... Information about a variety of different calendars for different cultures (e.g., Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, Hindu etc.) ... In addition, the Chinese had two different ways of interpreting and observing celestial events. One way the Chinese used astronomy was known as lifa; it was a discipline that aimed to understand the regularities and the predictable events in the celestial system through careful, observations, measurements and records. ... back to Teachers' Newsletter Main Page ...

... Figure: Massive binary evolutionary track. ... A short glance to this track is sufficient to understand that there are a lot of evolutionary scenario parameters, which affect different stages of the binary evolution. Fortunately, a very limited number of parameters has effect on the compact binary merging rate. ... The most important (and practically unique) parameter changing the galactic binary NS merging rate is the distribution of an additional (kick) velocity imparted to NS at birth. ...

Next: NAOS Computer Aided Control: an Optimized and Astronomer-Oriented Way of Controlling Large Adaptive Optics Systems . ... It also provides additional capabilities such as real time optimization of the control loop which is the warranty for NAOS to achieve a very good Strehl Ratio in a broad magnitude range ( = 8 up to 18), on-line turbulence and performance estimations and finally capability to store and process the data necessary to the off-line PSF reconstruction algorithm. ...

Documentation for Delay Line Final Design Review - 12 Feb 2008 Notes: Anything marked in Status as [TBU] is definitely `To Be Updated' `Expected Date' refers to the expected date of release where this is likely to be different from the due date. ... TBU] INT-406-VEN-0112 MF/RCB/DMAW/EBS 22 Jan 08 22 Jan 08 Released. ... MF/XS/DMAW MF MF MF MF/XS/DMAW 22 Jan 08 29 Jan 08 Yet to be drafted 22 Jan 08 22 Jan 08 Yet to be drafted 22 Jan 08 22 Jan 08 Released. ... Document No. ...

This section of AMPLE enables one to make ephemeris calculations in various coordinate systems (spherical, rectangular) connected with different main planes (equator, ecliptic, horizon) and having origin in different points: geocenter, any point on the Earth surface, the Sun, any major planet, any minor planet. The choice of some minor planet as a center gives possibility to find approaches of the minor planet with any set of major planets and minor planets. ... equinox . 1950 2000 true . ...

... The timecode of these receivers is sampled via a STREAMS module in the kernel (The STREAMS module has been designed for use with SUN Systems under SunOS 4.1.x. It can be linked directly into the kernel or loaded via the loadable driver mechanism). ... The reference clock support in xntp contains the necessary configuration tables for those receivers. In addition to supporting up to 32 different clock types and 4 devices, the generation a a PPS signal is also provided as an configuration option. ...

... The program begins with a residential summer institute at the Arecibo Observatory. ... The summer program will introduce the conceptual base (atmosphere science, geology), and provide the hands-on activities with the technology and equipment that will be used to carry out the research projects. At the end of the year, participants will report their findings to colleagues and mentors in a geoscience congress that will be organized at the Arecibo Observatory. ... Arecibo Geoscience Congress . ...

... Denmark: ftp://ftp.dmi.min.dk/pub/Data/WDCC1/indices/kp-ap/ . Germany: ftp://ftp.gfz-potsdam.de/pub/home/obs/kp-ap/ . ... we do not guarantee the correctness of the international sunspot number R; these values are published separately (Brussels, Belgium) The following scientific and format documentation is adapted from ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/GEOMAGNETIC_DATA/INDICES/KP_AP/kp_ap.fmt The subscript p means planetary and designates a global magnetic activity index. ...

... Space flight . Crew training . ... The contemporary world opinion, while welcoming the efforts of different states aimed at realization of manned space flights, still considers these efforts insufficient, over-bureaucratized and too slow. ... The more up-to-date is the basic training program for a cosmonaut/astronaut or a manned space flight participant (hereinafter referred to as the student) that is being offered to your interested attention. ... Pre-flight space training (PFST). ...

... AstroCC is a coordinate conversion utility for astronomy. It accepts an object designation or the coordinates of an object and calculates coordinates in alternative systems, and at different dates, times, and locations. It also provides lunar and bright planet coordinates to aid in planning observations. ... BJD values may also be retrieved from http://astroutils.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/time/utc2bjd.html which is based on Eastman et al. ... Coordinate data are obtained from SIMBAD. ...

