... Classes . Files . ... File List . File Members . measures . ... It is a simple 00060 // container with the selected method, and the mean epoch . br 00061 // The method is selected from one of the following: 00062 // ul 00063 // li Aberration ::STANDARD (at 1995/09/04 the IAU1980 definition) 00064 // li Aberration ::NONE 00065 // li Aberration ::B1950 00066 // /ul 00067 // Epochs can be specified as the MJD (with defined constants MeasData::MJD2000 00068 // and MeasData ...

This is a personal project collecting and documenting early images of Harvard College Observatory, focusing on the site at Observatory Hill (previously Summer House Hill). ... The current focus is through about 1920, and filling out the history of the Cambridge location, and buildings. ... Because I'm also interested in the history of printing and image reproduction, some of the information here will emphasize that viewpoint. ... All images plus additional timeline notes (138) . ... Selina Bond (0) . ...

Geomagnetic disturbances can be monitored by ground-based magnetic observatories recording the three magnetic field components. The global Kp index is obtained as the mean value of the disturbance levels in the two horizontal field components, observed at 13 selected, subauroral stations . ... Geomagnetic activity is the occurrence of K variations. ... But K still remains a local index, describing disturbances in the vicinity of each observatory. ...

My colleagues and I have recently completed a series of observations of SN1999an. ... The telescope is located at Martin Observatory in Blacksburg, VA, and is operated by the Physics Department of Virginia Tech. Our IAU Minor Planet Center Observatory Code is 841. ... Attached you will find a copy of one of our images (in .jpg format) with the supernova indicated. ... Virginia Tech Department of Physics . Back to Bright Supernovae . Back to Supernova 1999an . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Stars . ... Space Flight . ... Some 13.7 billion years ago, a mere millionth of a second after the Big Bang, the first hydrogen and helium nuclei condensed out of a hot, dense soup of quarks and gluons. ... In the very last few kilometres some of the light was scattered by a myriad of water droplets (containing hydrogen nuclei which had existed almost since the Big Bang) slowly descending through the air following a rainshower. ...

Selected Geomagnetic and Solar Activity Indices Worldwide Indices The subscript p means planetary and designates a global magnetic activity index. ... Each activity level relates almost logarithmically to its corresponding disturbance amplitude. ... Records contain * Zurich number through December 31, 1980 * International Brussels number thereafter 66-70 f5.1 Ottawa 10.7 cm Solar Radio Flux adjusted to 1 AU - measured at 1700 UT daily and expressed in units of 10^-22 W/m^2/Hz. ...

In the this version .. ... Adaptable to any dome with relay control of rotation and optionally the shutters . Rotation encoding with RFID tags using Phidgets RFID tag reader . Used with XmTel and XmCCD provides automatic dome rotation to follow the pointing of a telescope . ... PyDome provides for local or remote operation of an astronomical telescope dome. While specific to the hardware we use for the Shared Skies programs at Moore and Mt. ... Latest version 1.0 updated July 23, 2012 . ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

Next: Access to Atomic and Molecular Data/Databases in the VO . Up: Image Restoration . ... An association includes observations grouped by filter and observing program. These observations occupied the same position on the sky (within 100 Wide Field Camera pixels, or 10 arc seconds). ... Another test which we will perform on the second version of the products will involve comparing them with versions produced using the new STSDAS task multidrizzle (Koekemoer et al., this conference). ...

... of the XXVI RadioAstron Meeting . Moscow, 18-20 July 2001 . ... A demonstration of the engineering model of the 10-m space radio telescope (SRT) antenna unfolding, and the engineering models of spacecraft were given by Lavochkin Association (LA). ... The SRT test facilities were inspected at the site of Pushchino Radio Astronomical Observatory. ... the engineering model of SRT antenna with many elements of flight model is manufactured and ready for space qualification tests; . ...

The following Net resources contain images of nebulae. ... Astromart archive . ... Anglo-Australian Telescope 3.9m; Siding Spring Obs. NSW Australia ( image index ) . ... Mark Cox's archive. ... Images from Kitt Peak National Observatory by George Jacoby . ... Hubble Space Telescope 2.4m; NASA ( image index ) . ... index of NGC Images on the Net . ... National Undergraduate Research Observatory 31-inch at Northern Arizona Univ. ... University of Oregon archive ( image directory ) . ...

