... Laboratory . ... webmaster@izmiran.ru . ... Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow region, 142190 Russia . e-mail: karp@izmiran.ru . ... It is also shown that the problem of the MIT shape variations with increasing magnetic activity cannot be solved merely by a data averaging. ... The MIT shape depends on many factors including altitude, longitude, local time, season, and solar and geomagnetic activity. ...

... 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. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

... Spherical aberration, coma, and astigmatism are also easily observed using the star test. ... Off-axis images are complex. ... Fig. ... Diffraction by a circular aperture as a function of defocus for no aberration Airy Disk 1 wave defocus Less than 1 wave defocus Fig. ... Diffraction by a circular aperture as a function of defocus for third-order spherical aberration Paraxial Focus Small distance inside paraxial focus Moderate distance from marginal focus Immediate neighborhood of marginal focus Fig...

... The paper surveys status of the Russian space activity in terms of budget, operati atellistems workforce and industrial capabilities. Shown, that the situation is uneven between the companies and particularly between various tiers of production cooperation. In the current situation international cooperation, both in form of joint non-commercial ventures and integration into global space market, is considered vital for sustenance of the national space capabilities. ... number of R&D programs . ...

Preface The necessity of the preparation and edition of such intricate publication, that is the printed version offered to the reader, of geoinformation system including the chronological catalogue and evolutionary database of the global tropical cyclogenesis is dictated, in opinion of the authors, whole number of objective circumstances. ... It derivates the serious dissensions in the initial ('raw') information as well as in databases and archives of regional cyclogenesises. ...

... Количество полетов - 2 . ... Родился 8 октября 1959 года в городе Лиме (Lima), Перу (Peru), но своим родным городом считает город Санта-Клара (Santa Clara), штат Калифорния (California). ... В декабре 1994 года был зачислен в отряд астронавтов НАСА в составе 15-го набора в качестве специалиста полета . ... Однако после катастрофы шаттла Columbia все полеты были приостановлены, а многие экипажи переформированны. 2 декабря 2003 года был назначен в экипаж шаттла STS-121 в качестве специалиста полета. ...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... In SAI OCL Catalog, we introduce our work on investigation of the Milky Way system of open star clusters. The main goal of our study is a search for new clusters using huge surveys. 168 new clusters have been already discovered by us using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS point source catalog. ... For 141 new clusters, we found their physical parameters using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS catalog and, for a number of clusters, our UBVRI CCD observational magnitudes. ...

... All circuit parameters have been presented in a symbolic form. ... To use the program you will need a CIR file (PSpise, DesignLab file) of your circuit. CIR file examples have been enclosured: bpasside.cir, test1.cir, test2.cir, test3.cir, test4.cir, laksamp.cir, bridge.cir, uA741acf.cir, quartz.cir. ... Ideal operational amplifier (nullor) * Nname n1 n2 n3 n4 * * In the ideal op amp data, (n1,n2) represent output nodes, * (n3,n4) represent input nodes (noninverting, inverting). ...

... To our great regret we have to inform you that due to technical problems the Third International Symposium "UNIVERSAT: UNIVERSITY SATELLITES in SPACE SCIENCES EDUCATION" is postponed. ... carry out the Symposium in the form of large forum. ... It will contain the dates of the future Symposium (approximately in May or June 2009) and other important information. ... Also we will be very grateful for ideas concerning the Symposium program and possibilities of finding financial support. ...

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General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, Version 2013Jun) . Samus N.N., Durlevich O.V., Kazarovets E V., Kireeva N.N., Pastukhova E.N., Zharova A.V., et al. ... General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2012), VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs . ... Query forms by files . The values in the input file must be separeted by comas or arranged in columns. ... Enter the file with the GCVS names: . ... Enter the file with the coordinates J2000.0: . ...

Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . You may download the latest source code distribution and install the period search service at your own web server. ...

... Master . ... Zel'dovich asteroid . ... August 29, 2013: Asteroid (11438) Zeldovich discovered 40 years ago . ... Asteroid (11438) has quite an elongated orbit with a period of 3.25 yr and eccentricity 0.19 (twice that of Mars). ... Asteroid will be located in Cancer constellation at the distance of 1.63 AU from Earth and 2.62 AU from the Sun (near the aphelion of its orbit), with the magnitude being 17.0m. Telescopes of MASTER network will definitely observe asteroid (11438) Zeldovich in early 2014....

... ISC Kosmotras . Top Management Founder of ISC Kosmotras - Dr. Vladimir A. Andreev News . ... Dr. Vladimir A. Andreev, Founder of ISC Kosmotras, Member of the Board . ... Peaceful and rational use of RS-20 ICBMs after their withdrawal from service with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been in the main focus of Dr. Andreev s attention since early 1990s. Dr. Andreev is one of the founders of an international cooperation program and process called the Dnepr Program . ... Dnepr Program . ...