... This precise description is called the standard model of electroweak physics. ... What brings about this important difference in the mass of these "field" particles? ... The Oregon group participates in the ATLAS experiment to investigate this question. ... Since Oregon joined ATLAS early in 2006, the group has devoted its effort to the process of selection of interesting events generated by the collisions of high energy particles within the ATLAS detector. ...

Multi-Frequency Synthesis in K-band . The Multi-Frequency Synthesis (MFS) permits to realize a good quality imaging of the continuum radio sources in short time. ... The RadioAstron mission will operate one K-band circular polarized channel at fixed frequency 22,232 GHz. ... In general one K-band RadioAstron channel with fixed frequency will be unchanging and compatible with all the ground radio telescopes. ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures . ...

... Model . ... Karpachev A.T., IZMIRAN, e-mail: karp@izmiran.ru . ... To the Model: . The empirical median model of the shape and position of the MIT (Main Ionospheric Trough) in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is presented. ... Geomagnetism and aeronomy, v.26, № 1, p.63-68, 1986. ... Karpachev A.T., Afonin V.V. Dependence of the ionospheric trough occurrence probability on the season, local time, longitude, and level of magnetic activity Geomagnetism and aeronomy, v.38, № 3, p.79-91, 1998. ...

... Recent Topics . ... Forum . MAO main . Flame . The "Flame" description . ... The English description is not quite correct, I suggest something like: . ... Just testing forum . The administrator has disabled public write access. sekanato . ... Description changed. ... The administrator has disabled public write access. Board Categories MAO main - Info - MAO - news - Flame Technical - Technical Support(Forum)(Техподдержка(Форум)) . ... Powered by Kunena Forum . ...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DATABASE . It is a matter of common knoledge, that solar magnetic fields and, in particular, magnetic fields of sunspots, play important role in many solar events. In Pulkovo observatory the long-term data set of daily observations of magnetic fields of solar sunspots was accumulated, which contains great potential for further researches in solar physics. ... Second section includes files containing sum data about magnetic fields for every observational day. ...

polimodel -- Produce model linear polarization and position angle images . ... Whether to apply random errors to output polarization and position angle values. seed = "" [integer] . ... This task produces a model linear polarization image and corresponding position angle image from an input image assumed to represent intensity (Stokes I parameter). ... A threshold for the input image can be defined such that polarization and position angle are not computed for input values less than this threshold. ...

Atmospheric influence on the different radio-engineering system functioning . ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND REMOTELY SANSED IMAGE CORRECTION . ... Direct transmittance estimation results for 12 channels of the spectrometer CHRIS. ... We have managed to develop a direct method of estimating the discrete Normalized Atmospheric Point Spread Function (NAPSF) from available images alone, not using any external sources of information about the atmosphere. ... IRE RAS 1996-20 11 ...

When Apache starts, it connects to some port and address on the local machine and waits for incoming requests. By default, it listens to all addresses on the machine, and to the port as specified by the Port directive in the server configuration. ... There are two directives used to restrict or specify which addresses and ports Apache listens to. ... Listen can be used to make a single Apache server listen to more than one address and/or port. ... Syntax: Listen [ port | IP-address:port ] . ...

... Telescopes . ... The time requests are accepted in an electronic version with on-line form in Russian or English. ... Unregistered request will be disregarded by the Large Telescopes Programm Committee. In exclusive cases the secreatry of the Committee is entitled to accept an observational time request given permission of the Chairman of the Committee or the director of the SAO RAS. The Program Committee considers generally one time request submitted by the principal applicant. ...

... Unlike the previous digital-only Messages, Arecibo-1974 and Evpatoria-1999, the TAM has complex, three-section structure with different forms of information. Section 1 represents coherent sounding radio signal with slow Doppler wavelength tuning to imitate transmission from Sun's center. ... Section 2 is an analog information and represents musical melodies, performed on the Theremin. ... There were seven musical compositions in the 1st Theremin Concert for Aliens. ...