For solar wind dials without any explanatory text, see this page . ... There are three logs, one for each condition index ( K P , Solar Wind ,and NOAA/SEC .) ... More about the solar wind's recent behavior can be found on my Current Solar Wind Conditions page. ... Other items of interest include NOAA/SEC Current Conditions , my composite current Auroral Images page, Windows on the Universe: Space Weather , and Public Outreach Index, Department of Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University . ...

Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM B. Safonov Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites, 2010 B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 1 / 17 Why observe in twilight with MASS/DIMM? ... ASM includes 3 devices sensitive to background: guider, DIMM and MASS. B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 2 / 17 Background in guider. ...

Next: Some theory Up: userhtml Previous: Calibration . By many measures, the ATCA 3-mm observing band is a completely different domain to the other ATCA bands. ... Not surprisingly many aspects of the data reduction are also different. This chapter reviews the theory behind some of the differences, and then considers a practical approach to calibration. ... Antenna gain considerations and flux calibration . Instrumental phase . Atmospheric phase and phase calibration considerations . ...

... Science Users Information > Observing with ESO Telescopes > Phase 2 Preparation > Observing conditions . ... Service Mode Philosophy . ... The following definitions of the observing conditions are common between Phase 1 preparation and Phase 2 preparation, as well as between Service Mode and Visitor Mode observations. ... There are additional Service Mode Policies and Service Mode Guidelines regarding the observing conditions. ... Seeing (Phase 1) and Image quality (Phase2) constraints . ... Moon . ...

Near-Earth Asteroids and the Arecibo Observatory Radar The Arecibo Observatory radar is the world's most powerful instrument for post-discovery characterization and orbital refinement of near-Earth asteroids. Arecibo radar observations are critical for identifying asteroids that might be on collision course with Earth and, if necessary, preventing a collision. ... A model of the primary component of asteroid 1999 KW4, derived from radar data. ...

The INTERBALL space mission ( INTERBALL-1 with its subsatellite MAGION-4 in orbits with an apogee of 30 Re, and INTERBALL-2 with its recently reactivated MAGION-5 subsatellite in orbits with an apogee of 4 Re geocentric) continue to conduct important measurements in the solar wind, magnetosheath, magnetotail, magnetopause and above the auroral region. ... Plasma Boundaries in Near-Earth Space . ... Now we announce that online ABSTRACT submission is available at the SYMPOSIUM home page . ...

... Director of the RAS ISR . RAS Academician . ... Astrophysics module Kvant of the orbital complex Mir launched in 1987 contains the largest on the station complex of the scientific equipment named the orbital observatory Roentgen. Observatory Roentgen consists of 4 X-ray telescopes, jointly exceeding the range of energies from 2 to 800 keV. ... Among the most significant results that were received in the observatory Roentgen are: . ... measurement of the periods of 9 X-ray pulsars; . ...

Our group is involved in theoretical and observational research in several topics of star formation. ... The Arcetri group is carrying a coordinated effort to determine the kinematics and physical parameters of clouds where high-mass stars form. Massive stars form in association with solar mass objects from gas clouds of mass anywhere between one hundred and ten thousand times that of the sun. ... Disks around young stars: Inferring planet formation . ... Star Formation Group Page . ...

... Developments and characterization of novel oxide materials with high ionic, electronic or mixed conductivity, superior electrochemical and catalytic activity, advanced thermomechanical properties, and enhanced stability in a wide range of operation conditions, and, thus, collection and systematization of new fundamental information important for technological applications of the novel materials; . ...

... 4 "Magnetic stars" of the multilateral cooperation of the Academies of Sciences of Socialist countries on the problem "Physics and Evolution of stars", organized by the Astronomical Council and the SAO of the USSR AS , was held in the SAO, from October, 12 to October, 17 , 1987. ... The most important problems: origin and evolution of magnetic fields and chemical anomalies, interaction of magnetic fields and stellar matter are being analyzed. ... Investigation of CP stars with anomalous He lines; 2)...

