... Resolution - 1.5-2.0 km . Swath - 450 km . ... Swath - 550 km . ... Resolution - 370 km . ... Spectral bands - 0.6-0.7 um; 0.8-1.1 um . ... Kondor - system for collection and transmission of data from sea and ice stations . ... Downlinking to ground stations (main centers) . ... Satellite's information system operates in both direct transmission mode and recording to on-board recorder mode with later downlink to ground station. ... For more information send a mail to: info@sputnik.infospace.ru . ...

... I used Ѕ inch thick Appleply plywood throughout. ... The mirror box is a little unusual. ... The original design uses a fiberglass tube to connect the mirror base plate to the top ring to form the mirror box. ... I decided to build the mirror box like a standard secondary cage instead, using aluminum tubes with push-in inserts. ... All three tubes are retained at the mirror box and the secondary ring using nine, 1-inch thick Appleply clamps, three at the secondary and six on the mirror box. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Meade Pictor XT-Series CCD Autoguider/Imagers . ... Section 1: Getting Started . ... To Take an Image . ... Section 3: File Menu . Section 4: Edit Menu . Section 5: View Menu . Section 6: Image Menu . ... Merge Images . ... Meade Software License Agreement . ... Manufacturer is Meade Instruments Corporation, 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92620. ... Index of Instruction Manuals . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Sky this Month . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... The Real Reality Show: Would aliens be anything like us? ... The Real Reality Show: All about the Drake Equation . ... The Real Reality Show . ... The Real Reality Show: How Did Life Start on Earth? ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

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... 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. ...

... Rays from an Unexpected Aurora . ... This aurora was a bit of a surprise. ... Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 from VLT . ... The Galactic Center A Radio Mystery . ... Comet 57P Falls to Pieces . ... Comet 57P has fallen to pieces, at least 19 of them. Orbiting the Sun every 5.9 years or so this faint comet - also christened Comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte for its three 1941 co-discoverers - is simply.. Sunspots and Solar Active Regions . ... How do dying stars eject their outer layers? ...

As usual: it depends! It depends on the operating system of your laptop! And then: I don't know and it's not my task to know, so please don't ask me. ... In the menu "Start" -> "(all) Programs" -> "Accessories" -> "System Tools" -> "System Information" . click on "Components" -> "Network" -> "Adapters" . ... Open a DOS-window by clicking on "Start" -> "Programs" -> "Command Prompt" and enter the command "ipconfig /ALL" . ... Here you can find a more detailed description. ...

Google doc v5.1 RadioAstron International Science Council Tsargrad Hotel (Boyarsky room) Breakfast starts at 8am Monday, June 18 ( Tsargrad hotel) 10:00 N. Kardashev: Welcome 10:15 K. Kellermann: Goals of meeting and approval of agenda 10:30 Introductions of members and guests 10:45 RISC Terms of Reference Supporting documents: RISC ToR draft 11:30 Break 12:00 M. Popov: SRT in-orbit tests and basic parameters 12:30 Y. Kovalev: Fringe Search: ...

Вы находитесь здесь: Каталоги Подключение каталогов к SIMFOV . ... Каталоги для программ-планетариев . ... Для подключения нового каталога, прежде всего, необходимо создать текстовый файл , содержащий по одной строке, на объект, оканчивающейся двухбайтовым символом Enter (если только таковой файл отсутствует). ... В настоящий момент звездная величина в каталогах типа OTHERS программой SIMFOV не используется, но выдавать ее можно из файла *.Dat , включив звездную величину в формат выходной информации. ...

... In accordance with the de-orbit plan the OC "Mir" is in a waiting mode continuing its deceleration in Earth atmosphere. During the previous day the OC "Mir" onboard systems were subject to a routine check out, the current trajectory parametres were registered. The processed information confirms the MCC readiness for the final stage dynamis operations with the OC "Mir". ... The first corrective impuls ( the cargo ship "Progress M1-5" 8 control engines are fired): . T burn start - 03.32; . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... Earth Satellites . ... By admin October 4, 2012 Posted in: Moon . A tiny second moon.This is Phobos (27 km across) seen over Mars by ESA's Mars Express (Image credit:ESA) . ... They concluded that at any given time Earth probably has a second moon. ... But, just perhaps, briefly the Earth had a second natural satellite seen by thousands of people.Remember the spectacular fireball witnessed over the UK and Ireland on 21 September 2012 ? ...

