... Programme . ... Abstract: Planetary nebulae constitute a unique source of light element abundances for individual stars in a distant stellar population. Multi-slit spectra of 50 planetary nebulae (PN) in NGC 5128 have been observed with the ESO VLT and FORS1 spectrometer. The planetary nebulae were observed in three fields covering a range of galactic radii from 2 to 19 kpc. The emission line spectra have been analysed for light element abundances (He, O, N, Ne, S, Ar). ...

function flux _to_em, emis , flux = flux , logT = logT , wvl = wvl ,Z=Z,NH=NH,defEM=defEM,$ noph=noph, thresh = thresh , _extra=e ;+ ;function flux _to_em ; return emission measures (-1 where undeterminable) at various ; temperatures consistent with given line fluxes and line emissivities. ; ; for each temperature, assume a delta-function emission measure, ; compute ...

Proposal Identi cation No.: A1966 Date Received: 2004-Jun-01 08:46:39 Technical Page Proposal Type: Regular General Category: Astronomy Sub-Category: Spectroscopy Observation Category: Galactic Total Time Requested: 8 Hours Proposal Title: A survey of OH toward dark cloud cores observed by SWAS ABSTRACT: Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the interstellar space, and thus O-chemistry must be understood in order to fully understand chemical proceesses in space. ...

Next: Mission Element Points-of-Contact . Previous: Mission Operations Data Transfer . ... Each mission element should ensure that their contact information remains current and notify the RSOG of any changes. ... Non-RSOG mission elements will also use the "dit" list to notify the RSOG (and all other mission elements) of unexpected events that may impact operations elsewhere, e.g., if a tracking station discovers that the spacecraft is in an unexpected configuration. ...

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Next: Radial velocity of the Up: Optical spectrum of IRAS04296 Previous: Observations and spectra reduction . ... However, molecular emission features are only very rarely observed in the optical spectra of PPNe. ... On the other hand, it is well known that cometary nuclei spectra show prominent Swan band emission. In both spectra of IRAS04296 we have discovered strong emission in the (0;0) and (0;1) bands of the Swan system of the molecule. ... Now consider the case of IRAS04296. ...

... These are the filter transmission, the field of view (determined by the NICMOS optics external to the dewar, in combination with the HST mirrors), the reflectivities of the various external mirrors and the transmission of the dewar window. ... The sensitivity will obviously be affected by the pixel field of view. ... Finally, the optical efficiency will be degraded further by the reflectivities of the aluminum with MgF 2 overcoated HST primary and secondary mirrors. ... Primary mirror temperature . ...

... The MMT optical spectra of SBS 0335-052W were obtained on 1996 January 19 with the Red Channel of the MMT Spectrograph. ... The linear scale is 1 = 263 pc at the distance to SBS 0335-052W of 54.1 Mpc. ... In Table 1, the observed line intensities and intensities corrected for interstellar extinction for SBS 0335-052W are shown along with extinction coefficient C (H ), observed flux of the H emission line, the equivalent width EW (H ) and equivalent width of absorption Balmer hydrogen lines EW (abs)....

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Constraining Stellar Interiors and Mixing via Depletion Sequences of Light Elements . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO Data . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... Lithium (Li), beryllium (Be) and boron (B), usually referred to as "the light elements", represent a powerful diagnostic for studying stellar interiors and stellar mixing. ...

... Polish scientists at the Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Wroclaw, south-west Poland, have constructed an instrument called SphinX (short for Solar PHotometer In X-rays), which is an X-ray spectrophotometer, that will obtain spectra in the energy range 0.5--15 keV in 256 energy channels with frequency of up to 100 times a second. ... SphinX is part of a package of instruments known as TESIS (PI Prof. Sergei Kuzin, Lebedev Institute, Moscow). ... Space Research Centre, . ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . ... d) The Age of the Chemical Elements . ... Some isotopes (forms of the element with different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus) of these elements are radioactive; they change into other isotopes at a rate that can be measured accurately in the laboratory. ... The Ancient Universe - The Age of the Expanding Universe - The Age of the Oldest Stars - The Age of Light From Distant Galaxies - The Age of the Chemical Elements | ...

... Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space. ... For easier reading, view this site with size 14 font (but print out with size 10 or 12 ). ... Stargazers" files are also available as a TARed and GZIPed file via anonymous FTP . ... Discovery of the Solar System . ... Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion . ... 29a. Satellites observing the Sun, solar system and the universe . ... Orbits in Space . ... From Stargazers to Starships" follows an earlier site "The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere" ....

... Spanish translation of "Stargazers" by J. M. Mendez and Horacio Chavez . ... Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space: . ... The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic . ... 4b. Optional: Libration of the Moon . ... Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion ," a one-hour overview lecture to teachers presented 23 March 2005. Guide to the sections on Kepler's Laws which follow below. ... 11a. Ellipses and Kepler's First Law . ... Kepler's Second Law . 12a. More on Kepler's Second Law . ... Kepler's Third Law . ...

Peremennye Zvezdy ( Variable Stars ) 26 , No. ... Moscow 119992, Russia . ... 84/32, Moscow 117997, Russia . ... Our CCD observations compared to times of minima derived from the archival photographic plates and from the NSVS and ASAS-3 data clearly show that the orbital period of the system is variable. ... The phased light curve for the light elements . ... CCD, Moscow . ... and for the current linear light elements (in excellent agreement with the NSVS, ASAS, and our CCD observations): . ...

Abstract -- Abundances of heavy elements decreases with increasing galactocentric distance almost in all disk galaxies. ... To explain this gradient in young objects and in the interstellar gas one has to assume that a typical disk galaxy is an open system, i.e. it expels some synthesized heavy elements into the circumgalactic space and/or accretes intergalactic gas with zero metallicity, with rates of both processes depending on the galactocentric distance. ...

The elements of the numbered minor planets are given with respect to the ecliptic and equinox J2000.0. ... In the Table these values are given to 0.01. ... A dash indicates that there is no opposition in 2015. 1 a.u., 1.017 a.u. 1 a.u., q <= 1.017 a.u.), At stands for Aten type ( a . ... It should be noted that all objects included into the Tables of NEAs, Centaurs and transneptunian objects, and some unusual planets can be also found in the Table of elements and opposition dates of all minor planets. ...

... 2002 July 25 . NGC 1569: Heavy Elements from a Small Galaxy . ... Still, heavy elements can profoundly influence galaxy and star formation ... not to mention the formation of planets and people. In this tantalizing false-color x-ray image from the orbiting Chandra Observatory , small dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is surrounded by x-ray emitting clouds of gas thousands of light-years across. ... About APOD | ...

... General information . ... Staff . Research staff . ... Research . ... Star formation . ... Information . ... Historical highlights . Historical research . ... Rocky accretion in a young solar-type star . ... The results found in the case of the young solar-type stars 2MASS J08095427-4721419 are presented in " The Gaia-ESO Survey: chemical signatures of rocky accretion in a young solar-type star ", by Lorenzo Spina et al, published on Astronomy and Astrophysics ( A&A 2015, 582,6 ). ...

All stars derive their energy through the thermonuclear fusion of light elements in to heavy elements. High temperatures are required so that the mutual electrostatic repulsion of the protons in each fusing atomic nucleus is overcome. ... Elements with more protons in their nuclei require higher temperatures. ... This sequence is now shown in the animation below. ... First Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . Second Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... The stars of the middle main sequence have relatively quiescent outer layers, and unusual chemical abundance patterns may develop in their atmospheres. ... At present, little is known about the time evolution of these anomalous abundances, nor about the role that diffusion may play in maintaining them, during the main sequence lifetime of such a star. ...