... The collecting area is increased by nesting concentric mirror pairs, all having the same focal length. ... Figure shows the largest optical element being ground at HDOS. ... X-ray testing demonstrated that the CXO mirrors are indeed the largest high-resolution X-ray optics ever made; the nominal effective area (based on the ground calibrations) is shown as a function of energy in the left panel of Figure , along with those of their Einstein and ROSAT predecessors. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... 505 Connector Cable Set . Operating Instructions for use with the Meade? Autostar? ... The #505 Connector Cable Set provides access to three Autostar operations: . ... 2: #505 Connector Cable Set connects between two Autostar handboxes. (1) 3-foot cable. ... If you have a question concerning use of the #505 Connector Cable Set, call the Meade Instruments Customer Service Department at (949) 451-1450, or fax at (949) 451-1460. ... Autostar Downloads . ...

The Apache HTTP Server provides a mechanism for storing information in named variables that are called environment variables . ... For additional flexibility, the directives provided by mod_setenvif allow environment variables to be set on a per-request basis, conditional on characteristics of particular requests. ... As discussed above, the environment passed to CGI scripts includes standard meta-information about the request in addition to any variables set within the Apache configuration. ...

... The axial support is provided by 78 air pistons. ... The transverse support is provided by 38 air pistons, supported by cantilevers from the mirror cell, that act on the mirror local center of gravity surface. ... The locations where the transverse mirror support forces should be applied to the mirror are listed in Table 1 and illustrated in Figure 1. ... Figure 1: CAD drawing showing the 2.5-m primary mirror and the locations of the transverse support posts (black) and axial pneumatic pistons (blue...

Amanda Karakas One of the most important research fields in astrophysics is the study of the origin of the elements. ... Asymptotic Giant Blanch (AGB) Stars: For low and intermediate-mass stars (with initial masses between about 0.8 to 8 solar masses) the most important nucleosynthesis occurs when stars evolve off the main sequence to the giant branches. ... This indicates that these stars obtained their unusual abundances via mass transfer from a previous red giant star, that has long evolved away. ...

All stars derive their energy through the thermonuclear fusion of light elements in to heavy elements. High temperatures are required so that the mutual electrostatic repulsion of the protons in each fusing atomic nucleus is overcome. ... Elements with more protons in their nuclei require higher temperatures. ... This sequence is now shown in the animation below. ... First Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . Second Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . ...

... Use of This Manual . ... Spectral-Line Observing at Arecibo (3.25 Mbyte) + Spectral line Appendices (0.56 Mbyte) ( HTML page ) . ... Data Analysis . ... Continuum Observing at Arecibo (0.36 Mbyte) + Continuum Appendices (0.31 Mbyte) . ... Pulsar Observations at Arecibo (4.03 Mbyte) + Pulsar Appendices (0.70 Mbyte) ( HTML page ) . ... VLBI Observing at Arecibo (0.36 Mbyte) + VLBI Appendices (0.35 Mbyte) . ... Introduction to Computing at Arecibo (0.33 Mbyte) + Computing Appendices (0.32 Mbyte) . ...

... The e-mail interface of the CATS is designed like CGI for the call of the basic procedures: select and match from the html-forms and the program is a lexical analyser, distinguishing keywords and parameters from the electronic letter sent to the address `cats@sao.ru'. ... The output of result is forseen in the same formats as in other forms of the access to the CATS. ... out[put] < arg1 arg2... > . ... ra [ < arg1 > ] < arg2 > < arg3 > ... min max [center] . ... window < arg1 arg2 ... > . ...

... Institutes of Chernogolovka . The largest of all the scientific institutions of the center is the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka , where fundamental problems of chemical physics are studied: kinetics and mechanisms of chemical and biological processes; processes of combustion, explosion, and polymerization; and mechanisms of elementary reactions involving high energy particles. ... Developments and Technologies . ...

... Using Java for Astronomy: The Virtual Radio Interferometer Example N.P.F. McKay 1 and D.J. McKay 1 Nu#eld Radio Astronomy Laboratories, University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL, UK Abstract. ... The resulting program was called the Virtual Radio Interferometer 2 (VRI). ... Software development metrics for VRI Java Development Kit Version 1.0.2 Software classes 26 Java instructions 1565 Development time 80 hours Size of byte code 1.3 Mbyte 5. ...

