... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Late Stages of Stellar Evolution . Welcome to the home page of the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution" We are a research group which operates within the Astrophysics Group of the Australia Telescope National Facility. ... To investigate the late stages of stellar evolution and in particular the role of stellar mass-loss in the evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars, proto-planetary nebulae and extremely massive stars. ...

... 2.09.2010 . ... Explanation: Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape . Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The Bubble Nebula . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: Bubble nebula - NGC 7635 - stellar wind - O star . Publications with words: Bubble nebula - NGC 7635 - stellar wind - O star . ... NGC 7635: The Bubble . NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2010 September 2 . The Bubble Nebula . ... Explanation: Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape . ... Above and right of the Bubble's center is a hot, O-type star , several hundred thousand times more luminous and approximately 45 times more massive than the Sun. ... About APOD | ...

... The Large Telescopes Program Committee of Russian AS . ... Executive Secretary, e-mail: request@sao.ru . Telescope RATAN-600 Time Request deadline: I half-year (Jan. ... Program title .. ... Principal investigator .. ... Request status .. ... Retarded applications and ones not conforming to form will not be accepted by the Committee. ... In some exceptional cases the Program Committee Secretary can accept a request after deadline with permission of the Chairman of Committee or director of SAO RAS. ...

... The barycentric corrections computed in 8.7.1 are applied to the event times in a time-sorted QPOE file. ... output files: rp90_out.qp ti apply_bary input qpoe file name: rp90_sti.qp[ time =(1606720.0:1612809.8)] # see Note 1 2 input correction table filename: rp110590_cor.tab output qpoe file name: rp90_out event definition: medium SCC- UTC conversion table is calibrated to SCC 110883482.0000 first qpoe gti time = J.D. 2448062.97604379, SCC 1606720.00000000 last qpoe gti ...

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 . ...

... The Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (MINCOMSVYAZ), Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (ROSSTANDART), Federal Service for State Registration , Cadaster and Cartography (ROSREESTR), Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on PNT problem and the ... Ipatov А. V. (Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS) ? ...

... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > Applications for ESO Studentships 2nd Annual Call . ... Observing Facilities . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... Science Archive Facility . ... ESO Data . ... The ESO research studentship programme provides an outstanding opportunity for Ph.D. students to experience the exciting scientific environment at one of the world's leading observatories for a period of up to two years...

... For SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) analysis, a solid surface is bombarded by primary ions of some keV energy. ... The subsequent mass analysis of the emitted ions provides detailed information on the elemental and molecular composition of the surface. ... Extremely short ion pulses with a duration below . ... By rastering a fine-focussed ion beam over the surface, like an electron beam in an electron microprobe, mass resolved secondary ion images (chemical maps) can be obtained...

... Basic time functions . ... Example 2: Set a random number seed . ... Uses of time functions include: . ... time_t time(time_t *tloc) -- returns the time since 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970 , measured in seconds. ... timer.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <time.h> main() { int i; time_t t1,t2; (void) time(&t1); for (i=1;i<=300;++i) printf(``%d %d %d n'',i, i*i, i*i*i); (void) time(&t2); printf(`` n Time to do 300 squares and cubes= %d seconds n'', (int) t2-t1); } . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... For full details of the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships (2013) scheme and the responsibilities of successful candidates for such positions, see the STFC web-site: www.stfc.ac.uk/1826.aspx . ... Any successful STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow will be expected to play a full role in the group of postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and occasional visitors to the Armagh Observatory of which he/she will be a part. ...

Photon Scattering: Basic Principle of Photon Scattering . Audio Narration is available . No Scattering: Photon Source and Detector . ... For optical photons, scattering goes as wavelength to the -4 power. In the case of blue photons compared to red photons, this means that blue photons are about 10 times more likely to get scattered than red photons. ... Watch the blue photons scatter away from the detector . ... Interstellar dust make stars appear redder than they really are . ...

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 . ...

The HyperNews Linux KHG Discussion Pages . Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide . Re : Realtime mods anyone? ( bill duncan ) . ... Keywords: realtime FIFO scheduling . ... I have recently been working on system to implement Real-Time computer control using Linux 1.2.13 with the POSIX.4 (should that be .1b ?) FIFO scheduler. ... I also have the usual system running doing various things, and have not experieneced any unpredictability down to sampling intervals of 10ms. ...

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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 . ...

... arfgen (arfgen-1.66.4) [xmmsas_20050815_1803-6.5.0] . Meta Index / Home Page / Description These modes are treated as a special case within arfgen . ... In Timing mode it is recommended to take the full range of RAW-Y when extracting an EPIC-pn spectrum (in MOS the RAW-Y information is not present). It can be useful to take a restricted RAW-Y range in Burst mode to exclude contamination from the on-axis source. ... Such a scaling is not applied for Timing mode data. ...

... Space Research Institute . ... Instrumentation for planetary research . ... Martian mini station (MMS) Instrumentation for space plasma research . ... Plasma particle spectrometers for space missions . Plasma-wave complex (PWC) . Ionospheric plasma diagnostic complex (DPK) Telescopes and radiometers . ... Radiometric Complex Traverse Service and special instrumentation . ... Onboard control and data acquisition systems . The noiseproof coding equipment . ... Real-time control systems . ...

OOF Software Its Structure and How to Extend It B. Nikolic MRAO, Cavendish Laborator y/Kavli Institute for Cosmplogy University of Cambridge September 2010 B. Nikolic ( University of Cambridge ) OOF Holography September 2010 1 / 18 Software structure Outline 1 Software structure Extending OOF software for application at a new ... B. Nikolic (University of Cambridge) OOF Holography dFNu .. ...