These routines are meant to provide an interface to the Glish library. ... Initialise Glish support. gls_test_running . Test if Glish available and running. flag gls_initialise (int *argc, char **argv) . ... argc : As passed to the main function. argv : As passed to the main function. Returns: TRUE if running under Glish, else FALSE. ... This function must not be called until the dm package is initialised. flag gls_test_running () . ... Returns: TRUE if Glish available and running, else FALSE. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

On 01may11 dana noticed that the turret floor was not moving smoothly when it passed through some turret positions. ... sample turret motor amp and speed output once/second. move turret from 26 to 339 degrees and back. do the moves at 3deg/sec, 1 deg/sec, and .25 deg/sec. The plots show the motor current and speed for the various motions (.ps) ( .pdf ): . ... black: master motor current moving clockwise (CW) . red: slave motor current while moving clockwise(CW) . ... up to turret page . ...

... Three Month Composite of Comet Holmes . ... Since brightening unexpectedly by nearly one million fold in late October, the last three months have found the coma of Comet 17P/Holmes both expanding and fading. This spectacular composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes have changed. ... When the robotic MESSENGER spacecraft glided by the planet Mercury last month, it was able to image portions of the Sun's closest planet that had never been seen before. ... Mercury on the Horizon . ...

... 09.11.2007 (VNY) Fixed a bug that could result in a crash of the task when processing crowded fields (SSC-SPR-3700); Restoring the omgsource flag when extracting the target spectrum: in the case when omgrism is called from the interactive tool omgsource the target spectrum shouldn't be extracted (fixing the SSC-SPR-3702); Added a parameter enabling the output of an additional region file that contains newly detected point-like sources (zero-order features); . ...

... The International Space Station ( ISS ) is passing over Ireland from now till Monday the 30th of March. ... On 21 of March, observers in the Netherlands saw the ISS's luminosity reach magnitude -6: four times brighter than Venus and 40 times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. ... The above photo of the ISS was taken by Jonathan Bingham from Belfast, on 19th March 2009. Sunday, 22 March 2009 23:39 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

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... This past spring, as Comet Hyakutake decorated our evening skies, I received a telephone call from an upset parent. We bought our daughter a telescope to see the comet," she said, "and we can't see anything!" The exasperated mother said they found binocular and naked-eye views to be better than those through the telescope. ... They may be bright overall, but all that light is coming from a big area of space. ... OK, you say, I found Comet Hale-Bopp this evening. ... Does the comet have a tail? ...

... The mouse pointer is represented on the screen by a small bitmap called the cursor . ... GdkWindow* gdk_window_get_pointer (GdkWindow* window , gint* x , gint* y , GdkModifierMask* state ); . ... It is possible to grab the pointer, which means that all pointer events will go to the grab window for the duration of the grab. ... gint gdk_pointer_grab (GdkWindow* window , gint owner_events , GdkWindow* confine_to , GdkCursor* cursor , guint32 time ); . void gdk_pointer_ungrab (guint32 time ); . ...

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To change your password: passwd Old password: enter your current password New password: enter your new password Retype new password: re-enter your new password . Enter the command passwd and then respond to the prompts by entering your old password followed by your new one. ... The passwords will not appear on the screen as you type, to prevent other people from seeing them. If you make a mistake, the message Mismatch - password unchanged. is displayed and your password remains unchanged. ...

... The Great Nebula in Carina . ... Eta Carinae , the most energetic star in the nebula, was one of the brightest stars in the sky in the 1830s, but then faded dramatically. Eta Carinae is the brightest star near the image center, just left of the Keyhole Nebula . While Eta Carinae itself maybe on the verge of a supernova explosion, X-ray images indicate that much of the Great Carina Nebula has been a veritable supernova factory . Tomorrow's picture: open space . ...

... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomers recently discovered that Scholz's star passed close to the Sun 70,000 years ago. Wouldn't its gravity have sent Oort Cloud comets raining into the inner planets? ... COMETS | OORT CLOUD . Based on the number of long-period comets that enter the inner solar system, astronomers estimate there are probably trillions of them in the Oort Cloud. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Discover | ...

... Display of FITS image extensions and binary tables . SAOtng now can display FITS image extensions, FITS binary tables and raw event files. See Loading an Image for more information. ... Display of compressed FITS and WWW FITS files . SAOtng now can display compressed FITS files by automatically decompressing them on the fly. ... SAOtng now will search for image files in directories specified by the IMAGE_PATH environment variable. ... See the SAOtng XPA List for more information. ...

... Alien Life . ... Earth Satellites . ... Often travelling on holidays you can change your watch to the time at your destination by winding your watch forward or backwards. ... When astronauts travel they use Earth time, i.e. one day/ 24 hours, to help them whilst living in the Space Station. ... A day on Mars is only 39mins longer than here on Earth maybe it could useful when travelling on Mars to adopt Martian time and maybe have an extra 39mins to have a lie-in, or bond with the locals? ...

This is a copy of a Press Release from E.S.O. The most recent ESO observations of bright Comet Hyakutake have shown rapid changes in the innermost coma, within a few hundred kilometres from the cometary nucleus. This result has only become possible because of the unusual combination of a bright comet being near the Earth, together with the excellent imaging quality of the ESO 3.5-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT). ... Go to the ESO Homepage for Comet Hyakutake . ESO/La Silla | ...

A study of Martian surface characteristics using microwave remote sensing technique at S-L-P bands (6-100 cm wavelengths) is suggested. The method is based on measurements of radar backscattering and brightness temperature variations induced by subsurface temperature, moisture, porosity and surface roughness changes. ... Combine active-passive microwave long-time observations are conducted along the route of the "Martian Orbital Station" . ...

... Astronomical Observatory, Shevchenko Park, Odessa, 65014, . ... The XVI -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 14-20 August, 2016, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 16-23 August, 2015, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 17-23 August, 2014, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIII -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 19-25 August, 2013, Odessa, Ukraine . ...

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Passing By (Robert Herrick, 1592-1674; melody by Edward Purcell) There is a lady sweet and kind Was never face so pleased my mind, I did but see her passing by And yet I love her till I die! Her gestures, motions and her smile Her wit, her voice, my heart beguile; Beguile my heart, I know not why And yet I love her till I die! ... But change the earth, or change the sky Yet will I love her till I die! @love filename[ PASSNGBY play.exe PASSNGBY RG ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY=== ...