... Astrophysics Group . ... Work begins on the world?s most powerful radio telescope . ... SKA AAVS0 array . ... SKA Aperture Array in Australia . ... Even in its earliest phase (SKA1), the radio telescope will be the fastest and most sensitive in the world. ... A further two instruments will be in the Western Australian desert: one being an array of many hundreds of aerial clusters working at low radio frequencies, the other a range of around 90 dishes ? ...

One of the main purposes of the Department is preparation of highly skilled specialists in the fields of astrophysics, astrometry and space physics. ... Annualy 2-7 graduates of the Department become post-graduates. ... Among over 500 Department graduates there are ~30 Doctors of Science, 130 Candidates of Sciences, 2 Member-Correspondent of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and 1 of Ukrainian one, 4 Ukraine State Prize laureates, Directors of science and industrial institutes. ...

... 1984 I became interested in astronomy (thanks to books) . ... For the first time I was in the Observatory (Crimea) . 1987 New school- new friends (now I work partly in that school ) . ... Our wonderful group . ... For the first time. ... 1993 September. ... 1998 Winter. ... 1998 September. 5 years of high-school teaching (physics and astronomy) !! ... 1999 January. ... 1999 September-October Wonderful trip to Italy: Trieste (ICTP)- Milano-Padova, and then COSMION-99 in Moscow . 2000 February. ...

... Annual Meeting . ... Galileo Teacher Training Program Workshop . ... Co-sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Fiske Planetarium, and the Lunar Science Institute . In this hands-on workshop, teachers in grades 3 - 12 will learn how to do age-appropriate, inquiry-based activities in astronomy and physical science. ... The Galileo Teacher Training Program is a new model for teacher professional development established during the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. ...

... ASRAS HOME . Radio Astronomy . ... About ASRAS . ... Our Observing Site . ... 2015 Mees Tour Guides . ... We're offering Regular Tours (a presentation on astronomy geared to a general audience, followed by a tour of the observatory and (hopefully!) observing of several objects, which may include the Moon, planets, nebulae, star clusters and perhaps galaxies), and Kids' Tours (a more interactive presentation specially aimed at youngsters plus the observatory tour and observing) as in prior years. ...

. General Information . Media Files . Participants . Timetable . Local Information . Photos . Back to the album list . Previous Click the image to view it in fullsize. Previous . The BTA (Bolshoi Teleskop Alt-azimutalnyi, Eng:Large Altazimuth Telescope) is a large 6 m optical telescope at the Special Astrophysical Observatory. The BTA-6 was the largest telescope in the world between its first light in 1975 and 1993.

... Barbara Hubal . Mike Unsold . ... Hidden Hollow 2008 . Workshops . ... The Hidden Hollow weekend Star Party at Warren Rupp Observatory will be back again this year the weekend of May 2nd - 4th! ... Mike is the developer of the ImagesPlus camera control and astronomical image processing software, which was listed as a "hot product" by Sky & Telescope in 2004. ... The Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC) has hosted Mike's workshops for the last two year, and they both sold out! ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Posted on December 3, 2015 | No Comments Tim Peake is clearly a man who likes a challenge and has a keen sense of adventure, for in his spare time the father of two enjoys skiing, cross-country running, [ ] . Continue Reading.. Posted on November 5, 2015 | ... Posted on June 9, 2015 | ... Posted on March 25, 2015 | ... Posted on January 7, 2015 | ... Posted on June 20, 2014 | ... Posted on April 17, 2014 | ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Moon . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Working with color . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... WILLIAM C. MCCOOL (COMMANDER, USN) . NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) . ... EDUCATION: Graduated from Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, in 1979; received a bachelor of science degree in applied science from the US Naval Academy in 1983, a master of science degree in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1985, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. ...

Next: Acknowledgements Up: Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) Previous: Radiation Hardness . ... The transfer channel design can be tailored to minimize interaction with traps, and the faster readout rate may improve the charge transfer performance in the presence of traps One may speculate that future developments may include the fabrication of devices with very small pixels to allow the possibility of observing polarization effects: At energies higher than ~20 keV, the anisotropy of ...

To main of Laboratory . The research work and design of optical and optical-electronic devices are carries out by laboratory staff: . ... Lens: . ... In the layout 1 prism systems perform functions of dispersive element, corrector of aberrations, optical reducer. ... Spectral range 200 - 400 nm; . ... Back Forward . ... The main corrector's function are compensation of field aberrations of the main spherical mirror of a telescope (diameter of 600 mm, f'=1200 mm) and increase aperture ratio. ...

... The Russian TESIS (FIAN) Solar Observatory has transmitted observations back to Earth of the solar eclipse made on July 22nd, 2009. ... On the first occasion, the satellite passed through the eclipse area at 04:30 Moscow time, making it the first on our planet to see the shadow of the Moon, which was still in space and was only approaching the Earth ( film 1.2 MB, wmv format ). ... The first Moon passage over the solar disk (00:30 UT) (Movie wmv; 1.2 MB) . ...

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The participants have to be familiarized in advance with the site of the round during the daytime in the case the round (part of the round) organized during the night. In the case the round have a task with a telescope (except for observations with the already adjusted and guided telescope) every participant has to be familiarized with that actual telescope, on which one the participant will work during the round . ... APAO 2005 Irkutsk , IAO 2006 Bombay, APAO 2006 Vladivostok, IAO 2007 Crimea, . ...

SAI 175 anniversary . ... Moscow University . Search for in SAI Moscow University Search for in Russian astronomical resources . ... SAI Astronomical Databases . ... Browse SAI Software archive(ftp.sai.msu.su) . ASTRONET.RU - Russian Astronomical Network (available in translit also) . ... SAI Supernovae Research Group . ... Department of the Galaxy and Variable Stars (in Russian) . Sternberg Astronomical Institute Seminars . ... All-Russian Astronomical Olympiad (in Russian) . ...

... Dextre Robot at Work on the Space Station . ... 11.06.2008 . ... Credit: STS-124 Crew , Expedition 17 Crew , NASA Explanation: What's the world's most complex space robot doing up there? Last week, Dextre was imaged moving atop the Destiny Laboratory Module of the International Space Station (ISS) , completing tasks prior to the deployment of Japan 's Kibo pressurized science laboratory. ... June 2008 . ... APOD: 2008 April 1- New Space Station Robot Asks to be Called Dextre the Magnificent . ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... 2/3-m Telescope . ... History . ... Site . ... Originally, the shop area of the building was to be about 25 feet wide by 50 feet long, and the observatory was to be about 25 feet wide by only 25 feet long. In early 1997, the University of Iowa inquired if it would be possible to place their Iowa Robotic Observatory telescope at our site. ... Univ. of Iowa . ... Apogee SITe 1kx1kx24um . ... Winer Observatory . ... Equatorial . ...

... Next: Organizing Observational Data Up: Data Models and Previous: Source-searching in Photon-event . ... We present an overview of the workings of the OGIP FITS Working Group (OFWG). ... The Office of Guest Investigator Programs (OGIP) at the Goddard Space Flight Center has organized a working group to identify appropriate conventions, and, with community support, to encourage adherence to these conventions. ... serving the entire FITS community . ... fits_info/ofwg_minutes . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Site Info . ... Public Talks . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Who is this guy who calls himself "The Bad Astronomer?" ... First, yes, I am a real live astronomer (when people ask me what astronomers do, I tell them "They astronom !" ... These are emitted by powerful objects like black holes, exploding stars, and super-dense neutrons stars. ... Finally, am I really a bad astronomer? ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...