... A Triple Eclipse on Jupiter . ... 2.02.1998 . ... The unusual alignment of three of Jupiter 's moons between the Jovian giant and the Sun was imaged last November 10th. ... It was by noting the times of eclipse of Jupiter's moons in 1675 that Ole Roemer became the first person to measure the speed of light . ... Publications with keywords: Jupiter - Moon - eclipse . Publications with words: Jupiter - Moon - eclipse . ... Apollo 16: Diving on the Moon . ... Super Moon vs Micro Moon . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 2, 1998 . A Triple Eclipse on Jupiter . ... Actually, three parts appear to be missing. ... The unusual alignment of three of Jupiter 's moons between the Jovian giant and the Sun was imaged last November 10th. ... When a shadow from Earth's Moon crosses the Earth's surface, the people inside the shadow see an eclipse of the Sun. ...

... On the morning of Thursday, 26 February, amid the Gal pagos Islands, the Sun will fade from view. Not the culmination of ancient prophecy, but none less mystical, Earth's small Moon will be executing a slow slide past the enormous Sun. ... And anyone living in southern North America, Central America, northern South America, or on islands and cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea will, weather permitting, have the opportunity to experience the wonder of a solar eclipse. ...

ECLIPSES, TRANSITS OF MERCURY AND VENUS . Year 1999 . Year 2000 . Year 2001 . Year 2002 . Year 2003 . Year 2004 . Year 2005 . ... Total solar eclipse . ... Transit of Mercury across the solar disk . ... Total lunar eclipse . ... Partial solar eclipse . ... Partial lunar eclipse . ... Annular solar eclipse . ... Penumbral lunar eclipse . ... big map . ... Transit of Venus across the solar disk . ... Annular-total solar eclipse . ... Non-central annular solar eclipse . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... March . ... Posted on May 20, 2015 | No Comments If you missed the Lyrids meteor shower in April, starting of May you had another chance to see some shooting stars as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the [ ] . Continue Reading.. ... 3 Comments Already the year 2015 is proving to be a great year for stargazing with planets, comets and meteorites gracing the skies but prepare for March as it brings a тАШmicro [ ] . ...

... 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. ...

Educator's Guide to Eclipses . ... In a solar eclipse you observe the Sun (using only safe methods, of course). ... In a lunar eclipse you observe the Moon. ... Because of the geometry described below, you can only view a solar eclipse when the Sun is up, and the Moon is nowhere to be seen. ... Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up. ... In a solar eclipse the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun. ... In a lunar eclipse the Moon moves into Earth's shadow. ...

... Laboratory for Spectroscopy of Molecular Structures . ... News . ... A new article entitled Description of optical properties of cholesteric photonic liquid crystals based on Maxwell equations and Kramers-Kronig relations has appeared in Physical Review E. Congratulations to Grigoriy Ksyonz on his first publication! . 25 th February 2013 . ... 22 nd November 2012 . ... 22 nd February 2012 . 4 th Workshop on Liquid Crystals for Photonics 2012 will take place in Hong Kong December 9-11, 2012. ...

TOTAL ECLIPSE EXPEDITION AUSTRALIA NOVEMBER 2012 November 14th next year, will see the most accessible Total Solar Eclipse until August 2017. ... This eclipse being one of the few that crosses an international airport, will be extremely popular,and already most of the major hotels in the area are fully booked. Those thinking of catching this eclipse should act quickly as flights, accommodation and vehicle hire are quite limited in this region. ... Hotel One Tropical Queenslander. ...

... About ATNF overview . ... Governance overview . Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Visitor list . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes | ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... What is a pulsar? ... Group . ... Parkes Pulsar Observing Wiki . ... Pulsar Groups . ... Main / . ... Nov 1, 2010 - Jan 31, 2011 . ... Dec 8 - 17, 2009 . ... Dec 13 - 23, 2006 . ... Dec 3, 2006 - Jan 5, 2007 . ... Aug 10 - Dec 7, 2006 . ... Dec 31, 2005 - Feb 1, 2006 . ...