Once students get the hang of it, they can find and measure the brightness of Delta Cephei in a few minutes. ... of Delta Cephei . ... Oct. ... The following table lists the measurements of Delta Cephei made by one amateur astronomer in autumn 1990. ... 4.0 . ... This activity is a simplified version of one that appeared in Hands-On Astrophysics, a series of activities prepared by the American Association of Variable Star Observers with support from the National Science Foundation. << previous page | ...

ASTRONOMY IN UKRAINE - 2000 AND BEYOND . ... Kyiv, Ukraine, 5-8 June 2000 . ... The primary objective of the conference is to consider the integration of astronomical research in Ukraine into the international astronomy. ... VLBI for Astronomy and Geodynamics Convenors: Kees van't Klooster (The Netherlands), Leonid M. Litvinenko (Ukraine), Chopo Ma (USA). ... Planetary Astronomy Convenors: Teodor Kostiuk (USA), Robert Nelson (USA), Yuri Shkuratov (Ukraine). ... The "general" registration fee: 100 USD. ...

This artist s impression shows a supernova and associated gamma-ray burst driven by a rapidly spinning neutron star with a strong magnetic field an exotic object known as a magnetar. ... The results show that the supernova following the burst GRB 111209A was not driven by radioactive decay, as expected, but was instead powered by the decaying super-strong magnetic fields around a magnetar. ESO ...

... More information on books, telescopes, clubs, etc. is available in the Getting Started section. ... For more information call 617-495-7461. Boston University Astronomy Department - Public telescopic observing is held every clear Wednesday night. ... Boston Museum of Science - For more information and admission prices call 617-723-2500. ... For information and admission prices call 508-929-2700. ... Springfield Telescope Makers , VT. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ASTRONOMY EDUCATION . ... c/o European Southern Observatory , Karl Schwarzschild Strasse 2, DE-85748 Garching bei M nchen, Germany . The purpose of the Association is to improve and promote astronomical education at all levels in all institutions involved in teaching astronomy in Europe. NATIONAL EAAE HOME PAGES . ... Germany . ... Some Important E-mail Addresses : . ... Michael Reichen ( Editor ), michael.reichen@obs.unige.ch . ...

Proceedings of the XXVIIth Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC). ... The following were the participants at the XXVIIth YERAC meeting. ... Cavendish Laboratory, UNITED KINGDOM . ... Kapteyn Institute, The NETHERLANDS . ... Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University, POLAND . ... Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM . ... NRAL, Jodrell Bank, UNITED KINGDOM . ... Torun Radio Astronomy Observatory, POLAND . ... Institute of Radio Astronomy, UKRAINE . ...

... Prompt and Follow Up Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts . ... Video weather at MASTER-Domodedovo . Video weather at MASTER-Kislovodsk . ... Survey data . GCN sites and links . ... GCN . ... Conus data . HETE data . ... Weather . ... Last SN . Last SN: full list . Comet Observation Home Page . Gaia Science Alerts Working Group . ... The Earth-Orbiting Space Junk Tracking Page . ... GCN Circulars . ... Internet observations . Hete pointing direction . ...

... They cover a period of 4 days in which the Supernova continues to rise in brightness (what astronomers call magntiude). ... First Image Taken on March 11 at 8:22 UT. Second Image Taken on March 12 at 8:52 UT. ... The supernova is the same brightness as in the previous image taken 2 hours ago . ... This image, taken 24 hours after the previous image, shows the supernova to be another 0.21mag (or about 25%) brighter. ... Hopefully the images do show that the brightness of the Supernova is changing. ...

Astronomy . ... Institutions, Observatories . ... International Astronomical Union . ... Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory . Australian Astronomical Observatory . ... Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory . Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory . ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory . Nobeyama Radio Observatory . ... Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory . ... AGU journals . ... Astronomy and Astrophysics Springer . ... Astronomy Letters (ПАЖ) . ... Astrophysical Journal Letters . ...