Next: Data Analysis Applications . ... The past decade has witnessed a movement within the astronomical software community towards Open Systems . ... We present examples of user-customizable systems that can be built from existing tools, based on commonly-used infrastructure: a parameter interface library, FITS file format, Unix, and the X Windows environment. ... However, the currently available parameter file systems have serious limitations when inserted into a heterogeneous environment. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Applications are invited for fixed-term Research Studentships at the Armagh Observatory, starting 2016 September/October. ... An application pack including examples of possible projects may be obtained from the this web-site or by writing to: The Administrator, Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, Northern Ireland (Tel: +44-(0)28-3752-2928; Fax: +44-(0)28-3752-7174; e-mail: hr arm.ac.uk). ...

For circular orbits around Earth, we found . ... The distance of a satellite from the center of Earth in meters is an inconveniently big number, even before we raise it to the 3rd power. ... SQRT (25 638 838) = 5063.5 From this . ... T= 5063.5 seconds SQRT(r') 3 = 5063 sec r'SQRT=(r') . This is the practical form of Kepler's 3rd law for Earth satellites. ... International communication satellites are in the equatorial plane of the Earth and have orbits with a 24-hour period. ...

... 3D structure rings , spots filaments · Application to Cygnus A and 3C 317 Radio cocoon and shaped Xray gas (contours) in Cygnus A Cygnus A (Chandra archive, courtesy P. Strub) large cocoon width elliptically shaped cluster gas marks bow shock axis ratio: 1.2 Outline · · · ­ Pretty data: Cygnus A Parameters of jet simulations in the history Extension to very low ... L g[ = -2 ] Parameter Study: Axis Ratio Small jets have spherical bow shocks! critical radius depends on . ...

The 2016 Project ASTRO introductory workshop will take place September 16-17, 2016. ... Participating teachers and astronomers are required to attend. ... Home Phone: . ... work email . ... Please briefly describe your background and your experiences in astronomy (if different). Describe experiences you have working with schools or explaining astronomy to students and/or the public. ... What grade level(s) do you prefer to work with (check all that apply) . ... either work or home . ...

According to the # 7.1. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad there should be an Authorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organization (ANRAO) in every participating state: A national astronomical society, a department (section) of the EAAS or IAU in the state, a leading observatory, an astronomical department of a leading university, a ministry of education or another appropriate competent institution. ...

Valentina Klochkova .

Optical characteristics of non-spherical scatterers . ... A list of reviews (under preparation) and links to the databases of Hovenier's and Gustafson's groups on the visible/infrared and microwave light scattering experiments, respectively. ... Light scattering codes . ... Benchmarks in optical properties . Tables of different light scattering characteristics carefully calculated by different codes (methods). Dependence of optical properties on scatterer parameters . ...

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... The NATO "Science for Peace" Program , Project number SfP 973559 . ... Receiver devices based on superconducting Josephson junction dynamics provide easy and extremely sensitive way for measurements of contents of these molecules. ... Fast development of SQUIDs resulted in fabrication of number of devices for supersensitive physical experiments and production of sophisticated multichannel measurement systems used in medicine for magnetocardiography and neural investigations. ...

O ptimal transport : T heory and A pplications . ... Geometric applications of optimal transport (A. Kolesnikov) . Optimal probabilistic search (L. Lokutsievski) . ... Local matching indicators for concave transport costs ( J. Salomon , with J. Delon et A. Sobolevski ) . In this talk, we introduce a class of indicators that enable to compute efficiently optimal transport plans associated to arbitrary distributions of N demands and N supplies in R in the case where the cost function is concave. ...