... Main . ... April 2016 . ... December 2015 . November 2015 . October 2015 . September 2015 . August 2015 . July 2015 . June 2015 . May 2015 . April 2015 . March 2015 . February 2015 . January 2015 . December 2014 . November 2014 . October 2014 . September 2014 . August 2014 . July 2014 . June 2014 . May 2014 . April 2014 . March 2014 . ... December 2013 . ... April 2013 . ... December 2012 . ... April 2012 . ...

... Telescopes . ... The International Conference "Dark Ages and White Nights (Spectroscopy of the CMB)" (June 20-24, 2016) . ... The International Conference "Stars: from collapse to collapse" (October 3-7, 2016) . The traditional annual competition conference of scientific and scientific-engineering papers of the Observatory staff members . ... A session of the Dissertation Council (October 16, 2015) . ... International scientific conference "Large Optical Telescopes" (October, 10-13, 2011) . ...

Home: 80-1-346, Kashirskoye shosse, 115569 Moscow Russia . ... Department of Mathematics February 1996 -- present Senior Researcher Institute for System Research Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow , Russia February -- May 1994, Visiting Researcher April -- July 1996 MPIM - Bonn, Germany November 1990 -- January 1996 Leading Researcher Institute of New Technologies Moscow , Russia September 1991 -- present Professor Higher College of Mathematics Independent University ...

... Gallery . ... AAA Fall Astronomy Class: Astronomy Basics тАУ October-November 2015 . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... This MonthтАЩs Sky тАУ April 2015 . This MonthтАЩs Sky тАУ May 2015 . This MonthтАЩs Sky тАУ June 2015 . ... 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 . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology . ... The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 130 parsecs (425 light years ) away. ... Data for these stars are listed in a table below. ... Yes . ... WEBDA Pleiades cluster data . ... M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster (2007 November 18) ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Observing . ... Why Join? ... Jupiter joins Venus in the early evening . ... That more brilliant one is Venus, and it s currently having its best showing for northern observers of 2015 as it shines brightest and appears highest in the evening sky. ... Only the Full Moon itself climbing higher in the southeastern sky this evening appears brighter. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... Atm ћ Astrophotography ћ Blackholes ћ Blackholes2 ћ CCD ћ Celestron ћ Domes ћ Education . ... New model: How do the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky - mito111 - September 15, 2011 - 04:22 UTC . ... Note the change - rick_crockett - April 19, 2007 - 09:38 UTC . ... A Question Regarding Photons and Absolute Zero - inalitalllane - December 25, 2004 - 22:06 UTC . ... Virtual Space Agency - dupagepilot - November 18, 2003 - 12:03 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... Eclipses of the Moon in 2009 : . In 2009 there are four eclipses of the Moon (tree penumbral eclipses on February 9, July 7, and August 5-6 and a partial eclipse on December 31). ... Moon enters penumbra (P 1 ) . ... Moon leaves penumbra (P 4 ) . ... Eclipse, lunar : . ... It may be total (the Moon passing completely through the Earth's umbra ), partial (the Moon passing partially through the Earth's umbra at maximum eclipse), or penumbral (the Moon passing only through the Earth's penumbra ). ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2013 > E-ELT Science Instrumentation, 25 Feb - 1 Mar 2013 . ... Science Users Information . Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Presentations are invited on new or updated E-ELT science cases, shaping the definition of the upcoming instrument suite and also on ideas for instrumentation and technologies matching the E-ELT instrumentation roadmap . ...

... ACS STAN, 07 February 2008) . ... ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 07 February, 2008 . ... This ACS+WFPC2 STAN primarily covers topics related to the preparation of Cycle 15 Phase I proposals (the deadline is 27 January 2006) and 2-gyro observations. ... This ACS+WFPC2 STAN primarily covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Cycle 14 Phase II proposals (the deadline is 13 May 2005). ... This ACS+WFPC2 STAN covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Cycle 14 Phase I proposals (the deadline is 21 January 2005)....