VISTA Telescope Mount ­ Factory testing prior to optics integration Paul Jeffers*a, Brian Stobiea, Stan Hermannb, Brad McCreightb a UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK b VertexRSI ­ General Dynamics C4 Systems, 1217 Digital Drive, Richardson, TX 75081, USA ABSTRACT VISTA1 is a survey telescope which will deliver 0.5 arc second images over a 2 degree diameter unvignetted field of view. ... Thermal affects during the period of the test. ...

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The paper presents the 'Neptune-ME' information display system (IDS) as a spaceman console (SC) of the descent module of the 'Soyuz -TMA' piloted transport spaceship, and the integrated console (IC) of manual control loop for module equipment in the Russian segment of the 'Alpha' international space station. ... to control spaceship systems; . ... An integrated control console (ICC) which is hardware and software compatible with a IBM PC, is suggested as a basic console for the manual control loop. ...

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The Earth. ... The middle raiding of the Earth is 6371,032 km, the pole 6356,777 km equatorial - 6378,160 km. The Earth surface area is 510,2 mln km^2, 70,8% of which is the World ocean. ... According to the modern cosmogonical views the Earth was formed 4,6 - 4,7 billions years ago from the protoplanet cloud captured by the Sun. ... The Earth is conditionally divided into 3 parts: a bark a cloak and a core (in the centre). The external layer - the bark is 35 km thick. ... Above the Earth. ...

The Integrated Information Display System for the Soyuz-TMA and the Integrated Console of Manual Control Loop for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station Yurii Tiapchenko, deputy Chief Designer and head of the Division of Onboard Information Display Systems (1993-2002) at the Specialized Experimental Design Bureau of Spacecraft Technology and Chief Designer at the NTC "Alpha-M". ... The tasks of the spaceship IDS are provided by the Simvol and KL-110 display systems. ...

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Альтернативный форум . Scientific.ru Все форумы . ... Уникум - 23.01.2007 15:33 . ... x203a; x203a; x203a; в ответ на: Re: Еще более интересная проблема философии valia . ... Задача о движении трех тел... valia, 22.01.2007 10:52 . Re: Задача о движении трех тел решена Зундманом в 1908-13 Уникум, 22.01.2007 13:54 . ... Re: По рабоче-крестьянски, для любых трех тел... valia, 22.01.2007 17:01 . ... Философ - это тот, для кого задача трех тел неразрешима :) (-) Hyperboloid, 22.01.2007 15:31 . ...

... Received 2007 August 31; in original form 2007 June 21 ABSTRACT A spinar is a quasi-equilibrium collapsing ob ject whose equilibrium is maintained by the balance of centrifugal and gravitational forces and whose evolution is determined by its magnetic field. ... SPINAR SCENARIO OF MAGNETO-ROTATIONAL COLLAPSE. ... Let m be the ratio of the magnetic energy of the core to its gravitational energy: Spinar Paradigm and Gamma Ray Bursts Central Engine 3 exceeds the momentum corresponding to escape...

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