... Tonight's Sky . ... 50 Greatest Mysteries . ... Accurate distance measurement resolves major astronomical mystery . Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts, called dwarf novae, by accurately measuring the distance to SS Cygni. ... Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the type. ...

... They are an indicator of accuracy of the CCD positional observations for a given observatory. ... Planetary and Space Science 56 (2008) 1847 ­1850 Table 4 The best results of CCD asteroid observations from MPC database for some professional observatories MPC Observatory Code Professionals 673 Telescope 000 :07 0.07 0.08 0.06 000 :06 0.06 0.04 0.05 Year Total asteroids Total positions s a 1849 sd Type USA, table Mountain, D ј 0:61 m, FL ј 9:0 m, FOV ј 22 б ...

... For the past years I have been working on the problem of synthesis of light curves of close binary systems, consisting of a normal star and a compact object (point object with fixed X-ray luminosity). ... Possible existence of a bright spot on the disk's lateral surface is taken into account. ... The last of then will be published in Gordon and Breach Publishers ( Cherepashchuk A.M., Katysheva N.A., Khruzina T.S., Shugarov S.Yu. ... Cherepashchuk A.M., Katysheva N.A., Khruzina T.S., Shugarov S.Yu. ...

... Telephone: 81 3 5620 9429 International Travel Division Facsimile: 81 3 5620 9400 Convention Center (CD100993-543) 5-5-2, Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo135, Japan SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME: OVERVIEW Invited Discourses JD 1 The Hubble Deep Field R.E.Williams JG 2 The Cataclysmic Variable Stars B.Warner JD 3 Black Holes in the Universe I.D.Novikov Symposia S 183 Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution pf the Universe S ... The dates for this workshop are 3 - 5 March, 1997. ... March 3-5, 1997: Workshop. ...

... The VSOP Symposium proceedings, "Astrophysical Phenomena Revealed by Space VLBI" have been published and have been distributed to participants. ... Following the successful launch of the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) satellite HALCA in February 1997 there have been many exciting results from space VLBI observations. ... Also, check the newly revised getting to ISAS page which has links to pictorial "Getting to ISAS from Fuchinobe" and "Getting to the Dai-Ichi Hotel from Fuchinobe" pages! ...

... The night sky observatory supports the versatile ARC 3.5-m telescope which studies a variety of astronomical objects using synoptic programs requiring many short observations over long periods, as well as responding quickly to targets of opportunity; and, the Sloan Foundation 2.5-m telescope which continues its internationally-recognized survey programs by exploring dark energy, the dynamics and evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the architecture of planetary systems. ...

... For given geographical longitude and time zone show the current data and time, Universal data and time, current local star time. ... Accept 10 different data formats (data&time, data with decimal day of month, data with decimal day of year, decimal year, some Julian dates), calculate from any formate to others, show day of week. Current data and time direct insertion function is exists. ... Calculate angular distance between two points at the sky by its equatorial coordinates. ...

The Python programs offered here result from the development of methodology for processing image data with high precision, in a flexible command line system useful for astronomical and laboratory image processing. ... Alsvid is efficient in robotic and automated or scripted server processing of astronomical images, and also in interactive command line processing for research and visualization. ... In large part it replaces IRAF and IDL when scripted image processing is required. ...

... www.chjaa.org or http:/ / /chjaa.bao.ac.cn ) Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics A Check on the Variations of Earth's Rotation with an Ancient Solar Eclipse Yan-Ben Han and Qi-Yuan Qiao National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012; hyb@bao.ac.cn Received 2003 May 13; accepted 2003 September 29 Abstract We address the relation between an ancient total The total eclipse was recorded in some ancient Chinese books, especially in local chronicles. ...

... Planet Peril in Prague: What Happened To Pluto . Dr. Owen Gingerich, Harvard University . ... This month’s meeting will feature Dr. Owen Gingerich, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and of the History of Science, at Harvard University and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. This past summer, Professor Gingerich chaired the International Astronomical Union’s planet definition committee. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

The Database of Close Binary Systems . ... Team . ... This web-based interactive database is being developed and maintained by a team at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute of the Moscow State University . The project is an on-line extension of our catalogue on "Highly Evolved Close Binary Stars" (volumes I, II) published by Gordon and Breach in 1996. As of September 2009, the database (both the software and the content) is in its development/testing phase. ...