Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 23.01.2011 . ... Credit Copyright: J. Derr ( WWCP ) Explanation: The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent video s and then struck a car. ... A video of the fireball beyond a high school football game in Johnstown, Pennsylvania , USA, is pictured above. ... January 2011 . ... 2011 2012 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: fireball - meteor . Publications with words: fireball - meteor . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... This has been designed for 8-12 year olds, however the challenge is for anyone and everyone who is curious about space exploration and what it takes to be an astronaut. How can I take part? ... All you need to do is complete a partnership agreement available here or alternatively contact Martina Redpath €а (email Martina(at)armaghplanet.com ) for more information and a guide to the activities. ... Take part in Mission X 2014 | ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2011 January 23 . Peekskill Fireball Video: Johnstown . ... Explanation: The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent video s and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon , the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several USA states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in New York . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... News . Observing . ... Sky this Month . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... galaxies . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Astronomy's new frontier, part 3 . ... 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. ...

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Setting the Galaxy's Age : Discovery News 12-07-08 11:22 AM skip to main content earth space tech and gadgets animals history adventure human brain games video rss feeds discovery .com Discovery News Space News Setting the Galaxy's Age Setting the Galaxy's Age A scientist cracks the code using white dwarf stars to determine when the Milky Way got its halo . http:// ... 79 THE GIST New technique shows Milky Way's halo is 11.4 billion years old. ...

... The Sun 1. Does anyone know how many stars are there in the solar system? ... Come take a look at the Sun. See that? ... Galaxies 1. Did you know all the stars you see when you look up are inside our galaxy! ... Our galaxy is huge! If the solar system- the sun and all the planets- could fit in the palm of my hand, the Milky Way galaxy would be the size of North America. ... What do you see? ... Did you know that our Sun and solar system were born in a cloud of gas and dust like this. ...

... Events . ... Belfast Carnival 2009 . ... From Catherine McGuinness, Education Assistant, National Museum of Ireland , Natural History: . 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing by Neil Armstrong as part of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20th 1969. To celebrate, the National Museum of Ireland is hosting a "Moon Week" from Sunday 19th to Saturday 25th July in "The Dead Zoo" exhibition at Collins Barracks. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... Weather . ... Samara State Aerospace University Students life What's the Weather Like? Average wintertime temperature is -15 degrees Centigrade. ... On the coldest days, the temperature can drop to as low as -30 - -35 degrees. There s lots of snow in February. ... The snow usually melts by early May, and the first summer days arrive in the second half of May. ... On the hottest summer days, the temperature can rise to as high as +30 degrees. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Last week, our tour outwards made a stop at our own home planet. Permit me to hold our tour a bit longer, to linger and gaze upon the Moon. ... Complex molecules floated in the water, but the concentration of these compounds wasn't high enough for them to get any further along than making amino acids and the like. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ... Subscribe to the Bad Astronomy Newsletter! ...

I Swear All 4 1 Transcripted by JB *sigh* (buihh@cs.curtin.edu.au) August '94 I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky And I swear like the shadow that's by your side I see the questions in your eyes I know what's weighing on your mind You can be sure I know my heart `Coz I'll stand beside you through the years You'll only cry those happy tears And though I make mistakes I'll never break your heart And I ...

... A dynamo is created in a magnetic field by an electric circuit, part of which is moving relative to the rest (additional conditions must also be met). ... Furthermore, the plasma between them conducts electricity very well along its magnetic field lines, which act as if they were wires connecting Io and the planet (drawing). ... The drawing is not to scale. ... The Hubble Space Telescope , using its Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, has been photographing auroras of the planet Jupiter. ...

List of publications . ... Moscow University Press. 160 pp. ... Shevchenko V.V. A Lunar Base. Moscow. ... Shevchenko V.V., Chikmachev V.I. Lunar Base - a Project of XXI Century. ... Shevchenko V.V., Pugacheva S.G., Dehktereva K.I. Brightness Characteristics of the Infrared and Visible Radiation of the Lunar Surface. ... Problems of Complex Research of the Moon. ... Solar System Research. ... Baydal G.M., Sizentzev G.A., Sotnikov B.I., Shevchenko V.V. Lunar Base Infrastructure and Lunar Resources. ...

... Now, think about a much bigger move: What do you think it would be like if the Earth moved to a different part of our Galaxy? Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is shaped like a whirlpool: It has bands of stars that spiral around the centre, which astronomers call the Galaxy s arms . ... We live in the outer parts of the Milky Way, in one of its spiral arms. ... The small centre of the Milky Way is a much more crowded place, as this is where most of its stars are found. ...

. More movement and the UVa crew pose like proud parents. And the hoist begins! . The End - but not really . More photos as the installation continues through SDSS Progress Reports. HD video was shot and available.

GCVS Research Group: . Recent publications . Kazarovets E.V., Samus N.N., Durlevich O.V., Kireeva N.N., Pastukhova E.N., The 81st Name-List of Variable Stars. ... Kazarovets E.V., Samus N.N., Durlevich O.V., Kireeva N.N., Pastukhova E.N., The 80th Name-List of Variable Stars. ... Samus N.N., Kazarovets E.V., Kireeva N.N., Pastukhova E.N., Durlevich O.V. General Catalogue of Variable Stars: Current status and new Name-lists Odessa Astronomical Publications, 2010, V. 23, p. 102-105. ...

Next: Temperature and humidity Up: Observational data Previous: Comment field . Several other data are useful, or even essential. ... Additional instrumental parameters, like the size of the measuring aperture or the high voltage used on a photomultiplier, are essential and must be recorded for each observation if they vary. ... The Geneva quality-control parameters [ 3 ] may be available; again, they should have separate columns in the table. ... Temperature and humidity data . ...

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... Research . ... Spanning over 100 across the sky, the Magellanic Stream is one of the most prominent H i structures in the vicinity of the Milky Way. It is believed to be the result of tidal interaction between the Magellanic Clouds and the Milky Way, but ram-pressure stripping may also have played an important role in forming and shaping the stream. ... The detected HVCs are most likely just small neutral gas clumps within a much more extended and mainly ionised filamentary structure. ...

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