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... Archives . ... 2007 . Quote of the Week, October 3, 2007 . Oct 3rd, 2007| 10:24 am | ... The Virtual Observatory is the astronomers response to the challenge and opportunity presented by the ever increasing volume of digital data from astronomical observatories world-wide and the development of new computer science technologies that can be harnessed for the scientific exploitation of these data. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Comments RSS . ... Chandra Blog . ... Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS) . ...

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): . ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... GSC 04232-02059, NSVS 3145727, NSVS 3145773, NSVS 3173757 . ... 13.1-13.6 (R, NSVS); . ... To combine our unfiltered photometry with publicly available NSVS (Wozniak et al., 2004; http://skydot.lanl.gov/nsvs/nsvs.php) data, we shifted the zero point of our light curve to match its magnitude at maximum light to the magnitude at maximum of the NSVS light curve. ... Light Curve . The light curve of GSC 4232-02059 in the magnitude scale of NSVS 3145773. ...

To appear in "Fourth Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories (2015)"RevMexAA(SC) METEOR OBSERVATIONS WITH MINI-MEGATORTORA WIDE-FIELD MONITORING SYSTEM S. Karpov, 1, 3 N. Orekhova2 G. Beskin, 1, 3 A. Biryukov3,4 S. Bondar,2 E. Ivanov,2 E. Katkova,2 A. Perkov, and V. Sasyuk3 RESUMEN 2 Favor de prop orcionar un resumen en espanol. ... The faintest detected meteors has the peak brightness about 10 mag, while the ma jority - from 4 to 8 mag. ... 2010; Karpov et al. 2013; Beskin et al. ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...

Follow-up astrometry and recoveries are made with the ANU 40 inch (1.0-m) f/8 reflector at Siding Spring Observatory (IAU code 413). ... A routine follow-up of 2003 WY153 on 2003 Dec 15 became much more than routine when a faint object with unusual motion vector was found close to the target asteroid. ... During routine astrometry with the 1.0-m to improve the orbit of the Apollo asteroid 2004 CB, the asteroid was found on March 30 to have a short tail! ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

SITE 2010 Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites Kislovodsk, Russia, 49 October 2010 Conference Summary Marc S. Sarazin*a a European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany Abstract The main topics discussed during the Site 2010 conference are outlined and the outcome is described. Keywords: Astronomical Site testing, precipitable water vapor, atmospheric turbulence, cloudiness, seeing 1. ... Site surveys for National observatory projects in China, India, and Iran benefit from this. ...

Lisnyky observatory of A&SPD is located in the village of Lisnyky in Kyiv region. AZT-8 (right) Diameter 0.7 m, Newton, Cassegren. ... Spiral jets of comet Hale-Bopp have been observing on the 3-rd of April, 1997 with 70-cm reflector and image intensifier, time of exposure: 1 second, field of vision: 1.5 minute of arc. This color image was obtained with Fuji color film (Super Plus 400) in focal plane of the 70-cm reflector (F = 27 m) at Lisniki Observatory by A.M.Evtushevsky. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . News . Observing . ... Magazine . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Lowell Observatory . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

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. ...

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Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

... In this paper we present the results of detailed B, V, R, I, and H study of the isolated nearby blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy NGC6789. Judging from the literature the observed galaxy has not been resolved into stars up to now. ... The distance of the galaxy, estimated from the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) is 2.1 Mpc which places NGC6789 close to the Local Group. ... Key words: nearby galaxies: dwarf galaxies (NGC 6789): distance moduli: star content . ... Distance. ...

... 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. ...

... Direct observation of the vortex structure in high- T c superconductors in tilted magnetic fields. Abstract: . A high-resolution Bitter technique has been used to observe an effect of tilting the external magnetic field on the flux line lattice (FLL) in Tl 2 Ba 2 CaCu 2 O 8+x single crystals. ... The reason is believed to be that the formation of the equilibrium vortex state (vortex chains) was prevented by strong pinning, revealed for our crystals by the M(t) curves. ...

Title: A New Model of the Gravitational Lens 0957+561 and a Limit on the Hubble Constant . Authors: Norman A. Grogin , Ramesh Narayan (Harvard Univ.) ... Title: ROSAT/PSPC observation of the distant cluster CL0939+472 . ... Title: Interaction in the Bimodal Galaxy Cluster A3528 . ... Title: Cosmological Implications of Galaxy Cluster Evolution . ... Title: Galaxy Cluster Virial Masses and Omega . ... Matches 201 to 222 from a total of 222 matches for the search pattern galaxy cluster . ...

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. ...

... Observatory has four telescopes: . ... Zeiss-300 (D=300mm F=4500mm), visual . AVR-1 (D=200mm F=3000mm), visual . ... AZT-7 (D=200mm F=900mm), photometer . ... Zhujko Sergey V. Burlak Alexander N. Volod'ko Dmitry G. Pakhomov Yuriy V. Objects of research: . ... Variable stars . ... Moon . Covers stars by Moon . Field of research: . ... Questions and comments please mail to pakhomov@sai.msu.su . Yury V. Pakhomov . pakhomov@sai.msu.su . ...