... Apr 14, 2016 - Monthly Meeting . ... The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ATMoB) is an astronomy club devoted to telescope making, observing, and studying the heavens. ... CURRENT MOON . ... April Sky . ... Lyrids Meteor Shower . ... Sources: NASA JPL Space Calendar , StarDate Online , Sky Telescope , Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , RASC Observer’s Handbook , Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar and Astronomy Magazine . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Many thanks to Deirdre Kelleghan who sent us these photos from SOLARFEST on 20 June 2009. ... The solar festival was a big success and we hope to make it an annual event that would grow and grow " said Deirdre, with her usual enthusiasm. Tuesday, 23 June 2009 13:20 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

Sharpening Our Focus . ... For more than a century the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has worked to spread the understanding of astronomy, in particular, and science, in general. ... It confirmed what many of us had suspected: there isn't one ASP, but many. ... And to many people we were primarily a catalog that sells astronomical products. ... Over the past several years, almost without really trying to do so, we have become a leader in the field of astronomy education and outreach. ...

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Bad GIMP! ... It's not a comprehensive, thoughtful guide (like this one ), it's just a quick rundown of the main complaints I have with some of the blunders people make. ... So when you see these points and say "Wow, he's so full of crap!" you're probably right. ... JPEG . ... Here's an example of making a bad choice when it comes to using jpegs instead of gifs: . ... For starters, jpegs are a "lossy" format, meaning that they sacrifice some details to get good compression. ... Fonts . ...

... Magician . ... These books are wonderful. The most strong (in my opinion) is Magician while others are less impressing while still making a great reading. Many great things of primary importance happen in Magician , and it is a must-read to get the best understanding of what happens in Midkemia . ... However, as it becomes clear at the end of the Rise of A Merchant Prince , there's another force in play, and we (excluding Raymond Feist, of course) do not know yet what is it. ...

. There was so much fun, it takes two pages to share the photos. Bruce Balick, Jim Murphy, Jim Fowler and Rene Walterbos were out of town guests, along with UW students working on ARCSAT. The two youngest in the photos are Kurt's grandsons, along with his wife Marcia and son, Josh. Many, many thanks Kurt for all the great years of hard work for APO and ARC.

... Bringing news from across the Universe to children all around the world . ... The astronomical camera that took this new photo of the centre of our Galaxy makes everyday digital cameras look like nothing more than toys! When you go to a shop to buy a new camera, you will see that they talk about how many megapixels it has. ... From this super high-quality photo, astronomers can see about 173 million objects, of which about 84 million have already been confirmed as stars! ...

... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "The Great Magnet, the Earth" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Exploration of the Earth's magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of the Earth in space (a few Q duplicated here) . ... 11) Magnetic Shielding . ... 51) Can electricity be generated from the Earth's magnetic field? ... 9) Measuring Earth's magnetic field . ... 6) Reversals of the Earth's field (4 queries) . ... 42) Could generated electricity affect Earth's magnetic field? ...

... On the left is a normal star field containing the constellation Orion. ... A Star Where Photons Orbit . ... Enceladus orbits Saturn between the smaller Mimas and the larger Tethys. Enceladus is composed mostly of water ice and has the cleanest and purest ice surface in the Solar System. ... The Crab Nebula resulted from a star that exploded - a supernova. ... The outer layers of the star were thrown violently into space, while the inner core collapsed to form a neutron star. ... Water World . ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide | ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . The ATMoB is a group of about 300 individuals in the greater Boston area. In addition to telescope making, our club members are involved in star, comet, and planetary observing. ... Web Site . ... Web . ... Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2016 John Huggins All Rights Reserved . dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

A great many years ago, one of our members created a type of slide show that took you on a guided tour of Warren Rupp Observatory. Needless to say, that was a great many years ago and things have changed for the better! ... Warren Rupp Observatory is proud to be associated with these fine groups and endorse these resources.. ... The WRO/RAS was designed and donated by Tammy Plotner - Copyright 2008-2015; Original Content - Tammy Plotner - Copyright 2008-2015; All rights reserved. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... Sky this Month . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Making double planets . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine ...

... Mars . Mars viewed with ANU's 24-inch (60cm) teтАж . Sidebar Left . ... Title: Mars viewed with ANU's 24-inch (60cm) telescope . Description: Mars viewed with ANU's 24-inch (60cm) telescope at Siding Spring Observatory . 17 June 2001: This image shows a dark region in the centre of the planet's disc looking much like the continent of Africa is Syrtis Major. ... Mars viewed with ANU's 24-inch (60cm) telescope Mars viewed with ANU's 24-inch (60cm) telescope at Siding Spring Observatory . ...

... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "The Great Magnet, the Earth" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Exploration of the Earth's magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of the Earth in space (a few Q duplicated here) . ... 11) Magnetic Shielding . ... 51) Can electricity be generated from the Earth's magnetic field? ... 9) Measuring Earth's magnetic field . ... 6) Reversals of the Earth's field (4 queries) . ... 42) Could generated electricity affect Earth's magnetic field? ...

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OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Local Customizations . ... A Wiki Administrator can make a lot of customizations simply by setting variables in the /local/config.php and defining cascading style sheets in /pub/css/local.css files. Any group or page can also have its own configuration file and configuration css file . ... As a result, the core pmwiki.php script makes extensive use of PmWiki.Variables to determine how markup sequences will be processed and what each individual page will output. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on July 22, 2013 | 55 Comments By now interest in Comet C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) is building. ... Continue Reading.. Posted on June 18, 2013 | ... Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments Ever since the first asteroid was discovered in 1801, astronomers have looked to find other similar objects in our Solar System. ... Posted on April 25, 2013 | ... Posted on March 26, 2013 | ...

... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2015-2016 . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Beyond New York City . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. ... Amateur Astronomer Association is pleased to announce we will be offering select, limited reserved seating for current AAA members for the Friday, January 8, 2015 AAA Lecture entitled Robert Nemiroff ?2015 Astronomy Picture of the Day?. ...

... My main work is to produce and publicize pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope. ... I have been fortunate to produce some of the most remarkable HST images, including the Hubble Ultra Deep Field , Orion Nebula , Tadpole Galaxy , Cone Nebula , V838 Mon , Helix Nebula , Carina Nebula , M82 , among many others. ... I am a member of the Hubble Heritage Team, which strives to showcase the finest images made by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...