Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS CONT14 - High-Frequency Earth Rotations Variations from VLBI Observations E. Skurikhina, A.Ipatov, S. Smolentsev, S. Kurdubov, I. Gayazov, A. Diyakov, V. Olifirov Results of data processing of CONT11 15 day campaign of continuous VLBI sessions with a network of eleven globally distributed stations in September 2011 with participation of two stations of Russian QUASAR network stations Badary and Zelenchukskaya are presented. ... EOP accuracy from IVS-CONT Table 5. ...

Although it s still invisible to the naked eye, Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) is brightening as expected. ... And, as we see here, long-exposure images also show the comet s greenish color. Adam Block captured this image through a 32-inch Schulman Telescope and an SBIG STX-16803 CCD camera. It's an RGB image with exposures of 18, 18, and 16 minutes, respectively, taken October 8, 2013, from the University of Arizona s Mount Lemmon SkyCenter . Adam Block ...

... In electron-positron colliders, effect of the lattice modification by opposing bunch focusing on the equilibrium radiation emittance is important at high values of the space charge parameter, so one should correctly evaluate this dynamic radiation emittance of the weak beam, which may differ a lot from the nominal emittance, already in the linear beam-beam force model. ... The linearized beam-beam force is equivalent to focusing insertion in linear lattice of the collider. ...

... The overall globular cluster population is divided by gap in the metallicity function at [Fe/H]=-1.0 into two discrete groups with well-defined maxima at [Fe/H]=-1.60?0.03 dex, and -0.60?0.04 dex. ... Clusters with extremely blue horizontal branches occupy a spherical volume of radius ~ 9 kpc, have high rotational velocities ( V rot =77?33 km/s), have substantial and equal negative radial and vertical metallicity gradients, and are, on average, the oldest group (the old-halo subsystem). ...

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... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... The newly discovered ?mega-Earth? ... Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background (the two planets? proximity is grossly exaggerated) .€а Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 29 000 km, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. ... The first mega-earth to be discovered is Kepler-10c which orbits a star lying about 560 light years from the Sun in the constellation Draco. ... Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The ?Mega-Earth? ...

October 14, 2006 ---------------- Version 3.1 ----------- As of this version, XmTel is considered stable for routine use. and it is useful for the control of telescopes for both amateur and professional uses. ... XmTel does not yet include the suite of pointing corrections that are already in the menu system (but disabled). ... With the offset correction a well-aligned small telescope will point to arc minute accuracy and well enough to put an object in a CCD camera field of view. ...

The direct detection of gravitational waves is one of those events long-expected by physicists that are nevertheless a significant occurrence which excites the world scientific community as if something unexpected has happened. ... Many rumors leaked ahead of the conference, and the fact that something (that is, a signal corresponding to gravitational waves) was discovered by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) was discussed on the sidelines. ... arXiv:1602.03868 . ...

... IAA VLBI Analysis Center . ... First IAA SLR EOP submission to IERS Annual Report . ... Beginning of operational processing of SLR observations . ... We use several program packages for analysis mostly developed at the IAA: GROSS for processing of the SLR observations and analysis of EOP and coordinates time series, OCCAM/GROSS for computation of EOP, station coordinates, and troposphere parameters time series from the VLBI observations, GRAPE for processing of GPS observations. ...

The Russian Parliament will soon consider a bill that would restructure the Russian space program, 35 years after the launch оf Sputnik. ... But the legislation's most striking and controversial feature is a provision that would ban testing and deployment оf space weapons ? including anti-satellite weapons and space-based missile interceptors. ... A draft bill was written by a group of experts within the Moscow Space Club, several of whom now work on space issues with the Russian Parliament. ...

... The ISO post­mission archive (PMA) is being designed to fully ex­ ploit this legacy by providing access to the data across the Internet. It will provide an on­line service to the data, supporting documentation and software through a WWW interface which has the goals of being friendly for the novice user, flexible for the expert and rapid for everybody. ... Archived product or OFRP The ISO Post­Mission Archive 441 BROWSE FORM RESULTS FORM SHOPPING BASKET USER REGISTRATION RETRIEVAL FORM Figure 3. ...

... Baksan Neutrino Observatory of INR RAS . ... There will be several transport runs from Mineral Waters airport to Nizhnij Arkhyz as Workshop participants arrive