... The sample of the Local Volume galaxies (distance smaller than 10 Mpc) gives a unique opportunity to study the properties of galaxies including the weakest objects: the absolute magnitude M B -10 and the virial mass M vir 10 9 M x263C;. ... Luminosity function of the Local Volume galaxies. ... The luminosity functions for galaxies are presented: red dashed line - from the 2dFGRS survey (Norberg et al. 2002); blue dash-dotted line - from the SDSS survey (Blanton et al. ...

Compare to fig 3, of Hogg, D. W., Distance measures in cosmology , # astro -ph/9905116 # use strict; use PDL; use PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window; use Astro :: Cosmology ; # cosmologies - h0 is irrelevant here my $a = Astro :: Cosmology - new ( matter = 1.0, lambda = 0.0 , h0 = 0.0 ); my $b = Astro :: Cosmology - new ( matter = 0.05, lambda = Astro::Cosmology v" . Astro::Cosmology->version . ...

... Mass . 17a. Measuring Mass . ... A medium-size (1.25 inch wide) binder clip, as is used in offices to hold papers together--the type made of flat blue steel, with two wire handles. ... The theory predicts that the oscillation period should be proportional to the square root of the oscillating mass, including the mass of the clip. Note that gravity plays no part here: the oscillation period would be the same on the Moon or in zero-g. Denoting square root by SQRT, we have . ...

... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... galaxies . ... Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... Open cluster NGC 2818, spiral galaxy NGC 2964, and spiral galaxy NGC 2976 . ... What are typical star-to-star distances in globular clusters compared to stellar distances in our region of the galaxy? ... RELATED TOPICS: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

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... In order to compare the number of different evolutionary stages obtained and X-ray luminosity of the chosen X-ray sources with the observed galactic values we use the sum of C/O+O/C , where C and O are the calculated and observed values of a given binary type, respectively. If we make comparison for a number of different binary species (for example, we compare the number of CV, number of X-ray pulsars,   total X-ray luminosity of LMXB, etc.), we write this criterion in the form: . ...

... Problem 1.1: (4pts) We want to use supernovae as a standard candle to measure luminosity distance as a function of redshift in order to determine the Hubble Constant. ... Problem 2: In a flat Universe, the luminosity distance to an object at redshift z, in a universe made up of i forms of matter each with an equation of state wi and density, i is given by ,1 / 2 z & ) c 3 + 3wi DL = (1 + z) # dz"(% $i (1 + z") + H0 'i * 0 2.1 (5 pts). ... Assume the universe is radiation dominated the whole time. ...

Today's APOD | ... Galaxies rotate and move in clusters as if a tremendous amount of unseen matter is present. ... Specifically, present analyses of above WMAP all-sky image indicate that the universe is 13.7 billion years old (accurate to 1 percent), composed of 73 percent dark energy , 23 percent cold dark matter , and only 4 percent atoms , is currently expanding at the rate of 71 km/sec/ Mpc (accurate to 5 percent), underwent episodes of rapid expansion called inflation , and will expand forever . ...

The above image is a computer simulation of the distribution of mass in a Dark Matter dominated Universe. ... Structure (\eg density enhancements) clearly forms at the intersection of these filaments. ... What is Dark Matter? ... Testing for the presence of dark matter in the solar neighborhood now becomes an accounting problem The possible sources of this mass in the solar neighborhood are 1) luminous stars, 2) interstellar gas, 3) stellar remnants (mostly white dwarfs) and 4) dark matter: . ...

... Delivery Procedures . ... File Structure . Reference Files . ... The procedure compares two FITS reference files tables. ... The compared elements are limited to those specified in the COLUMNS parameter (which is necessary for this program to run). ... The parameter COLUMNS is an n-element array of strings with the names of the columns to compare within the table. ... When a combination is missing (in the new_file ;or in the old_file) the procedure will flag it in the standard output. ...

... Galaxies rotate and move in clusters as if a tremendous amount of unseen matter is present. But does dark matter exist in the greater universe too -- and if so, where? ... In the above frame from a computer simulation of our universe , a 300 million light-year slice shows dark matter in gray and galaxies as colored circles. ... Publications with keywords: universe - dark matter - 2dF survey - simulation . Publications with words: universe - dark matter - 2dF survey - simulation . ...

... Meta Index / Home Page / Some functions for testing/debugging . This function returns .true. if the given pair of values agree with each other in the given precision (order), or .false. otherwise. LOGICAL(bool) FUNCTION isNearlyEqual(cmp, compared, precision) REAL, intent(in) :: cmp, compared ! or INTEGER INTEGER, intent(in) :: precision END FUNCTION isNearlyEqual . For the pair of the first two arguments, any combination of int8 , int16 , int32 , single and double is allowed. ...

. You can compare any two versions of a file that is under the control of SCCS with the sccsdiff command: /usr/sccs/sccsdiff -r version -r version s. filename . Using this command produces a line by line difference between the two versions of the file. Results are shown in the same format as that produced by the diff command. Examples .

... Classes . Files . ... File List . File Members . casa . Utilities . ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory 00023 //# 520 Edgemont Road 00024 //# Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA 00025 //# 00026 //# $Id: Compare.h 20551 2009-03-25 00:11:33Z Malte.Marquarding $ 00027 00028 #ifndef CASA _COMPARE_H 00029 #define CASA _COMPARE_H 00030 00031 //# Includes 00032 #include casa /aips.h 00033 #include casa / Utilities /DataType.h 00034 00035 namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE ...

Jeff mock supplied 6 different types of filters to use with the high resolution mode of the mock spectrometer. ... Plots were made of the time domain voltage response as well as the frequency domain power response. A decimation of 10 was used for the filter decimation. this gave a filter length of 80 coeff. The plots compare the filter shapes for these filter types (.ps) ( .pdf ) . ... Each color is a different filter type . middle: spectral density reponse for each filter . ...

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The ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series 2 . The Distance to Messier 100 as Determined by Cepheid Variable Stars . ... The small variations in distance to the individual Cepheid variable stars in the Cloud are negligible compared with the much larger distance to the SMC. ... In this way Cepheid variable stars can be used as one of the 'standard candles' in the Universe that act either as distance indicators themselves or can be used to calibrate (or set the zero point for) other distance indicators. ...

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... How much brighter is the Sun as viewed from the planet Mercury as compared to Earth ? ... Actually, all of these questions can be answered through a very simple mathematical relationship known as the inverse square law. ... As the distance from the Sun increases the surface area of the sphere grows by the square of the distance. ... Common sense tells us that the Sun will be brighter and the inverse square law tells us how much brighter. ... gr = 0.912 G or 91.2% gravity felt at Earth's surface. ...

... The hotter the gas, the faster they move, and the more energy each of them holds. The free ions and electrons in a plasma behave the same way. Knowing the temperature of the high atmosphere of Earth, or that of the Sun, we can calculate energies expected of ions and electrons found there. However, ions and electrons actually observed in space are often much , much more energetic, and may move at a respectable fraction of the velocity of light (300,000 km/sec or 186,000 miles/sec). ...