... Space suited project Mercury astronauts John H. Glenn, Virgil I. Grissom, and Alan B. Shepard Jr. (left to right) are posing in front of a Redstone rocket in this vintage 1961 NASA publicity photo. ... Hen 1357: New Born Nebula . ... Also known as M20, this photogenic nebula is visible with good binoculars in the constellation of Sagittarius. ... On the Moon, the long history of micrometeorite bombardment has blasted away at the rocky surface creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith. ...

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... Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe . ... Explanation: Long before medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting base metals to gold , stellar furnaces in this massive cluster of galaxies - cataloged as RDCS 1252.9-2927 - had transformed light elements into heavy ones . ... The cluster elemental abundances are consistent with the idea that most heavy elements were synthesized early on by massive stars, but current theories suggest that such a massive cluster should be rare in the early Universe . ...

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• APOD: 2007 February 19 - Nova Over Iran
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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . Planets . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... February . ... The ringed planet will be quite bright, but unlike Jupiter it will not be the brightest point of light in the sky, this accolade will return to Sirius which is the brightest star in our night sky in the constellation of Canis Major. ... Seven days later on February 18, the Moon will be in its full Moon phase. ... Tweets that mention Wonders of the February Night Sky | ... Astronotes . ...

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• stellar nursery | Astronotes
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... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Bright planets meet at dusk . ... Astronomy magazine subscribers can read the full article for free. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter....

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• Jupiter joins Venus in the early evening | Astronomy.com
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• Clusters of monster stars lit up the early universe | Astronomy.com

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Risks Comparable to NEOs . ... The Increasing Rate of Discovery of Asteroids . ... Comet and Asteroid Collision Probabilities . ... Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard (PDF Format) . ... Asteroid Impact Animations . ... Workshop on Scientific Requirements for Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids - 2002 . ... The Spaceguard Survey Report, 1992 (PDF) . Tsunami from Asteroid/Comet Impacts . ...

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• From Earth to the Universe exhibition at Mount St Catherine's school in Armagh
• FETTU - Page 1
• C.J. Butler, Research Astronomer

... JWST . ... Early Release Science Program . ... The Space Telescope Science Institute, following the recommendations of the JWST Advisory Committee , is now defining the parameters for an Early Release Science (ERS) program. The primary objective of the Early Release Science (ERS) program is to provide community access to a broad suite of JWST science observations as early as possible in Cycle 1. ... The key elements of the nascent Early Release Science program are currently as follows: . ...

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• Science Programs Having STScI Participation
• HST this week: 057
• NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry

... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...

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• ESO - Galaxy Clusters in the Early Universe
• VLT Observations of Gamma-ray Burst Reveal Surprising Ingredients of Early
• ESO - The European ELT

... Then in 1959 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration asked the United States military services to list their members who met specific qualifications. The search was underway for pilots for the exciting new manned space flight program. In seeking its first space pilots, NASA emphasized jet aircraft flight experience and engineering training, and it tailored physical stature requirements to the small cabin space available in the Mercury capsule then being designed. ...

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• serplines (Abstract)
• APOD: February 9, 1999 - A Supernova Starfield
• A Forceful Demonstration by FORS (ESO Press Release 14/98)

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• Description of the RadioAstron project, english version

... Comments, Opinions Publications Dnepr Program . Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. Dnepr Cluster Mission 2013 19 June 2014. ... ISC Kosmotras announces signing of a launch contract with T B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute (T B?TAK UZAY) for injection of RASAT spacecraft - the first Earth observation satellite designed and manufactured in Turkey by Dnepr LV in 2010. ... Dnepr LV Performance . ...

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• Founder of ISC Kosmotras - Dr. Vladimir A. Andreev
• ISC Kosmotras will provide launch services for two Earth-observation satellites

... For a timeline of the exploration of the magnetic environment of the Earth, Sun and Planets, see here . ... Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) builds the first astronomical telescope and observes for the first time craters on the Moon, satellites around Jupiter, and the way Venus goes through phases like the Moon (crescent, etc.) ... 17 December--First successful flight by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. ... 16 March--Goddard launches his first liquid-fuel rocket. ...

