... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Universe Today . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... type 1a supernovae seem most useful . ... This is a bright, massive star that explodes after fusing all the light elements in its core. ... That means we can calculate how far away it is. ... This is exactly what we are trying to do with these supernovae; look far enough away that any deviations from flatness of the Universe can be seen. ... Phil Plait . ...

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET NAME: Harrison Hagan Jack Schmitt O RAL H ISTORY: 14 July 1999 16 March 2000 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS in Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, ... University of Oslo, Norway (under a Fulbright Fellowship), 1957-1958 Ph.D. in Geology, Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1964 PRE- NASA CAREER: Geologist, United States ... Foreword by Harrison H. Schmitt. ... Houston: NASA Johnson Space Center, 1973. ...

... Space activity at the beginning of XXI-st Century view from inside G.M.Chernyavskiy STC for Earth Space monitoring of FSUE , Russia 1. The systemic approach in astronautics Everyone who has linked his life with astronautics and those who are interested in the future of the inhabitancy medium and its expansion up to cosmic scales, are troubled about the current state and development of space activity in the World and in the Native Land of the first artificial Earth satellite (AES). ...

A STUDY OF THE FRAGMENT DISPERSAL AND TRAJECTORY OF THE SAYH AL UHAYMIR 001 METEORITE SHOWER. ... We obtained hundreds of GPS find locations, analyzed the fragment distribution, and developed a model of the meteorite's trajectory. ... More than 2670 samples weighing more than 450 kg have been collected. ... Increasing fragment mass along track indicated a flight direction of 233o. The fragments' mass distribution was used to model the meteorite trajectory. ...

... Phone: +7(4112) 390-481 . ... characteristics of VLF-emissions responsible for the energetic particle dynamics of the Earth s radiation belts . manifestations of seismic and thunderstorm phenomena in the VLF-emissions . relationship of VLF-emissions to the solar activity and interplanetary space parameters . ... Dr. Vladimir Kozlov . Electronics engineer Artur Ambursky . Electronics engineer Vladimir Sleptsov . Post-graduate Sergey Kondratyev . Post-graduate Aleksey Korsakov . ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

Images of Supernova 1998bu in M96 . ... It took less than 24 hours for me to accumulate enough images of SN 1998bu in M96 to run out of space on the main page. ... Optical Light Curve of the Type Ia Supernova 1998bu in M96 and the Supernova Calibration of the Hubble Constant by Nicholas B. Suntzeff et.el. SAOTNG images . ... AUDE SN 1998bu light curves in French [ Translate ] . ... The light curve is an assemblage of submissions of the event's rise and decay in the R, V, and Visual band. ...

QUASI PERIODIC ORBITS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUN- EARTH L2 POINT AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN SPECTR-RG MILLIMETRON MISSIONS I VA N I L I N , A N D R E W T U C H I ... RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 24th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Laurel, Maryland, 5-9 May, 2014 APPLICATION OF QUASI PERIODIC ORBITS NEAR LIBRATION POINTS ESA space telescope Gaia launched on 19.12.13, direct ... Dynamics and Mission Design near Libration Points - Volume 1. ...

... 2003 . ... Astrophysics of isolated neutron stars: radioquiet neutron stars and magnetars Sergei B. Popov; polar@sai.msu.ru; popov@pd.infn.it Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia; University of Padova, Italy Mikhail E. Prokhorov; mike@sai.msu.ru Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia Here we review present state of theoretical and observational exploration of isolated neutron stars. ... Gvaramadze, V.V.) 2002, «Neutron stars in supernova remnants and beyond», astro-ph/0212541...

... It appears that, billions of years after the big bang, following the formation of galaxies, some form of dark energy that is causing the expansion rate to accelerate overtook the Universe. ... The transition from big crunch to big bang automatically replenishes the Universe by creating new matter and radiation. ... By dispelling the myth that the big bang is a beginning of space and time, superstring theory opens up new possibilities for the cosmological history of the Universe. ...

... The OC "Mir" orbit parametres before the final burns . ... Orbit period (in min) . ... Mean orbit altitude (km) . ... solar F 10.7 flux . ... F 10.7 <= 100 - low level; 100 < F 10.7 < 150 - medium level; F 10.7 >= 150 - high level . Orbit 86328(15) - the first burn bulding the descent orbit  D V 1 =9.3 m/s. After burn altitude H min = 188.2 km, H max = 219.2 km. Orbit 86329(16) - the descent orbit second impulse D V 2 =10.4 m/s. After burn altitude H min = 158.9 km, H max = 218.5 km. ...

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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. ...

ASTRONOMY IN UKRAINE - 2000 AND BEYOND . ... Kyiv, Ukraine, 5-8 June 2000 . ... The primary objective of the conference is to consider the integration of astronomical research in Ukraine into the international astronomy. ... VLBI for Astronomy and Geodynamics Convenors: Kees van't Klooster (The Netherlands), Leonid M. Litvinenko (Ukraine), Chopo Ma (USA). ... Planetary Astronomy Convenors: Teodor Kostiuk (USA), Robert Nelson (USA), Yuri Shkuratov (Ukraine). ... The "general" registration fee: 100 USD. ...

... 000, 1­13 (2010) Printed 21 September 2011 A (MN L TEX style file v2.2) A universal ultraviolet-optical colour­colour­magnitude relation of galaxies I1gor V. Chilingarian1,2, and Ivan Yu. ... Received 2011 Sep 15; in original form 2011 Feb 6 ABSTRACT The bimodal galaxy distribution in the optical colour­magnitude diagram (CMD) comprises a narrow "red sequence" populated mostly by early-type galaxies and a broad "blue cloud" dominated by star-forming systems. ...

Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) is a successful result of RSSI Project. ... space oriented organizations; . ... RSSI offers for its members : . ... videoconferences via MBONE Internet protocol (there are 2 tunnels available now through the general IP network: one to NASA Internet, and another to Moscow State University); . ... It is designed so that all organizations connected to the RSSI gain access to the resources of Russian computer networks as well as world wide Internet. ... nic@rssi.ru ...

... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...