Fermi Epicyles: The Vela Pulsar s Path . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , DOE , International Fermi LAT Collaboration Explanation: Exploring the cosmos at extreme energies, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope orbits planet Earth every 95 minutes. ... Centered on the LAT instrument's field of view, the plot spans 180 degrees and follows Vela's position from August 2008 through August 2010. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... 2012 May 4 . Fermi Epicycles: The Vela Pulsar's Path . Credit: NASA , DOE , International Fermi LAT Collaboration . Explanation: Exploring the cosmos at extreme energies, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope orbits planet Earth every 95 minutes. ... As a result of these multiple cycles the paths of gamma-ray sources trace out complex patterns from the spacecraft's perspective, like this mesmerising plot of the path of the Vela Pulsar. ... About APOD | ... A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC . ...

Target Acquisition Reference Information . Figure 7.1 on page 88 shows mean predicted count rates as a function of (B - V) 0 color for the four acquisition mirrors. Also shown are the fits to the predicted count rates for different amounts of reddening. ... You can estimate target acquisition count rates using the plots instead of Table 7.1 on page 92 : . ... Read from the Figures (depending on the mirror used) the predicted count rate. ...

... 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 . ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 ommodmap August 16, 2005 Abstract Creates and applies a `modulo-8' xed pattern noise tile. ... 3.1 The origin of the mod-8 xed pattern noise The useable imaging area of the OM CCD detector is 256 by 256 physical pixels. ... This is then taken as the spatial layout of the pixel x-boundaries in the same mod-8 tile in the science image and the science image is resampled to a grid of evenly spaced pixels. ... OM OSW modulo-8 map (if requested) 2. ...

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 . ...

... 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 . ...

ERS -1,2 SAR . ... SIR-C/X SAR . ... European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) was launched on 17 July 1991, and the follow mission ERS-2 (with the same sensors and an Ozone monitoring instrument added) was launched on 21 April 1995. ... The Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR), carried in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in April and October of 1994, simultaneously recorded SAR data at three wavelengths (L-, C-, and X-bands; 23.5, 5.8, and 3.1 cm, respectively). ...

Next: Reducing 12-mm ATCA observations Up: Combining Mosaics and Single Previous: The Non-Linear Method - . Here we describe two ad hoc methods of combining single-dish and mosaic images. ... where and are the beam volumes of the synthesised mosaic beam and the single-dish beam respectively). ... If both the interferometer primary beam and the single-dish beam are gaussian forms with widths and respectively, then you will want to add a gaussian to the mosaic beam dataset which has a width . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... 1976:NASA?s Space Shuttle climbs to orbit . ... 1972:The first American space station, Skylab 1, is placed into orbit and inhabited by a series of three man crews. ... 1973:NASA sends the first two probes in the Voyager program to Mars, more follow every other year throughout the 1970тАЩs preparing the way for the manned Mars missions to follow. ... 14 August 1983 The first Mars mission arrives back in orbit around Earth. ...

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... 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 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 . ...

GTK+ / Gnome Application Development . ... Really polished application windows behave well on small screens, and set hints so the window manager can keep track of them. The functions in Figure 12 allow you to query the size of the screen in pixels. ... Querying Screen Size . The "class hint" is a property of GtkWindow window managers can read to decide how to treat the window. ... void gtk_window_set_wmclass (GtkWindow* window , const gchar* wmclass_name , const gchar* wmclass_class ); . ...

... Excel file with explanations how to fill; please, save the table in format not later Excel-1997-2003.) ... Rules and Regulations for a participant of the Olympiad that have to be translated into native languages of participants (if using Word, please, save the translation in format not later Word-1997-2003), attention for additions during last years ( blue and red text ): . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ...

ATMoB 2017 Solar Eclipse Expedition August 21, 2017 ­ Columbia , MO Participant Registration Form Primary Participant: Organized by Mario Motta / Bernie Volz _________________________________ ... _________________________________ (Cell/Work) ______________________________________________________ NO YES (Non-binding, Extra cost ~$60.00/ person ) Eclipse Day Chartered Coach Option (Circle) I understand this package includes only pre- and post- ... Pre-eclipse meeting at the hotel @ 8PM. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements . ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Instrument Pipelines . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... ESO Data . ... Science Announcements . ... Published: 05 Oct 2015 . ... New data products resulting from the VST Public Survey ATLAS are now available via the dedicated Phase3 query interface at the Science Archive Facility . ... Published: 31 Aug 2015 ....

... 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. ...

... The submission of a formal application to the Board of Graduate Studies for admission as a graduate student in the University of Cambridge in Physics. ... Your application must be completed and submitted to the Board of Graduate Studies as soon as possible; students who are applying for admission in October 2016 should make sure it arrives sufficiently early that we can assess it at the same time as we receive our internal Astrophysics Group application form (i.e. by March 2016, see below). ...