The TCC supports the following coordinate systems: . ICRS: the current RA/Dec standard. The default date of observation is J2000. ICRS is FK5 J2000 (for all practical purposes) but has no date of equinox . ... The date specifies both the date of equinox (usually J2000) and the date of observation . ... The date specifies both the date of equinox and date of observation . ... Warning: the following coordinate systems are rarely used (except Mount for parking the telescope). ...

... Научная панорама ? arxiv:0709.2048 Cherenkov Telescope Array . ... arxiv:0709.2048 Cherenkov Telescope Array: следующее поколение наземных гамма-обсерваторий (Cherenkov Telescope Array: The next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory) . ... Прочитать про это можно в статье, а можно на сайте проекта <A HREF=" http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/hfm/CTA/ ">CTA</A> (Cherenkov Telescope Array). http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~polar/sci_rev/168.html#arxiv/0709.2048 . ...

... Gravitational Radiation . Neutrino . Cosmic Rays . ... InfraRed Astronomical Satellite . ... Gravitational MicroLensing Experiments . ... EROS Experiment (France) . ... Astro D (Feb 1993 -- Now) . ... Dec 1989 -- Now) . ... Astro B (Feb 1983 -- Dec 1984) . ... Pioneer Venus Orbiter (Catalog) . ... Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope and 2nd EGRET Catalog ( FTP ) . ... LSU Gravitational Wave Experiment . ... Japanise Neutrino Experiment . Very High Energy Neutrino Experiments . ...

Brad Carter, Carolyn Brown, Rhodes Hart Drew Foster, John Kielkopf, Ron Moore University of Southern Queensland, Australia University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA OVERVIEW Mt Kent Observatory is now providing live remote observations of southern skies as part of a collaborative project between USQ, the University of Louisville, and Northern Kentucky University. ... This enables observers to make daytime use of a remote telescope during its local night-time, and image otherwise inaccessible skies. ...

Maidanak Laboratory is a part of Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Moscow State University. ... Observations are conducted with 1.5 meter RC telescope AZT-22 of Maidanak Observatory (Uzbekistan). rus . ... maidanak lab home page . ... at Sternberg Astronomical Institute . ... 2000). ... Because of technical reasons, we had to use three different CCD cameras in our observations, Pictor-416 camera in 1995, Pictor-416 and TI 800 x 800 cameras in 1997 and 1998, and ST-7 camera in 1999 and 2000. ...

Subject, Object and Problems of Astrophysics. Practical and Theoretical Astrophysics. ... Visual Telescope; Problems Which Are Solved with the Its Help. ... Resolution of Telescopes. ... Effectiveness of Telescope in Respect of Resolution. ... Optical Power of Telescopes for Star-like and Extensive Objects. Boundary Magnitude. Reasons of Light Dissipation in Telescopes. ... Spectral Instruments in Astrophysics. ... Basic Photometrical Ideas, Magnitudes and Their Measurement. ...

... Therefore, the observatory supports educational events, occured in the SAO, including astronomical and astrophysical schools, lectures and excursions at the SAO's telescopes. ... Thursday 9-00 Breakfast 9-30 Opening of the School and Astronomical Olimpiad 10-15 Photo of particapants (near the SAO entrance) 10-30 Lecture about Specail Astrophysical observatory. Chentsov E.L. 13-30 Lunch 14-00 Excursion to historical places of Nizhnij Arkhyz 18-00 Dinner 19-00 Acquaintance evening. ...

... XIX IAO . Optical Design . ... Telescope Type . ... Focal Length . ... Focal Ratio . ... Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm) . ... Magnification of Eyepiece 1 . ... Highest Useful Magnification . ... Lowest Useful Magnification . ... Optical Coatings . ... Optical Tube Length . ... Total Telescope Kit Weight . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman of the International Astronomy Olympiad, . ...

... Behemoth black hole found in an unlikely place . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Telescopes team up to produce highest-resolution astronomical image . ... Using an orbiting radio-astronomy satellite combined with 15 ground-based radio telescopes, astronomers have made the highest-resolution astronomical image yet, revealing new insights about a gorging black hole in a galaxy 900 million light-years from Earth. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... LINKS . ... Contacting and discussing with people sharing your interests, participating in night sky observations with telescopes as well as a large choice of astronomical books, magazines and video-tapes out of our club library. Borrowing of astronomical observation equipment ( telescope, binoculars a.s.o. ) possible after 1 year of membership. ... What does a telescope cost ? ... Therefore a dark site for observing is at least as important for deep sky observation as the diameter of your scope. ...

... Contacts: Evgeny A. Loupian, Dr. Sci., e-mail: evgeny@smis.iki.rssi.ru Sergey A. Bartalev, Dr. Sci., e-mail: bartalev@smis.iki.rssi.ru Web interface for burnt area mapping using Landsat data Stellar Tracker In 2013 IKI RAN together with the NPK "Electrooptics" completed the phase of the five-year research on studying the ways to build a stellar inertial navigation system (SINS) for aviation applications. ... Fig. 1 shows the SINS layout created on the basis of the astronomical camera. ... Fig.1. ...

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