... Comet Hartley 2 Flyby . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , JPL-Caltech, UMD , EPOXI Mission Explanation: Follow these 5 frames clockwise starting from the top left to track the view from the EPOXI mission spacecraft as it approached, passed under, and then looked back at the nucleus of comet Hartley 2 on November 4. ... The EPOXI mission reuses the Deep Impact spacecraft that launched a probe impacting the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 in 2005. ... Publications with words: comet - comet nucleus - spacecraft ....

... 2010 November 5 . Comet Hartley 2 Flyby . Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech, UMD , EPOXI Mission . Explanation: Follow these 5 frames clockwise starting from the top left to track the view from the EPOXI mission spacecraft as it approached, passed under, and then looked back at the nucleus of comet Hartley 2 on November 4. ... The EPOXI mission reuses the Deep Impact spacecraft that launched a probe impacting the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 in 2005. ... About APOD | ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Comets and Asteroids . ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... By admin February 19, 2011 Posted in: Comets and Asteroids . ... Since it was launched in 1999, the Stardust spacecraft has travelled about 5.7 billion km (3.5 billion miles) on its odyssey from Earth to comet Wild 2, back to Earth then on to comet Tempel 1. ... Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Governance overview . Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Our people overview . ... Publications overview . ... Careers overview . ... ATNF facilities . ... MRO Support Facility . Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Current telescope status . ... Astrophysics overview . ... Final agenda (v. 05/11/2007) . ... Meetings . ...

Mathilde . ... On June 27, 1997 the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft flew flew past asteroid 253 Mathilde. ... On June 27, 1997 NEAR made a spectatular 25 minute flyby of Mathilde which resulted in more than 500 images of a dark, crater-battered little world that dates to the beginning of the solar system. ... This first image of asteroid 253 Mathilde, returned by the NEAR spacecraft just before 10:00 AM EDT on June 27, 1997, was taken from a distance of 1800 kilometers (1120 miles). ...

Vega Stamps . International project VEGA was managed by Space Research Institute (IKI) . ... VEGA-1 and VEGA-2 spacecraft were developed by Babakin Space Center and fabricated by Lavochkin Association in Khimki, Moscow region. ... VEGA-1 and VEGA-2 have been the part of the international fleet to Halley's comet, that also included Giotto mission of European Space Agency (ESA) and Sakigake and Suisei by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan. ... Vega 1 . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Deep Impact Flyby spacecraft images Comet 103P/Hartley . The rendezvous with the comet is the third mission for the Deep Impact spacecraft. ... Images from the Deep Impact flyby revealed a peanut-shaped Comet 103P/Hartley belching jets of poisonous gases. ... The Ball Aerospace-built Deep Impact Flyby spacecraft successfully completed another т??firstт?? for NASA November 4 when its onboard cameras captured spectacular images of Comet 103P/Hartley as part of the EPOXI mission. ...

... HST . ... Data . ... Hubble Heritage Project . ... HST Overview . ... Cycle 24 Announcement . ... Retrieving HST Data . ... 03/16/2004 - The ACS-WFC raw data and the associated calibration files for the Hubble Ultra Deep Field are now available. ... Also, a nice Javascript viewer for browsing the UDF field is now available. ... The ACS Ultra Deep Field (UDF) is a survey carried out using the Advanced Camera for Surveys ( ACS ) on HST and taking advantage of the Director's Discretionary time. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . Discovered in 2012, Comet ISON is brightening rapidly as it moves on its orbit with increasing speed towards its point of closest approach to the Sun. ... Astronomers are hoping that this rare тАЬsungrazingтАЭ comet will become visible with the naked eye, either before closest approach to the Sun or shortly afterwards in early December. ... November 20th 07.00am . ... December 7th 07.00am . December 14th 07.00am . ...

home publications > mercury . ... Astronomy Beat . ... Hitching a Ride on a Comet . Mercury, November/December 1996 Table of Contents . ... Late in the evening of Jan. 30, 1996 in Japan's Kyushu region, Yuji Hyakutake left his home in Kagoshima and drove to an observing site far from city lights. ... We bought our daughter a telescope to see the comet," she said, "and we can't see anything!" ... This helps us as we select the Guest Observer, and it helps readers to understand what you studied. ...

