... Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VIII . ... It was held November 1-4, 1998 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and hosted jointly by the UIUC Astronomy Department and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). ... NCSA staff also presented a two-part tutorial entitled ``Topics in Java Application Development.' ... Part 9 collects various general applications of statistics and databases to analysis of astronomical data. ...

Your First Telescope . Articles | ... Modern amateur telescopes can be divided into three classes: . 1) The refractor is what most people think of when they hear the word "telescope". ... Refractor disadvantages: Some secondary color ("chromatic aberration") still visible in all but the best units, large aperture instruments can be massive, most expensive of the three designs (often by a large margin), "Guilt By Association" with horrible department store refractors. ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... The AAAP had a busy booth at this year's Super Science Weekend, hosted by the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. ... AAAP astronomers received a steady stream of curious "customers" who looked at our nearest star, and were wowed by photos, magazines and other astronomy information on the table. ... To get you in the contemplative mood, I've added one of Bill Murray's first astro images produced at his new home observatory. ... The next new moon Friday is June 6th which is too soon to plan. ...

... Solar Flare Observations Using the X-ray Telescope on Hinode . ... The satellite Hinode (Solar-B), Japanese for sunrise, was launched in September 2006 on a mission to study the Sun, specifically, sunspots which give rise to powerful flares and solar storms. The origin of solar flares is a mystery scientists hope Hinode will help unravel. ... What drives solar flares and creates the Sun’s magnetic fields? ... 2017 Total Solar Eclipse . Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Journal of the Amateur Astrono mers Association of New York October 2011 Volume 59 Number 10 ISSN 0146 -7662 EYEPIECE Earth, Juno will be the first solar power ed spacecraft to operate this far from the Sun. ... With Jupiter receiving 25 times less sunlight than the EYEPIECE October 2011 What's Up In The Sky AAA Observer's Guide for October 2011 By Richard Rosenberg October's Evening Planets. ... In early October it sets only a half hour after the Sun. ... October 12, 13 ­ The Moon passes Jupiter. ...

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