Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... According to Ron Miller, author of the respected history of spaceship concepts The Dream Machines , the first known appearance of the tale in print was in the 2 October Тљ1909 issue of Scientific American where the hero was named т??Wang Tuт?? ... Naming a crater after Wan Hu т??the legendary Chinese inventorт?? was proposed shortly after the Soviet probe Zond 3 flew past the Moon in July 1965 returning images of the Moon?s western farside. ...

... 9 Sep 2008 . ... slides [.pdf] . Alanna Connors (Eureka Sci), Brandon Kelly (CfA), Pavlos Protopapas (CfA) . ... Abstract: The properties of stars, and clusters of stars, have important implications for understanding physical and stellar processes. We present a Hierarchical Bayesian method for determining the mass, age and metallicity of stars from photometric data. ... 14 Oct 2008 . ... Connors, A., & Protopapas, P. / Steiner, J. / Baines, P. / Zezas, A. / Aldcroft, T. Fall/Winter 2008-2009 . ...

... Up: Algorithms . ... Non-linear and non-parametric algorithms for data averaging, smoothing and clipping in the RATAN-600 flexible astronomical data processing system are proposed. Algorithms are based on robust methods and non-linear filters using an iterative approach to smoothing and clipping. ... The history of algorithms, based on the robust methods and non-linear filters using an iterative approach to smoothing and clipping, began twelve years ago in the data reduction at the RATAN-600. ...

07sep15: using 3 distomats to measure the height. 11apr14: distomat failure by hour of day . ... This has caused the laser ranging measurement to fail (it needs all 6 distomats to measure the platform position). The tiedown tracking uses the distomat measurements to keep the platform at the correct height. ... For each hour of each day i marked the hour ok if there was at least 1 valid distomat measurement during this hour. ... 30dec15 distomat 3 & 6 window replaced. 2014 . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Imaging Basics . ... A panoramic loop in Cygnus . ... As an end of the year finale, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and WIYN partners offer this new wide-field image of the Cygnus Loop.ТљThree degrees on a side, this image covers an area of the sky about 45 times that of the Full Moon.ТљBut it does so without sacrificing high resolution.ТљThe image is more than 600 million pixels in size, making it one of the largest astronomical images ever made...

... Home Articles A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Beyond New York City . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... At the 35th Anniversary Dinner of the Amateur Astronomers Association, I had been asked to give a talk on the history of our society. ... The Amateur Astronomers Association had a past even before it began. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM TACIT KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE PROJECT ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT ARNOLD D. ALDRICH NTERVIEWED BY REBECCA WRIGHT SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA ­ APRIL 28, 2008 I The questions in this transcript were asked during an oral history session with Arnold D. Aldrich. ... 28 April 2008 28 Johnson Space Center Tacit Knowledge Capture Project Arnold D. Aldrich However, I reported to the JSC Center Director as part of the "lead center" NASA program management concept. ...

XPA: Public Access to Data and Algorithms Summary This document is the Table of Contents for XPA. Description The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. Because XPA works both at the programming level and the shell level, it is a powerful tool for

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:58:48 EDT Subject: Special Lecture by Prof G. Burbidge Hi all, SPECIAL RIA LECTURE BY PROF GEOFFREY BURBIDGE: "There Was No Big Bang -a violent world without a beginning or an end" by Professor Geoffrey Burbidge, University of California, San Diego. 7.30pm Tuesday 16 August, 2005, Conference Centre, Dublin Castle. ... Please book online at www.ria.ie . ... Last Revised: 2005 July 28th . ...