... However, it appeals to our common sense: when the sky is black here on Earth, we see stars. ... Bad: The program claims that when the top half of the lander took off from the Moon to bring the astronauts back into orbit, there was no flame from the rocket. ...

XXVIII General Assembly of the IAU, SPS15 Beijing, August 31, 2012 . N.N. Samus, S.V. Antipin "Variable Stars and Data-Intensive Astronomy" . During the 26th IAU General Assembly in Prague, the IAU Division V (Commissions 27 and 42) considered the future of variable-star catalogues. ... To discuss these problems and to look for their solutions, the IAU Commission 27, on behalf of the IAU Division V, created an informal working group, chaired by the GCVS editor, Dr. Nikolai Samus. ...

... Contacting and discussing with people sharing your interests, participating in night sky observations with telescopes as well as a large choice of astronomical books, magazines and video-tapes out of our club library. ... The seasons, the seeing ( a clear sky is not always associated to calm , stable air ) and most important how dark your observation site is. ... Therefore a dark site for observing is at least as important for deep sky observation as the diameter of your scope. ...

... 37 Chapter 5: Using multiple Matrox Pulsar boards . ... 72 Board input and output connectors . ... 88 Appendix C: Glossary Index A acceleration features, desktop 36 ActiveMIL-Lite 10, 14 analog cameras, attaching 23 analog input section 49, 69 analog switches, m onitor 62 analog-to-digital converters 50 digital video input 21 video input 21, 76 video output 21­22, 75 conventions, manual 14 converters, analog-to-digital 50 D data interface section 55 DB-15 to 5-BNC cable 22 DB ...