... The unlocked gate at the entrance to the observatoryтАЩs gravel driveway should remain closed to prevent the public from driving back to the observatory. ... This means that if there are still members of the public present at the observatory who do not wish to leave by 11:30 PM they will be locked in the park until a keyholder leaves and secures the gate(s) behind him/her. ... Roll the roof back using the hand crank near the computer room. ... Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc., ...

... ARTICLE: The Adventurous Search For The Astronomical Unit . ... Kepler himself had suggested to use the rare occasions of Venus transiting (crossing) the solar disk to measure our distance to the planet. ... Due to the orbital inclination of Venus against the ecliptic of 3.5°, a Venus transit is so rare that it happens only at intervals of 121.5 years, 8 years, 105.5 years, 8 years and so on. ... Crabtree witnessing the transit of Venus 1639 . ... Transits of Venus - The Quest for the Solar Parallax...

... Left: A POSSM plot of the uncalibrated spectrum of DA 193 at 1.66 GHz on a baseline Bear Lakes to Noto. ... The phase slope as a function of frequency is clear evidence for a small delay error in the correlator model. Right: The same data as shown on the left, but corrected for a delay error and a residual fringe rate. ... Left: A VPLOT plot of the uncalibrated amplitude (upper frame) and uncalibrated phase (lower frame) as a function of time for the source DA 193 on a baseline HartRAO to Noto. ...

... Julian Date Flux Densities (mJy) Julian Date Flux Densities (mJy) 2440000:0 A1 A2 B C 2440000:0 A1 A2 B C 8930.9968 153.8 134.6 59.8 22.6 9021.6846 154.0 137.0 59.0 22.9 8939.7717 163.7 146.0 66.1 22.9 9024.6766 151.4 134.6 58.4 22.1 8940.8936 153.2 135.8 59.2 22.6 9030.5334 156.7 139.1 59.0 22.4 8944.7380 161.7 142.2 63.7 23.1 9032.6650 151.8 136.5 57.7 22.6 8951.8637 148.4 131.3 58.3 21.7 9036.7067 155.1 137.1 58.8 ...

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 . ...

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European Astronomical Society(EAS): NEWS Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed some information of interest. ... We would also like to remind you that the time is appropriate to renew your membership for 2006 (see our Web page for procedures). ... And do'nt forget that, in between messages, the latest news can always be found on our Web page: http://www.iap.fr/eas/index.html With kind regards, Michel Dennefeld ************************************************************ Content 1. ...

... Space flight . ... Space camp . Space Hotel . ... The system of SOS (Small Orbit Station) must base on the operation in various combinations of the following orbital objects - standard elements of SOS: . ... The cargo module-spacecraft "Docking module" (DM) designed for ISS, . ... Service power module (SPM) on basis of DM, . ... SPM, analogously to DM, is delivered (is actively docked) to the board of SOS within the cargo module-spacecraft. ... Projects / Space hotel: General description . ...

Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Phase range for plots: -0.5 to 1.0 0.0 to 2.0 0.0 to 1.0 . ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... Two period search methods are currently implemented. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . ...