... Perl . ... IDL is used for data analysis and graphics. ... Advantages of a language that is popular in the real world are the existence of web resources such as tutorials, a wide range of libraries of existing code you can use and modify, and better job prospects for you if you ever want to venture into the real world. ... Most data reduction systems (eg IRAF, MIDAS, Starlink) do not interface well with any programming language: IRAF has itуs own (very clunky) language in which you can write scripts...

... I normally begin by asking the class what they think would be different if the Moon didn't exist, or if the Sun were closer to Earth, or if a star exploded nearby. ... The winds would be much stronger. ... In using what-if questions in the classroom, it is worth bearing in mind that students extrapolating the effects of new scenarios will encounter two different situations: direct changes to the new version of Earth and indirect changes resulting from the direct changes. ...

... J102815: A Star That Should Not Exist . ... Stars born in the generation before our Sun, Population II stars , the stars that created most of the heavy elements around us today, are seen to have some, although less, elements heavier than H and He. Furthermore, even the elusive never-seen first stars in the universe, so-called Population III stars, are predicted to have a large mass and a small but set amount of heavy elements. ... Publications with keywords: star - lithium - Population III . ...

... 2011 September 7 . SDSS J102915+172927: A Star That Should Not Exist . ... Explanation: Why does this star have so few heavy elements? Stars born in the generation of our Sun have an expected abundance of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium mixed into their atmospheres. Stars born in the generation before our Sun, Population II stars , the stars that created most of the heavy elements around us today, are seen to have some, although fewer, elements heavier than H and He. ...

... The TESIS is a set of solar imaging instruments developed by the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, and launched aboard the Russian spacecraft CORONAS-PHOTON on January 30, 2009. The main goal of the TESIS is to provide complex observations of solar active phenomena from the transition region to the inner and outer solar corona with high spatial, spectral and temporal resolution in the EUV and Soft X-ray spectral bands. ... Solar activity hits a new low . ...

... Astrophysics Group . Research . ... Galaxy Formation and Evolution . Optical Interferometry . ... The Astrophysics Group carries out a wide range of research activities €аand projects , with particular emphasis on the fields of optical interferometry , the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, galaxy evolution , star formation and expolanets . ... For observational work we use a wide range of facilities worldwide in addition to those we have been involved in building. ... PHAROS array . ...

The Sun 11 Solar radio bursts study with high spatial and temporal resolution V.A. Alexeev, A.F. Dementyev, B.N. Lipatov, V.F. Melnikov, M.B. Nechaeva, S.D. Snegirev, Yu.V. Tikhomirov Radiophysical Research Institute NIRFI, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia Theoretical and experimental researches of the energy release fragmentation in solar ares need observations with high spatial 0.01 1 arcsec and temporal 1 ms resolution. ... Several VLBI stations all over the Russia were supplied by this set of equipment. ...

... He loses valuable consulting fee hours playing with the DEU editor. ... At all skill levels the same puzzles exist. ... Additional Credits to : DEU 5.1, BSP 11x ================================================================ * Play Information * Episode and Level # : E2M1 Single Player : Yes Cooperative 2-4 Player : No Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No Difficulty Settings : Yes New Sounds : No New Graphics : No * Construction * Base : New level from scratch Build Time : 70 hours? ...

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... Satellite data ] . ... SMIS IKI RAN has developed the software package which may be used both by owners of acquisition stations and individual users of satellite information. ... AVHRR instrument data processing. ... This enables the users who are not yet qualified in computer methods of satellite data processing, to get a quick start with the software. ... The basic software package enables a user to solve a wide range of tasks (in our server You can find the data processing samples ). ...

June 3, 1998 . ... An example of the chain revealed by various space and ground-based images. A clear chain of relatively large and perhaps double, bright points goes from the N-E limb to the N-W sector of the disk or even to the N-W limb. ... This chain have being developed during June 2 and existed about two days. Some other chains can be seen as well, especially on the SOHO/EIT images. Back to the page of the SOHO/EIT and Yohkoh/SXT chains . Back to the parent page . ...

... Phobos. 3 channels VSK image. The enhanced image after a histogram equalization technique. The distance is 270 km., the resolution is 50/260 m. Phobos . ... The distance is 430 km., the resolution is 80/420 m. Phobos and Mars. ... The distance is 197 km., the resolution is 36 m. Phobos. 3 channels VSK image. The enhanced image after processing with a histogram equalization technique. ... The distance is 188 km., the resolution is 184 m. The closest approach image of Phobos. ...

. Dedicated to 40th anniversary of the . first artificial Earth satellite launch . Russian (Win) .

... Tonight's Sky . ... Sky this Month . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat . ... The Real Reality Show: Would aliens be anything like us? ... April 2016: the historic journey to Europa . The Real Reality Show: All about the Drake Equation . ... The Real Reality Show . ... The Real Reality Show: Could Life Exist on Europa or Titan? ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... About ISSP . RAS members working in ISSP . ... A set of technological processes is developed in the Institute of Solid State Physics RAS for manufacturing of scintillation elements for radiation detectors with high space resolution. ... тАв€а a technology of direct forming of scintillation elements with necessary profiles and dimensions by means of external pressure in pressing tools with corresponding geometry. ... Scientific Secretary WWW: www.issp.ac.ru . ...

... For more distant stars we must use other techniques. ... Hence if we see a distant galaxy and can pick out any cepheids lying within it, we can calculate its distance. ... Here then is another method to gauge the size of the Universe and there are yet more. volume at high enough temperature a nuclear fusion reaction sweeps across the white dwarf's surface and eventually we will see a spectacularly bright new star (hence nova) in our skies. ... Why is this relevant to the size of the Universe? ...

... Field of interest: data analysis and interpretation of X-ray observations of BHC and NS systems, astrophysics of compact objects and related phenomena: X-ray , optical and radio observations , shocks and stellar winds, emission mechanism, the spectral and timing analysis of the X-ray emission from microquasars ( signature of accreting BH), atoll- and Z-sources ( signature of accreting NS), modeling of INTEGRAL images % . ...

... After hearing and discussing Rocket-Space Corporation Energy General Designer U.P.Semevov's report on the fulfilling the flight program of the orbital complex Mir and proposals on its further exploitation, the Council draws attention to: . ... According to the Russian Government Resolution No. 76 of January 21, 1999 a large amount of work to find and attract Russian and foreign investments to provide the further exploitation of the orbital station Mir was carried out. ...

The multiscale analysis of heterogeneous structures is actually an important and effective tool of mathematical modeling in physics, technique and biology. ... The special year will extend the existing cooperation between French and Russian researchers in the multiscale analysis and in mathematical modeling in hemodynamics, taking into consideration the mass transport, coagulation, fluid-structure interaction and other aspects. ...

ASTRONOMICAL YEARBOOK (in Russian) . ... It contains the ephemerides of the Sun, the Moon, major planets, and stars computed with the maximum precision in the accordance with the resolutions approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). From AY-2016 the ephemerides EPM2011 developed at IAA RAS was used as a ephemerical basis for the calculation of ephemerides of the Sun, the Moon and major planets with accuracy adequate to DE ephemerides. ... ASTRONOMICAL YEARBOOK . ...