... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...

... Previous: Why Indexing the Sky is Desirable . ... An alternative algorithm, proposed here, is based on covering the sky with pixels of approximately equal area, and assigning a unique integer to each pixel. ... For each table, the pixel code value corresponding to the central position (RA, Dec) of each source is computed and inserted into a new column called PCODE. ... This cannot be the primary index of a table since PCODE values are not necessarily unique: one pixel may contain more than one...

Next: Definition of Scientific Misconduct Up: scientific Previous: Introduction . ... This Code of Good Practice closely follows the Statement on Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice issued by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in 1998. ... The Observatory expects the highest standards of scientific integrity to be adhered to by the researchers, students and other staff that it funds, whether they are employees or associates of other institutions. ...

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

... Near-infrared Integral-Field Sp ectrograph ( NIFS ): An Instrument Prop osed for Gemini Peter J. McGregor, Peter Conroy, Gabe Bloxham and Jan van Harmelen Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Institute of Advanced ... gabe@mso.anu.edu.au, jan@mso.anu.edu.au Received 1999 March 11, accepted 1999 July 15 Abstract: In late 1998 the International Gemini Pro ject Office identified a need for a low cost, near-infrared spectrograph to be commissioned on the ...

Some Geology Stuff . ... Planet Earth Images . ... World Lecture Hall - Earth Science . ... Earthquake Information . Water Resources of the United States . Consortium for International Earth Science Information . Earth Sciences and Resources Institute . ... Electronic Volcano . ... Earth Observing System -- Volcanoes < JumpStation List of Volcano Resources . ... July 19 . On July 19 the storm was centered at about 11.5 degrees North latitude and had a central pressure of 925 millibars. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Robots practice for Moon survey . ... The study will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the Moon or Mars. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter...

Next: Particle Background Rejection Up: Detection Efficiency Previous: Front Illumination . ... The method requires that the CCD substrate be etched from the rear towards the depletion layer boundary. The device can be illuminated through this rear surface, which has a much thinner dead layer than the electrode side. ... The corresponding detection efficiency data are presented in Figure 7, and compared with the predicted data for a 20 m thick depletion layer. ...

. Next: Week 4 Up: Training Previous: Week 2 . Mounting and dismounting of the CCDs is demonstrated. After a review of the previous week's reading, students operate the PC. They practice the process of taking, manipulating and storing data. The students also transfer data to disks on the cluster. Scott J. Wolk . Mon Nov 25 15:41:03 EST 1996

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Polar Alignment Using The Star Drift Method . Articles | ... This method with, a little practice, can give you reasonable polar alignment within one half hour. ... If the star drifts northward, your scope is west of the pole. ... Remember that as your adjustments get you closer to the pole, the star will drift slower and you must wait longer to detect a north-south drift. If the star drifts south, you are east of the pole and you must turn the mount towards the west. ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... Contact A Problem of an estimation of accuracy of the asteroid CCD observations . The Minor Planet Center supported by the Interntional Astronomical Union is the main office for keeping observational data of the small Solar System bodies and their investigations. ... At Pulkovo Observatory we are estimating an accuracy of the CCD asteroid observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over the World using the MPC database. ...