Introduction OCAAS 2.0 November 12, 1998 1­1 1 Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System 1.1 Introduction OCAAS is a complete UNIX software package for the local and remote operation of an astronomical observatory. ... It controls all aspects of the telescope mount, CCD camera, filter wheel, focuser, weather instrumentation, power supply, GPS receiver, internet or phone line communications, dome and shutter hardware. ... Dome flats may also be taken automatically if desired. ...

... Under certain conditions, like those in the nucleus of a QSO, all atoms can be made to emit light at particular wavelengths. ... If that source is approaching the observer, the wave is squashed up onto itself making the wavelength shorter. ... This is redshift. ... You can see how the section of the QSO spectrum which we observe changes with redshift. ... We then see how far we had to slide the observed spectrum along the scale to make it match and that is the objects redshift. ... The 2QZ team . ...

... Research objects and scientific purposes . Space scientific program includes development and launch of two supersmall spacecrafts "Universitetskiy" and "Kompas-2" intended for monitoring of radiation conditions near the Earth. ... All the studies conducted in the near-Earth space are characterised by strong radiation fields. ... The circular polar orbits, which cover all the near-Earth space, are the most favorable for comprehensive studies of the radiation conditions near the Earth. ...

Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM B. Safonov Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites, 2010 B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 1 / 17 Why observe in twilight with MASS/DIMM? ... ASM includes 3 devices sensitive to background: guider, DIMM and MASS. B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 2 / 17 Background in guider. ...

... РЕШЕНИЕ ЗАДАЧ СФЕРИЧЕСКОЙ АСТРОНОМИИ . ... Вычисление точных топоцентрических эфемерид планет . ... В качестве примера в нем приведены исходные данные сервера для расчета эфемерид Марса. Ниже списка располагаются четыре кнопки для модификации исходных данных. ... Через некоторое время, которое в основном определяется скоростью передачи данных по сети, на экране появиться большая таблица рассчитанных значений параметров, снабженных многочисленными комментариями. ...

... http://www.aras.am/JENAM-2007/index.htm . ... JENAM 2007 in Armenia, First Announcement available                            J E N A M - 2 0 0 7                         "Our non-stable Universe"                    20-25 August 2007, Yerevan, Armenia JENAM-2007 (Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting) will take place in Yerevan (Armenia) and will be the 15th Annual Meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) and the 6th Annual Meeting of the Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS). ...

... 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. ...

... Меркурий - четвертая по блеску планета: в максимуме она почти так же ярка, как Сириус, ярче же бывают только Венера, Марс, Юпитер. Тем не менее Меркурий очень трудная для наблюдения планета из-за малости его орбиты и, следовательно, близости к Солнцу; его наибольшая элонгация (видимое угловое расстояние от Солнца) составляет 28 градусов. ... Вследствие всех этих разного рода трудностей только самым упорным наблюдателям удавалось обнаружить детали на поверхности Меркурия. ...