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... We have imaged with milliarcsecond resolution at 5 GHz 374 strong flat-spectrum radio sources north of declination -44 using the VLBA in June 1996. ... The data were processed with the NRAO AIPS software package and the Caltech Difmap package. ... The VLBApls source sample . ... Click on the J2000 IAU name (in the left column) or the alternative name (mostly B1950 IAU names, in the right column) to get more information on a source, including coordinates, redshift, VLBApls images and model components...

... The spectrum of the brightest star, our Sun, shows several dark gaps perpendicular to the flow of it’s colours (figure 1). These so called spectral absorption lines where discovered in 1802 by the English scientist William Wollaston. ... Some stars as Pollux show a spectrum similar to that of our sun with strong Ca II and Fe II lines, others as Sirius or Vega show strong absorption lines of hydrogen, others, as Mira show very complicated spectra due to molecular absorption lines (see figure 5). ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Sunday, March 23 rd , the television "superstation" TBS aired a show called "Fire From the Sky", yet another in a long line of documentaries about imminent doom from an asteroid collision. ... They aren't kidding when they say it's a matter of global life and death, and it's terrible that there isn't enough money being spent on searching for Earth crossing asteroids. ... Like "Asteroid", one of their animations showed a cloud of asteroids very close to each other. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Site . Weather . Roof Status . ... Average Max. ... 0.0 . ... In 2004, the roof was operated manually, while in 2005 through 2007, it was operated automatically by computer, but was not closed by weather sensors. ... The "Closed" column includes those nights outside the Monsoon season when the Observatory was closed due to weather (the usual cause), equipment failures, or vacation by the Winer staff in 2004 through 2006. ...