... Astrophysics Group . ... COAST . COAST Astronomical Results . ... Surface Imaging of Betelgeuse . ... This page highlights some astronomical results obtained with COAST over the years. These are listed in chronological order (most recent first). ... Measurements of cyclic variations in the angular diameter of Chi Cygni . ... The first infrared image from an aperture synthesis array . ... The images of Betelgeuse below were reconstructed from COAST data taken in early 2004. ...

In the PROJECT we are using the following peculiar . features of RATAN-600 . ... Brightness temperature sensitivity being equal to the antenna temperature sensitivity .. ... Receiver system .. ... Using aperture averaging effect. dual- beam and dual (multi-) frequency filtration, we demonstrated full filtration of the atmosphere noise down to the receiver noise at all scales of acoustics peaks ( Fig.1 , Fig 2 ). ... We select this frequency as the central one in our project. ... Antenna surface . ...

Target: Venus . The Soviet VEGA Spacecraft Two remarkable "busloads" of automated spacecraft were launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in December of 1984. Each one contains three separate modules: one lander and one balloon-carried atmosphere probe to be dropped off at Venus in June, 1985, and one major package of instruments which will continue on to encounter Halley's Comet in March, 1986. ... Venus and Earth: A Comparison . Earth . ... in Earth days) . ... 243 Earth days . ...

... Flight 1) 2) 3) Flight 1) 2) 3) model FM1 has the following parts: LNA MY-18, serial number PN 01-0252, factory number FM1; receiver box KRT-18, serial number PN 17660-01, factory number FM-001; DC-DC converters IVEP1 and IVEP2, factory number 05. model FM2 has the following parts: LNA MY-18, serial number PN 01-0252, factory number FM2; Receiver box KRT-18 serial number PN 17660-01, factory number FM-002; DC-DC converters IVEP1 and IVEP2 factory number 06. ... See Appendix 1. ... 2003. ... 2004 . ...

. To get more information about each file and directory, use the command: ls -l . This gives you a long listing about each file and directory, giving information about its: . access permissions . number of links . owner . group ownership (on BSD systems only seen with -g option) . size . date and time last modified . Examples . Did You Know? .

. This diagram illustrates how the definition of a pixel depends on the users distance from the viewing surface (paper or screen). The image depicts the user looking at two planes, one 28 inches (71 cm) from the user, the second 140 inches (3.5 m) from the user. An expanding cone is projected from the user's eye onto each plane. Where the cone strikes the first plane, the projected pixel is .28 mm high. Where the cone strikes the second plane, the projected pixel is 1.4mm high. Return to image.

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Thursday, February 15th 2001 (and replayed on March 19), the Fox TV network aired a program called ``Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?'', hosted by X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi. ... Dust around the lander . ... However, it appeals to our common sense: when the sky is black here on Earth, we see stars. ... Bad: The program claims that when the top half of the lander took off from the Moon to bring the astronauts back into orbit, there was no flame from the rocket. ...

... Any water on Mars is locked up in the ice caps. ... The most recent successful mission to Mars is the Mars Science Laboratory better known as the Curiosity rover. ... CuriosityтАЩs primary role is to search for conditions that may have once been able to harbour any sort of bacterial life concealed beneath the Martian surface. ... Using what we know about life on Earth, where there is water, there is life, signs of water may help us understand what Mars was like billi