... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 20, 1996 . ASCA X-Ray Observatory . Credit: ISAS , NASA . ... ASCA carries four large-area X-ray telescopes. At the focus of two of the telescopes is a Gas Imaging Spectrometer ( GIS ), while a Solid-state Imaging Spectrometer ( SIS ) is at the focus of the other two. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... Archives . ... 2007 . Quote of the Week, October 3, 2007 . Oct 3rd, 2007| 10:24 am | ... The Virtual Observatory is the astronomers response to the challenge and opportunity presented by the ever increasing volume of digital data from astronomical observatories world-wide and the development of new computer science technologies that can be harnessed for the scientific exploitation of these data. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Comments RSS . ... Chandra Blog . ... Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS) . ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

... Special Astrophysical Observatory of . ... Nizhnij Arkhyz, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, . ... The IX Russian-Finnish symposium is an international meeting on solar physics and AGNs, radio astronomical methods and instrumentation with an emphasis on radio observations, particularly those from the RATAN-600 and the Metsahovi radiotelescopes. The previous symposium was held in Pulkovo Observatory (Russia) in 1999. ... Pulkovo chaussee 65/1 . ... Sunday, Oct. 15 . ... invited reviews and reports . ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...

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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 . ...

... World Data Center . for Solar-Terrestrial Physics . Moscow, Russia . ... Siberian Solar Radio Telescope, Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, RAS SB, Irkutsk, Russia. ... Data of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on the ftp-server of the Solar-Terrestrial Physics Division, National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, USA. ... World Data Centre for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Chilton, UK. ... Solar-Terrestrial Physics Division, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, Boulder, USA. ...

International Workshop NAROO-GAIA "A new reduction of old observations in the Gaia era", Paris Observatory, June 20-22, 2012 Registration of participants of Workshop NAROO-GAIA Before the first meeting OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP The natural planetary satellites are observed since centuries in order to understand their dynamics and their evolution. ... Science results, reports, data mining. ... L. Beauvalet: Strong need of a new reduction of Pluto's old observations W.Thuillot: very important. ...

Optical Observatories . ... National Optical Astronomy Observatories . ... Adam Mickiewicz University - Astronomical Observatory . ... Astronomical Institute and National Observatory of Athens . ... Jagiellonian University Astronomical Observatory - Scientific research here comprises radio and extragalactic astronomy, solar radio emission, active galactic nuclei, interstellar matter, galaxies, cosmology, variable stars and comets. ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory Home Page . ...

... Staff . Research staff . ... Research . ... Solar physics . ... Historical research . ... Friends of Arcetri . ... Because of these problems, Giovan Battista Donati (director since the end of 1859) made all necessary steps to build a new observatory. ... In 1894, a new Director was appointed, an astronomer from Padua, Antonio Abetti (1846-1928). ... Guglielmo Righini did not hesitate to enter the Arcetri Observatory into the European project JOSO (Joint Organization for Solar Observations). ...

... SAI CAS . ... Catalog Access Services . ... This site is about the Virtual Observatory project at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University ( SAI MSU ). We provide a public access to the growing set of astronomical services developed by the SAI RVO development team in accordance with the Virtual Observatory standards. ... We provide access (programmatic and interactive) to the all major and biggest astronomical catalogs (about 4 billions objects total) as well as other web-services. ...

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GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

... Spacecraft . 29b. Satellites looking down . ... 29e. Explorers of distant space . ... The Hubble orbiting telescope. ... The Hubble telescope , in low Earth orbit, overcomes such limitations, in the visible range and in part of the UV. ... So fruitful was this observation that a second "deep field" exposure of such length, near the southern pole of the heavens, was recently conducted. ... Some satellites specialize in observing the Sun, such as the Japanese Yohkoh and NASA's SOHO . ...

Welcome to Siberia! This is a small part of our "Astronomy from Siberia" web-site. ... This pages were created especially for our foreinger partners and mostly as a part of our participation in the " International School Observatory " project. ... I'm Sergey Guryanov (Mr.) - an astronomy and physics teacher from the small Siberian town Zelenogorsk (it means something as a Green mountains town). ... Welcome to our "Yuri's Night" world space party: ( 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 ) . ...

... Astronomy in Ukraine Past, Present, and Future (MAO-2014) . July 17, 2014, Kyiv, Ukraine . ... of the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine . ... The Conference MAO-2014 is devoted to the 70th anniversary of the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (MAO NASU). ... The Conference will be held at the MAO NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine. ... Main Astronomical Observatory of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine . ... Main Astronomical Observatory . ...

... It is being organized jointly by the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) and the Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS). ... LIST OF LECTURERS AND LECTURES : Dr. Vladimir AIRAPETIAN (Goddard Space Flight Center, USA): Physics of Winds from Cool Evolved Stars Dr. Don BARRY (Cornell University ... (observation techniques and theory) Dr. Michel DENNEFELD (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France): Introduction to spectroscopic observations Dr. Serguei DODONOV (Special Astrophysical ...