Minsk bibliography on light scattering . Search the database . By default the search will be made in all sections and one will get a list of references where either paper title, author or journal name contains the keyword. ... Enter a keyword: . ... Sort by first author name Sort by date (oldest first) . ... c) 1990,2001 Victor Babenko (Bibliography compiling) . c) 2001 Serge Beletsky (Design & Programming) . ... Last updated: 2001/10/30 ...

... Time calculated from Fermi GBM Trigger Time = 14:12:08.67 ( Connaughton, GCN 9230 ). 1% coincident with our start zero image time. 3x3 degrees around Swift XRT position . ... SUBJECT: GRB 090424 : MASTER-Net prompt optical limit DATE: 09/04/25 20:29:42 GMT FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs E. Gorbovskoy, V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, A.Belinski ... Our observations results: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fermi GRB Trigg.* ...

Supernova Gallery The purpose of the Bright Supernovae web pages is to provide a place where people can find reference images of Supernovae. ... This is an RGB color image of Supernova 2003gs in NGC 936 Credit: Pablo Canadia . Used by permission. (click on image for full resolution) . ... This is an LRGB color image of Supernova 2003cg in NGC 3169 Credit: Pollux observatory . ... Credit: Nick Suntzeff Used by permission. (click on image for full resolution) . ... Credit: AURA/NOAO Image Library . ...

... The main periodicity in the Sun 's activity is the 11-year cycle called the solar cycle. ... During the cycle, changes occur in the Sun's internal magnetic field and in the surface disturbance level. ... At the beginning of a cycle the solar magnetic field resembles a dipole which axis is aligned with Sun's rotation axis. ... The sunspot number - and Sun's activity - is at maximum in the middle of a cycle, when the Sun's internal magnetic field is most chaotic. ... Space Physics Text Book of Oulu ...

The design of IAO-Diploma has academic (conservative) style. ... The first row consists of three cells. ... Second cell - logo of EAAS - Galaxy, negative image. ... The second row consists of one cell, two lines. ... Second line - words 'International Astronomy Olympiad'. ... There should be a text in English with the name of the awarded student, his or her team, explanation of awarding including the degree of Diploma and the Number of the International Astronomy Olympiad like: Adam Kohl . ...

Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope site testing Tony Travouillon Sebastian Els, Angel Otarola, Reed Riddle, Matthias Schoeck, Warren Skidmore TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 1 Introduction TMT and its Site testing. Important choice before going on site. ... Considerations during analysis of the data. TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 2 Some Background about the TMT Site Testing TMT is a 30m, segmented, RitcheyChretien telescope design. ... ASCA Cloud Cover Analysis So how do we do it in practice? ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT  INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . ... Radioastrophysical Department , Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Science. ... Head of Laboratory dr. Gubin A.V. LABORATORY of INFORMATION SUPPLY and METHODOLOGY of RESEARCH . ... Head of Observatory Kitsanov S.V. SIBERIAN SOLAR RADIO TELESCOPE . Siberian solar radio telescope data at 5.7 GHz in I SOHO EIT 171 SOHO EIT 195 SOHO EIT 304 MDI Continuum MDI Magnetogram . ...

... This is a preliminary summary of the event on November 24, 1996, considered during the INTERBALL Workshop in Kiljavanranta, Finland, February 1998. ... Pronounced plasma sheet thinning (Bz decrease) . ... Particle burst observed inside the Polar Cap and in tail lobes . A short burst of particles detected by the Auroral Probe particle detectors during the Polar Cap crossing at 21:45 UT, almost simultaneously with the Tail Probe detectors registration of the particle burst inside the North Lobe. ...