... Dept. for Astrometry & Space Geodynamics . ... Dept. for Physics of Stars&Galaxies . ... Science . ... 2016,MNRAS, 2016MNRAS.tmp.. ... 2016,MNRAS, Vol.455 ,is.1,p.357-369. ... KIT (Kyiv Internet Telescope) is a joint project driven by the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine (MAO NASU) in close collaboration with the Astronomical Observatory of the Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (AO KNUTS MESU). ...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

BNO is in Baksan Gorge at the Northern Caucasus . ... The Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope (BUST) of volume 3000 cubic centimeters at a depth of more 300 m. The mountainous plant ANDYRCHI to register wide air showers located over BUST on the area 5*10 4 square metres. The complex of surface plants KOVER including a large muon detector, a scintillation telescope and a neutrino monitor meant for studying the hard component of cosmic rays and wide air showers. ...

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... Editor's choices for the most educational Astronomy Pictures of the Day about orbiting observatories: . ... The trouble is that Earth-bound telescopes must look through the Earth's atmosphere . ... Telescopes which explore the Universe using light beyond the visible spectrum, such as those onboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory need to be carried above the absorbing atmosphere. ... By orbiting above the Earth's atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope, pictured above , can get clearer images. ... Index...

... A Cerro Tololo Sky . ... NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula . ... This pretty planetary nebula, cataloged as NGC 6369, was discovered by 18th century astronomer William Herschel as he used a telescope to explore the constellation Ophiucus. ... 2001 Leonids: Meteors in Perspective . ... Cassini Approaches Saturn . ... The spacecraft has closed to about two Earth-Sun separations from the ringed giant. Last month, Cassini snapped several images during an engineering test. ... Next [ Last page ] . ...

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... It was with this spirit that Norman Oberle suggested that area amateurs should have the benefit of a large aperture (25 inches or larger) telescope with sufficient focal length for excellent visual work. ... Norm Oberle and Jim Thomas spent 2,000 hours grinding and polishing to work the mirror into an oblate spheroid. ... Norm worked with Jim Thomas in a basement workshop. ... The Richland club is situated in the Hidden Hollow camp ground, and has long held meetings in the clubhouse on the grounds. ...