... 2000 February 8 . Rings Around Beta Pictoris . ... Explanation: An unusual dust disk surrounds nearby star Beta Pictoris . ... Recent images and computer simulations indicate that the disk contains several elliptical dust rings larger than our own Solar System . The above image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope uncovered evidence of these rings as apparent knots in the edge-on disk . ... These rings might have been formed when a nearby star passed Beta Pic about 100,000 years ago. ...

... GRB 060218: A Mysterious Transient . ... The entire space mystery began on February 18 when the Earth-orbiting robot Swift satellite noticed an unusual transient began to glow dimly in gamma rays . Dubbed GRB 060218, the object is a type of gamma ray burst (GRB) but the way its brightness changes is very unusual. ... Whether GRB 060218 represents a new type of gamma ray burst , a new type of supernova , or an unusual link between the GRBs and supernovas has become an instant topic of research. ...

... 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 . ...

... 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. ...

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 . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 9, 1999 . A Supernova Star-Field . Credit: Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI / NASA ) . Explanation: Bright stars don't last forever. ... The above picture is a composite of recent images taken over several years. The explosion originated from a bright massive star that ran out of nuclear fuel . ... About APOD > . ...

Next: CCD Scientific Performance Up: CCD Operation Previous: CCD Operation . A visible light photon releases only one electron-hole pair, and consequently many photons must be collected in each pixel for a measurable signal to be produced. ... This use as an imaging X-ray spectrometer requires that no more than one photon is incident on each pixel in any image frame, which imposes a requirement that image collection times be limited to ~seconds for typical astronomical applications. ...

Motif and X-Windows . It is possible to execute a Motif application on a computer around the corner or around the world and redirect the input and output for the application to your workstation. There are files located on the Science Cluster to help you position and display windows from a remote VMS system. ... Copy two command files: . ... From one of the workstation windows, have the remote system execute the x command file and create the display on your workstation by using this command: . ...

... 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. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on April 2, 2014 | ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments Astronomy is a science that knows no borders. ... 1 Comment Comets are frozen lumps of ice (often called volatiles) and rock that come from distant parts of our Solar System. ... Newer Entries . Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

Next: The TSA environment Up: MIDAS utilities for Previous: MIDAS utilities for . Our package is well suited to the analysis of small to modest sized data sets, with no regard to the sampling which may be even or uneven. Thus our package suits astronomers who often have to deal with unevenly sampled observations well. ... Very large data sets usually concern important problems and therefore deserve extra attention in the analysis. ...

O ptimal transport : T heory and A pplications . ... Home Research Publications Software Rencontres People Links . A draft bibliography on optimal transport is available on CiteULike , a free Web service for scientific bibliographies. ... A random collection of optimal transport-related home pages (for a list of OTARIE participants' home pages click here ): . ... Wilfrid Gangbo : Georgia Tech . ... Allen R. Tannenbaum : Georgia Tech . ... Optimal transport-related projects: . ...

... Up: Web Services and Publications . ... This is being done natively in new Java-based applications while older applications are being wrapped to provide Web Service interfaces. ... Data access is via the network enabled NDF data access layer for the older, non-Java applications and via the new HDX layer (Giaretta et al. 2003) for the pure-Java application. ... Use of Web Services as a new messaging system will allow Starlink applications increased flexibility. ...

Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders . ... Archives . ... There is a special issue on Atmospheric Science from the Annals of Applied Statistics , offering me intriguing discussions for finding a common ground between atmospheric science and astronomy. ... Here, provided are some interesting ones from my judegment with their [arXiv] links. ... As I write, the astrostat articles are all there. 03-24-2009, 3:25 pm . ...

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. ...

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 . ...

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 . ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Applying for observing time . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... PULSE@Parkes . ... Observing slots on the October 2015б  Parkes schedule (October 2015 - March 2016) are now open for applications. ... Pleae use PULSE@Parkes Application in the subject line. ... Online Application . ...

February 10, 2003 (Monday) Igor Tyukhov, Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory . February 17, 2003 (Monday) Osamu Yasuda, Tokyo Metropolitan University . February 20, 2003 (Thursday) Linear Collider Seminar . ... Fall 2002 . Fall 2001 . ... Fall 2000 . ... 3:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ... The American Linear Collider Physics Group (ALCPG) has initiated a series of monthly seminars intended for a broad audience. ... This is the inaugural seminar. 1:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ...

... Telescopes . ... The time requests are accepted in an electronic version with on-line form in Russian or English. ... Unregistered request will be disregarded by the Large Telescopes Programm Committee. In exclusive cases the secreatry of the Committee is entitled to accept an observational time request given permission of the Chairman of the Committee or the director of the SAO RAS. The Program Committee considers generally one time request submitted by the principal applicant. ...