... Baikonur Cosmodrome Yasny launch base Downloads . ... Town of Baikonur residential area of the Cosmodrome . ... For receipt, temporary storage and standalone processing of payloads (including, if necessary, filling with propellant and compressed gases), as well as for preparation, integration and encapsulation of the Space Head Module (SHM), ISC Kosmotras offers an Assembly, Integration and Test Building (AITB), Fueling Station and office premises located at Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. ...

... The Lunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... The spacecraft acquired photographic data from November 18 to 25, 1966, and readout occurred through December 7, 1966. ... The two separate lens, shutter, and platen systems utilized the same film supply and recorded imagery simultaneously in adjacent areas on 70-millimeter film. ...

... The ejecta cone will detach. ... Mission Trajectory Launch Ja n 2, 200 4 Earth Flyby D ec 31, 2004 SUN S/C S/C Ea r th Orbit · · · Tempel 1 Orbit (5.5 year Period) Impact July 4, 2005 dsun = 1.51 AU dearth = 0.895 AU Earth at Encounter Perihelion July 5, 2005 dsun = 1.51 AU dearth = 0.900 AU Approach: E-2 mo to E-24 hr (E = impact event) · Images and spectra of coma to study rotation Impactor release: E-24 hr to E · Color images of coma and nucleus · Spectra of coma and nucleus ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... A small spacecraft Aist-2D , developed by the scientists of Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) and the experts of the Rocket and Space Centre Progress will see from outer space what is hidden under the thick top of trees and below the Earth's surface. The radar equipment was installed on Aist-2D , which was delivered to the space launcher complex Vostochniy on January 22. ... Tomography of the Earth's ionosphere will also be carried out. ...

... Sun images . ... Sun flares . ... Active areas . November : 2009 . ... No sunspots and sunspot groups can be currently observed on the Sun's surface . The following H-alpha plages without spots can be currently observed on the Sun's surface . ... Coordinates . ... Coordinates and other characteristics of active regions are issued for November 09, 2009 00:31 UT . Last updated: November 10, 2009 00:00 UT . ... 7(499)132-65-96, Fax: +7(499)132-65-97 . ...

... You are a hot-shot rocket pilot. ... So whenever there is a difficult rescue mission to be carried out in space, they call on you. ... You will use computer simulators, which accurately model the motions of a rocketship. ... They should run on any computer with a web browser and an internet connection. ... Your spacecraft is a yellow sliver. ... Your mission is to rescue Luke. ... His spacecraft has run out of fuel, and unless you rescue him, will continue to drift there for billions of years. ...

... R2562 Date Received: 2010-Jan-29 14:45:49 Technical Page Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Regular Planetary Radar Solar System 27.6 Hours 2.5 hours Radar Observations of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 We propose to make S-band radar observations of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 during its close Earth passage in October-November 2010. ...

... Home Observing UACNJ-Jenny Jump State Park . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... 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 . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... UACNJ has an excellent facility in Jenny Jump State Park in northwestern New Jersey that is available to the member clubs. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by...

... Engineering experiments aimed at testing and developing engineering solutions for a future interplanetary vehicle were a prominent activity during missions of Salyut and Mir space stations. ... In October 1998, cosmonauts placed on the outside surface of Mir space station some samples of film-type solar array, which constitutes a key element of the Martian vehicle, in order to study how they are affected by actual space environments. ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

DEEP IMPACT MISSION . First Look Inside a Comet . Participation Certificate . ... Alexander V. Wolf . ... Thank you for your participation in the Deep Impact Discovery Mission to Comet Tempel 1. A compact disc bearing your name will be mounted on the impactor spacecraft that will collide with Tempel 1 making this the first mission ever to look deep inside a comet. You are now part of the future discovery of clues about the beginning of our solar system as your name makes a Deep Impact! ...