... The on-board TV system produced about 1500 images, including the close-up pictures of the comet nucleus from a distance ~ 8000 km. ... TV data were processed by international team, including the USSR, Hungary, France, GDR and USA scientists. ... The Image Processing SW for this system was developed by Planetary Data Image Processing Lab personal under RSX11M. Some image processing results are presented below. ... The nucleus shape definition. ... The jets definition. ... The nucleus size definition....

... Tour Objects Tours can be created using objects from within the Autostar database or a user can enter in different objects (such as a newly discovered comet). ... Automatic Mode: As the user advances to each object, the title of the object appears on line 1 of the display while its descriptive text automatically starts scrolling across line 2. ... For example: STAR "Rigel" LANDMARK az alt "title" "description" Enter the azimuth (az) for the desired object in the following format xxxdxxmxxs. ...

AUTOMATIC CREATION OF THE HYPSOMETRIC MAP OF VENUS. ... The hypsometric map of Venus (1:45M) created under editing of Dr. Rodionova gives the representation of the planet relief on the basis of up-to-date data. ... The requirement was to preserve contour polygons with the areas more than 10 000 sq. km at the Venus surface, which corresponded with areas approximately more than 5 sq. km at the map. ... The other side of Venus map has been prepared. ... Surface height histograms for both Venus and Earth. ...

A methodical and didactical complex "Sign Language" . ... ABSTRACT The process of communication of the deaf includes the wide use of the sign language. ... The aim of this work is to develop a tool that should facilitate process of sign language teaching and also give to the trainee a means for independent study of various normative variants of sign language - for example, Russian, English, International and so on. ... The process of dialogue of the deaf people includes wide use of sign languages. ...

... Grid OCL : A Graphical Object Connecting Language I. J. Taylor 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wales, College of Cardi#, PO BOX 913, Cardi#, Wales, UK, Email: Ian.Taylor@astro.cf.ac.uk B. F. Schutz 2 Albert Einstein Institute, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Schlaatzweg 1, Potsdam, Germany. ... 2 Professor Schutz is a Director of the Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam 112 Grid OCL : A Graphical Object Connecting Language 113 Figure 1. Grid OCL's ToolBox window. ...

The Status popup displays useful information about the state of sets, regions, and graphs. ... When the number of sets is less than 30, this button is not needed, use the scroll bars to view the status of the sets that are not shown in the display. ... Operations in the Status popup are performed by clicking on the operation, then clicking on one or more set numbers shown in the display. ... Clicking on Copy followed by clicking on a set number in the scrolled window will select the set to copy from. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

Trace: q3c . start : q3c . ... SAI VO Projects . ... Help on Wiki search . ... dropdb q3ctest createdb q3ctest psql q3ctest /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/ q3c .sql psql q3ctest /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/pg_sphere.sql \timing on DROP TABLE running_ q3c ; DROP TABLE running_pgsphere; CREATE TABLE running_ q3c (id INT, ra FLOAT, dec FLOAT); CREATE INDEX running_ q3c _idx ON running_ q3c ( q3c _ang2ipix(ra, dec)); CREATE ... SAI VO | ... SAI MSU | ...

The Russian Parliament will soon consider a bill that would restructure the Russian space program, 35 years after the launch оf Sputnik. ... But the legislation's most striking and controversial feature is a provision that would ban testing and deployment оf space weapons ? including anti-satellite weapons and space-based missile interceptors. ... A draft bill was written by a group of experts within the Moscow Space Club, several of whom now work on space issues with the Russian Parliament. ...

... Smithsonian WORKS TO SAVE JSC'S Saturn V JOHNSON SP ACE CENTER'S LANDMARK ROCKET IS GETTING AN OVERDUE F ACE-LIFT by John Ira Petty The Saturn V on display at JSC, intended for Apollo 18, never got off the ground. ... An actual Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle (center frame), which was originally built to start a crew of astronauts on its way to the Moon, has been on permanent exhibit since 1977, along with models of the Little Joe and Mercury-Redstone rockets. ... NASA JSC2003-E-46913 Lt. ...

