The LIDAR Instrument Information . The LIDAR was designed in a bistatic scheme with a separate transmitter and two receiver channels. ... The total mass of the instrument is only 940 grams (about 2 pounds) and a total volume is 950 cubic centimeters in both assemblies. ... Engineers designed the LIDAR to operate in the temperature range from -100 to 50 degrees Celsius (-148 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit) under lower pressure, near one millibar. ... One of the receiver channels has polarizer. ...

Subatomic resolution on Cu(014)-O . 3nm x 3nm STM image of the Cu(014)-O 0.5ML surface measured with MnNi tip. ... This result has been discussed in Phys. Rev. Letters, 98, 206101 (2007) (A.N.Chaika, V.N.Semenov, S.S.Nazin, S.I.Bozhko, S. Murphy, K. Radican, I.V.Shvets, "Atomic Row Doubling in the STM Images of Cu(014)-O Obtained with MnNi Tips"). Image courtesy of A.Chaika. The image was measured in constant current mode using RT STM GPI-300. Copyright ИФТТ РАН, ЛСПП, 2006-2007 . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... The variation in the whole spectrum of 2MASS J17071830+6439331, and around the H emission line (inset). ... We present the results of low-resolution optical spectroscopy with OSIRIS/GTC (Optical System for Imaging and Low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy / Gran Telescopio Canarias) for a sample of ultracool dwarfs. ...

... Status of the ELECTRON experiment . ... The objective of the ELECTRON experiment is to perform 3-D measurements of the plasma electrons in the energy range from 10 eV to 26000 eV, with good angular resolution, sensitivity and large dynamical range. ... Figure 1 presents the ELECTRON sensor. ... Click on the picture to view large one) . ... Figure 3 shows dynamical spectra with counting rate measurements performed by ELECTRON experiment during very multiple magnetopause crossings on February, 4, 1996...

... ST-ECF, ESO, STScI and the NICMOS IDT organized a workshop on near infrared imaging from space and ground was held in Pula on May 26-27, 1998. ... The meeting was held in May 1998, about one year after science observations started with NICMOS, and about half a year before the Infrared Spectrometer and Array Camera (ISAAC) starts to operate on the VLT. Currently, it is expected that NICMOS will operate until the end of 1998. ...

... We can help students grasp the significance of Hubble's extremely keen eye, and learn a bit about angles and math in the process, with the following in-class activity. ... Looking through binoculars or telescopes allows us to magnify a small section of the sky. To measure sizes or distances in that small section, astronomers divide a degree into 60 smaller pieces called arcminutes, and further subdivide minutes into 60 smaller sections called arcseconds. ... 30 feet = . ... 36 seconds . ...

... Telescope concept . ... The Submillimetron Project is dedicated to astronomical studies at the submillimeter and far infrared wavelengths using a cryogenic telescope located on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The Astro Space Center of the Lebedev Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is responsible for developing the Submillimetron Project. ... Currently, the Astro Space Center is carrying out a pre-Project study under contract with the Russian Space Agency. ...

UX Tau A's protoplanetary disk extends to a radius of 120 AU (1 AU = the distance between the Earth and the Sun) with a high spatial resolution of 0.1" (arcsecond) Left: Near-infrared intensity image of UX Tau A. White is the brightest, and then red. ... Its west side (on the right) is a little brighter than its east side; this indicates that the inclination of the disk is in the east-west direction and that its west side is closer to the observer (see figure on the right). ...

... Thus all regions of the 0.94-2.50 micron wavelength range accessible from Mauna Kea can be recorded using five fixed angle gratings. ... Grating Angle . ... Efficiencies for the NIFS gratings are shown above. The NIFS spectrograph uses a Bouwers collimator and a refractive camera. ... With these assumptions, the NIFS system efficiency including the Gemini telescope optics but excluding the transmission of the adaptive optics system is about 0.17 e - /photon at J , and 0.22 e - /photon at H and K . ...

... 2000 December 30 . A Year of Resolving Backgrounds . ... Explanation: No matter which direction you look, no matter what type of light you see, the sky glows - but why? ... In microwave light , the BOOMERANG and MAXIMA-1 missions resolved with new clarity the seemingly uniform microwave background . ... Pictured above , a map spanning ten degrees of the microwave sky resolves the microwave background into hot and cold spots, as indicated in micro kelvins . ... About APOD | ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope 's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication SSRT - Siberian Solar Radio Telescope . ...

