Next: Transparency of the Stochastic Up: Model of the Galaxy Previous: Frequency distribution of galactic . ... The parameters of the model resulted from a numerical fitting of various data, such as the observed distribution of the young star population and neutral hydrogen, the density of population II stars in the vicinity of the Sun, the galactic rotation curve and the dynamics and distribution of globular clusters   and dwarf irregular satellites of the Galaxy. ...

... Master . Master net Homepage . ... Ten years ago it was realized that robotic observatories boost the capabilities of astronomical observations of non-stationary and short-lived phenomena in the Universe. ... The first Russian robot-telescope MASTER was developed in 2002 and installed nearby Moscow. ... OAO MO "Optica" has mastered the production of such systems. The workshop is devoted to the results achieved by MASTER-net, that recently stretch over the globe from Blagoveshensk to Argentina. ...

... Bogod V.M., Gel'freikh G.B.: Study of the solar atmosphere based on spectral and polarization observations on the RATAN-600. ... V.M. Bogod, C. Mercier, L. V. Yasnov: About the nature of long-term microflare energy release in the solar active regions, Paper accepted by JGR in 2000 (Manuscript Number: 20.4013). ... Bogod V.M., Garaimov V., Grebinskij A., Komar N., Opeikina L.: Solar active regions study based on wide wavelength range radio observations with RATAN-600, Abstract of JENAM-2000, p.115 . ...

... In this section, we develop a physical model of the secondary as a disk that is centrifugally supported in the radial direction and hydrostatically supported in the vertical direction. We assume that the disk is vertically isothermal and well mixed. ... where is the mean molecular mass of the gas, is the orbital period at the outer edge of the disk in years, and all of the mass of the secondary has been assumed to be concentrated near its center, so the Keplerian approximation is valid. ...

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... Home Links International Sidewalk Astronomy Night . ... Saturday night, April 12, 2008, is the 2nd International Sidewalk Astronomy Night.€а We call on all amateur astronomers to take their telescopes and binoculars out for the public to enjoy the wonders of the night sky.€а A first-quarter Moon will be visible, as will the planets Saturn and Mars.€а More information can be found at http://www.sidewalkastronomynight.com /, where you can register so people will know where to find you. ...

As announced by the IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams in Circular No. 9004 on 11 December 2008, Bulletin C36 of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service announced that a positive leap second will be added on 1 January 2009. ... Bulletin C is mailed every six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there will be no time step at the next possible date. Daniel GAMBIS Head Earth Orientation Center of IERS Observatoire de Paris, France ...

. Dedicated to 40th anniversary of the . first artificial Earth satellite launch . Russian (Win) .

... Paper analyses Russian view of its involvement into international space cooperation and associated Western concerns. ... a) as a global market of space products and services, or . ... Nowadays, when the Russian rocket and space industry suffers from the end of the Cold War and transition from plan to market economy, Russia counts to benefit from offering its capabilities at the global space market. ... A principal offer of Russia to a global market is a space launch capability. ...

... 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. ...

. English / Русский . H ome page . K ey dates . R egistration . P articipants and presentations . P rogram . C ommittees . V enue . F ee and accomodation . P oster . G allery . P roceedings . Contacts . katya@sao.ru . ts@sao.ru . Organizers . Special Astrophysical Observatory of RAS . Baksan Neutrino Observatory of INR RAS . It is planned to publish Proceedings of the Workshop. The template can be downloaded from here . Send your contribution to ts@sao.ru before December 15, 2015. Design ts@sao.ru

ASTRONOMICAL YEARBOOK (in Russian) . ... It contains the ephemerides of the Sun, the Moon, major planets, and stars computed with the maximum precision in the accordance with the resolutions approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). From AY-2016 the ephemerides EPM2011 developed at IAA RAS was used as a ephemerical basis for the calculation of ephemerides of the Sun, the Moon and major planets with accuracy adequate to DE ephemerides. ... ASTRONOMICAL YEARBOOK . ...

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... Our tours this year include: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Bauman Moscow State Technical University Orevo Laboratory, Russian Mission Control Center (TsUP), Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Lavochkin Scientific and Industrial Association, Energomash Scientific and Industrial Association, Scientific and Industrial Association "Zvezda", Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center, Monino Air Force Museum. Bauman Moscow State Technical University . Moscow) . ...

... TCC User's Guide explains how to use the TCC from an Astronomer's point of view. TCC Commands describes the commands in detail. ... You can talk to one using the tcc command talk mirror_name " mirrorCtrl command " for example talk sec showparams . ... You can talk to one using the tcc command talk mirror_name "galil Galil command " for example talk sec "galil XQ#SHOWPARAMS" . ... You can talk to one using the command talk axis_name " axis controller command " for example talk az "MS.DUMP" . ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

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... It was found that the Sun lies 9?2 pc above the plane of hte Galactic disk in the direction of North Galactic pole and that F0-F9 stars contribute 0.0035 M /pc 3 to the density of the Galactic disk. ... We used this method to determine the scale height of the subsystem of F stars of the Galactic disk, Z 0 =160?10 pc. ... It is suggested that scale height of the metal-poor stars subsystem is due to the infall of the metall-poor intergalactic gas onto the disk. ...

... V.V.Shevchenko, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Universitetsky 13, Moscow 119899, Russia, shev@sai.msu.ru . ... 1.Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, 119899, Moscow, Russia. shev@sai.msu.ru . ... V.V.Shevchenko, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow 119992, Russia, shev@sai.msu.ru . ... 119992 Moscow, Russia; . ... 2Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow, 119992, Russia, . ... Moscow, 119992, Russia shev@sai.msu.ru . ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... December : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 2 December 2015 to 28 December 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . December 06, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... December 08, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... December 21, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G2 (moderate) . ... December 16, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) 2 December 2015 - 28 December 2015 . ...