... Perhaps the most interesting satellites in this group are the ones sent into distant orbits, some of them extending well past the Moon--e.g. the WIND spacecraft pictured here. Among them is a long series of IMP s (Interplanetary Monitoring Platforms) which sampled the Earth's distant magnetic environment, the magnetosphere, and the surrounding interplanetary region; IMP-8 is still returning good data, more than 20 years after its launch. ...

. First Announcement . Second Announcement . The Proposed Scientific Programme . Symposium Schedule . Views of Zvenigorod . Organizing Committee . V.Stepanov . stepanov@iki.rssi.ru . Space Research Institute of RAS . 84/32 Profsoyuznaya Str . Moscow, 117810 . Russia Phone: +7 095 333 11 22 . Fax: +7 095 310 70 23 . Back to INTERBALL Homepage .

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February 4, 2008 (Monday) Gabriella Sciolla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology . ... This detector, which will be operated underground in 2008-2009, will allow us to set limits on spin-dependent Dark Matter interactions using a directional detector. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ... return to top . ... This seminar will briefly review the role of axions in particle and astrophysics, and will describe the progress we have made in the experimental search. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ...

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) . ...

... For queued observations, the nightly scheduling will be performed by sta# astronomers using an Operational Toolkit. ... The toolkit will make all observation preparation data available to the oper­ ator, and will allow the definition of queues and timelines of Observation Blocks (OBs). ... The operations team then uses the Operational Toolkit to browse the repos­ itory and build queues, based on object visibility, expected observing conditions, and user­defined scheduling constraints. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . ... Discovery 's launch will be scheduled for no earlier than February 3 . ... NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery 's launch for no earlier than February 3, 2011, at 1:34 a.m. EST. ... Because of Discovery 's delayed launch, the earliest opportunity for the liftoff of the final scheduled shuttle mission, STS-134 on Endeavour , is April 1, 2011. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... 2/3-m Telescope . ... Site . ... Commanding . ... In a typical robotic observing scenario, each afternoon, a telescope control computer obtains a set of objects to observe from its home institution from a command or script file. ... The file is then transferred to the telescope control computer at the Winer Observatory in Sonoita. ... The Iowa control computer then begins processing the telrun.sls file. ... 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... IVSmail] GMVA: Call for Proposals . ... Кому: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ... You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , "leon tavares" , This email address is being protected from spambots. ... You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , "f colomer" , "pablo devicente" , This email address is being protected from spambots. ... Тема: [IVSmail] GMVA: Call for Proposals (including ALMA) . ... MAO NASU . ...

... Photos of the conference are available here . ... The current conference fee is 3000 Russian rubles for a participant and 1000 Russian rubles for an accompanying person or a young scientist. ... The Organizing Committee of CC-2010 has pleasure to invite students, PhD students and young researchers (under the age of 35 years) to participate in the School of Young Scientists. ... Conference ends on July 31 at 13:00 . See 2nd Announcement of the 8th Conference on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals . ...

A demonstration of using the Exhibit framework (with a few local modifications to support using Google Sky) to display and search the Chandra Short-Term schedule . This is not guaranteed to be accurate, or up-to-date, since it is a demonstration. In particular, I have not tried to evaluate whether the items in the short-term schedule were actually observed, so there may well be overlapping observations or un-observed items included in the list. ... Return to the exhibit ; . ...

... Sun images . Magnetic storms online . Sun flares . ... February : 2009 . ... X-ray emission of the Sun from 08.02.2009 to 09.02.2009 (GOES-10) . No solar flares of C, M and X-class were observed today . No solar flares of C, M and X-class were observed yesterday . Last updated: February 10, 2009 00:00 UT . ... 1953-2016 Laboratory of X-ray astronomy of the Sun, LPI RAS, Russia . ... 7(499)132-65-96, Fax: +7(499)132-65-97 . ...

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. ...

NMW survey overview . Access image archive . ... The New Milky Way survey aims to detect bright (V<13.5) optical transients near the Galactic plane using an automated wide-field (8x6 deg.) system capable of surveying the whole Milky Way area visible from the observing site in one night. ... All images obtained during the transient search survey are available online (please use the image archive access form ). ... Images per field: . ... Images per night: . ... Milky Way imaging time: . ...

European Astronomical Society(EAS): NEWS Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed some information of interest. ... We would also like to remind you that the time is appropriate to renew your membership for 2006 (see our Web page for procedures). ... And do'nt forget that, in between messages, the latest news can always be found on our Web page: http://www.iap.fr/eas/index.html With kind regards, Michel Dennefeld ************************************************************ Content 1. ...

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News archieve . February 4, 2013 . ... January 15, 2013 . On January 29 XXXVII Annual Academic Korolyov Readings are starting. The schedule of the conference is divided into 21 sections each section for specific theme. The conference lasts on February 1st. ... The new academic year has already started and it's time to think about what you're going to do next summer. We suggest you taking part in our annual summer students workshop "Space development: theory and practice." ...

... Radio Astronomy . ... The Strasenburgh Scope . ASRAS Board Members . ... To see the most up to date news and events happening with ASRAS log in with your user name and password and then click on the Activities page. ... Winter-spring 2016 . ... Click on the radio telescope to see whats new in the ASRAS Radio Astronomy project ! Primary and secondary operators for the Strasenburgh scope sign up by clicking on an event, then click on enroll for this event . ... ASRAS STAR PARTY INFO .. ...

... About ATMoB . ... The Observing Committee is starting an Observing Awards Program to promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. ... Participant must be a current member of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston . ... To qualify for your Observing Award Certificate, turn in your worksheet and drawings to an ATMoB Observing Committee member or observing@atmob.org . ... This Excel sheet has useful macros. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...