... Between them, the following points are touched: ICRF-2 structure, ICRF Core sources selection, and some expected user's requirements. ... Suggested total number of sources is close to the number of sources already observed in the IVS and VCS sessions, and for most of them reliable positions are derived, mostly for declination > -40 deg. ... So, results of source position time series analysis heavily depend on method used for time series computation and should be used with care. ...

Magnetic Stars, 2011, pp. ... 2008). ... The origin of magnetic fields of hot massive stars is explained by the fossil field theory, MAGNETISM OF STARS 451 1-5 Be measurements -> 1278 stars 100 N stars 6-10 Be measurements -> 80 stars 50 11-15 Be measurements -> 47 stars 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 The namber of individual measurements The number of individual measurements Figure 1: The number of stars in a single bin versus the number of individual Be determinations for a single star. ...

... Tables for transformation from universal to sidereal time scale. Explanations. This page contains three little tables headed Hours Minutes Seconds respectively. Each the table have two columns: first of them is input column where time in whole time units of universal time is given, and second of them is output column where hours:minutes:seconds of sidereal time is presented. ... Example: transform 02 h 12 m 22.00 s from universal to sidereal time. ...

I/146 Positions and Proper Motions (Roeser+ 1988) ================================================================================ Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions Roeser S., Bastian U. =1988A .. ... 449R ================================================================================ ADC_Keywords: Positional data; Proper motions Description: PPM North gives J2000 positions and proper motions of 181,731 stars north of -2.5 degrees declination. ... The mean epoch is near 1931. ...

On' failures in the NIRSpec MEMS ST-ECF Instrument Science Report NGST 2002-02 The effects of `on' failures in a MEMS array for the NGST NIRSpec Santiago Arribas, Robert Fosbury Peter Jakobsen --1-- ST-ECF Instrument Science Report NGST 2002-02 The effects of `on' failures in a MEMS array for the NGST ... Assuming that the spectrum of a single facet uses 2000 detector pixels, only 0.01% of `on' failures is acceptable (i.e., 400 facets in a 2k в 2K MEMS array). ...

... Behemoth black hole found in an unlikely place . ... black holes . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Could large numbers of black holes account for much of the "dark matter" estimated to exist in our universe? ... NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University) No, because the universe never had the raw material to grow enough black holes to account for current estimates of dark matter. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

TENTH CREW REQUIRED RESOURCES SEVENTH RUSSIAN VISITING CREW IMAGE VIDEO . ... EXPEDITION TEN (ISS-10) . ... In the course of ISS-10, 161 sessions of 41 experiments are to be implemented. Thirty eight experiments were started in the previous increments. Three experiments ("SVS", "Bioemulsia", "Rokviss) are new. Allocation of Experiments and Number of Sessions by Research Areas. Research Area . Experiment Name . Totally . ... Total: . ... by Soyuz TMA-5 . ... 15 h 55 min . ...

... Equinox of object coordinates BJ = 18.87 / bJ magnitude UMBJ = -0.69 / u - bJ colour BJMR = 0.22 / bJ - r colour NOBS = 1 / Number of 2dF observations available IS_ BEST = 'TRUE ' / TRUE if this file contains the best 2dF observa DATEBEST= '24/09/00' / Date of best 2dF observation (DD/MM/YY) ID_ BEST = 'QSO ' / ID from best 2dF observation QUALBEST= 11 / Data quality flag from best 2dF observation Z_ ...

. Field of research interest . Scientific Degree . Position . Head . Department . Quantum Astrophysics . Postal Address . Astro Space Center . of the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute . of the Russian Academy of Sciences . 117810, Russia, Moscow, Profsoyuznaya st.84/32 . Telephone Number . 7 (095) 333 2333 . FAX Number . 7 (095) 333 2378 . E-mail . vkurt@dpc.asc.rssi.ru

... The perceptron structure, on the basis of which the database is built, is defined by a number of the input and output parameters and a required accuracy. ... The output perceptron data are the expansion coefficients of the scattering matrix elements in series of the generalized spherical functions. ... As the cluster structure depends on the generation conditions the expansion coefficients were averaged over 5--7 realizations of the clusters (for N . ... is the coefficient number. ...

... Vocational training, adult education, school of classes for special types of children, and kindergartens also form part of the program in most states. ... Many systems also preside nursery schools. ... Out of more than three million students who graduate from high school each year, about one million go on for higher education. A college at a leading university might receive applications from two percent of these high school graduates, and then accept only one out of every ten who apply. ...

RELATIVE SUNSPOT NUMBERS Description of Data from SGD Explanation of Data Reports: Relative Sunspot Numbers -- The relative sunspot number is an index of the activity of the entire visible disk of the Sun. ... The provisional daily Zurich relative sunspot numbers, Rz, were based upon observations made at Zurich and its two branch stations in Arosa and Locarno and communicated by M. Waldmeier of the Swiss Federal Observatory. ... This indicates the uncertainty above and below the predicted number. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... Image credit: Julie Thompson / Armagh Planetarium) . ... These seven entrants and their class have won a free trip to the Planetarium.€а All entries are on display in our Exhibition Area.€а A number have been included in a special Christmas trailer running before all shows in our Digital Theatre throughout December so why not check out the works by the countryтАЩs budding new artists this Christmas break at Armagh Planetarium? ...

JSC History . ... The Archive database can be searched only to the folder level. ... The Archive database is the hard copy History Office archival guide pages. ... Note: the number of pages in the search results depends on how many records containing the search criteria are returned combined with the number of records per page requested in the 'Max Page" box (default is 100). ... Reset - removes all check marks made to the select boxes (to the left of the Record Number) on the search results page. ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ... The belt of activity is one of the primary concepts, characterizing the solar cycle. ...

... This year SSAU provides 1429 state-funded places for admission in all kinds and directions of educational programs. ... In addition, SSAU Admission Committee notes the substantial increase in interest from the foreign applicants this year. The number of applications from foreign countries has already surpassed last year's totals - 76 applications. Based on the experience of admission campaigns of previous years, SSAU expects summer 2014 to enrol about 150 foreign students in the university. ...

... In the Heart of the Tarantula Nebula . ... In the heart of monstrous Tarantula Nebula lies one of the most unusual star clusters. Known as NGC 2070 or R136, it is home to a great number of hot young stars. ... Neptune is the eighth most distant planet from the Sun, thirty times the Earth-Sun distance. ... Its visible surface appears to be carpeted with tens of thousands of magnetic north and south poles joined by looping field lines which extend outward into the Solar Corona. ...

Russian Military Space Activity . r The experts in space and rocketry field as well as ones interested in the Russian cosmonautics know quite a well The Military Aspects of the Soviet Cosmonautics book by Maxim Tarasenko published in 1992. This book still is an unique independent Russian research in the military space programs' field. ... Instead, as a result of the author's many years efforts, The Russian Military Space Activities book manuscript was practically finished early in 1999. ...

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