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... Astrophysics Group . ... STFC announces бе119 million contribution to The Square Kilometre Array . ... SKA AAVS0 array . ... One of these is the Square Kilometre Array telescope . ... STFC has as well announced today a contribution of бе165 million to theб European Spallation Source and бе25 millionб to participate in the M3 Space Mission (PLATO).б  Speaking ahead of an event at Jodrell Bank Observatory Science Minister David Willetts announced the funding for the two projects. ...

... The Impact of HST on European Astronomy . ... These range from the study of nearby planets, the processes of star and planet formation, the stellar and interstellar components of galaxies, the discovery that most, if not all, galactic nuclei harbor a massive black hole that profoundly affects their evolution, to the realisation that the universe as a whole is undergoing acceleration as a result of a yet unknown form of dark energy . ... Formation, structure and evolution of galaxies . ...

Abstract -- Calculations are performed for the linear polarization of starlight due to extinction by aligned dust grains when the starlight traverses a medium with irregular magnetic fields. This medium is intended to represent the optically thick components of interstellar clouds which are observed to make little, if any, contribution to the polarization of starlight. ...

I would like to propose two new features for the axes annotation in the GMT. 1st: In astrophysics, we often work with great ranges of values (many orders of magnitude). ... However, GMT 3.2 allows to plot annotations for log10 axes every integer log10 value or even more frequently. The proposed patch allows to specify large steps for the log10 axes, in the form illustrated by an example below. 2nd: 10^0 instead of 1, and 10^1 instead of simply 10 do not look beautiful. ... The patch is here. ...

... ICND-96, Saratov, Russia. ... And though a number of efficient methods of digital sound compression is developed by far, there is still a need in new efficient methods. In this report we study a possibility of application of fractal methods to compression of speech signals. ... In this method, a speech frame is divided into larger pieces called domains, and smaller ones called regions, and an optimal set of affine transformations of domains into regions is calculated. ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . THE CHANGING UNIVERSE: EVOLUTION HAPPENS! . b) Changes in Stars . One of the great discoveries of modern science is that stars (like people) live only a measurable life-time and then die. Although the lives of the stars are enormously longer than the span of a human life, we can learn about the life story of the stars by studying them at many different stages in their life cycle, from birth to death. ...

... Thursday, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:00 PM . The 2012 discovery of the Higgs Boson completed the “Standard Model” of particle physics. But where does particle physics go from there? ... Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm. Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm before the meeting. ... Apr . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Permitted Context: SELECT . ... The OPTION element can only occur within a SELECT element. ... When the form is submitted, the NAME of the enclosing SELECT element is paired with the OPTION's VALUE attribute to contribute a name/value pair for the selection. ... CLASS . ... The string to be used together with the name attribute of the enclosing select element, when submitting the form. ... SELECTED . ... This attribute is used within menus to define shaped hotzones associated with this option's value. ...

Aristarchus of Samos, around 200 BC, proposed that the Earth revolved around the Sun, but found few supporters. ... For a discussion of the discovery of the solar system which includes a "moving picture" illustrating retrograde motion, click here . ... The Sun and Moon, he claimed, obviously moved around Earth. ... The full story of the discovery of the solar system--of Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho and Kepler--is long and would take this discussion too far afield. ... Nicolaus Copernicus . ...

... While there is practically no detector noise present at energies above , X-ray data below are considerably contaminated by noise events, which become more and more dominant towards the lowest transmitted energies (Fig. ... Investigations of 40 hours of in-orbit calibration data with the filter wheel closed, taken over a period of more than two years, showed that the noise properties vary with position and energy, but are fairly stable in time for most areas on the detector. ...

MICROSATELLITE PROGRAM . Great advances in the development of microelectronics, large-scale adoption of microprocessors, wide use of space technologies, ease of access to space system elements make it possible to solve a wide range of critical problems by means of microsatellites (MS), which can find use in satellite communication, Earth remote sensing, space physics and technology, education, etc. ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION | ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

To construct frequency distribution (histogram) of minor planets according to value of some element/ parameter/ function user should first select Elements item in menu bar and then Histogram in drop-down menu. ... User has possibility to save histogram or to print it using standard means. To save the file select File item in menu bar and then Save As... in drop-down menu. ... To print histogram select File item in menu bar and then take advantage of options Print Preview , Print Setup , Print . ...

Next: ZGSC (Compressed GSC) and XSKYMAP . ... This is a preliminary report on an investigation of the quality and properties of plates digitized during creation of the Guide Star Catalog (GSC). The results will be vital for reclassifying GSC objects. ... Many objects are measured on more than one plate, and thus have multiple catalog entries. ... Among the shortcomings of the GSC are: biased magnitudes and incorrect classifications for certain objects, presence of artifact objects. ...

David P. Stern Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics NASA . ... Polar Magnetic Storms . ... Pergamon, New York, 1970. ... Mitchell, Crichton, Chapters in the history of terrestrial magnetism, I, On the directive properties of a magnet in the Earth's field and the origin of the nautical compass, J. Geophys. ... Multhauf, Robert P., and Gregory Good, A Brief History of Geomagnetism, 87 pp., ... Penguin Books, New York, 1958. ... Siscoe, George L., What's in the name 'Magnetospheric Substorm'?, ...

... Roundup SPACE CENTER ROUNDUP · Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center SPECIAL EDITION Well wishes from Iraq Kennedy Space Center employee William McQuade worked the STS-114 mission preparations until he was recently called to active duty in Iraq. ... Bill As our crew looks back at our beautiful planet and then outwards toward the unknown of space, we feel the importance, today more than any time, of space exploration to all those who are living on Earth. ... We miss them, and we are continuing their mission...

... It has been largely superceded by MatWeb . Conversion Factors . Material properties . Physical constants . Astronomical constants . This table gives conversion factors to convert various units to their SI equivalents. ... The units are SI. This is a short list of physical constants in SI units. ... Boltzmann constant . ... Gas constant . ... Mass . ... Plank's . ... Radiation constant . ... This is a short list of astronomical constants in SI units. ... Sun . ...

... V.V.Shevchenko, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Universitetsky 13, Moscow 119899, Russia, shev@sai.msu.ru . ... 1.Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, 119899, Moscow, Russia. shev@sai.msu.ru . ... V.V.Shevchenko, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow 119992, Russia, shev@sai.msu.ru . ... 119992 Moscow, Russia; . ... 2Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow, 119992, Russia, . ... Moscow, 119992, Russia shev@sai.msu.ru . ...

... Hierarchy and stability 3. Stability criteria for triple systems 4. ... The results for selected systems with weak hierarchy (physical properties of components) System HD 40887 AB+CD HD 76644 AB+CD HD 217675 AB+CD HD 222326 A?+BC HD 284419 A+BC Spectral types K5V, M0V, K4V, ?? ... More accurate results for selected systems HD 217675/6 ( And) Quadruple system More accurate results for selected systems HD 217675/6 Pair B1B 2 More accurate results for selected systems HD 217675/6 (Zhuchkov et al. ...

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