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• Earth Picture List
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IS P O SKA ­ International Update International SKA Project Engineer Sydney, August 23, 2007 www.skatelescope.org Peter Hall PJ Hall , Aug 2007 Astronomy engineering iteration International system design effort Strong emphasis on technology demonstration SKA development approach IS P O ­ Science specs early 2008 Reference Design technologies ­ Intensifying in PrepSKA ­ Retire risk as early as possible ­ Regional ...

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• ASKAP Early Science Community Workshop ASKAP Early Science Community Workshop
• The Parkes 21cm Multibeam Project
• ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture

... John Herschel Glenn, Jr. ... Glenn also holds the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Korea, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy's Astronaut Wings, the Marine Corps' Astronaut Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. ...

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• Astronaut Bio: Clayton C. Anderson (01/2013)
• ISS Oral History Project
• NASA JSC History Portal

... Astrophysics Group . ... Galactic Á€˜hailstormÁ€™ in the early Universe . ... SKA AAVS0 array . Beam measurement and calibration of the SKA AAVS0 array at Lord?s Bridge using a UAV system . Cavendish Laboratory involved in major instrumental project to investigate galaxy evolution and to map the Milky Way . ... SKA Aperture Array in Australia . SKA production design with Cambridge Consultants Ltd . ... 2013, Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE . ...

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• Astrophysics Group Work begins on the world?s most powerful radio telescope
• Astrophysics Group STFC announces áå119 million contribution to The Square
• Astrophysics Group SKA production design with Cambridge Consultants Ltd

... The 30" Reynolds reflector, 1917-2003 . Reynolds fitted with a spectrograph designedòÀæ . ... Title: Reynolds fitted with a spectrograph designed by Dr Heinz Gollnow and built at Stromlo, early 1950s . ...

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• Blue Straggler Stars
• C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
• RSAA Annual Report 1998

... The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology . ... The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 130 parsecs (425 light years ) away. ... Data for these stars are listed in a table below. ... Yes . ... WEBDA Pleiades cluster data . ... M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster (2007 November 18) ...

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• NAIC-NRAO Single Dish Summer School 2005 NAIC-NRAO Single Dish Summer School
• The Evolution of Galaxies Seen Through The Neutral Hydrogen Line The Evolution
• The Evolution of Galaxies through the Neutral Hydrogen Window The Evolution of

... Asteroid . ... In case you didn't hear about it, which you probably didn't: On Jan. 7, an asteroid 1,000 feet across -- nearly three times the current diameter of Marlon Brando -- barely missed the Earth, which is most likely your planet of residence. ... What if this asteroid had hit the Earth? ... As it happens, the American Astronomical Society was holding a conference in Washington AT THE VERY SAME TIME as the asteroid nearly hit the Earth. ...

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• Winer Observatory - Observations of Near Earth Asteroid 2008QT3
• Winer Observatory Outreach Programme
• Tom Kaye Science at Winer Observatory.

... Home Observing This Month?s Sky This MonthòÀÙs Sky òÀÓ February 2016 . ... This MonthòÀÙs Sky òÀÓ April 2016 . This MonthòÀÙs Sky òÀÓ March 2016 . This MonthòÀÙs Sky òÀÓ February 2016 . ... 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 . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

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• Best Celestial Events of 2006 ? Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
• early_moon_cropped ? Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
• Astro-Imaging ? Page 5 ? Amateur Astronomers Association of New York

MARSES Project Information . MARSES is an integrated research experiment devoted to searching for water, water-ice or permafrost layers believed to exist at some depth under the visible surface of Mars. ... Secondary tasks are the measurement of the soil properties of the subsurface of Mars which include porosity, electrical resistance of the liquid phase, thermal conductivity, temperature dependence. ... Jean?s escape of water via the atmosphere is very slow (of the order of 3 m over 5 Gy). ...

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• IKI structure
• Instrumentation for Fundamental and Applied Space Projects
• Mars96

The very metal-poor local dwarf galaxies - the analogs of primordial galaxies in young Universe . ... The goal of this project is the study of the properties of the local eXtremely Metal-Deficient (XMD) dwarf galaxies. ... S.A. Pustilnik, J.-M. Martin . ... Pustilnik S.A. "Dark galaxies" and local very metal-poor gas-rich galaxies: possible interrelations, in: Dark Galaxies and Lost Baryons, Edited by J.Davies and M.Disney, Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 244, held 25-30 June, 2007 in Cardiff, UK. ...

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• HyperLEDA documentation: parameter: pgc
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