... POLAM-L . ... ABOUT LOMO . ... These include the same trinocular head with three vertical adapters, the same intermediate module with built-in Bertrand lens and analyzer, the same rugged stand with coaxial focusing, and the same precision rotatable stage that accepts the included stage clips. ... The 360° rotatable head features a built-in iris diaphragm, optical path selector and a vertical photo/video port. ... The Intermediate Module is a standard feature on every POLAM?- ... Intermediate Module ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Irvin M. Winer . ... Winer . ... The Irvin Marvin Winer Memorial Mobile Observatory, Inc. was named upon its incorporation in 1983 after Irvin M. Winer. The Winer Scientific Director, Mark Trueblood, met Irv at Wesleyan University in 1971, when Mark had just begun his graduate studies in physics and Irv had just completed his Ph.D. and was staying on as an assistant professor. ... 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

... These colors are not only beautiful, they give us clues to the stars’ sizes, ages and life cycle status. ... While stellar life is interesting, stellar death results in many of the objects that amateur astronomers love to observe including planetary nebulae, supernova remnants and black holes. ... Dr. Russell Pinizzotto is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... Asteroids can be observed, and their paths plotted in motion among the stars, through all Meade telescope models. ... Larger telescopes, including Meade DS-2000 series, LXD55 series, 8LX90 and LX200GPS, permit the observation of hundreds of variable stars throughout the sky. ... Larger telescopes such as the Meade LXD55 series, allow the observation of dozens of additional stars embedded in the nebula. ... about meade | ...

... Celebrating the International Year of Light 2015 we present a stunning multi-wavelength image of Pictor A , the closest powerful Fanaroff-Riley class II radio source. The host galaxy appears as a non-descript point at the centre of the background optical image (grey: ESO DSS-2 R-band image). ... Two nearly circular lobes, normally reminiscent of a "dying" radio source, are seen at radio wavelengths ( red : 6 cm ATCA radio continuum image by Emil Lenc, published in the Wilson et al. ... ATCA | ...

JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight . The Triumph of Apollo . JSC Turns 40 Home | ... People all over the world responded to the plight of the three astronauts in the crippled spacecraft. The astronauts moved out of the stricken Command Module and into the cramped quarters of the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module, built for the short trip for two people to land on the moon, would serve as the lifeboat for a four-day journey for three people. ... Lunar Module pilot. ...

... Your main research interests concern neutral hydrogen. ... That means that there must be enormous quantities of gas lying around, waiting for the chance to collapse under its own weight into lumps and form stars and galaxies. If we could actually observe this gas, as it moves around and assembles itself into lumps, we would be directly observing the process of galaxy formation. ... Optical astronomers seem to think that they can observe galaxy formation by taking optical images. ... In galaxies. ...

... October 29, 2013 . ... Jason Bingham Cultureship: The ABC's of Leadership Jason Bingham (via webcast) . ... Contrary to popular belief, leadership is not the solution to every business problem or sustained business success. ... Strong business leaders follow their organization's culture and guide with a system of beliefs called Cultureship. ... He believes that business managers who practice Cultureship know that developing and leading high-performing cultures can be learned and taught. ...

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... The Christmas Star - Fact Or Fiction? ... Any time you have something you'd like to offer - be it a story of how you first got started in astronomy, a star party you just attended, a telescope you just bought, or your favorite constellation, just drop me a line with the story included and I'll be sure to get it posted! ... First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to vote on this year's board and officer elections both in person and by proxy. ...

... Home Observing Carl Schurz Park . ... Beyond New York City . ... The€а Amateur Astronomers Association of New York€а hosts€а observing sessions,€аfree and open to the public , one€а Friday night€а each month from€а April through October€а at€а Carl Schurz Park €аin Manhattan.€а Carl Schurz Park €аis located along East End Avenue€аat the end of East 86th Street.€аThe park has a lovely view of a lot of sky above the East River, Roosevelt Island, Queens, and the Queensborough and Triborough bridges. ...

Forty-two years ago (to me if to no one else The number is of some interest) it was a brilliant starry night And the westward train was empty and had no corridors So darting from side to side I could catch the unwonted sight Of those almost intolerably bright Holes, punched in the sky, which excited me partly because Of their Latin names and partly because I had read in the textbooks How very far off they were, it seemed their light Had left them (some at least) long years before I was. ...

... By the time Isaac Newton entered college, the scientific revolution of the 17th century was well underway. ... Men like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes had all helped develop a new view of nature. ... Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth." ... Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, the same year Galileo died. ... He was one of the most creative geniuses the world has ever seen and to many people the greatest scientist who ever lived. ...