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. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

... About ISSP . RAS members working in ISSP . ... A set of technological processes is developed in the Institute of Solid State Physics RAS for manufacturing of scintillation elements for radiation detectors with high space resolution. ... тАв€а a technology of direct forming of scintillation elements with necessary profiles and dimensions by means of external pressure in pressing tools with corresponding geometry. ... Scientific Secretary WWW: www.issp.ac.ru . ...

At the undergraduate level, I teach mostly engineering science courses in the areas of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. ... In conjunction with heat transfer, they constitute the basis for such applications as heat exchangers, air conditioning, aerodynamics, turbomachinery, pipe flows, energy conversion, and others. ... Have the students use and develop fundamental analytical skills in the specific context of the course. ... o MEE 341 : Fluid Mechanics I . o MEE 342 : Fluid Mechanics II . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... On Thursday, February 15th 2001 (and replayed on March 19), the Fox TV network aired a program called ``Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?'', hosted by X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi. ... Dust around the lander . ... However, it appeals to our common sense: when the sky is black here on Earth, we see stars. ... Bad: The program claims that when the top half of the lander took off from the Moon to bring the astronauts back into orbit, there was no flame from the rocket. ...

... MASTER Net is 56 square degrees per 1 exposition . ... 06 Dec 2015: GRB 151205B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18665 . ... 18 Nov 2015: GRB 151118A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18613 . ... 12 Nov 2015: GRB 151112A: MASTER-NET optical limit GCN18591 . ... 07 Nov 2015: GRB 151107A: MASTER-NET optical observations GCN18565 . ... 31 Oct 2015: Five OTs detected by Global Robotic MASTER Net ATel8232 . ... 02 Oct 2015: GRB 151001B: MASTER-NET early optical observations GCN18380 . ...

Complexity and Simplicity of Optimization Problems Yurii Nesterov, CORE/INMA (UCL) September 4, 2012 (Moscow) Developments in Computer Sciences Age of Revolutions: Revolution of Personal Computers: 1980 ­ 2000. ... Genealogy Mathematics Engineering Computational Mathematics .. ... We have already enough troubles with problems formed by the simplest functions. ... Assume that in our problem class P : Complexity of the problems is an increasing unbounded function of the data size. ... Google problem. ...

... Observations of GRB afterglows with Russian-Turkish 1.5-m Telescope (RTT150) . ... The afterglow light curve was measured in detail starting from about 5 h after the GRB and over five ensuing nights. In addition, upper limits were obtained on the rapid variability of the afterglow on the first night of observations and the history of afterglow color variations was measured in detail. ... 2007) : . ... Astronomy Letters, 33, 797 (2007) , arXiv:0802.1635 , The original text in Rissian . ...

The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) . ... Before jumping into all the finer details of teh survey, a brief non-astronomer's guide to redshift surveys is available. ... The primary scientific aims of the QSO survey are: (1) to obtain the primordial fluctuation power spectrum out to COBE scales, (2) to determine the rate of QSO clustering evolution in the non-linear and linear regimes and hence obtain new limits on the value of and the bias parameter, (3) to apply a powerful geometric method to measure . ...

To see a Russian version of this page, click here . ... Bochkarev Nikolai Gennadievich . astrophysics researcher: . born: Moscow, May 19, 1947; . ... Jr. researcher Sternberg Astronomical Inst., ... Soviet (Russian) Working Group on Interstellar Matter, Moscow , 1979-; . ... Madison, 1991. ... ALocal Interstellar Matter, 1990, . Basic Physics of the Interstellar Matter, 1992; co-author: . ... Physics of Interstellar Matter, 1979; . ... All-Union Astronom. Geodesical Soc., ... Astronom. ...

