... I normally begin by asking the class what they think would be different if the Moon didn't exist, or if the Sun were closer to Earth, or if a star exploded nearby. ... The winds would be much stronger. ... In using what-if questions in the classroom, it is worth bearing in mind that students extrapolating the effects of new scenarios will encounter two different situations: direct changes to the new version of Earth and indirect changes resulting from the direct changes. ...

... CodingљStyle . ... Plugins . ... Building Plugins . ... dynamic plugins are stand-alone dynamic libraries (separate files with .so extension on Linux, .dll in Windows or .dylib on Mac OS X) that are loaded at run-time (on start-up) by Stellarium. This allows dynamic plugins to be distributed separately from Stellarium. static plugins are linked statically at build-time. ... For the rest of this discussion, I will assume you downloaded the source code in the directory /home/me/builds/stellarium . ...

Authors: Yu.G. Shevelev , V.A. Marsakov , . ... We have constructed and investigated properties of metallicity function of disk stars with different ages, proceeding from the statistically restored real altitude distributions of stars at the solar galactocentric distance. It is shown that the metallicity distribution of stars in each age range is not of Gaussian form, but it may be considered as a superposition of two normal distributions centered at -0.2 and 0.0 dex. ...

... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...

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... Размещена статья "Новая карта рельефа Марса" . ... южный полярный радиус 3 382 580 м. Новая карта Марса выполнена методом послойной окраски ступеней высот (21 ступень) между горизонталями. ... Формы рельефа, встречающиеся на Марсе. На современных картах Марса наряду с новыми наименованиями, присвоенными формам рельефа, выявленным по космическим снимкам, используются старые географические и мифологические названия, предложенные итальянским астрономом Джованни Скиапарелли. ...

... 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. ...

... 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 . ...

... For reliable estimation of the accuracy of asteroid CCD observations we usually consider from ten or more various NUMBERED MINOR PLANETS (NMPs) observed during several nigths per month (more then 50 positions). ... They can be considered as an indicator of accuracy of the CCD positional observations with given MPC code. ... For any NUMBERED minor planet the (O-C) values must be zero if the errors of observations and the errors of its theory are absent. ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... des actualit–їs . ... Accueil Atterrissage de Curiosity sur Mars en direct lundi matin . ... Apr–Rs 8 mois de voyage –Љ travers l'espace, Curiosity arrive enfin sur Mars ce lundi 6 ao–?t 2012. ... Les Toulousains ont quant –Љ eux le loisir de se rendre –Љ la Cit–ї de l'Espace pour suivre l'atterrissage avec les commentaires des sp–їcialistes fran–?ais de la mission. ... Curiosity est le plus gros rover jamais envoy–ї sur Mars . ...

. Final stage of OC "MIR" flight . OC "Mir" has ceased its existance . Flight procedure for March 23, 2001 . OC "MIR" layout . Press release . OC "MIR" destruction sequence . Trajectory report . 23.03.2001 . 03.53.14 The 1-st corrective impulse is performed normal. 05.24.28 The 2-nd corrective impulse is performed normal. 09.00 OC "MIR" has ceased its existance .

... 3rd ISCC) Kunming, China, Oct. ... THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF CHRONOBIOLOGY AND CHRONOMEDICINE Kunming , China , October 7-12, 1998 REGISTRATION FORM This form should be typewritten Participant Title (tick): Prof. _ Dr. _ Mr. _ Mrs. _ Miss _ Ms. _ Surname: _______________ ... ____________________ Given name(s): ______________________ Country: _____________________ Nationality: ________________________ Registration fees: Participant Companion N of companions Amount U.S . $300 ...

... CHOOSING NORMALS. ... DEFINING THE PART DIMENSIONS OF THE REQUIRED STRENGTH WITH TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MANUFACTURING FACTORS AND RESTRICTIONS.. ... MAKING THE PART DRAWING.. ... CHOOSING THE DESIGN SCHEME AND DEFINING STRESSES OF THE PART ELEMENTS The laboratory work contents: 2.1 Balancing the part. ... DEFINING THE PART DIMENSIONS OF THE REQUIRED STRENGTH WITH TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MANUFACTURING FACTORS AND RESTRICTIONS The laboratory work contents: 3.1 Choosing the part material. ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT  INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . ... Radioastrophysical Department , Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Science. ... Head of Laboratory dr. Gubin A.V. LABORATORY of INFORMATION SUPPLY and METHODOLOGY of RESEARCH . ... Head of Observatory Kitsanov S.V. SIBERIAN SOLAR RADIO TELESCOPE . Siberian solar radio telescope data at 5.7 GHz in I SOHO EIT 171 SOHO EIT 195 SOHO EIT 304 MDI Continuum MDI Magnetogram . ...

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... G.S.Bisnovatyi-Kogan Gravitational radiation in neutron stars formation and merging. ... Experience SAI MSU в?' INFN collaboration in the GW - experiment . ... V.M.Lipunov Gravitational Waves Sky . ... Michael B. Mensky and Valentin N. Rudenko High-frequency GW detectors based on electromagnetic-gravitational resonance . ... Fulvio Ricci Low Temperature and Gravitational Wave detectors . ... A.M.Cherepashchuk Chairman (SAI MSU, Moscow) . ... V.A.Matveev (INR RAS, Moscow) . ...