... Both Surface temp any object `near' beam to be within 2°C of ambient 21 May 2010 FTT Technical meeting 2 Camera Thermal Operation Scenarios No enclosure cooling fan running: not acceptable if the air temperature in the enclosure is lower than -5°C [0°C from camera spec] No control over humidity ­ dew point problems Start-up issues in cold weather allows some ventilation but otherwise allows ... Peltier on: set temperature of -85°C produces T = 8°C camera has a 50mm silent fan. ...

... It can · · obtain ice sample from 20 cm or deeper surface layer, then melt it and extract biomass from the ice surface water by filtration; Laser TOF MS for the measurements of element composition of the biomass; Gas TOF MS for the detection of: 1) volatile components, generated at the heating of biomass sample (closed window mode); 2) secondary ions , emitted from ice matrix by the influence of energetic magnetosphere ... Spectrum of yeast sample. ... Laser TOF MS 6. ...

Chandra Calibration: Plans, Status, Future Herman L. Marshall ( Chandra X-ray Center, MIT Kavli Institute) HRMA Cal Summary · · · · · · · · Ground calibration Reflectivity measurements on witness samples Metrology of optical surfaces Positioning ... for finite source size and distance · Testing each quadrant of each shell separately · Allowing for illumination differences to flight Flight verification Imaging star with both ACIS and HRC Effective ...

... GRAIL mission solves mystery of Moonт??s surface gravity . ... NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has uncovered the origin of massive invisible regions that make the Moon's gravity uneven, a phenomenon that affects the operations of lunar-orbiting spacecraft. ... GRAIL scientists found the mascons by combining the gravity data from GRAIL with sophisticated computer models of large asteroid impacts and known detail about the geologic evolution of the impact craters. ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... Ciel Espace, nouvelle formule, c'est . des actualit†йs . ... des interviews, des portraits . les plus belles images de l'Univers d†йcrypt†йes pour vous . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Grail voit sous la surface de la Lune . ... 06/04/2016 - Le journal de bord de Thomas Pesquet (21) . ...

The sections <Directory> , <Location> and <Files> can contain directives which only apply to specified directories, URLs or files respectively. Also htaccess files can be used inside a directory to apply directives to that directory. ... The order of merging is: . ... If multiple <Directory> sections apply to the same directory they are processed in the configuration file order. ... Using the options in question is only possible inside a <Directory> section (or a .htaccess file). ...

... Detailed information about each program can be found in the separate manual pages. blockmean L2 (x,y,z) data filter/decimator blockmedian L1 (x,y,z) data filter/decimator blockmode Mode (x,y,z) data filter/decimator filter1d Filter 1-D data sets (time series) fitcircle Finds the best-fitting great circle for a set of points gmtconvert Convert between ASCII and binary 1-D ... Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1991, Free Software Helps Map and Display Data, EOS Trans., ...

... The clustering of galaxies is usually described in terms of two-point correlation functions (r) and (). ... 2007): Evolution of the galaxy structure Morphological evolution Evolution of the galaxy structure Morphological evolution Abraham van den Bergh (2001): Evolution of the galaxy structure Radial surface brightness of spiral galaxies Evolution of the galaxy structure Radial surface brightness of spiral galaxies Evolution of the galaxy ...

RATAN-600 radio telescope . ... In the "radio-Shmidt telescope" mode the antenna system the South sector of the main mirror with the flat mirror ("South+Flat") of the RATAN-600 radio telescope is used. ... The antenna system the South sector with the flat mirror. ... The flat and circular mirrors of the RATAN-600 form the basis of the system. ... In the case of antenna system "South+Flat" the planoid is flat mirror, the circular reflector of RATAN-600 is the second mirror. ...

... The history of star formation was successfully analyzed for the first time based on the spectra of the stellar population of dwarf galaxies of low surface brightness outside the Local Group. We have investigated the stellar population of two dwarf spheroidal galaxies KDG61 and KDG64 in the central part of a close group of galaxies M81. ... These galaxies are dominated by the old stellar population (12-14 billion years) of low metallicity ([Fe/H] ~ -1.5). ... KDG61 . ... KDG64 ...

