... Dark Matter Ring Modeled around Galaxy Cluster CL0024 17 . ... These are multiple images of a few distant galaxies, showing that the cluster is a strong gravitational lens . ... A hypothesis for the formation of the huge dark matter ring holds that it is a transient feature formed when galaxy cluster CL0024+17 collided with another cluster of galaxies about one billion years ago, leaving a ring similar to when a rock is thrown in a pond. ... Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens . ...

Motif and X-Windows . It is possible to execute a Motif application on a computer around the corner or around the world and redirect the input and output for the application to your workstation. There are files located on the Science Cluster to help you position and display windows from a remote VMS system. ... Copy two command files: . ... From one of the workstation windows, have the remote system execute the x command file and create the display on your workstation by using this command: . ...

... 13th European VLBI Network Symposium . and Users Meeting . on September 20-23, 2016. ... 13th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting on September 20-23, 2016. ... Year book "Ephemerides of Minor Planets for 2016" on-line . ...

... Telescopes . ... The time requests are accepted in an electronic version with on-line form in Russian or English. ... Unregistered request will be disregarded by the Large Telescopes Programm Committee. In exclusive cases the secreatry of the Committee is entitled to accept an observational time request given permission of the Chairman of the Committee or the director of the SAO RAS. The Program Committee considers generally one time request submitted by the principal applicant. ...

... Gravitational microlensing of giant luminous arcs: . a test for compact dark matter in clusters of galaxies . ... This paper discusses a new test for the detection of stellar mass compact dark matter in galaxy clusters by observing its gravitational lensing influence on the surface brightness of giant luminous arcs. ... With the advent of the Next Generation Space Telescope, cluster dark matter in the form of compact objects will induce a ubiquitous `shimmering' of the giant arcs. ... Giant Arcs . ...

The SAO Summer Intern Program . APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1 st , 23:59 ET (Before midnight), 2016 THE 2016 DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS IS . FEBRUARY 1 st , 2016. THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FORM WILL LOCK AT 23:59:00 (Midnight) ET ON FEBRUARY 1 st , 2016. ... Students are exected to be in residence at the SAO for the full duration of the program. ... The SAO Summer Internship program is unable to fulfill pre-arranged partnerships between applicants and scientists. ...

... February 2, 1996 . A MACHO View of Galactic Dark Matter . ... Explanation: What is our Galaxy made of? Stellar motions indicate there is much more mass than just stars and gas . Photographs like the two shown above may be yielding a clue about the dark matter , however. ... A research team led by Charles Alcock this month claimed enough LMC gravitational lensing events to indicate at least half of the dark matter in our Galaxy is composed of MACHOs. ... About APOD | ...

... Институт прикладной математики им. М.В.Келдыша . БАЛЛИСТИЧЕСКИЙ ЦЕНТР . О Центре . ... Баллистический Центр Института прикладной математики им. М.В.Келдыша РАН . Баллистический центр (БЦ) ИПМ им. М.В. Келдыша создан по предложению С.П. Королева и М.В. Келдыша в 1965 году. На него были возложены работы по баллистико-навигационному обеспечению (БНО) управления полетом пилотируемых кораблей и автоматических космических аппаратов научного и народно-хозяйственного назначения. ...

reu-program@naic.edu . ... The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico invites applications for its undergraduate summer research progrm. Students selected for the program will work with staff scientists on projects related to ongoing research or instrumentation development. ... Applications for the REU program should be made via the online form. ... After email verification, we will send you a link to upload your supporting documents. ... Online Application Open . ... Online Application Deadline . ...

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Proceedings of Turbulent Shear Flows XI , 1997. NASA Technical Paper # 3555 , 1997. Proceedings of European Turbulence Conference VI , 1996. ESPRI Research Report # 104, 117-143 (1996) . ... Proceedings of Turbulent Shear Flows X , 1995. ASME Paper 95-GT-437 , 1995. ... Invited AIAA Paper 94-2281 presented at the 1994 AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. AIAA Paper 94-2323, presented at the 1994 AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. ...

... 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. ...

... Reconstruction of peculiar velocities of galaxies from large-scale redshift catalogues provides an exemplary application of optimal transport. ... U Frisch, S. Matarrese, R. Mohayaee, A. Sobolevsky, A reconstruction of the initial conditions of the Universe by optimal mass transportation , Nature, 417 (2002) 260-262 ( arXiv:astro-ph/0109483 ) . ... R. Mohayaee, A. Sobolevskii, The Monge Amp re Kantorovich approach to reconstruction in cosmology , Physica D (2008) accepted ( arXiv:0712.2561 ) . ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > Applications ERC Starting Grants Hosted at ESO . ... Observing Facilities . ... ESO welcomes applications from qualified researchers wishing to conduct their frontier research at ESO with the support of one of the prestigious European Research Council ( ERC ) grants in the Starting Grant category. ... The ESO application serves as a preliminary step to grant the host approval that is required by the EU. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 5, 1996 . COBE Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe . Credit: NASA , COBE , DMR , Four-Year Sky Map . ... The Milky Way Galaxy orbits in the Local Group . ... The map indicates that the Local Group moves at about 600 kilometers per second relative to this primordial radiation . ... About APOD | ...

... Research areas . ... Events III All-Russian Research and Application Conference 'Actual Issues of Research in Avionics: Theory, Service, Development' - 'AVIATOR' . ... e-mail: aviator.vrn@mail.ru . ... State and development trends of electrical equipment and electro-optical systems of aircraft. ... Current state and development trends of information and management complex for aircraft. ...

GTK+ / Gnome Application Development . ... Use the Gnome autoconf macros, or the gnome-config script, to reliably locate the Gnome libraries and header files. ... Include the standard INSTALL file describing how to compile and install the package; change the standard file to reflect anything specific to your application. ... Install a .desktop file so your application will appear on the Gnome desktop's menus. Install help files along with topic.dat files so the Gnome help browser can locate them. ...

The 2016 Project ASTRO introductory workshop will take place September 16-17, 2016. ... Participating teachers and astronomers are required to attend. ... Home Phone: . ... work email . ... Please briefly describe your background and your experiences in astronomy (if different). Describe experiences you have working with schools or explaining astronomy to students and/or the public. ... What grade level(s) do you prefer to work with (check all that apply) . ... either work or home . ...

... Kepler's 3rd Law . 21a.Applying 3rd Law . 21b. Fly to Mars! (1) . 21c. Fly to Mars! (2) . ... For circular orbits around Earth, we found . ... The distance of a satellite from the center of Earth in meters is an inconveniently big number, even before we raise it to the 3rd power. ... The ratio r' = (r / R E ) is the orbital distance measured in units of the Earth's radius. ... 25 638 838) = 5063.5 From this . ... This is the practical form of Kepler's 3rd law for Earth satellites. ...