... Spacecraft that will search for planetary systems around 40 million stars and observe the largest explosions in the universe have been chosen as the next two missions in NASA's medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) program. ... The first mission, to be launched in 2003, is the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer, a three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma ray bursts. ... During its three-year mission, Swift will also survey the sky for new black holes and other sources of cosmic gamma rays. ...

... Johnson Space Center, Texas . ... Kennedy Space Center, Florida . ... NASA-16 , 1996 . ... John Howard . ... NASA-14 , 1992 . ... Timothy John . ... John Mace . ... JOHNSON, . ... NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio . ... Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland . ... Piers John . ... Ames Research Center, California . ...

... VaST is a software tool for finding variable objects on a series of astronomical images. ... VaST performs object detection and aperture photometry using SExtractor on each image, cross-matches lists of detected stars, performs magnitude calibration with respect to the first (reference) image and constructs a lightcurve for each object. ... VaST FITS image viewer ./pgfv . ... Part I" PZP, vol. ... K. V. Sokolovsky, S. A. Korotkiy; "New Variable Stars Discovered by the NMW Survey" PZP, vol. ...

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Manuscript Draft Manuscript Number: ATP1021 Title: comment on the paper by Dalin , Pertsev and Romejko Significance of lunar impact on noctilucent clouds ( revised version) Article Type: Research Paper Section/Category: Keywords: Noctilucent clouds moon influence mesosphere Manuscript Region of Origin: Abstract: a critical review of the paper by Dalin , ... Reference: Dalin, P.A., N.N. Pertsev, V.A. Romejko. ...

... 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. ...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... In SAI OCL Catalog, we introduce our work on investigation of the Milky Way system of open star clusters. The main goal of our study is a search for new clusters using huge surveys. 168 new clusters have been already discovered by us using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS point source catalog. ... For 141 new clusters, we found their physical parameters using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS catalog and, for a number of clusters, our UBVRI CCD observational magnitudes. ...

... Center-Limb Variations ! ... Оцифрованы данные из книги Гуртовенко и др. 1975г ! ... Сформулированы ближайшие направления развития SunWorld ! ... В проект добавлен раздел GEDA - Общие данные ! ... в расчет все линии диапазона ! ... Начата обработка списков линий Kurucz на предмет ! включения в БД SunWorld лишь тех линий, которые ! ... с) Можаровский С.Г. // mailto:sw@newmail.ru // Home page Solar page ...

Wave propagation in an irregular plasma . Methods of the ionospheric plasma radio sounding . ... Program, Grant No. ... Investigation of Anomalous Attenuation Effect Caused by Radio Wave Scattering and Transformation on the Ionospheric Irregularities . ... Grant No. ... Diagnostics of Ionospheric Irregularity Spectrum Using Measurements of Radio Wave Anomalous Attenuation Under Vertical Sounding . ... Simple numerical model of radio wave multiple scattering effects in the ionospheric plasma layer. ...

... Next, the screen displays "Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu." Press "0" if you wish to begin Automatic alignment (or Easy Align, depending on your telescope model), or press Mode if you wish to choose a manual alignment method ("Automatic Alignment" displays, and you can press MODE to go through the menu to find other alignments). ... Note: If you press the "?" key while "Ctr Brightest Star" displays, the alignment star that AutoStar has chosen will display. ... Alignment successful" displays. ...

Архив новостей . ... Сегодня: 10 апреля 2016 г. Национальное агентство США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA) официально объявило о намерении выложит в интернет свой фото- и видеоархив. ... Реализация проекта будет осуществляться совместно с Internet Archive, некоммерческой организацией из Сан-Франциско. ... Теперь, благодаря сотрудничеству NASA и Internet Archive, эти коллекции станут доступны в едином онлайновом архиве агентства. ...

... Официальное зеркало Astronomy picture of the day на сервере NASA ?? ... 8 июля 2000 . Каждый день новое изображение с пояснением, . ... США ночью . NOAA / NGDC , DMSP Digital Archive . ... Представленное выше изображение ?фактически составлено из более чем 200 изображений, сделанных спутниками с орбиты Земли. Изображения были сделаны на Метеорологическом спутнике Министерства обороны ВВС США USAF DMSP. ... А. Сергеев , оформление, 1999, 2000. ...

Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope site testing Tony Travouillon Sebastian Els, Angel Otarola, Reed Riddle, Matthias Schoeck, Warren Skidmore TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 1 Introduction TMT and its Site testing. Important choice before going on site. ... Considerations during analysis of the data. TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 2 Some Background about the TMT Site Testing TMT is a 30m, segmented, RitcheyChretien telescope design. ... ASCA Cloud Cover Analysis So how do we do it in practice? ...

... Р?С?С?С?Р?Р?Р?Р?РеС?Р?С?Р?РеР? ... Launched on February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission is to be the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. ... The ultimate goal of the mission is to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the near Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February, 1999, and study the asteroid for approximately one year. ...