... Members . ... The ATM's of Boston was founded in 1934 by a group of persons interested in assisting others in the art of optical polishing the craft of telescope making, and to learn together about the science of astronomy and the use of astronomical instruments. ... Mr. Jones introduced the club to Dr. Harlow Shapley at Harvard College Observatory. ... Regular shop activities resumed with the help of these "professional amateurs" and the club grew to 180 members. ... Club Newsletters . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... News . ... In the following article, I used the wrong number to get the circumference of the Earth at the latitude of Cape Canaveral, which ironically is what I accuse Ms. vos Savant of as well! ... At the Equator, the Earth spins at 1000 miles per hour (the Earth is 24,000 miles around, and spins once every 24 hours). ... The math is a wee bit hairy, but not too bad, to calculate the circumference of the Earth at Cape Canaveral assuming the Earth is an ellipse with these numbers...

... Recherche dans le site : . Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... des actualit†йs . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Plong†йe au centre de la Voie lact†йe . ... Ce n'est pas la premi†иre fois que le t†йlescope Hubble est point†й en direction du centre de la Voie lact†йe . ... 02/02/2016 - Panorama lunaire dans la mer des Pluies . ...

JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight . ... On July 7, 1961, NASA Administrator James E. Webb directed the establishment of preliminary site criteria and a site selection team. ... The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission marked the free world's first orbital manned flight. ... This is one of several edifices located around Houston and southern Harris County that served as temporary office facilities for the early Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) while the present 1625-acre site was being developed. ...

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. ...

... LINKS . ... SPECIAL TOPIC . CONTACT . ... ARTICLE: Venus Transit 2004 . ... AAL's Transit Observation Results . ... Divx video from the AAL observation site. ... a) Visual observation : Only with special eclipse shades ( do not use those ones you still have from the 1999's solar eclipse because it does no more protect you properly ) . ... 1. contact ( transit begins ) : 07:19 53 s with a solar altitude of 15.5 degrees . ... Venus Transit Links: . ... Venus Transit 2004: A Tremendous Success . ...