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. ...

АНОНС КОНФЕРЕНЦИЙ PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT Current Problems in Astrophysics International Scientific Meeting in memory of three distinguished Astrophysicists: 80th birthday Professor I.S.Sklovskii and to the 75th birthday of Professors S.A.Kaplan and S.B.Pikelner September 23-27, 1996 , Moscow , Russia Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Moscow Lomonosov University Astro-Space Center of P.N.Lebedev Physical Institute Euro-Asian ... 13, 119899, Moscow. ...

The VLT Survey Telescope: a year after its coming into operation Massimo Capaccioli Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II National Institute of Astrophysics - VST center at Naples The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is a 2.6 m wide field optical telescope located at the Cerro Paranal Observatory of ESO in the Chilean Andes. ... The wide field is sampled by OmegaCam, a camera with a mosaic of 32 CCD for a total of 256 Mpixels, provided by the homonymous consortium. ...

The low aspect ratio, or spherical tokamak Globus-M [1] has recently been built in a support of international spherical tokamak plasma investigation program. ... The survey to determine the work scope in diagnostic design for Globus-M is given in the paper. ... The next one is an advanced diagnostic set intended to supply the data on basic plasma parameters: electron temperature and density profiles, ion temperature, plasma composition, radiation profile, Zeffective. ... Magnetic Diagnostics. ...

... The author attempts to approach the problem from the positions of systems analysis with account for the ideological grounds and history of space activities in Russia and abroad, comparing its current interpretation with the initial goals posed by leading theoreticians and practitioners who stood at the cradle of the space exploration era. ... The space systems recognized in Russia as priority projects are largely developed with violations of the systems approach principles. ...

ABSTRACTS 10-th International Gamow Summer School "Astronomy and beyond: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Cosmomicrophysics, Radio-astronomy and Astrobiology" (Ukraine, Odessa, Chernomorka, 23-28 August, 2010) MEMORIAL SESSION SERGEY ALEKSANDROVICH SNEGOV (1910-1994) ­ OUSTANDING PHYSICIST, COSMOLOGIST, ASTRONOMER AND WRITER ­ VISIONARY TO A 100-ANNIVERSARY FROM BIRTHDAY Pahomov A.G. PFUM, Moscow It is possible to judge a condition of an astronomical science on literary works of time. ...

... Отмеченная наградами АстроТоп-а . ... Анатолий Анатольевич Волчков . ... кто-то из великих) Я долго подбирал название для этой мемориальной статьи об Анатолии Анатольевиче Волчкове. ... Какие только названия не приходили ко мне в голову - "Легенда об Анатолии", "Исполнить миссию", "Человеко-форум", "Камертон Астрорунета".. ... P.P.S. 31 декабря 2003 г. решением команды проекта Астротоп принято решение - "признать Анатолия Волчкова Человеком года " в традиционных конкурсах Звезды АстроРунета-2003 . ...

Shades of Deep Purple (USA: Tetragrammaton 1968 ; Europe: EMI Parlaphone 1968 ; Japan: Polydor 1968) (CD) . Deep Purple's debut album, recorded very hastily. ... Tracks: . ... Wring That Neck (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) . ... All tracks written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice . ... Painted Horse (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) . ... Child in Time (Live, 690924) (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) . ... Bonus tracks on Japanese CD: Lazy (edited) (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) . ...