... Endorsed by Cambridge, this second edition is part of an updated Science series for the latest Cambridge IGCSE 0620 syllabus. ... Oxford and Cambridge are world leaders in international education. Our combined expertise and knowledge shape Oxford's resources for Cambridge IGCSE. ... Книга рассказывает о невероятной судьбе, творческих удачах и неудачах знаменитого французского актера Жерара Депардье. ... Впервые на русском языке полностью публикуются Украденные письма самого Жерара Депардье. ...

... The common identifier of this star system is G89-14. Initially, there were known just two close spectroscopic components in this system, A and B, orbiting around each other with a period of about 190 days (Carney et al., ... Subsequently, at a separation of 34 arc seconds from this spectroscopic pair, Allen et al. (2000) found its companion D with common proper motion (Fig.1, right, and Fig.2). ... The uniqueness of this star is that it is the most metal-poor quadruple system known to date. ...

... Phil Creed's Astronomy Bowl! ... Hidden Hollow's Astronomy Bowl is a fast-paced question-and-answer game designed to both enlighten and challenge stargazers. ... Astronomy Bowl follows the traditional format of alternating toss-up and bonus questions, with a few tweaks. ... The host will read a toss-up question. ... Once a toss-up is correctly answered, that team is given a bonus question. ... If only 14 toss-ups are answered correctly, that means 20 toss-ups and 14 bonus questions will be read. ...

Next: Galactic potential Up: Space and velocity distributions Previous: Space position . The initial velocity of young neutron stars can be taken either from the observed pulsar velocity distribution (which is still not firmly established), or from some model-dependendent assumptions based on current ideas about neutron star formation. ... At the same time we need know the distribution of projected velocities on the direction of the systematic motion in the Galaxy (i.e. on the direction of ) . ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... Frequently Asked Questions: LX200GPS . When I align the telescope, the alignment star is not in the viewfinder. ... After I select an object and press GOTO, the Autostar displays "Slewing.....", but does not seem to move. Is my Autostar broken? ... Can I use my Autostar II on his telescope to access my user objects? ... Choosing A Telescope . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

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Upper stage Block DM-SLB has delivered spacecraft (SC) Measat-3a with a mass of about 2.4 tons into its target geotransfer orbit. The launch took place under the Land Launch program using Zenit-2SB launch vehicle (lift-off at 1 hour 50 minutes Moscow Time). ... The mission control for the upper stage with the SC was provided by the Technical Management (The Technical Manager is the President and Designer General of the S.P.Korolev RSC Energia V.A. Lopota). ...

... Previous: Literature and Catalogs in Electronic Form: Questions, Ideas and an Example: the IBVS . ... Astronomers can use the ADS to maintain their publication lists; a simple http link can bring a current bibliography at any time. ... For example the following links to Martha Hazen's bibliography. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/abs_connect?author=hazen,m. &aut_syn=YES&nr_to_return=all . ... To have a complete bibliography via ADS one needs but to add the missing articles into ADS. ...

... 2. (a) Metallicity function and relations between (b) metallicity and radial velocity, (c) metallicity and maximum distance from the Galactic plane,and (d)metallicity and variability period for RR Lyrae variables in the initial sample.The curve in the first graph is the maximum-likelihood approximation of the distribution using a sum of two normal curves with the indicated means,dispersions,and total numbers. ... next figure | privious figure . ...

... Data is taken from Hilton (2011): Active M3-M5, 332 hours on 4 stars observing 157 flares; Active M6-M8, 59 hours on 4 stars observing 39 flares; Less Active M3тАУM5, 147 hrs on 8 stars observing 28 flares; Inactive M0-M2, 256 hours on 16 stars observing 9 flares; Inactive M3-M5, 153 hours on 6 stars observing 3 flares; Active M0-M1, data from Moffett (1974), Doyle Mathiouidakis (1990) and Dal Evren (2011), 156 hours on 2 stars observing 63 flares. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Every few months, one of a series of questions comes up on the USENET group sci.astro involving tides, or the rotation of the Moon, or the recession of the Moon from the Earth. ... Why the Moon's rotation period is the same as the length of time it takes to orbit the Earth (same as number 1, but phrased differently). ... But when this happens, the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once will be slowed to exactly the same time it takes for the Moon to go around the Earth once! ...

International conference . ... 2009 . Second announcement . Conference page | ... The Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Saint Petersburg Scientific Center of RAS, the Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS invite you to participate in the International scientific conference Asteroid-Comet Hazard-2009 which will be held 21-25 September 2009 in St. Petersburg. ... Top of page . ... Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS, Russia . ... The Conference ACH-2009 . ...

... Meta Index / Home Page / Parameter types . Angle parameters are intended for right ascensions and declinations, where conversion from hours/minutes/seconds or degrees/minutes/seconds may be needed. ... Note that the maximum range of the angle type is [-360,360] degrees. ... xxdxxmxx[.xxx]s (degrees, minutes and seconds) xxhxxmxx[.xxx]s (hours, minutes and seconds) [(+|-)]xxx[.xxx] (decimal degrees) . ... Note: Angle parameters are accessed by the task as a real value, in degrees. ...

Many entry fields permit sexagesimal entry (h:m:s.s or :':"). ... Sexagesimal entry is flexible in that you can specify one to three fields, as you desire. ... Offset and duration entry widgets assume that a single field is decimal arc-seconds or seconds ('.' or s.s) and two fields are (arc) minutes and seconds (':"." or m:s.s). ... You may specify one to three fields. ... Note: sexagesimal positions are entered in the same fashion, but a single field is decimal hours or degrees (h.h or . ...

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... Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff (Ph.D) . NASA Astronaut (former) . ... A veteran of four space flights, STS-57 in 1993, STS-68 in 1994, STS-81 in 1997 and STS-92 in 2000, Dr. Wisoff has logged a total of 42 days, 56 hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds in space, including , 19 hours and 53 minutes of EVA time in three space walks. ... Following 183 orbits of the Earth in 269 hours and 46 minutes, the eleven-day mission ended with Space Shuttle Endeavour landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. ...

column ------------------ Explanation ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Date of the beginning of the event in the form MM/DD (MM - month, DD - day, year is given in the name of the table) 2 Beginning time (UTC) for the mutual occultation or eclipse in the form HH.MM.SS (HH - hours, MM - minutes, SS - secondes). ... 7 Apparent angular distance from the disk of the planet (arcsec). ...

... Ce qui est admirable, ce n'est pas que le champ des Гїtoiles soit si vaste, c'est que l'homme l'ait mesurГї" , Гїcrivait Anatole France. ... La question reprend souvent l'image du moyen mnГїmotechnique le plus marquant, utilisГї par les vulgarisateurs pour parler de la profondeur des gouffres cosmiques : est-il vrai que nombre d'Гїtoiles visibles dans le ciel sont dГїjГ mortes ? ... La nuit risque d'Г?tre trop courte pour dГїrouler le fil d'Ariane des distances dans l'Univers ! ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... GRB theory questioned . ... The NASA Swift gamma-ray mission makes prompt multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray bursts and their associated afterglows. ... Swift can turn and observe a gamma-ray burst with its X-ray and optical telescopes in just a few tens of seconds," says David Burrows from Pennsylvania State University, lead investigator for the X-ray telescope on Swift. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... Alien Life . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on April 7, 2016 | 2 Comments Armstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on October 23, 2014 | ... Posted on August 1, 2014 | ... 27 Comments In July 1969, those who could gathered around available television sets and radios for the moment that human life would leave their first trace on the Moon. ...