Optimized MASS device for synchronous measurements with Paranal DIMM. ... System 1.2.2 Fabry lens . ... 3.2 Device alignments at the telescop 3.2.1 Fabry lens p osition . ... Optical layout of MASS device in ZY plane . Optical layout of the MASS device in ZX plane MASS segmentator . ... Other values are explained in text. working entrance pupils for the MASS devices can b e defined in reverse light path as the images of these pupil stops pro duced by the Fabry lens + telescop e optical system. ...

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 . ...

StarShine-3: . ... The satellites are covered by nearly 1000 small, front-surface aluminum mirrors that are machined by technology students in Utah and polished by tens of thousands of students all over the world. ... And this is only small story about it. ... We will be able to measure the angular position of that satellite by observing sunlight flashes from small mirrors mounted on the surface of the satellite, as it passes across the starry sky before sunrise and after sunset.. ... Starshine 3 . ...

... Une note trє¦s prєµcise, contenant des questions spєµciales, fut donc rєµdigєµe et adressєµe єђ l'Observatoire de Cambridge, dans le Massachusetts. ... L'Observatoire de Cambridge. ... л1€ђ Est-il possible d'envoyer un projectile dans la Lune? . ... л3€ђ Quelle sera la durєµe du trajet du projectile auquel aura єµtєµ imprimєµe une vitesse initiale suffisante, et, par consєµquent, єђ quel moment devra-t-on le lancer pour qu'il rencontre la Lune en un point dєµterminєµ? . ...

... Fifteen years ago, on February 20, 1986 the launching of the Core Block marked the beginning of the Mir Orbital Station construction. Currently the Mir Station consists of 6 modules. ... The Mir Station total mass is near 130 tons. ... For sinking unburned Mir Station fragments after reentering atmosphere a Southern Pacific Ocean area limited by the following point coordinates: 53 њ S, 175 њ W; 23 њ S, 175 њ W; 23 њ S, 132 њ W; 30 њ S, 127 њ W; 30 њ S, 90 њ W; 53 њ S, 90 њ W is choosen. ...

Les Grands Hommes de la France . ... Son pere tait directeur des vivres charg alors du ravitaillement des troupes engeg es dans la guerre contre les Chousans. ... A vingt-neuf ans Balzac a crit les "chouans".Il a sign un pre,ier grand contrat pour une dition de ses oeuvres, faites et a faire, en douze volumes, sous le titre d'"Etudes de maeursqu XIX siecle". ... Issue d'une famille d'enseignants, Marie est elevee entre sens du devoir et manque d'argent, elle mene une vie des plus Spartiates. ...

... In this case, the main vortex in the Benard cell is decomposed into smaller ones as a result of ten perioddoubling bifurcations. It is shown that the resulting turbulence is coherent and determinate; the fractal character (local selfsimilarity) of its spectrum is found. ... It is shown that the real atmospheric turbulence is the result of mixing of different coherent structures. ... COHERENT STRUCTURE IN A CLOSED ROOM The scheme of measurements in the LSVT spectrograph pavilion is shown in Fig. ...

... Field of interest: data analysis and interpretation of X-ray observations of BHC and NS systems, astrophysics of compact objects and related phenomena: X-ray , optical and radio observations , shocks and stellar winds, emission mechanism, the spectral and timing analysis of the X-ray emission from microquasars ( signature of accreting BH), atoll- and Z-sources ( signature of accreting NS), modeling of INTEGRAL images % . ...

... ASRAS HOME . ... For our educational outreach event, we hosted a Boy Scout troop in Ionia (Pix_1), for a sleep over this last spring and were able to make our Portable Radio Telescope (PBT - itty bitty radio telescope ) operational. ... The Solar Radio Telescope project is coming together nicely. ... You may have seen or heard of articles about the ongoing Solar RT project which is a Solar RF Spectrograph to study sunspots, presently being built for the ASRAS astronomy club (site in Ionia, NY). ...

The low aspect ratio, or spherical tokamak Globus-M [1] has recently been built in a support of international spherical tokamak plasma investigation program. ... The survey to determine the work scope in diagnostic design for Globus-M is given in the paper. ... The next one is an advanced diagnostic set intended to supply the data on basic plasma parameters: electron temperature and density profiles, ion temperature, plasma composition, radiation profile, Zeffective. ... Magnetic Diagnostics. ...

... NOAA 11300's . ... The law latitude recurrent pore was observed in the Northern hemisphere since 20.08 to 30.08.05, with breaks. ... The short-time mid latitudes sunspot was observed in the Southern hemisphere on 24.08 and 25.08.05, near the central meridian. ... The bipolar group of the appreciable sizes was observed at the tenth parallel from 13 to 16.12.05, in the Western part of the Southern hemisphere. 14.12 the total area of the region has reached 150 m.s.h., and sunspots quantity - ten units....

... Contact A Problem of an estimation of accuracy of the asteroid CCD observations . The Minor Planet Center supported by the Interntional Astronomical Union is the main office for keeping observational data of the small Solar System bodies and their investigations. ... At Pulkovo Observatory we are estimating an accuracy of the CCD asteroid observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over the World using the MPC database. ...