... A song written by Padi Boyd and performed by The Chromatics, specifically for the International Year of Astronomy. ... Some links from press coverage and other websites referencing IYA2009-Ireland. ... The Faulkes Telescopes Universe Challenge will be launched today (Thursday, 8 January) at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in the RDS, as part of the Irish celebrations of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... by Erik Muller (National Astronomy Observatory, Japan) . From the Press Release: Led by University of Florida astronomer Peter Barnes and Erik Muller at the National Astronomy Observatory of Japan, a team of international researchers has just released the most comprehensive images anyone has ever seen of the Milky Way's cold interstellar gas clouds where new stars and solar systems are being born. ... Barnes, P. J., Muller, E., et al 2015, Astrophysical Journal, 812, 6 , and . ... today * ATNF | ...

PRESS-RELEASE . ... The Descent Module (DM) of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft has returned to Earth the commander and flight engineer of the 15th expedition of the International Space Station (ISS), as well as the space flight participant Malaysia’s national Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor who in the period from October 12 to October 21 2007 worked under the 13th visiting expedition program (VE-13). ... The Flight Director is RSC Energia First Deputy General Designer V.A. Soloviev. ...

... Ceres: Asteroid or Planet . ... Is Ceres an asteroid or a planet? ... Vesta is a huge rock 500 kilometers across that orbits out past Mars. In 1997, the above map of Vesta created using the Hubble Space Telescope was released showing a rugged surface highlighted by a single crater spanning nearly the entire length of the asteroid. Ceci n est pas un Meteore . ... Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula, an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years away. ...

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... 2010 . ... The following images are mosaics obtained on 03 August 2010 at the National Solar Observatory/Dunn Solar Telescope with the Interferometric Bidimensional Spectrometer (IBIS). ... The final images are approximately 238 x 242 arcseconds, or 4 x 4 arcminutes, with a pixel scale of 0.0976 arcseconds per pixel. ... The images show a broad range of typical chromospheric structures, including sunspots, superpenumbra, plage, filaments, and quiet internetwork. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. October 18, 1996 . Jupiter's Auroras . ... HST , NASA . Explanation: Auroras are especially large on Jupiter. ... Jupiter 's auroras are linked to its volcanic moon Io . ... The resulting auroral displays may be thousands of times brighter than any auroral display on Earth , and involve unusual spots. ... About APOD | ...

CoDR Pictures: March 2000 . CDR Pictures: April 2001 . RSAA Open Day 2001 . Zeroeth Cooldown: August 2001 . Pupil Mirror Array Manufacture: October 2001 . Update: April 2002 . First Cooldown With Mechanisms: May 2002 . Second Cooldown With Optics: October 2002 . ... Manuals * Performance Predictions * Picture Gallery * . Publications * Team Members * Internal Project Links * . Instrumentation Links * Gemini Project Links * Other IR Instruments ...

M1 image More About M1 Nice Color Picture . ... M16 image More About M16 HST image . ... M31 image More About M31 Nice Color Picture . ... M42 image ; M43 image More About M42/43 Nice Color CCD Picture . M51 image More About M51 Color Image of M51 M51 Supernova . M57 image More About M57 Nice Color CCD Picture Very Deep M57 Image . ... M81 image More About M81 M81 Supernova Ultraviolet Image of M81 More about Ultraviolet Imaging . M82 image More About M82 M82 False Color M82 True Color . ...

If you are already familiar with the HDF-S, you may just want to check out what's new . If you are not yet familiar with the project, you may want to start by studying the HDF-S public outreach materials and release pictures , or by reading more about the first HST Deep Field, the HDF (North) . The raw, calibrated and processed HST observations of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) were released on November 23, 1998. ... HDF-S Clearinghouse. ... Visit the Hubble Deep Field South main page . ...

OptInt PmWiki . ... MROI Delay Line Design Contract . ... Systems Engineering Docs . ... MROI FTT Contract Private Material . ... Doc Man . ... 1100 FTT/NAS . ... 1120 Camera . ... 1170 Test Equipment . ... MRO-TRE-CAM-0000-0102 FTT/NAS Conceptual Design Report . ... MRO-ICD-CAM-1000-0109 "FTT/NAS,FLC-UTE" FTT/NAS & FLC to Enclosure ICD . MRO-ICD-CAM-1000-0110 "FTT/NAS,FLC-NOT" FTT/NAS & FLC to optical table ICD . MRO-ICD-CAM-1000-0111 "FTT/NAS,FLC-UT" FTT/NAS & FLC to UT optical ICD . ...

NASA TV Video File on 3C 58 (December 2004) . Astronomy Picture of the Day (December 23, 2004) . A Chilling Discovery (December 15, 2004) . Going to Extremes (December 14, 2004) . Deepest Image of Exploded Star (August 23, 2004) . ... Young Pulsar Reveals Clues (September 6, 2001) . Vital Elements from Supernova (December 21, 1999) . New Vision of Cosmic Explosions (September 20, 1999) . Pat Slane's Home Page Pat's SNR Page ...

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... XIX IAO . Group Alpha . Hyungseo Ahn (Korea) . ... Group Beta . ... Kirill Grishin (Russia) . ... Hyungseo Ahn (Korea) - for the best result in group Alpha . Edgar Vardanyan (Armenia) - for the best result in group Alpha . Ivan Uteshev (Russia) - for the the best result in group Beta . Athikom Wanichkul (Thailand) - for the best result in the theoretical round in group Alpha . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman of the International Astronomy Olympiad, . ...

Neptune . ... Triton . Neptune 291k gif . Full Disk Neptune 93k gif ; 29k jpg . ... New Dark spot 25k jpg ; 113k gif ; caption ; press release . ... Another thin Crescent of Neptune 166k gif . ... low resolution shot of Neptune, possibly showing great black spot 210k gif . ... Parting view of Neptune and moon Triton 59k gif ; 17k gif ; 23k jpg . ... Small Dark Spot 190k gif ; 133k jpg . Small Dark Spot 55k gif ; 23k jpg . ... The Great Dark Spot 423k gif ; 153k gif ; 97k jpg . ...

... 20.02.2001 . ... Today is 15 years since Orbital Complex "Mir" first module (its core module) was launched.It was delivered to Earch orbit by "Proton" which lifted off form the launch pad in Baikonur at 00:28:23 Moscow time. ... Priroda" module attached to the "Mir" Orbital Complex in 1996 was the last to complete the orbital facility assembly. ... Currently, the cargo craft "Progress M1-5" launched on Jan 24 2001 docked the Orbital Complex on Jan 27 2001, it is still in orbit as part of the Station...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... Frank Borman . ... A romance with airplanes that began when he was 15 years old, took Frank Borman to the Air Force and then to NASA. ... Frank Borman retired from the air Force in 1970, but is well remembered as a part of this nation's history, a pioneer in the exploration of space and a veteran of both the Gemini 7, 1965 Space Orbital Rendezvous with Gemini 6 and the first manned lunar orbital mission, Apollo 8, in 1968. ...

... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2015-2016 . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Beyond New York City . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. ... Amateur Astronomer Association is pleased to announce we will be offering select, limited reserved seating for current AAA members for the Friday, January 8, 2015 AAA Lecture entitled Robert Nemiroff ?2015 Astronomy Picture of the Day?. ...