... Eugene A. Cernan (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) . ... Cernan subsequently served as backup pilot for Gemini 12 and as backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 7. On his second space flight, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969, the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. ... Captain Cernan has logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space-of which more than 73 hours were spent on the surface of the moon. ...

... xs qpspec source qpoe file (xdata$rp110590n00.qp): xdata$rp110590n00.qp[ time =(1606720.00:1607479.00)] source region descriptor ():c 6947 9325 2' background qpoe file ( ): bkgd region descriptor (): a 6947 9325 3' 4' root name for output files [root_obs.tab, etc.] (): arlac_1 ds: 0 file : arlac_1_obs.tab scale: 0.00 mission: 20 seqno: CA110590P.N6 instrument: ROSAT_PSPC sub-instrument: 1 no. pha channels: 34 mean off-axis angle of events (arcmin ...

Some common problems in geodesy and astrometry after establishing ICRF Victor V. Popadyov, Centre de geodesie et cartographie (CNIIGAiK) Svetlana A. Tolchel'nikova, GAO Pulkovo Distribution of duties between astrometry and geodesy · Connection between the 2 sciences was established by the plumb-line near Earth surface · Astrometry : ... E. rot., pole motion). ... Radiosources are unobservable from points of geodetic net. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Thursday, February 15th 2001 (and replayed on March 19), the Fox TV network aired a program called ``Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?'', hosted by X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi. ... Dust around the lander . ... However, it appeals to our common sense: when the sky is black here on Earth, we see stars. ... Bad: The program claims that when the top half of the lander took off from the Moon to bring the astronauts back into orbit, there was no flame from the rocket. ...

Subject, Problems and Objects of Theoretical Astrophysics. ... Stellar Photospheres, Their Features. ... Physics of Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres. ... Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres of Various Spectral Classes. Solar Type Photospheres. ... Characterisics of Absorption Lines. ... Interstellar Absorption Lines, Their Features. ... Physical and Dynamic Features of Interstellar Medium, Which Follows from Observations of Interstellar Absorption Lines. ...

COMPLEX N1-L3 . The Government Decree of June 23, 1960 "On the Development of Powerful Launch vehicles, Satellites, Spacecraft, and Space Exploration in 1960-1967" has been enacted to develop complex N1-L3. For the N1 LV design studies a payload of 75 t mass. ... N11 using stages II, III, and IV from launch vehicle N1 with a launch mass of 700 t and a payload of 20 t placed into the artificial Earth satellite orbit of 300 km high; . ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

... AstroImageJ (AIJ) .. ... Reads and writes FITS images with standard headers . ... Provides a time and coordinate converter tool with capability to update/enhance FITS header content (AIRMASS, BJD, etc.) ... Creates color images and with native ImageJ processing power . ... AstroImageJ_Updater . Update operation now updates AIJ version number in Info.plist CFBundleVersion and CFBundleShortVersionString (MacOSX only) . ... AstroImageJ is ImageJ with astronomy plugins and macros installed. ...

... Moon . ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... Redezvous with Phobos: oddly some people claim that this is an alien spaceship (Image credit: ESA) . In March 2010 that superb but underappreciated probe Mars Express made a series of very close passes by the Martian moon Phobos. ... The purpose of these encounters was to determine information on Phobos? interior in a clever way. ... This robot explorer will hopefully land on the moon?s surface, scoop up a sample and return it to Earth. ...

... Matching the Surface of Best Focus . ... The plug-plates of SDSS project are responsible for locating the optical-fiber plugs spatially and for defining the plug tilt with respect to the surface of best focus. ... Approximately 670 holes are drilled in each plate. ... In the first attempts to match the curvature of the plug-plates to that of the best focal surface, the bending fixture was set upon 3 6.630mm metal supports that were affixed to a table top and spaced 120 apart. ...

... May 27, 2009 - The CORONAS-PHOTON has registered the formation of the Sun's southern belt of activity . The Russian TESIS/ CORONAS-PHOTON Solar Observatory, which has been working in orbit since January 30th, 2009, has photographed one of the most important events in the build up to the upcoming solar cycle - the formation of our star's new southern belt of activity. The first magnetic fields of the new cycle in the southern hemisphere appeared on the Sun's surface on May 23-24th. ...