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The 2.6 kernel contains a long list of changes which affect device driver writers. As part of the task of porting the Linux Device Drivers sample code to 2.6, your humble LWN Kernel Page author is producing a set of articles describing the changes which must be made. ... November 25, 2003) The entire set of articles has been updated to reflect the 2.6.0-test10 kernel. ... Timekeeping changes (November, 2003; 2.6.0-test9); changes to how the kernel manages time and time-related events. ...

NOTE: The storm sudden commencement data file was updated on 18 Feb 1998. o Revised data for 1968-1975 were taken from IAGA Bulletin No. ... Indices aa and storm sudden commencements"; see also IAGA Bulletin 39: " Supplementary Geomagnetic Data 1957-1975", including a new list of ssc's 1968-1975). ... From the monthly reports of Rapid Variations prepared by 43 magnetic observatories (see list page 121), a combined list of all events is compiled. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

... MAO main . ... July Issue: Global Sensor Networks Will Change Human Consciousness . ... Тема: July Issue: Global Sensor Networks Will Change Human Consciousness . ... July 2014 Issue Highlights . ... Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1 . ... Extra Sensory Perception How a world filled with sensors will change the way we see, hear, think and live . ... Board Categories MAO main - Info - MAO - news - Flame Technical - Technical Support(Forum)(Техподдержка(Форум)) . ...

This is a new popup window - close it when you are done . ... A replacement focuser(below) for the Schupman is almost ready for installation. ... Could be installed and tested soon. UPDATE: The new focuser has been installed and works fine. This focuser is capable of both MANUAL MOTOR DRIVEN operation. Please be careful when changing the mode of operation. Better yet,,,leave it in motor driven operation. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Armagh Planetarium Events News of events at Armagh Planetarium . ... Education . ... Written by AP_admin on February 29, 2016 in Family Events . ... Over five weeks, the course takes a season by season look at the stars in their constellations and the mythology surrounding them.б We will look at how to spot satellites and planets too. If you want to discover the amazing objects we can all see at night, this is the course for you. ... Stargazing the Night Sky? ... 2016 Armagh Planetarium Events. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

The service runs from a public account on uk.ac.nsf.sun (X29 address 000040010180). Make a call to this machine, and login as guestftp , using the password guestftp . ... The service will then ask you to supply a reference - this will be the name of the temporary directory where your files will be stored. Remember the reference - you will need it when transferring files to your home machine from uk.ac.nsf.sun. ...

Supernova 2003aa in NGC 3367 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2003aa in NGC 3367 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. ... NGC 3367 has hosted two other supernovae, 1986A and 1992C . ... Icon generated from the discovery image. ... 2003/01/31.4 . ... J. Nicolas image . ... 16.3 . ...

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Meade Forum Message . Forums: . ... Meade Equipment Discussion | Post . ... Should I Update Autostar? ... Post Message | ... I just bought a used Meade 2114 with #494 Autostar. Unfortunately I get a "Proc Trap 2" message a couple of seconds after the Easy Align message on the #494 control. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

The night after the John Glenn program, I pitched the terraforming idea to my students. I asked them if they'd like to terraform Mars as a big class project; I wanted to throw the idea to them and see how they would react. Already I had a vision of splitting the class into several groups and having each group take charge of a portion of the project. ... Following my initial idea on how to conduct the project, I split the class into six groups, each student choosing his or her group. ...

... Please send the data required for registration to us by e-mail. ... Please make sure that you have received a confirmation of your registration by e-mail . Otherwise please send us an e-mail containing information indicated in the form. ... The conference budget is very limited, but we hope to provide a partial financial support for younger participants. ... Please notice that, due to the limited seating-capacity of the conference rooms, the number of participants is limited to 100 only. ...

... With enough velocity, a spacecraft can break loose from the Earth's gravity and enter an orbit around the Sun, like that of a planet. If it then orbits the Sun with the same period as the Earth--one year--it may keep a fixed position relative to Earth. ... If the distance is just right--about 4 times the distance to the Moon or 1/100 the distance to the Sun--the spacecraft, too, will need just one year to go around the Sun, and will keep its position between the Sun and the Earth. ...

... A system to efficiently control and manage the software development of a large project is presented. The overall design, implementation and use of the configuration control system ( CoCo ) and the calibration database ( CalDB ) used for off-line software development of the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) in the Infrared Space Observatory ( ISO ) is described. ... The CoCo system is capable of efficiently controlling the development of the IA 3 software. ...

Download Izmccd (~2.7 MB). Solution of problems at identification of star field. ... 2) Scale is not correct. ... In this case algorithm of identification will revise all values of scale from twice smaller up to twice greater. ... There should be more than value of the field "Number of stars in frame". ... The star field is considered identified if number of the identified stars more or equally to this value. It is necessary to set value from 4 up to value of field "Number of stars in frame". ...

... The 8th International Astronomy Olympiad will be held in the first decade of October 2003. ... Having heard the report of the Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the International Astronomy Olympiad about these two possibilities the Euro-Asian Astronomical Society Board gives a card-blanche to Local Organizing Committee of Sweden for realization the VIII IAO at the end of September, 2003 in Stockholm. ... Information about the International Astronomy Olympiad 2004 will be known in the late 2003....

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... OutReach Training and Program . September Public Night . Welcome all ye weary travelers to a new type of M111 "On Line". ... Back to top.. ... When I logged our last outreach programs I couldn't help but notice that Warren Rupp Observatory is NUMBER FIVE in the worldwide standings in public outreach programs! ... If you'd like to train in astronomy outreach, just contact any of our members and we'll be happy to train you to do public outreach! ...