... EXPN DNO D A T E UT TIME FQ SOURCE CORR-Telescopes VT734 355-MO Dec 21 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT735 356-TU Dec 22 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT736 358-TH Dec 24 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT737 359-FR Dec 25 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT738 360-SA Dec 26 09:00-20:00 C 0528+134 Mitk-UD KA SH W018c 364-WE Dec 30 06:00-15:00 L 0552+398 Socr-VLBA W071n 6-WE Jan 06 10:00-17:00 L J0745+10 Mitk-AT HO MP UD SH KA W059e 7-TH ...

... ESO Science Newsletter December 2015 . 17 Dec 2015 . ... This newsletter is a summary of recent ESO Science Announcement items. Follow the links or visit ESO Science Announcements to read more. ... Read more . ... The allocation of ESO telescope time for Period 97 (1 April БЂ“ 30 September 2016) is expected to be emailed in the week beginning 21 December 2015. ... ESO Workshop, ESO Headquarters, Garching, Germany, 27 June БЂ“ 1 July, 2016 . ... Joint ESO, ALMA, NAOJ, NRAO Workshop. ...

... The space VLBI mission RadioAstron, led by the Astro Space Center (ASC) of Lebedev Physical Institute, . ... execution of a balanced scientific program for the Mission. The scientific program of the RadioAstron will consist of three major parts: the Early Science Program (ESP), . Key Science Program (KSP), and General Observing Time (GOT) projects. ... The KSP . ... a long-lasting scientific impact of the Mission. ... The RadioAstron Announcement of Opportunity - 1 and Final Notes ; . ...

STScI . ... Phase I Proposing . ... Astronomer's Proposal Tool . ... STScI solicits proposals for HST Observing, Archival Theoretical Research. ... HST Cycle 24 Phase II Proposal Deadline . The Call for Proposals (CP) invites the astronomical community to propose for observing time on HST in a given cycle (nominally one year in duration). It summarizes the policies and procedures for proposing in that cycle of HST observing, including requests for funding research on archival HST data. ...

... December 30, 1998 . Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe . Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA . Explanation: Far away, long ago, a star exploded. ... Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... The large number and great distances to supernovae measured in 1998 have been interpreted as indicating that we live in a previously unexpected universe . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

Proposal Identification No.: ... Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Time Requested this semester: Hours Next Semester: Hours already used for this pro ject : Additional Hours required to complete pro ject : Minimum Useful Time : Expected Data Storage: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Regular Pulsars 46 46 About an hour less than 100 GB Pulse-Sequence Polarimetry of Selected Arecibo ... For these observations night-time is preferred. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 30.12.1998 . ... December 1998 . ... 1997 1998 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC . ... U. Based on Astronomy Picture Of the Day . Publications with keywords: cosmology - universe - supernova . Publications with words: cosmology - universe - supernova . ... The Known Universe . ... The Average Color of the Universe . SN 1006 Supernova Remnant . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . This year's annual Geminid meteor shower is active during the period December 7 - 17, with the peak of activity occurring during the night of December 13th/14th. The Geminid shower is currently one of the best of the major annual meteor displays, usually having a high number of relatively bright, medium-speed (130,000 km per hour) shooting stars. ... Last Revised: 2009 December 7th . ...

... Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. December 15, 1995 . M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy . ... Explanation: The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the center of this photogenic galaxy is rotating in the opposite direction than the outer regions! ...

... 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 . ... For those of us who need on occasion to seek out truly dark skies, a group of members of the Amateur Astronomical Association organizes regular trips to sites in the New York metropolitan area suitable for deep-sky observing. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... December : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 2 December 2015 to 28 December 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . December 06, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... December 08, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... December 21, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G2 (moderate) . ... December 16, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) 2 December 2015 - 28 December 2015 . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Bob Berman . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Dave's Universe . ... Bob Berman's Strange Universe . Bob Berman's strange universe: Expect a surprise . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... 78.0, THAT GIVES FOR 65 MONTHS (2014, JUNE) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYC- LES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*June = 79.7 THE BEGINNING 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY - I 2009 with W*=1.8 THE TIME OF THE CURRENT CYCLE MAXIMUM - IV 2014 THE HEIGHT OF THE MAXIMUM - Wmax = 81.9 THE INTERNATIONAL DAILY VALUE OF RELATIVE SUNSPOT NUMBER FOR 2014, DECEMBERR ACCORDING DATA OF 71 SOLAR OBSERVATORIES HAS MADE: 1.. 96 6.. 42 11.. 75 16..119 21.. 93 26.. 60 31.. 65 2.. 85 7.. 39m 12.. ...

... XMM-Newton SOC Home Page Conferences & Meetings . ... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? How to use SAS SAS Workshops SAS Version Changes Download and Install SAS Science Simulator (SciSim) . ... EPIC cameras optical loading . ... The PI is invited to cross-check the expected X-ray flux from the target source (and from any other potentially bright source in the target field of view), or to provide the SOC with her/his own estimate, if not originally specified in the proposal. ...

Blackholes2 Forum Message . ... Post . ... Shifts Are As Would Be Expected. ... Post Message | ... Red and blue shifts can be caused by velocities also. ... The expectd result would be a red or blue shift proportional to the aparent distance an object is from the observer. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... 227Wink This paper containes an investigation of 91 sources which appear to be point sources when observed with the angular resolution of the 100-m telescope at 4.9 GHz, teta_a = 2.6', and which we expected to be HII regions. The basic search list was prepared from the 4.9 GHz survey of the galactic plane by Altenhoff et al. ... In the present paper we list 4.9 GHz flux densities only for sources for sources for which we present new observations. ... source structure indicated . ...

... the time of observation . ... Observing the Changing Position of the Sun To Establish Cardinal Directions . ... Observations of the Sun's apparent movement across the sky and its pattern of rising and setting in the east and west horizon helped to establish the cardinal directions. ... The final stage of the Sun's return was marked by the observation that the Sun had reached its highest altitude when the full width of your mitted hand could fill the gap between the Sun and the horizon. ...

... Previous: Filtering KPNO LaTeX Observing Proposals with Perl . ... The Planning and Scheduling Tool was designed allow the user easily to take advantage of all available resources of the four telescopes (LASCO's three coronagraphs and the EIT Telescope) to maximize the use of the telemetry downlink. The Planning Tool allows users to develop customized observing sequences while monitoring compression factors and on-board processing times to realistically work within the limits of the instruments. ...

On line simulation in ALMA Software Robert Lucas ALMA Simulation workshop Summary · · · · · · Need for hardware simulation for software testing Requirements for on-line simulation A Shared Simulator Limitations Current capabilities Further work ALMA Simulation workshop 2 Need for on-line simulation · Main motivation is to test software ­ At the subsystem level: simulate the ... ALMA Simulation workshop 8 Actual scope? ... ALMA Simulation workshop 11 Further work? ...

... Actual stars are expected to be more complicated than these simulations. ... The spot may be entirely visible most of the time (one would observe a prolonged flux minimum low), and then part of it may disappear over the horizon briefly and then return (slow rise and then fall back to constant level). ... With the set of observations taken here, I have information available from several comparison stars and color information. ... The period found must be consistent with the data from any given night....