Subject of Celestial Mechanics. ... Differential Absolute Coordinates Equations of the Problem. ... General Integral of Non-Perturbed Motion. ... General Equation of Non-Perturbed Orbit. ... Other Integration Methods of Non-Perturbed Motion Differential Equations; Bine Equation for Case of Non-Perturbed Motion. ... Ellipsical Motion, Kepler Equation. ... Motion Differential Equations in Absolute Coordinates. ... Equation of System of Bodies Motion in Barycentric Coordinates, in Relative Coordinates. ...

... Second, the observatory can control the configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. This paper presents the VLT object-oriented framework for the development of ETCs (Exposure Time Calculators) and data simulators. ... Instrument simulations are being developed for the purpose of predictive calibration, instrument configuration control, and evaluation of data analysis procedures. ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...

... A radio galaxy is a galaxy that emits an unusually big amount of energy at radio wavelengths. ... Inside of each galaxy with an active nucleus (radio galaxies are among them) there must be a system of a "central machine" responsible for the colossal amount of the emitted energy from radio to gamma ranges. ... Sometimes a radio source in an active galaxy may flare again if the needed conditions appear (a new portion of matter would fall into the furnace of the "central machine"). ...

Main Program Travel Where to go in Moscow Information . ... The 2014 year marks the 100th anniversary of Yakov Zeldovich . ... John Carlstrom (University of Chicago) . ... Lyman Page (Princeton University) . ... The conference will be held at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, Russia, on June 16-20, 2014 . ... International Conference: Cosmology and High Energy Astrophysics (Zeldovich-90) 20-24 Dec 2004, Moscow, Russia . ... 2014 Space Research Institute, Moscow Русская версия ...

Next: Analysis of a Up: No Title Previous: One example . We will start with a simple wavelet: the `Mexican hat', shown on Fig. ... Figure 2: The Mexican hat wavelet . It is important to note that, for this to be a wavelet, the positive and negative areas `under' the curve must cancel out. This is known as the admissibility condition. Analytically, the Mexican hat wavelet is represented by . ... Selection of the wavelet shape is one of the important decisions on the user's part. ...

... Using the self-consistent 3D hydrodynamical code in Kobayashi et al. (2007) , we simulate the star formation and chemical enrichment history of the Universe. ... We also predict the rates of supernovae and gamma-ray bursts, and the properties of the host galaxies, which will be observed with the ANU's new SkyMapper telescope. ... Supernova feedback on galaxy formation. ... Feedback from active-galactic nuclei (AGN). ... COALA : Universe Galaxy AGN Star Planet ...

... Posts tagged ?structural model? ... In order to understand a learning procedure statistically it is necessary to identify two important aspects: its structural model and its error model. ... The error model specifies the distribution of random departures of sampled data from the structural model. ... Tags: error model , Friedman , Hastie , model , structural model , Tibshirani . ... 1 Comment . ... Entries RSS . ... vlk on [MADS] Parallel Coordinates . upvc windows on [MADS] Parallel Coordinates . ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Special Characters . When creating pages it's common to use commercial trademarks, copyright, umlaut, and other non-keyboard symbols. therefore it's important that you have the means to input these special characters. PmWiki supports the HTML special character listings by the w3c. W3C Page of Special Character codes ISO standard. ... 169; | ... Find an instance of a special character in an online document; copy and paste the character to your wiki page: © . ...

Pulkovo NEO Page . ... NEA Accuracy Estimation . ... The estimation of accuracy of the current CCD observations of asteroids and comets is constantly performed at Pulkovo Observatory. ... The (O-C) values, so called "Observed" minus "Calculated" positions, characterize numerically the observations of any observatory, both professional and amateur, during a short period (one or several close nights). ... So the (O-C) values for these objects nearly entirely define the errors of observations. ...