... 2000 September 22 . M55: Globular Star Cluster . ... Explanation: The fifty-fifth entry in Charles Messier's catalog, M55 is a large and lovely globular cluster of around 100,000 stars. ... Globular star clusters like M55 roam the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy as gravitationally bound populations of stars known to be much older than stellar groups found in the galactic disk. Astronomers who make detailed studies of globular cluster stars can accurately measure the cluster ages and distances. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 21.09.2012 . ... Credit Copyright: Fredrick Broms ( Northern Lights Photography ) Explanation: September's equinox arrives tomorrow as the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. ... So as northern nights grow longer, the equinox also heralds the arrival of a good season for aurora hunters . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: aurora - equinox . Publications with words: aurora - equinox . ...

... 2000 September 6 . Emerging Planetary Nebula CRL 618 . ... ESAIC , HST , ESA , NASA . Explanation: CRL 618 may look to some like an Olympian declaring victory. ... Since then it has run out of core material to fuse and so has started to become a planetary nebula . In its current proto-planetary nebula phase, CRL 618 is evolving quickly, expelling hot gasses in complex jets and rings moving outwards faster than 700,000 kilometers per hour. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

... 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. ...

... Circumstellar disc of beta Pictoris: constraints on grain properties from polarization. To appear in the Astronomy & Astrophysics . abs , src , ps ] . ... Dust influx to Titan from Hyperion . ... abs ] . ... Characteristics of bulges and disks in interacting galaxies . ... Dust grains around Herbig Ae/Be stars: porous, cometary-like grains? ... To appear in the Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement . ... Finally, Links may lead you to more options (e.g. via the LANL preprint system). ...

Armagh Observatory, 3 September 2001 . The Astronomical Science Group of Ireland ( ASGI ) meets in Armagh on Friday 7 September, for its autumn meeting to discuss new astronomical results obtained by Irish astronomers working both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The ASGI was formed in 1974 to provide a forum for the Irish astronomical community to meet on a regular basis and to exchange results and new information. ... Programme of Meeting . ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Earth Satellites . ... According to Velikovsky, about 4000 years ago a giant volcano on Jupiter erupted and spewed a vast glob of debris into space, leaving the Great Red Spot behind as a permanent scar. The red hot lump ejected from Jupiter (referred to as a comet by Velikovsky) wandered into the inner Solar System, repeatedly crossing the Earth?s orbit and in fact often passing close to our helpless planet in the following millennia. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... Atm ћ Astrophotography ћ Blackholes ћ Blackholes2 ћ CCD ћ Celestron ћ Domes ћ Education . ... New model: How do the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky - mito111 - September 15, 2011 - 04:22 UTC . ... Note the change - rick_crockett - April 19, 2007 - 09:38 UTC . ... A Question Regarding Photons and Absolute Zero - inalitalllane - December 25, 2004 - 22:06 UTC . ... Virtual Space Agency - dupagepilot - November 18, 2003 - 12:03 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ...

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In 2001, Westerbork observations of the disturbed galaxy named VV-29 (alias Arp-188, UGC-10214) showed that there is second smaller galaxy (named VV-29c) that appears behind the western side of the main body of the distorted galaxy. ... The galaxy was featured as the May 2, 2002 Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... When VV-29 had its 15 minutes of fame in May 2002, it appeared under the name "The Tadpole Galaxy," but based on the images above, we will always think of it as "The CHAINSAW"! ...

... Archive for September 2009 . ... Posted by hlee . ... Category: Algorithms , arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Data Processing , Imaging , Jargon | ... A number of practical Bayesian data analysis books are available these days. ... 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 . ...

... Henry Draper, a doctor by trade, was a prominent American amateur scientist and an early pioneer of astronomical photography. ... Aside from the star catalog bearing his name, Henry Draper is best known for obtaining the first photograph of an astronomical nebula, recording the Great Nebula of Orion on the night of September 30, 1880. ... Draper, Henry", by Charles A. Whitney, 1971, in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography , ed. Charles Coulston Gillispie (New York: Scribner), v. 4, p. 178 . ...

THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION OF PRINCETON PRESENTS THE 23nd ANNUAL JERSEY STARQUEST Held at the Hope Conference and Renewal Center , Hope , NJ Beginning at 3 PM Friday, September 6, 2013 and running through 12 PM Sunday, September 8th 2013 Featuring Stargazing at a star ... available: Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking/canoeing (bring your own equipment) on two lakes and nearby Pequest and Paulins Kill Rivers Registration Fees Camping and RV -- $35.00 ... TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN (Ages 6 ­ 12)? ...

... Home Education Workshops at Adorama Astro Imaging Workshop: Deep Sky Astro Imaging with a DSLR ? September 14, 2014 . ... Astro Answers . ... 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 . ... Presented by€а Adorama €аFor the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

. Pulkovo Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences is situated . near Saint-Petersburg. It was founded in 1839. 196140, Saint-Petersburg, Pulkovskoye chaussee 65/1 . English version . Russian version . This page has been accessed times since May 1, 1999.

... All significant tables, images, and spectra published in journals should appear in the astronomical data centres. ... Journals, data centres, and users should collaborate to define formats, table descriptions, and metadata that are easy for authors to adhere to, and can automatically be entered by the data centres into their databases. ... Major astronomical journals and data centres should provide free or reduced-cost electronic access to institutions in developing countries. ...

The IV-th International Astronomy Olympiad took place on September 25 - October 2, 1999 in the scientific town of Nauchnyj, Republic of Crimea, on a base of Sternberg Astronomical Institute Crimean Laboratory , Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Crimean "Youth Academy os Sciences" Astronomical Department . ... India . ... The 5th International Astronomy Olympiad took place on October 20-27, 2000 at the Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) in the North Caucasus. ...

Seven months ago, on Mar 19, 2008, at 09:12 Moscow time, a new star appeared on the sky. The Sun had already risen over the Russia, but people of the Western hemisphere might be able to see by their eyes a faint starlet near one of Bootes constellation stars. This starlet appeared and faded by an order of magnitude in a minute. Astronomers named it GRB080319B or, informally, the Naked-Eye Burst, as it was twice as bright as human eye can see a star. ... Royal Astronomical Society . ...