The revision of the MASS/DIMM star catalogue N. Shatsky, V. Kornilov March 16, 2008 Abstract The compilation of the (updated) version of the MASS (MASS/DIMM) device target catalogue is described. ... Then the list was cleaned according to following criteria: I. Remove stars too faint for a MASS device. ... Here the color equation of the Sternb erg device was taken: M AS S mag = V mag + 0.45 (B - V ); stars with M AS S mag > 3.2 were removed. ... This was made based on the GCVS4.2 catalogue data. ...

... Landing site of Soyuz TMA-4 descent vehicle. Preliminary flying around of the search and rescue team helicopters of the tentative landing site of Soyuz TMA-4 descent vehicle. Landing of the Soyuz TMA-4 descent vehicle in the prescribed area located near Arkalyk, Republic of Kazakhstan. ... Chkalovsky air field, Star City. The Soyuz TMA-4 crew have returned to the Star City near Moscow. ...

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STARTEST IMAGES GALLERY . Type: Maksutov Cassegrain . ... Inside Focus . ... Outside Focus . ... These is are the startest images of two alike 6"F/10 Maksutov Cassegrain’s. The central obstruction on these images is slightly larger than in the reality. ... Another rather easy done simulation for the second image from the left in the second table with images. ... Also the middle-ring is brighter in the simulation according to the PSF’s , this is however not so clear when you look at the images. ...

... Space flight . ... On-line Data . ... B) The International Space Station; the center represents its current latitude/longitude. ... D) The red circle around the International Space Station represents its horizon (the area on the ground from which the orbiter is visible). ... LATITUDE: Latitude of the orbiter. LONGITUDE: Longitude of the orbiter. ALTITUDE: Current altitude of orbiter in kilometers. ... Info: Industry news On-line Data Company ATLAS news Events We in press Contact . ...

... 11/09 - Dave's response . Some of you have probably seen this original letter floating around the internet. Read Dave's (whoever he is) response below. ... I don't know who David is, but his response is hilarious!! ... At first I rolled my eyes....then I read Dave's response and I couldn't have said it better if I had all day to do it." ... September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 . ... Wait a sec ... just realized "YOU CAN'T HIDE" also has 11 letters! ... Help me!! ...

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... Spacecraft that will search for planetary systems around 40 million stars and observe the largest explosions in the universe have been chosen as the next two missions in NASA's medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) program. ... The first mission, to be launched in 2003, is the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer, a three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma ray bursts. ... During its three-year mission, Swift will also survey the sky for new black holes and other sources of cosmic gamma rays. ...

... By undertaking a spectral and photometric investi­ gation of the central part of the bright elliptical galaxy NGC 759, we have found an optical counterpart for the circumnuclear molecular gas ring with the radius of # 3 ## (# 1 kpc) which was earlier reported by Wiklind et al. ... 2 Fig. ... More likely, this ring may be a consequence of a tidal encounter between the elliptical galaxy NGC 759 and a large spiral galaxy which was accompanied by a substantial gas accretion. ...

... SB, Porb = 55.9212d. V0745 Cas| ... Component B of the double system observed brighter than in the Hipparcos Input Catalogue. ... The variability may be due to the fainter component. ... Type ELL: is also possible. pi Cas| ... Variability type and spectral type (F2/F3Ib/II) do not agree. ... Variability type and spectral type (F3/F5II) do not agree. ... Variability may be due to component B. VZ Pic| ... Variability may be due to component B. V1377 Ori| ... SB, Porb = 9.073d. V0421 Cep|105091| ...

... Научная панорама ? arxiv:1411.6009 Множественные изображения сверхновой, значительно усиленной линз . ... arxiv:1411.6009 Множественные изображения сверхновой, значительно усиленной линзированием на галактике раннего типа в скоплении (Multiple Images of a Highly Magnified Supernova Formed by an Early-Type Cluster Galaxy Lens) . ... Впервые поймали множественное изображение сверхновой, сформированное гравитационной линзой. ... Появилось новое изображение сверхновой Рефсдала! . ...

... A non-linear relationship is observed between the sky brightness on clear and overcast nights, with a change in behavior near the rural to urban landuse transition. ... The great variation in skyglow radiance observed from site-to-site and with changing meteorological conditions underlines the need for a long-term international monitoring program. he introduction of artificial light has caused an unprecedented disruption to the nighttime environment over large areas of the Earth. ... Data processing...

... I planned on having Mars night the week of the opposition and just needed to pick a good night. ... It's up to you to take advantage of all this, to show your fellow club members what amateur astronomy means to you. ... Over the coming year I will challenge AAAP members to think about how each of us can help the AAAP grow in the directions that matter most to each of us, to provide service to our club and community, and most of all help us all grow in amateur astronomy in a way that touches our...

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... The UNIVERSAT-2009 Symposium (28 September - 1 October 2009) will cover a wide variety of topics centered around the theme "University satellites in space sciences education", and is meant to inform the entire university and space-interested community on the new initiatives and university satellites projects in space sciences and technology education. ... I. Space Sciences Education: . ... Hands-On Space Exercises, . ... Cooperation Ideas in Space Sciences Education and Public Outreach. ...

Ionospheric Data 2. Ionospheric Digital Database - 2 discs. The Ionospheric Digital Database compact discs contain approximately 40,000 station years (1.35 gigabytes) of scaled digital vertical incidence parameters from about 130 sites around the world for the period from 1957 through 1990.These data have been contributed through a major cooperative effort among the World Data Centers and many ionosonde network organizations. ...

7 November group of YSC members: Maxim Zaitsev , Andrey Karandaev , Julia Stetsuk , Alexandra Lintchik leading by YSC director Victoria Maiorova, supporetd by "old" YSC participants Michael Baskov, Alexander Kriklenko arrived to London. ... 9 November we set off Newcastle as it was conference home-town. ... Then together we went to Newcastle University, where we worked out our plans for that evening. ... Sergey Krikalev, russian cosmonaut came to Newcastle that evening. ...

T Ant [A/H] = -0.0. P var, nonlinear elements: Max = 2436120.756 T Ant + 5.897915d*E + 4.80d*10^{-8}E^2 [00027]. ... 00000]. ... Brightness variations with AG Ant the orbital period probably due to variations of circumstellar AG Ant extinction. ... R Ara Min II 6.2. ... The data in [00002] reveal RR Tel current V-band variations with a small amplitude and nearly RR Tel the same period [00000]. ... V0340 Tel The data from [00002] do not confirm the tabulated period V0340 Tel [00000]. ...

... Director of the RAS ISR . RAS Academician . ... Astrophysics module Kvant of the orbital complex Mir launched in 1987 contains the largest on the station complex of the scientific equipment named the orbital observatory Roentgen. Observatory Roentgen consists of 4 X-ray telescopes, jointly exceeding the range of energies from 2 to 800 keV. ... Among the most significant results that were received in the observatory Roentgen are: . ... measurement of the periods of 9 X-ray pulsars; . ...

... Printed in the U.S.A. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/691/2/1222 AUTOMATED LASCO CME CATALOG FOR SOLAR CYCLE 23: ARE CMEs SCALE INVARIANT? ... CME RATE DURING CYCLE 23 Figure 2 shows the daily CACTus CME rate for cycle 23 in red, with the International Sunspot Number (e.g., Vanlommel et al. 2004) superimposed in gray as solar cycle reference. ... The CACTus CME speeds Figure 12. ... A comparison of a sample of common events shows that on average the CDAW CME width is wider than the CACTus CME width. ...