Static Fourier spectrometers are often used for spectral measurements of the ionosphere emissions. There are two main advantages of Fourier spectrometers (FS) - large geometric factor and high spectral resolution; these parameters are two orders better than for grating spectral instruments. ... In scanning Fourier spectrometer optical and electric modulation of signal is used to avoid this problem, for static Fourier spectrometer there are no such ways. ...

... A correlation between metal abundance and orbital elements (the eccentricity and angular momentum) has been found for three semples of disk stars of our Galaxy with abundance derived from detailed analysis. The correlation indicates that metal abundance in the Galaxy kept increasing after the birth of old disk stars and that the Galaxy kept collapsing during the formation of its disk subsystems. ...

... Robert L. Stewart (Brigadier General, USA, Ret.) ... SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded Army Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , 2 Legion of Merit, 4 Distinguished Flying Crossed, a Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal , 33 Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and V Device, 2 Purple Hearts, the National Defense Service Medal , the Armed Forces Expeditionary Recipient of NASA Space Flight Medal (1984 & 1985). ...

... The engine operates with all three propellants (lox, kerosene, hydrogen) in the booster mode (mode 1) and transitions to bipropellant operation (lox, hydrogen) for the latter portion of the trajectory (mode 2). ... In mode 1 operation the hydrogen enhances the combustion of the kerosene to provide to tripropellant specific impulse levels higher than obtainable with separate combustion of the fuels. ... mode 1) . ... DASA, Munchen, February 1994, приведены следующие параметры двигателя РД-701 : . ...

DIGITAL WDC EXCHANGE FORMAT . FOR OBSERVATORY 1.0 MINUTE VALUES 1. ... DATA-1 .. DATA-60 are 1-minute values of the given element for that hour. ... Typically, digital 1-minute values received by WDCs from organizations operating automatic magnetic observatory instruments are averages of more frequendy sampled values, e.g. 10-second point samples. ... If the method used to obtain 1-minute average values is important to a user, the WDC will assist in determining the exact procedure applied. ...

Introduction The suggested invention relates to attitude control system of a spacecraft. ... Systems without interaction with ambient (Systems with jet engines) Here, for instance, we can put systems, which can generate torque because of jettisoning any particles or gas. ... The main element of the suggested attitude control system is an electrical motor, which main feature is absents of a stator. ... 3 Block diagram of an attitude control system on a jet engines base. ... It is a system with| | ...

An atom is the smallest "piece" of an element that still has the properties of that element. For example, an atom of gold is the smallest piece of gold that still acts like gold ? ... When many atoms come together, atoms tend to form molecules. A molecule is a combination of two or more atoms bonded together. For example, a molecule of water (designated by the symbol H 2 O) consists of two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom which are in a "relationship" ? ...

MATSYM - symbolic matrix processor . ... To use the program you will need a MAT file (liked CIR file: "User manual for CIRSYM program") of your system. ... In first string of MAT file enter any text you want to be the title of your system. ... Starting from string 2 (if is not comments - "*") enter the system element name, incident row and column and, optionally, its value. ... To generate a solution, run MATSYM.exe and enter "system_file_name.CIR" or click on the "ENTER" (in "MAT" case). ...

The table of elements represents sets of elements in increasing order of minor planet numbers. ... In the column of G (slope parameter) the default value of the parameter equal to 0.15 is indicated as “X” to distinguish it from value 0.15 obtained by photometric observations (see (89) Julia, (419) Aurelia)). ... User has possibility to save the file with elements, to print it using standard means or to turn to the construction of histograms or distributions of minor planet elements. ...

... Space flight . ... Space Hotel . ... The program of deployment of small orbital station (SOS) consisting of a family of spacecrafts and module-spacecrafts represents a consecutive realization of flight scenarios with consecutive building up of functions. ... Scenario 1 - the regular and revised spacecrafts of class "Soyuz" - TMSC and MNMSC (MNMSC-cargo, MNMSC-MR) are used, pls. see fig fig.8 . ... The terms of transition to this scenario are determined by terms of readiness of one or another module....