... A dynamo is created in a magnetic field by an electric circuit, part of which is moving relative to the rest (additional conditions must also be met). ... Furthermore, the plasma between them conducts electricity very well along its magnetic field lines, which act as if they were wires connecting Io and the planet (drawing). ... The drawing is not to scale. ... The Hubble Space Telescope , using its Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, has been photographing auroras of the planet Jupiter. ...

... This glossary is not meant to be an exhaustive list of techno-definitions. ... Is there a term you don't see here? ... Do you know how to pronounce the CONSTELLATIONS , STARS , or the PLANETS and their MOONS ? ... First Law - the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at a focus . ... LIGHT BUCKET: A common slang term for a large apertures . ... LIGHT POLLUTION: The illumination of the night sky caused by artificial light sources on the ground (streetlights, billboards, etc.) ...

This WWW form allows the user to list selected portions of the NRAO/VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) radio source catalog. ... Until the completion of the survey the source catalog will NOT cover the entire region of the survey and care must be exercised in interpreting the results of a catalog search. ... The second parameter in the "Search radius" box or one of the optional items in a position list can be used to specify a region in which to look for other sources. ... An example of a position list entry is: . ...

... Discovered in 1866, main belt asteroid 87 Sylvia lies 3.5 AU from the Sun, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... Planets over Paranal . ... Very bright planets and very large telescopes are part of this sunset view of Paranal Observatory. ... The International Space Station from Orbit . ... Perseid Meteors and the Milky Way . ... Where will the next Perseid meteor appear? ... Tonight is the peak of the month-long Perseid Meteor Shower. ... The Heart and Soul Nebulas . ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

. Next: CALgetEncircledEnergy Up: CALgetPSFmap Previous: Output Contents . For the SciSim CCF, one of the following CCF components shall be used depending on the selected telescope. XRT1_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF XRT2_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF XRT3_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF For the XMM CCF, one of the following CCF components shall be used depending on the selected telescope. XRT1_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF XRT2_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF XRT3_XPSF_????_SCISIM.CCF . Michael Smith 2011-09-20

... The Australian National University] [Department of Physics] [Paul Francis] [Main Roleplay Page] . These exercises are my attempt to adapt the technique of Problem Based Learning to the context of introductory astronomy and astrophysics classes. ... As students grapple with the puzzle, they are forced to learn the subject matter of the course. ... This exercise is designed for 1st year University students with a reasonable high-school background in Maths and Physics. ...

... Gravitational Radiation . Neutrino . Cosmic Rays . ... InfraRed Astronomical Satellite . ... Gravitational MicroLensing Experiments . ... EROS Experiment (France) . ... Astro D (Feb 1993 -- Now) . ... Dec 1989 -- Now) . ... Astro B (Feb 1983 -- Dec 1984) . ... Pioneer Venus Orbiter (Catalog) . ... Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope and 2nd EGRET Catalog ( FTP ) . ... LSU Gravitational Wave Experiment . ... Japanise Neutrino Experiment . Very High Energy Neutrino Experiments . ...

These pages collect together references to many pictures of the solar system that can be found on the Net. ... Since I originally compiled this list the number of relevant images has grown tremendously. ... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pictures/ . ... ftp://dftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gifs/ . ... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/images.html . http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/magellan/images.html . ... http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/ . ... NASA Image Access Homepage (Planetary Photojournal) . ...

A forthcoming mutual events of planets and astrometric radio sources . ... Radio astronomy observations of close approaches of the Solar System planets to compact radio sources as well as radio source occultations by planets may be of large interest for planetary sciences, dynamical astronomy, and testing gravity theories. ... close approach, radio source, VLBI observation, mutual events. ...

... Lecture course (2015/2016) "Galactic Astronomy" (PPT, PPTX) (for 2nd grade students, in Russian) . ... Lecture course (2015/2016) "Astronomical Distances" (PPT) (for postgraduate students, in English) . Lecture course program "Galactic Astronomy" (DOC, for 2nd grade students, in Russian) . Lecture course program "The Elements of Stellar Dymamics" (for 4-5th grade students, in Russian) . Tutorials on astronomy (PDF, PS, DJVU, HTML) . ... My Reviews and Talks (In Russian) . ...

... General information . ... Staff . Research staff . Technical, administrative & librarian staff . ... Infrared astronomy . ... Historical highlights . ... Friends of Arcetri . ... This leads to a number of technical reports which remain often unpublished in the general journals. ... 1993 Reports list. 1994 Reports list. 1995 Reports list. 1996 Reports list. 1997 Reports list. 1998 Reports list. 1999 Reports list. ... Twenty years of Arcetri Technical Reports! ...