... 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. ...

... 86, No. 12, pp. 1163­1178. i Structure of the Galaxies of the NGC 80 Group : Two-Tiered Disks M. A. Startseva1 , O. K. Sil'chenko1 , and A. V. Moiseev 1 2 Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Moscow, ... photometric data obtained on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory are used to analyze the structure of 13 large disk galaxies in the NGC 80 group ... All the large lenticular galaxies have two-tiered exponential disks and exponential ґ...

... Free image alignment/stacking/processing Software . My lunar drawings . ... REAL TELESCOPES . ... Download Pocket-Aberrator . ... The Aberrator is freeware that generates star-testing images to show the effects of aberrations (distortions) influencing the quality of a telescopes performance. ... The idea to make a program like the Aberrator I got after studying many internet-sites on star-testing and often the effects of certain aberrations were only available as literal descriptions. ...

Ultraviolet data (DUV) . ... The section "Original data" contains original information in analogue-digital and digital- analogue codes. The section "Data for analysis" contains pre-processed data for further analysis. Tatiana" program can be used for graph presentation of the experimental data, and "Orbitron" program - for geographical control of the data. Manual on how to use the programs and the data is in the HELP-file. ... Original data . Data for analysis . Tatiana program . ...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... The SAI OCL Catalog site provides several VO-enabled modes of operation: . VO-enabled catalog data analysis from a browser . ... Endpoint URL is http://ocl.sai.msu.ru/catalog/conesearch/ . ... VO-enabled catalog analysis from a browser . Presently, this recipe works with Firefox (Windows, MacOS, Linux), Internet Explorer (Windows) and Opera (Windows) browsers with Java plugin 1.6 installed. ... Main TOPCAT window with SAI OCL catalog loaded will appear. ...

STAR FIELDS Newsletter of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston Including the Bond Astronomical Club Established in 1934 in the Interest of Telescope Making & Using Vol. ... 1 January 2001 clusters). ... Join us on Thursday night at our clubhouse and make a great planetary telescope to use this Summer. ... He joined the club in 1952. ... The first work party of the new millennium will be on Saturday, January 6th, commencing at 10 a.m. -John Reed, Clubhouse Director - Stars Shine New Year's Eve.. ...

... Orienting Mir and modules . ... one on top, one on the left side) . ... Solar arrays can help to differ top from bottom - upper side is blue and flat, lower is light and ribbed. ... There are 4 long and 2 short radiators (pointed with yellow arrow on this photo ) on each module. ... So, if you see short radiators between long ones - you see module side. ... Top of each module is marked by 2 small antennas (pointed with green arrow on the photo ) in the middle of its length near ends of long...

GENERAL INFORMA T ION ABOUT How does my LOMO® Night Vision Device Work? ... LOMO® NIGHT VISION DEVICES & FAQs When using a Night Vision Device, you are actually looking at an image that is projected by the intensifier tube located inside the unit (Fig. ... Light enters the Night Vision Device through the objective lens and hits the photocathode in front of the intensifier tube. ... Infrared (IR) Illuminator Microchannel Plate (Gen.2 Only) When do I use my LOMO® Night Vision Device? ... Fig. ...

... Minute Values of Geomagnetic Field Components . ... AA 1868 - Present (3 hourly and daily) (monthly) (yearly) (Lists and histograms of geomagnetic disturbance and Solar Sunspots) KP_AP 1932 - Present (3 hourly and daily) (Lists and histograms of geomagnetic disturbance and Solar Sunspots) AE_HV 1957-75, 78-88 (hourly) AE_MIN 1978-881-6;198903;1990-94 (minute) DST 1957 - Present (hourly) PC 1975 - Present (15-minute) AMANAS 1959 - Present (3 hourly and daily) KMKNKS 1983 - Present (3 hourly) . ...

... INVESTIGATION OF JOINT EFFECT OF TWO . MECHANISMS OF PROBE WAVE ANOMALOUS ATTENUATION . ... As it follows from the title of our paper, I shall speak about two mechanisms of anomalous attenuation, one of the basic effects been observed under ionospheric heating by powerful HF waves. ... The second mechanism of anomalous attenuation is multiple scattering. ... Perhaps, anomalous attenuation been observed at Arecibo will be easier explained by multiple scattering mechanism. ... O-wave only . ...

... Space flight . ... Simulators . ... Space camp . Space Hotel . ... Virtual reality-based stand for ISS crew training is used for cosmonauts pre-training preparation at different stages of training for the space flight. ... At present cosmonauts and astronauts can work both with the SM and FGB images independently and having them in mated state. ... Info: Industry news On-line Data Company ATLAS news Events We in press Contact . Copyright 2000-2016 ATLAS Aerospace . ...

... Shematovich, V.I . ... Shematovich, V. I. ; Bisikalo, D. V.; Marov , M. Ya . ... Shematovich, V.I., Bisikalo, D.V., and Gerard J.-C. Superthermal particles in the planetary atmosphere. ... Shematovich, V.I., Bisikalo, D.V., and Gerard, J.-C. The thermospheric odd nitrogen photochemistry : role of non-thermal N(4S) atoms (abstract) . ... Geophys ., ... Gerard, J.C., Shematovich, V.I., and Bisikalo, D.V. Effect of hot N( 4S) atoms on the NO solar cycle variation in the lower thermosphere (abstract) . ...

Uranus: around the Sun, "lying in the side". Uranus . ... Mass . ... The period of rotation . ... The average distance from the Sun . ... Excentricity of the orbit . ... Uranus is the seventh from the Sun great planet of the Solar system. ... The theoretical model of Uranus structure is following its upper layer is a gasoliquid shell under which is an icy cloak (the water and ammonia ice) then comes the core of the solid soils. The cloak and the core mass is about 85-90% of all Uranus mass. ...

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Statistics of sunspot activity . The sunspot indices . ... NGDC's observations . The solar regions . ... The average annual indices of sunspot activity . Visual indices of solar activity by National Geophysical Data Center . ... 0.06 . ...

... The mount is also adjustable so you can orient the axis of rotation to make it parallel with the Earth's axis of rotation (see the section on Polar Alignment). ... Locate the opening in the equatorial mount on the DEC axis. ... To mount the telescope tube: 1. ... ADJUSTING THE MOUNT FOR POLAR ALIGNMENT In order for the clock drive to track accurately, the telescope's axis of rotation must be parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation, a process known as polar alignment. ... R.A. & DEC axis ! ...

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. ...

. Original Seven . 1959 год, . 1-й набор . TFNG . 1978 год, . 8-й набор . Maggots . 1984 год, . 10-й набор . GAFFers . 1987 год, . 12-й набор . Hairballs . 1990 год, . 13-й набор . Hogs . 1992 год, . 14-й набор . Flying Escargotes . 1994 год, . 15-й набор . Sardines . 1996 год, . 16-й набор . Penguins . 1998 год, . 17-й набор . Bugz . 2000 год, . 18-й набор . Peacocks . 2004 год, . 19-й набор . Chumps . 2009 год, . 20-й набор . Назад . Энциклопедия .

... About meteorites . ... Meteorite Encyclopedia . ... About laboratory . ... On the night of September 24-25, in the north of Irkutsk Oblast, local residents saw a brightly glowing space object draw a line across the sky and fall into the taiga. ... But scientists learned of the heavenly visitor only on October 3, when a fax arrived at the Institute of Sun And Earth Physics from Bodaibo. ... The first thing we did was to interview residents of villages located along the meteor's flight path. ...