... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2014 July 29 . A Sky Portal in New Zealand . ... Explanation: To some, it may look like a portal into the distant universe. ... The above image was taken two weeks ago as the photographer's sister, on the left, and an acquaintance peered into the sky portal . ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... On the far right is a long and unusual lenticular cloud tinged with green light emitted from another aurora well behind it. Just above this lenticular cloud are unusual iridescent lenticular clouds displaying a broad spectral range of colors. Far beyond the lenticular is the setting Moon , while far beyond even the Moon are setting stars . ... Publications with keywords: aurora borealis - clouds . Publications with words: aurora borealis - clouds . ... Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus . ...

... Archives . ... ArXiv] SDSS DR6, July 23, 2007 . Quote of the Week, August 2, 2007 . ... Bayesian? methods have, I think, rightly gained favor in astronomy . ... as any Bayesian. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ... Chandra Blog . ...

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... 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 . ...

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 . ...

O ptimal transport : T heory and A pplications . ... This is a web site of the research project Optimal transport: Theory and applications to cosmological reconstruction and image processing (OTARIE) supported by the French National Research Agency ( Agence nationale de la recherche ) under contract ANR-07-BLAN-0235 . ... Optimal transport is a mathematical subject connecting the fields of optimization, partial differential equations, and dynamical systems in finite and infinite dimensions. ...

... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... Invitation to submit to Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment . ... Call for Papers: New Journal Submit to Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment Find out more . We are very thankful for the many positive responses we've received after the introduction of Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment . ... MAO NASU . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . Sequence of four video frames captured at 01:05 BST at Armagh Observatory on the night of the 24/25th July 2013, showing the onset, development and demise of the sprite. ... Unlike common lightning discharges, which often jump between clouds or between the clouds and the ground, sprites are associated with similarly powerful electrical fields that occur high above the clouds of the EarthтАЩs atmosphere. ...

The NA2 Guider window controls the NA2 off-axis guider. Most of the controls are standard guiding controls . A few gcam-specific controls appear in a box just above the status bar; those controls are described here. Focus the current focus is shown to the left. ... Filter the current filter is shown to the left. ... Apply apply the requested focus and/or filter change. Current restore the user-set focus and filter to the current settings. ...

... 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. ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Wiki Style Examples . Wiki styles | ... PmWiki uses WikiStyles for styling text with color and other attributes. PmWiki 2.0 introduced the ability to control the styling further and to even place styles on blocks. ... In addition, an author can define a style "shortcut" by using the define= property. For example, to define a style of %red% , one can use: . define=mystyle color=red% Here is some %mystyle% red text created using a style shortcut. ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > Applications ERC Starting Grants Hosted at ESO . ... Observing Facilities . ... ESO welcomes applications from qualified researchers wishing to conduct their frontier research at ESO with the support of one of the prestigious European Research Council ( ERC ) grants in the Starting Grant category. ... The ESO application serves as a preliminary step to grant the host approval that is required by the EU. ...

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. ... SQRT (25 638 838) = 5063.5 From this . ... T= 5063.5 seconds SQRT(r') 3 = 5063 sec r'SQRT=(r') . This is the practical form of Kepler's 3rd law for Earth satellites. ... International communication satellites are in the equatorial plane of the Earth and have orbits with a 24-hour period. ...

... I went down to the station for my ticket and applied For tips regarding Morrow not expecting to be guyed (means fooled) Said he to me, "now let me see if I have heard you right-- You'd like to go to Morrow and return tomorrow night" "You should have gone to Morrow yesterday and back today For the train today to Morrow is a mile upon its way.. If you had gone to Morrow yesterday now don't you see you could have gone to Morrow and returned today at three." ...

Up: Software Systems and Tools . Previous: CIRSI Data Reduction System - CIRDR . ... A parallel algorithm applicator has recently been added to the AIPS++ system. ... This demonstration will show the first use of this class to deconvolve a large spectral line cube within AIPS++. ... The Algorithm (Clark CLEAN) processes receive a plane from the dirty image and deconvolution parameters from the Applicator, deconvolves the image, and send the results back to the Applicator. ...

According to the # 7.1. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad there should be an Authorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organization (ANRAO) in every participating state: A national astronomical society, a department (section) of the EAAS or IAU in the state, a leading observatory, an astronomical department of a leading university, a ministry of education or another appropriate competent institution. ...

... How to Apply . ... HST Peer Review Process . ... A red star denotes required fields when setting up your profile. ... For the remainder of the application process, follow the directions on each screen, completing each field as required and applicable. ... Returning applicants will not be required to repeat the entire application process because your profile is saved in our database. For each position you apply, you will be required to revisit each screen to successfully submit your application. ...