A great many years ago, one of our members created a type of slide show that took you on a guided tour of Warren Rupp Observatory. Needless to say, that was a great many years ago and things have changed for the better! ... Warren Rupp Observatory is proud to be associated with these fine groups and endorse these resources.. ... The WRO/RAS was designed and donated by Tammy Plotner - Copyright 2008-2015; Original Content - Tammy Plotner - Copyright 2008-2015; All rights reserved. ...

... IC443 is thought to have been formed between 30,000 and 35,000 years ago, and most likely is the remains of the pulsar, G189.6+3.3. Located about 5,000 light years away, the pulsar’s X-ray emissions excite the material of the nebula, causing the chemical components to emit light in their characteristic wavelengths. ... TAK FSQ . ... FSQ: 12x30 minute subs plus 14x5 minute subs, totaling 7 hours, 20 minutes . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Title: A New Model of the Gravitational Lens 0957+561 and a Limit on the Hubble Constant . Authors: Norman A. Grogin , Ramesh Narayan (Harvard Univ.) ... Title: ROSAT/PSPC observation of the distant cluster CL0939+472 . ... Title: Interaction in the Bimodal Galaxy Cluster A3528 . ... Title: Cosmological Implications of Galaxy Cluster Evolution . ... Title: Galaxy Cluster Virial Masses and Omega . ... Matches 201 to 222 from a total of 222 matches for the search pattern galaxy cluster . ...

... The main goals of the society are to maintain the development of astronomy and to reinforce scientific contacts between astronomers of the former Soviet Union and their colleagues all over the world. Official languges of EAAS - Russian and English. ... IV Russian Olympiad on Astronomy and Cosmic Physics for high-school students (April 7-12, 1997, Troitsk, Moscow region, Russia) . ... In Russian. ... Dr. Nikolai G. Bochkarev , Co-chairman of Euro-Asian Astronomical Society, 21.02.1997. ...

... The project assumes creation of an international space observatory - the interferometer "Earth - Space - Space" in order to perform of astronomical investigations in millimeter, submillimeter and infrared regions with extremely high sensitivity (to a few nanoJanskies units of flux density in continuum spectrum) and extremely high angular resolution (to a parts of microsecond of arc or, possibly, nanosecond). ... radio-interferometric channels of the system "Space - Space", region 0.2 - 3 mm; . ...

... Observatory . ... The Laboratory of Astrometry . Dept. for Physics of Stars&Galaxies . ... Astronomical Calendar . ... UkrVO . ... The purpose of research: Creating a stellar catalog to study the structure and kinematics of star systems, including open star clusters and stars with large proper motions; the enhancement ICRF / Hipparcos system to stars dawn to 17 m (V); Search of binary systems of brown dwarfs and determination of their parameters; astrometry of minor bodies of the Solar System. ...

... Club By-laws . ... Other Club Activities . ... Public Nights . ... Dr. James Green, NASA, Director Planetary Science will be our esteemed speaker on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 7:30 PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. ... Our astronomers setup telescopes for public use at Communiversity in Princeton, Super Science Saturday at the NJ State Museum in Trenton and at various public events around Mercer County. ... Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc., ...

The creation of the database of images of old analogue magnetograms of Geophysical Observatory "Paratunka", Kamchatka, Russia, 1967-2006 VarSITI / SCOSTEP Project Final Report ­ 2014 1. INTRODUCTION Magnet ic field variat ions show the processes in the Sun-Earth system. ... These data are contained in analogue magnetograms obtained at the observatories during the last century. ... The usual so lut ion of these problems is to obtain the graphic images of magnetograms. ...

Isaak Newton (1642 - 1727). ... During 1665 - 1667 Newton made his three main discoveries: the method of fluxings and quadratures (differential and integral calculus, explanation of the light nature and the law of gravitation). ... In 1668 Newton built the first reflecting telescope. The big lens telescope gave indistinct image with painted edges. ... The scientist considered this problem indisolved and suggested a mean against chromatic aberration: a mirror must be used instead of objective lens. ...

... Home Articles NYC Urban Starfest ? Background & History of the Event . ... Urban Starfest in Central Park . ... Beyond New York City . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... NYC Urban Starfest - Background History of the Event . ... Today the NYC Urban Starfest, while somewhat smaller in nature & scope, but still a most wonderful event, is solely coordinated and directed by the Amateur Astronomer?s Association and the NYC Urban Park Rangers. ...