EURO­ASIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY R o u n d G r o u p lang lang uage uage Obs XX XX International Astronomy Olympiad , , 15 ­ 23. X. 2015 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia English Code of participant Draw number . ... 10.1. ... Recently, astronomers have discovered a new open cluster. ... Draw configuration of the «stars». Answer 10.2. ... One of astronomers recognized familiar constellation in the outlines of the cluster. Write the standard threeletter designation of that constellation. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Star Atlas . ... Mysterious, massive, magnetic stars . A student has found a rare close binary composed of two massive stars with magnetic fields. ... A Canadian student has discovered a unique object two massive stars with magnetic fields in a binary system. ... The origin of magnetism amongst massive stars is something of a mystery, and this discovery may help to shed some light on the question of why any of these stars have magnetic fields, said Shultz. ...

Home . ... Jeff Valenti . ... I am an associate astronomer with tenure at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). My research interests include exoplanets, T Tauri stars, stellar atmospheres, and stellar magnetic fields. I lead the Mission Engineering and Science Analysis (MESA) group, which facilitates communication between science and engineering. valenti @ stsci.edu +1-410-338-2622 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore MD 21218 ...

FITS format . ... This short introduction to the FITS format is written for the astronomers not accustomed to use FITS files. ... A FITS file is composed by one or several Header Data Unit (HDU), each being an independent data structure: image or table. ... The beginning of the header must contains the following keywords: SIMPLE to tell it is a FITS file (or XTENSION if it is not the first HDU) BITPIX to give the format of the data (eg. 16 for short integer, or -32 for floating point values). ...

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The Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences is one of the leading center of stellar magnetism study. ... Our observatory every 3-5 years holds an International Conference "Magnetic Stars" during past 30 years. ... The conference proceedings were published in book "Stellar Magnetism", Editors-in-chief Yu.V. Glagolevskij and I.I. Romanyuk (Saint Petersburg, Nauka, 1992), 270 pages. ... Conferences . History . ... Laboratory for the Stellar Magnetism Study of SAO of the RAS . ...

... Astronomy news . ... Double Engine Fuels Star's Remarkable Nebula . ESO has just released a stunning new image of a field of stars towards the constellation of Carina (the Keel). ... Interactions in this double system, surrounded by a dusty disc, may be the engine fuelling the star s remarkable nebula. The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. ...

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