Lisnyky observatory of A&SPD is located in the village of Lisnyky in Kyiv region. AZT-8 (right) Diameter 0.7 m, Newton, Cassegren. ... Spiral jets of comet Hale-Bopp have been observing on the 3-rd of April, 1997 with 70-cm reflector and image intensifier, time of exposure: 1 second, field of vision: 1.5 minute of arc. This color image was obtained with Fuji color film (Super Plus 400) in focal plane of the 70-cm reflector (F = 27 m) at Lisniki Observatory by A.M.Evtushevsky. ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. ... On 9 September 2009, a contract was signed between ISC Kosmotras and SSTL for the launch of Nigeria-2 and NigeriaSat- у satellites on Dnepr rocket as part of 2010 cluster launch from Yasny Launch Base. According to information provided by SSTL the NigeriaSat-2 satellite is being built for the Nigerian government (NASRDA) as a follow-on to the NigeriaSat-1 satellite that was launched in 2003. ... E-mail: info@kosmotras.ru . ...

... Capability of space means for the solution of problems of military character . ... Classification and functions of space systems of military purpose(assignment) . ... Ground complex of maintenance of launch and control of space vehicles . ... Capability of space systems of optical reconnaissance . ... Complexes topographical and earthresource shooting on base of "Zenit" space vehicle . ... Space vehicle for optical-electronic reconnaissance . ... System with space vehicle on low-altitude orbits . ...

New polar ring galaxies catalogue. ... A host galaxy like S0 or E, the polar component is like spirals or irregular galaxies ( gas -rich and bluer) Not only narrow annuli, but also extended disc-like rings Warped and inclined rings Only 20 large-scale polar rings + 6 inner rings were kinematically confirmed from the Whitmore et al. list: - HI maps (Cox et al; Sparke et al. ) - optical-long slit spectroscopy (Reshetnikov et al) - optical ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Irvin M. Winer . ... Roof Status . ... Winer . ... 2016.04.09 16:10:02 . ... Roof Position . ... Roof System . ... Solar Altitude For Opening Roof: -1.00 . Solar Altitude For Closing Roof: -1.00 . Sun Position Now: Altitude = 65.61, Azimuth = -166.41 . Time of Last Reboot: 29 Days, 21h:31m:00s . ... Page last updated on: February 16, 2016 . ... Arizona 85637-0797 . ... Share this page with: . 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

Posting Observations . ... You will need to subscribe to vsnet-acc (to allow you access to post your observations). ... VSNet has several different e-mail sigs, and sub sigs. ... These list are controlled by a software package called " Majordomo ", which allows you to subscribe and unsubscribe yourself from these list with an e-mail message (automated). ... Once you have subscribed to vsnet-acc (which will only send you a welcome message back and nothing else) you can post to the other list. ...

Stellarium 0.12.3 . ... Classes . ... StelMainWindow Class Reference . ... voidљ . ... Alternate fullscreen mode/windowed mode if possible. ... boolљ . ... Get whether fullscreen is activated or not. ... It is the class in charge of switching betwee fullscreen or windowed mode. ... Get whether fullscreen is activated or not. static StelMainWindow & StelMainWindow::getInstance . ... void StelMainWindow::init . ... Set whether fullscreen is activated or not. void StelMainWindow::toggleFullScreen . ...

Most of the files on the LX200 details are from http://www.mailbag.com/users/ragreiner/index.html#Index known as ``Doc G's Info Site''. This is the web site for Dr. R. A. Greiner, retired Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. These files were last archived here in April 2003. The LX200 command set is from Meade's web site, April 2003.

Log N -- Log S distribution as a new test for cooling curves of neutron stars S.B. Popov # , H. Grigorian +,## , R. Turolla # and D. Blaschke §,¶ # Universitetski 13, 119992 Moscow, Russia + D­18051 Rostock, Germany ## Alex Manoogian 1, 375025 Yerevan, Armenia # Marzolo 8, 35131, Padova, Italy § D­33615 Bielefeld, Germany ¶ 141980, Dubna, Russia Abstract. We propose to use population synthesis studies as an independent approach to test the physics governing the star cooling. ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... Ciel Espace, nouvelle formule, c'est . des actualit†йs . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Curiosity d†йcouvre que la vie a †йt†й possible sur Mars . ... Le robot Curiosity a d†йcouvert dans des †йchantillons de roche que des €л conditions d'habitabilit†й €Ё ont autrefois exist†й sur Mars. ...