... 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 . ...

Next: C.S. Jeffery, Research Astronomer Up: Research Previous: J.E. Chambers, Research Astronomer Contents . During 1998 Dr Gerry Doyle was involved with three PPARC PDRA research grants, and was also a co-organiser of two international conferences (the COSPAR Symposium `Activity Observed in the Sun and in Similar Stars', and the Armagh Cool Star Workshop `Solar and Stellar Activity: Similarities and Differences'). He was Associate Scientist with the CDS and SUMER instruments on SOHO. ...

... We thank the Swift team for their rapid scheduling of this observation. ... 2455705.20851 V 14.15 0.03 2455707.83079 V 14.10 0.03 2455710.84028 V 13.53 0.02 2455713.64631 V 13.66 0.02 2455714.65479 V 14.11 0.03 2455714.71823 V 14.12 0.02 2455714.78596 V 14.20 0.02 2455717.39593 V 14.37 0.03 2455726.62861 V 14.83 0.04 2455727.16343 V 14.57 0.04 2455730.50586 V 14.57 0.03 2455730.57329 V 14.56 0.03 2455730.70360 V 14.66 0.04 2455738.32865 V 14.00 0.02 2455742.86146 V 14.21 ...

Subj: Non-detection of Fragment B We are observing at Palomar with the 200-inch Hale telescope, using a 7.9 micron imaging spectrometer in imaging mode and a 256x256 InSb at 2.35 microns. ... Subj: Negative observations of B impact from ESO La Silla Continuing observations with TIMMI at 9um on the 3.5m telescope and IRAC 2B at 2.2um on the 2.2m at ESO La Silla show that nothing was seen over the predicted impact site B up to 3:35UT, 17 July. ... The impact site has also been monitored at 2.20 microns. ...

... Team . ... The main goal of observations of GRB host galaxies is accumulation of statistics of their spectroscopic and photometric properties. ... The Hubble diagram for 22 GRB host galaxies with known magnitudes and redshifts (GRB 970228, GRB 970508, GRB 970828, GRB 971214, GRB 980613, GRB 980703, GRB 990123, GRB 990510, GRB 990712, GRB 9912008, GRB 991216, GRB 000131, GRB 000210, GRB 000301C, GRB 000418, GRB 000911, GRB 000926, GRB 001109, GRB 010222, GRB 010921, GRB 011121 and GRB011211). ... 600...

... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... Fw: ASTRONET: Task 5.4 - observing schools . ... Subject: Re: ASTRONET: Task 5.4 - observing schools . ... with the organization and carrying out observing schools. ... second half of September, and which will be funded by the training and . ... intended for master and starting PhD students. ... actions on observing schools, providing access for students, Master . ... observing schools for master students. ... in form of observing schools for pre-PhD students. ...

A Brief History of the Discovery of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts - draft april 17, 1995 - J.Bonnell In October of 1963 the US Air Force launched the first in a series of satellites inspired by a recently signed nuclear test ban treaty. ... The event appeared to be a cosmic gamma-ray burst but at the time the constellation of satellites did not have sufficient timing resolution at the trigger to make a good determination of direction to the burst source. ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

... They are concerned with Attitude Control System of the spacecraft, satellite visibility from tracking stations, limits on the satellite autonomous operations during the orbit, and needs for auxiliary operations with the spacecraft. ... Among the operational constraints the most important one is the number of programmed slews per orbit, which determines the maximum number of radio sources to be observed during one orbit. ... System temperature (K) . ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures...

After some period of quiet Sun the exciting Sun-Earth connections event as the big magnetic storm was observed at January 10-11, 1997 by various satellites and ground-based instruments. Scientist meet this challenge with unprecedented activity and a few data bases was created in relation with solar event/magnetic storm on a few WEB-sites. ... According the Moscow observatory data the sudden storm commencement (SSC) take place at 01:08 Universal Time of January 10, 1997. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

Statistics of sunspot activity . The sunspot indices . ... Visual indices of solar activity . ... n - number of spot groups . A - Waldmeier class of unipolar spot groups without penumbra . B - class of bipolar spot groups without penumbra . C - class of bipolar spot groups with one penumbra pole . D - class of small bipolar spot groups with t