The basic characteristics of the instrument are set by the aperture, focal length and resolution of the image forming lens, the dispersion of the spectrometer, and the sensitivity of the detector. ... The lens is internally focused, and maintains acceptable focus (2 pixels in the detector plane) over a typical spectral coverage of one grating setting. ... along the spatial dimension of a 25mm square detector in the final spectral image plane the 400mm lens is 3.2њ. ... Diffraction grating . ...

IMAGING PRODUCTS TM-1001 PROGRESSIVE SCAN HIGH RESOLUTION SHUTTER CAMERA Pr oduct Featur es · Very high resolution 1" progressive · · · · · · · · scanning 1024(H) x 1024(V) interline transfer CCD imager Digital RS-422 output for progressive scan or analog output with monitor display format 15 frames per sec. Full-frame shutter to 1/16,000 sec. ... The electronic shutter, which has speeds to 1/16,000 sec., can be reset asynchronously by external pulse control. The frame rate is 15 fps. ...

... Resolution - 1.5-2.0 km . Swath - 450 km . ... Swath - 550 km . ... Resolution - 370 km . ... Spectral bands - 0.6-0.7 um; 0.8-1.1 um . ... Kondor - system for collection and transmission of data from sea and ice stations . ... Downlinking to ground stations (main centers) . ... Satellite's information system operates in both direct transmission mode and recording to on-board recorder mode with later downlink to ground station. ... For more information send a mail to: info@sputnik.infospace.ru . ...

WPLTN Technical Workshop . ... WPLTN-2012) . ... of the International Scientific Technical Conference WPLTN-2012 . ... Having an opinion that the collocation of various space geodesy measurement technologies has a fundamental role in increasing the accuracy of fundamental and applied positioning, navigation and timing provision, the International Scientific Technical Conference WPLTN-2012 has come to the following conclusions: 2.1. ... Web-page . ... Resolution of the conference WPLTN-2012 . ...

... SIXA FM ACCEPTANCE TESTS . ... In accordance to plan of the Acceptance Tests for Flight Models which was agreed in March 2000 in Moscow, the Acceptance Test of SIXA FM was carried out between 28 August and 2 September at VTT Automation, Finland. ... GOUCH for electronics box of SIXA-FM, Remark: not updated after changes made in 1994. ... Ground Test Program of SIXA-FM. ... Integration Test of SIXA FM, BIUS, ISS, DSS, and MPMI . ... Test data were written to MPMI, DSS-F, DSS-S and GSE SIXA-FM, . ...

Armagh Planetarium Mars HiRISE Wallpapers . High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) is flying onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission. Mouse over the thumbnails for a larger view of the image. ... When the image has entirely loaded, right click on it and choose option 'Set as background' or 'Set as wallpaper' depending of your Windows version. ... Historical Images . ... Mars Wallpapers . 1024 x 768 px . 1600 x 1200 px . Image Info . ... 1600 x 1200 pix . ...

... 1944-1946) PRE- NASA CAREER: Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Research Assistant, Piezoelectricity Instructor, Physics (1946-1947) National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Hampton, Virginia Research Engineer, Instrumentation (1947-1948) Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota Electronics Engineer, Industrial Instrument Division (1950) Hastings Instrument Company, Hampton, Virginia ...

... ARC 3.5m | TripleSpec . ... Fowler sampling, read noise, and minimum integration time . ... The integration time for the slit viewer is adjustable, but 30 seconds represents a maximum practical integration for positioning the source and for guiding. Longer integration times are possible, but the delay between exposures makes guiding and/or positioning the source on the slit tedious. ... Decide on your guider integration time and acquire a frame to serve as the background image with "Expose". ...

... SCIENCE RESEARCH ON ISS RUSSIAN SEGMENT . ... Updating the mathematical models simulating magnetic environment at the ISS . ... Development of the procedures to promptly detect sources of microgravity disturbances . ... Increased safety of space flights . ... Investigation of structure and morphology of nanoscopic zeolite slabs under microgravity conditions. ... Development of the system of water toxicity express monitoring under space flight conditions. ... Testing of ergonomic crew restraint at...