... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Star Atlas . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... The planet has extreme temperature swings and perhaps active lava flows. ... A digital supplement to Astronomy magazine. ... Join TravelQuest International with Astronomy and Discover magazines on one of three great tour options surrounding this celestial spectacle . ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

... As part of International Year of Astronomy 2009, the Irish Astronomical Association is pleased to announce a major public competition, with substantial prizes, for all ages, and in various categories, so that anyone can enter. ... Entries can be made in any one, or more than one, of the following subject areas and categories: . ... Senior: 16 years of age and above. ... Eligibility: this competition is open to anyone resident in the island of Ireland during the period 1 January to 31 October 2009. ...

... Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona . ... Credit Copyright: Miloslav Druckmщller ( Brno University of Technology ), Martin Dietzel, Peter Aniol, Vojtech Ruin Explanation: Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the light of the solar corona easily visible. ... Pictured above , however, using multiple images and digital processing, is a detailed image of the Sun's corona taken during the 2008 August total solar eclipse from Mongolia . ... A Total Eclipse at the End of the World ...

... 2010 March 16 . Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona . ... Explanation: Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the light of the solar corona easily visible. Normally overwhelmed by the bright solar disk, the expansive corona , the sun's outer atmosphere , is an alluring sight. ... Pictured above , however, using multiple images and digital processing, is a detailed image of the Sun's corona taken during the 2008 August total solar eclipse from Mongolia . ... About APOD | ...

... Главная страница / Кометы и астероиды / "Нас не догонишь". Комета 217P/LINEAR, M42, M43, Бегущий Человек и пролетающие спутники. ... M42 , M43 , БегущийЧеловек , 217P/LINEAR . ... Комета C/2009 R1 (McNaught) . ... Все права на размещенные в галерее фотографии принадлежат их авторам. ... Киевский клуб любителей астрономии "Астрополис" . Движок галереи: 4images 1.7 ...

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 . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... Table specifications may only appear in the body of a dataset specification. There is not limit to the number of table specifications which may appear in a dataset specification, but within a dataset table names should be unique. ... table table-name rows label optional-expression < ... table item specifications ... > . ... There is no limit to the number of items which may appear in a table specification. The final optional expression can be used to direct deceit to execute a function. ...

Планета Земля и Луна . ... Космическая защита . Луна . Фотографии . ... Строение Луны . ... Страница: Начало одиссеи , Экспедиции , Море Кризисов , "Аполлон-8" , "Аполлон-9" , "Аполлон-10" , "Аполлон - 11" , E-8 "Луноход" , Испытания Л-1 , Луноход - 1,2 , КА "Луна 1-24" , КА "Луна-9" , Луна от КА СССР ; . Луна - наш космический спутник . ... Снимки Луны от аппаратов серии Луна и Зонд (СССР) . Фотографии космических аппаратов серии "Луна" (также Луноходы) и "Зонд" - СССР . ... Зонд 3 . ...

... Classes . Files . ... casa . casa::SDFITSTable . ... Static Public Member Functions | Private Member Functions | Static Private Member Functions | ... SDFITSTable (const String &fileName, uInt whichHDU=1) . ... static CoreKeyword casa::SDFITSTable::coreKeyword . ... static String casa::SDFITSTable::coreKeywordName . ... static void casa::SDFITSTable::init_kwNames . ... static Bool casa::SDFITSTable::isSDFitsColumn . ... Block < String > casa::SDFITSTable::kwNames [static, private] . ...

... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... ESO's Governing Bodies . ... Travel and Contacts . Travel to ESO Headquarters . ... ESO . ... Survey Telescopes . ... ESO 3.6-metre telescope . ... MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope . ... ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope . ... The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this image from ESOтАЩs La Silla Observatory in Chile. This nebula is a small part of a huge remnant left over after a supernova explosion that took place about 11 000 years ago. ...

Arecibo is joining 16 other telescopes around the world to form a 'global telescope' to celebrate the start of the International Year of Astronomy. The observations, coordinated from the Netherlands, will follow three quasars for a 24-hour period. Arecibo will join the observations on January 15 between 11 am and 1:15 pm and between 5 and 8 pm (Puerto Rican time). ... Information on activities in Puerto Rico during the International Year of Astronomy can be found at Astronomy2009pr.org . ...

... The current SNR catalogue is at http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/surveys/snrs/ . The following postscript and pdf files are available for downloading and printing: . ... A4 paper size . ... The documentation for the catalogue, plus the summary listings, the list of other names used for SNRs and the abbreviations used in the detailed listings. 18 pages . ... Or else, you can download a gzipped tar file (55 kb) containing plain text versions of the detailed listings of individual SNRs. home | ...

Software Forum Message . ... Astronomy Software Discussion | ... Detailed Moon Map For HandMap And Handheld PCs (Palm Or Pocket) . ... Detailed Moon Map for HandMap . The first vectorised Moon Map for Pocket PC and Palm devices. ... Palm site: http://www.handmap.net/Palm/Moon-Map.htm . ... Pocket PC site: http://www.handmap.net/WinCE/Moon-Map-W.htm . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... The First (Experimental) International Astronomy Olympiad . The following olympic problems were proposed for the participants on the theoretical part: Grades 8-10 . ... Why is it sometimes better to use a small telescope in orbit around the Earth than it is to use a large telescope on a mountain top? ... What will an observer looking to the Moon through the telescope see? ... Paper with a drown circle and table of maximal elongations of Mercury and Venus had been done for participants. ...

Authors: Roeland van der Marel (1991-1993) and Marijn Franx (1988-1991) . ... Information: read this manual to get started, or consult the following paper for details: [R5] . ... Author: Roeland van der Marel (1992-1994) . ... Authors: Roeland van der Marel (1994-1995) and Jos de Bruijne (1994-1995) . ... Authors: Roeland van der Marel (1989-1992) and James Binney (1985-1989) . ... Author: Roeland van der Marel (1994-1995) . ... Roeland van der Marel, marel@stsci.edu . ...

... The ST-ECF consisted, until its closure in December 2010, of a small group of astronomers, software scientists and media specialists who support Hubble science in Europe and collaborate internationally on HST science, instrument, archive and outreach activities. provided detailed technical information about the HST and its science instruments, . supported European astronomers in the preparation of HST observing proposals . ... acted as a European centre for associated meetings and workshops, . ...

... Home Observing Great Kills, Staten Island . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... Great Kills, Staten Island . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... Take the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1 on Staten Island map) to Staten Island. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... Events . ... An Evening with Astronauts . Clay Center Observatory . ... Event submitted by Bob Phinney . ... Free public event – Lecture / Book Signing . ... The Clay Center Observatory hosts Astronauts Jerry Carr and Dan Burbank (who considers himself an amateur astronomer) for an educational evening program followed by a book signing and autographs. ... The Clay Center Observatory, 20 Newton St. Brookline, across from Larz Anderson Park. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... On the morning of Thursday, 26 February, amid the Gal pagos Islands, the Sun will fade from view. Not the culmination of ancient prophecy, but none less mystical, Earth's small Moon will be executing a slow slide past the enormous Sun. ... And anyone living in southern North America, Central America, northern South America, or on islands and cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea will, weather permitting, have the opportunity to experience the wonder of a solar eclipse. ...