... 2005 August 2 . A Shuttle Back Flip at the Space Station . Credit: ISS Expedition 11 Crew , STS-114 Crew , NASA . Explanation: Last week, crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) watched carefully as the Space Shuttle Discovery did a planned but unusual back flip upon approach. Discovery Commander Eileen Collins guided the shuttle through the flip, which was about 200 meters from the ISS when the above picture was taken. ... Later the shuttle docked with the space station. ...

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... August 30, 1999 . Looking Back on an Eclipsed Earth . ... Explanation: Here is what the Earth looks like during a solar eclipse. ... Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon . This spectacular picture of the 1999 August 11 solar eclipse was one of the last ever taken from the Mir space station , as Mir is being decommissioned after more than ten years of productive use. ...

... Дни открытых дверей к юбилею САО РАН (12-14 апреля 2016 г.) . Международная конференция "Dark Ages and White Nights (Spectroscopy of the CMB)" (20-24 июня 2016 г.) . ... Международная конференция MULTI-SPIN GALAXIES - 2016 (26-30 сентября 2016 г.) . Международная астрономическая конференция "Физика звезд: от коллапса до коллапса" (3-7 октября 2016 г.) Архив . ... Подробнее.. ... 10.02.16 . ... БТА в реальном времени . ... Цейсс-1000 в реальном времени . ... Последнее обновление: 22/03/2016 ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . Looking Back on an Eclipsed Earth . ... 30.08.1999 . ... August 1999 . ... 1999 2000 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: Earth - Mir - solar eclipse . Publications with words: Earth - Mir - solar eclipse . ... Earth and Moon from MESSENGER . The Planet and the Radio Dish . Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth . ... Andes Sunset Eclipse . Mosaic: Welcome to Planet Earth . ...

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... OutReach Training and Program . September Public Night . Welcome all ye weary travelers to a new type of M111 "On Line". ... Back to top.. ... When I logged our last outreach programs I couldn't help but notice that Warren Rupp Observatory is NUMBER FIVE in the worldwide standings in public outreach programs! ... If you'd like to train in astronomy outreach, just contact any of our members and we'll be happy to train you to do public outreach! ...

... Outreach . ... I'm a PhD student at the Australian National University's Mt Stromlo observatory and am part of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) graduate program. I study the properties on nearby galaxies and investigate the evolution of the local universe. ... I run the RSAA Student Outreach Group which invites school children to participate in free astronomy outreach evenings. ... Copyright 2007 Emma Kirby. ... All Photos were taken by Emma Kirby unless otherwise stated. ...

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... Trips need to be arranged for pickups. GALFA3 meeting Sunday, August 29: 7:30 am Breakfast in Cafeteria for the on-site participants 8:15 am GALFA3 Participants arrive at the Observatory from the hotels in Hatillo 8:30 am Meeting begins 8:30 am 8:40 am 9:00 am 9:10 am 9:25 am 9:35 am 9:50 am 10:00 am 10:20 am 10:35 am 10:45 am 11 ... Trip back to the hotels A few GALFA-only participants may have to be taken back to the airport this night or on Monday. ...

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... Apollo 15 brings back 4 billion-year-old moon rock . ... Scott said. ... During the crew?s three spacewalks, Scott and James B. Irwin spent almost nineteen hours exploring the moon and covered 17.5 miles of lunar terrain in the lunar rover. ... For more information on the crew training, traverses, and experiences of some of the instructors for Apollo 15, read some selected oral history interview excerpts available on the JSC History Portal: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/special_events/Apollo15.htm...

April . Friday, April 7, 2000 . Thursday, April 20, 2000 . ... Friday, May 5, 2000 . ... June . Friday, June 2, 2000 . ... July . Friday, July 14, 2000 . ... August . Friday, August 11, 2000 . ... Friday, September 8, 2000 . ... Friday, October 6, 2000 . ... November . Friday, November 3, 2000 . ... December . Friday, December 1, 2000 . ... Submitted: 2/10/2000) . ...

In the conference room on October 28th: . click on the thumbnail photos to see larger size ones) . At the conference room on February 1st: . ... After the official part on February 2nd: . ... At the plenary session on August 6th: . At the regular and poster sessions on August 9th: . After all in working room on August 12th: . ...

CCD Forum Message . ... Eyepieces ћ Meade ћ Misc. ... CCD Tips and Techniques | ... Opinions Requested . ... I am planning on getting back into astronomy (used to use an 8" newtownian 20 years ago). ... After reviewing many scopes and cameras the following are my planned scopes and equipment thus far. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

The Wild Boys The wild boys are calling on their way back from the fire in august moon's surrender to a dust cloud on the rise wild boys fallen far from glory reckless and so hungered on the razors edge you trail because there's murder by the roadside in a sore afraid new world they tried to break us, looks like they'll try again wild boys never lose it wild boys never chose this way ...

... 1969 1.049 - 3 CR, KPW 10 178 Veron 1977 1.19 - - 11 318 Condon and Jauncey 1974a 1.05 1.5 Jy - 12 318 Condon and Jauncey 1974b 1.05 1.5 Jy - 13 318 Veron and Veron 1978 1.06 - - 14 408 Grueff and Vigotti 1968 1.13 - BOL 15 408 Ekers 1969 - - Pks 16a 408 Colla et al. ... 1971 - - Pks 45 2700 Shimmins and Bolton 1972 - - Pks 46 2700 Bolton and Shimmins 1973 - - Pks 47 2700 Wall and Cannon 1973 - - 48 2700 Shimmins and Bolton 1974 - - Pks 49 2700 Bolton et al. ... 1975 - - Pks 52 2700 Shimmins et al. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . News . Observing . ... Magazine . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Open cluster NGC 2818, spiral galaxy NGC 2964, and spiral galaxy NGC 2976 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... August 2005 . ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

... Maintenance and Work Completed on M1: September 10, 1999 . Whiffles Installed on M2: September 10, 1999 . M1 Support System Maintenance: September 10, 1999 . M1 Temperature Sensor Work and Repair: September 10, 1999 . M1 Hex-cell Deterioration: September 14, 1999 . ... M1 Whiffle Mount and M1 Back, September 21, 1999 . ... Views of Secondary Mirror (Back): April 13, 2000 . ... Front Portals: June 8, 2001 . ... M2 and M3 Baffle Work: June 8, 2005 . ... M3 Work: November 7, 2007 . ...

... 6-50, 8-00, 8-40, 9-20, 9-45, 10-05, 10-20, 10-25, 10-38, 11-00, 11-35, 11-50, 11-55, 12-25, 13-00, 13-30, 13-55, 14-15, 14-45, 15-25, 15-35, 16-00, 16-45, 17-15, 17-45, 18-50 . ... Ispravnaya: 6-10, 8-45, 12-00, 13-20, 16-45, 18-30 . ... Nalchik: 6-12, 8-00, 9-29, 11-15, 11-31, 11-50, 12-00, 12-38, 13-00, 13-15, 13-41, 14-50, 15-45, 16-08, 16-35, 17-00, 17-30, 18-30, 18-35, 18-52, 18-55, 19-35, 21-00, 23-00 . ... Vladikavkaz: 9-29, 12-00, 13-00, 14-50, 15-45, 17-30, 18-30, 23-00 . ...