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Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... GSC 04232-02059, NSVS 3145727, NSVS 3145773, NSVS 3173757 . ... 13.1-13.6 (R, NSVS); . ... To combine our unfiltered photometry with publicly available NSVS (Wozniak et al., 2004; http://skydot.lanl.gov/nsvs/nsvs.php) data, we shifted the zero point of our light curve to match its magnitude at maximum light to the magnitude at maximum of the NSVS light curve. ... Light Curve . The light curve of GSC 4232-02059 in the magnitude scale of NSVS 3145773. ...

... Up: Proposal Processing . ... ESO is prototyping a distributed ``Phase II'' system that will allow astronomers to prepare their observations at their home institutions, while maintaining a central repository for all observation data. ... ESO is developing a Phase II Proposal Preparation system (P2PP) to collect detailed scientific programme descriptions, in the form of observation blocks (OB). ... ESO's Phase II Proposal Preparation system is an integral part of the VLT Data Flow System (DFS). ...

Brad Carter, Carolyn Brown, Rhodes Hart Drew Foster, John Kielkopf, Ron Moore University of Southern Queensland, Australia University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA OVERVIEW Mt Kent Observatory is now providing live remote observations of southern skies as part of a collaborative project between USQ, the University of Louisville, and Northern Kentucky University. ... This enables observers to make daytime use of a remote telescope during its local night-time, and image otherwise inaccessible skies. ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . ... SSRT - Receiving systems . The SSRT has two independent receiving systems for recording solar observational data, and several ancillary receivers for checking, setting up and adjusting the instrument. The base receiving systen is a multichannel filter receiver for a simultaneous recording in 180 channels with the 500 kHz band each, adjusted at steps of about 600 kHz. ... Channel's band . ...

... Comet 292P/Li. Images obtained using the Faulkes Telescope South, operated by Las Cumbres Observatory. ... Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring. ... Throughout our week at Armagh Observatory, we used the Faulkes Telescope in Australia to look at an interesting comet from the Oort Cloud C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), that was discovered on the 3rd of January in 2013, by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory. ... Image obtained using the Faulkes Telescope South, operated by Las Cumbres Observatory. ...

... About half an hour after the BAT trigger, the first images were obtained with the SAO RAS Zeiss-1000 telescope in four BVRI filters (see Fig.1). ... The spectrum of the optical transient was obtained with the SAO RAS 6-m BTA telescope 1.54 hours after the burst, using the SCORPIO instrument in the spectroscopic mode (Fig.2). ... The spectrum of the optical transient GRB090726 with identified lines, obtained with the BTA 1.54 hours after the burst. ...

... Liyong Liu (NAOC) . Site testing on seeing conditions of the astronomical observatories over China are briefly reviewed, including Xionglong station of NAOC, Gaomeigu station of Yunnan Observatory, Delingha station of Purple Mountain Observatory. ... PDF [3.0€аMB] October 8, 09:55 10:20 . ... In this paper, we will review the site survey activities in the past years, and present the site-testing results on the Oma site, including cloud cover, seeing, water vapor, transparency and sky brightness. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... August . ... Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments St Patrick?s Academy in Dungannon is hosting a fantastic public event for stargazers this Saturday evening. This local school has its own observatory and astronomy club for the students [ ] . Continue Reading.. Posted on November 17, 2011 | ... Posted on October 10, 2011 | ... Posted on September 29, 2011 | ... Posted on August 18, 2011 | ... Posted on June 21, 2011 | ...

... At 22:42:27 UT 26/07/09, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on board of the SWIFT multi-wavelength space observatory triggered and located GRB 090726 gamma-ray burst event. ... About half an hour after the BAT trigger, the first images were obtained with the SAO RAS Zeiss-1000 telescope in four BVRI filters (see Fig.1). ... The spectrum of the optical transient was obtained with the SAO RAS 6-m BTA telescope 1.54 hours after the burst, using the SCORPIO instrument in the spectroscopic mode (Fig.2). ...

To appear in "Fourth Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories (2015)"RevMexAA(SC) METEOR OBSERVATIONS WITH MINI-MEGATORTORA WIDE-FIELD MONITORING SYSTEM S. Karpov, 1, 3 N. Orekhova2 G. Beskin, 1, 3 A. Biryukov3,4 S. Bondar,2 E. Ivanov,2 E. Katkova,2 A. Perkov, and V. Sasyuk3 RESUMEN 2 Favor de prop orcionar un resumen en espanol. ... The faintest detected meteors has the peak brightness about 10 mag, while the ma jority - from 4 to 8 mag. ... 2010; Karpov et al. 2013; Beskin et al. ...

Lectures . ... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2011-2012 Lecture Series 2011-2012 ? тАЬThe Mystery of Beta Lyrae: Astronomical Spectroscopy for AmateursтАЭ ? Fred Chromey . ... Lecture Series 2011-2012 . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

Next: AXAF Recipes Up: ROSAT HRI Recipes Previous: Quantum Efficiency Correction (a.k.a. For some observations, a significant amount of data may have been rejected during SASS processing because the background level was higher than the calculated threshold for rejection. ... REJECTED EVENTS . ... The recipe will allow the user to include rejected events in the generation of a new qpoe file and filter on the background level. ... This creates a qpoe file with standard + rejected events. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

Contents. planet: 5 - Jupiter satellites: J7 - Elara : 12, J8 - Pasiphae : 6, J10 - Lysithea : 12, J11 - Carme : 16, J12 - Ananke : 3, J13 - Leda : 3 total number: 52 type: absolute dates: 1992, 1993, 2003 observatory: 568 - Mauna Kea 691 - Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch 938 - Linhaceira Reference. ... 691 - J. Scotti 938 - R. Goncalves. data included in standard data file: no Comments. ... Hour of right ascension (alpha, h) 6. ... Degree of declination (delta, deg) 9. ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...

... Observatory has four telescopes: . ... Zeiss-300 (D=300mm F=4500mm), visual . AVR-1 (D=200mm F=3000mm), visual . ... AZT-7 (D=200mm F=900mm), photometer . ... Zhujko Sergey V. Burlak Alexander N. Volod'ko Dmitry G. Pakhomov Yuriy V. Objects of research: . ... Variable stars . ... Moon . Covers stars by Moon . Field of research: . ... Questions and comments please mail to pakhomov@sai.msu.su . Yury V. Pakhomov . pakhomov@sai.msu.su . ...

European Astronomical Society(EAS): NEWS Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed some information of interest. ... We would also like to remind you that the time is appropriate to renew your membership for 2006 (see our Web page for procedures). ... And do'nt forget that, in between messages, the latest news can always be found on our Web page: http://www.iap.fr/eas/index.html With kind regards, Michel Dennefeld ************************************************************ Content 1. ...

... SUPERNOVAE 2005bv AND 2005bw . ... IAUC 8515; 0.60-m automated supernova patrol telescope ). ... Offset 2005bv љ Apr . ... IAUC 7178). SUPERNOVAE 2005bf AND 2005bq . ... IAUC 8515), obtained in the course of the Carnegie Supernova Project on Apr. ... IAUC 8507, 8509) is undergoing an unusual photometric behavior, brightening from u' = 18.69 on Apr. 7 to u' = 17.90 on Apr. 13, and declining to u' = 18.61 on Apr. 21, after which it has been re- brightening (reaching u' = 17.92 on Apr. ...