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... 2000 May 19 . An Aurora Before the Storm . Credit Copyright: Jan Curtis ( U. Alaska ), ACRC . Explanation: Early April brought some of the most intense auroral storms this decade. ... Auroral activity occurs high in the Earth's atmosphere and is a direct result of storms on our Sun . As huge sheets of charged particles stream out from the Sun, a small fraction of these particles are funneled in by Earth's magnetic field and strike atoms high in the atmosphere, causing the sky to glow. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . A Colorful Aurora . ... 1.09.1998 . ... Credit: Stephen Barnes , Sky Optics Explanation: A solar storm overtook the Earth on August 26th. ... Solar particles that strike oxygen high in Earth's atmosphere cause rare, red auroras , while oxygen lower to the ground will glow a more familiar green. ... August . ... Publications with keywords: aurora - Earth - atmosphere . Publications with words: aurora - Earth - atmosphere . ... Aurora in the Distance . ...

... CURRENT ASPECTS OF REMOTE SENSING OF EARTH FROM SPACE . ... For developing of the scientific concept and the programs of global monitoring of the Earth from space and pursuant to the disposal of Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences # 10310-717 (August 11, 2004 ) Space Research Institute RAS and Center of Space Observations of the Russian Space Agency during November 16-18, 2004 conduct the Second Opened All-Russia conference ' Current Aspects of Remote ...

... Special Reports Giant space cloud may be powered by black holes 17:57 23 April 2007 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga An enormous cloud of roiling plasma in space may be drawing its energy from black holes, new observations suggest. Such clouds might be sources for the mysterious particles that occasionally crash into Earth's atmosphere at ultra - high speed. ... But higher energy particles in the cloud may be able to escape, he says. ...

... Reports . ... Reports (since 2002) . ... Geographic Information Systems Survey Results" July 2006 . ... Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Department of State Needs Assessment" August 2005 . ... Linux and MAC OS X Deployment at STScI: Scientist User Feedback" 2002, Input and Recommendations from the Scientific Staff . Customer Needs and Values: A Method Developed as a Springboard for Innovation" 2002, Techniques used in Innovation and Process Improvement . ...

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Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... November 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 . December 6, 7, 8 and 9 March 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 . ... December 3, 4 and 5 February 13, 14 and 15 . ... December 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 . Incoherent Scatter Radar ionospheric parameters measurements are carried out on coordinated days determined by the International Geophysical Calendar. ...

Report on the activities of the IAU/IAG Joint Working Group on Theory of Earth Rotation JosИ M. FerrАndiz and Richard S. Gross JSR 2014, St. Petersburg, 23 September IAU/IAG JWG on Theory of Earth Rotation 2 Introduction: purpose of the IAU/IAG JWG_ThER · The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) set up a new Joint Working Group on Theory of Earth Rotation in April 2013. ... Precession/Nutation (Chair: Juan Getino) 2. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... September . ... Posted on September 19, 2011 | ... 7 Comments On 14 September €а2011, NASA revealed€а the design of its new rocket, the Space Launch System. ... Part of [ ] . ... 3 Comments The astronomy community is excited by the discovery of an exploding star, a supernova, in a galaxy 21 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ... Newer Entries . Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. ...

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New Moons of Uranus . Brent Gladman's Home Page . ... The discovery of two probable distant satellites of Uranus was reported by B. Gladman, P. Nicholson, J. Burns and J. Kavelaars. ... This discovery was reported in the IAU Circular 6764 . ... Discovery image of S/1997 U 2 . This shows the discovery image of brighter of the two new moons of Uranus. ... This shows the discovery image of faint new moons of Uranus. ... This shows another discovery image of faint new moons of Uranus. ... Uranus . ...

... But there also exists a practical angle: in a world increasingly dependent on electricity and electronics, the "space weather" outside the atmosphere can have serious effects, in particular on human communications. Currently more than 200 communication satellites circle the Earth in synchronous orbit . ... For a view of NOAA's "space weather report," click here ; another such report, from the University of Michigan, is linked here . ... Another such event occured April 7-11, 1997 . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Sky this Month . ... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... solar system . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Observe the Solar System . Astronomy for Kids . ... Huge solar flare slams into Earth . ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

Lectures . ... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2010-2011 Lecture Series 2010-2011 ? Greening the Earth Using Space Resources? by Greg Matloff . ... Lecture Series 2010-2011 . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... Jay Apt (Ph.D.) . NASA Astronaut (Former) . ... PUBLICATIONS: Dr. Apt shared his images and knowledge in the publication Earth in Orbit : NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth , written in conjunction with NASA scientists Michael Helfert and Justin Wilkinson and published by the National Geographic Society. ... From 1976 to 1980 he was a staff member of the Center for Earth & Planetary Physics, Harvard University, supporting NASA s Pioneer Venus Mission by making temperature maps of Venus from Mt. ...

home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... People always have felt the lure of the Moon, as shown by the lunar rites practiced 5,000 years ago in northeast Scotland and the contemporary myth that people go wild during full Moons. ... One day, Earth smacked into one of those other agglomerating worlds, a wandering object the size of Mars. ... For additional information, visit our World Wide Web site at http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/asp/mercury/observer.html. ...

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Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16 . ... Post Message | ... A total Lunar Eclipse. On the night of May 15-16 the Earth will come between the Sun and the Moon casting a shadow that will slowly cover the Moon. ... The last total Eclipse was on a day where it snowed 10? all day. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...