... The Hubble Deep Field in Infrared . 12.10.1998 . ... Resolving Mira . ... Early last year, Betelgeuse became the second star, after our Sun, to have it surface resolved. Later last year, Mira was added to the list. Mira.. ... M27: Not A Comet . ... Far Side of the Moon . ... These North (left) and South Pole projections are based on SeaWiFS measurements made between September 1997 and July 1998. Comet Williams in 1998 . ... On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the Moon. ...

... Comets and Asteroids . ... Space Flight . ... 1 Comment Comets are frozen lumps of ice (often called volatiles) and rock that come from distant parts of our Solar System. ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on October 4, 2013 | ... 55 Comments By now interest in Comet C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) is building. ... No Comments Comet ISON may be the greatest comet of this century as it skims through the atmosphere of the Sun this autumn.€а The Hubble Space Telescope has just the best image [ ] . ...

Program Number . ... Esther M. Hu, University of Hawaii . Near Infrared Observations of a Sample of z~6.5-6.7 Galaxies . Abstract . ... Panchromatic WFC3 survey of galaxies at intermediate z: Early Release Science program for Wide Field Camera 3. ... HST/ACS images of part of the GOODS field . ... The present program will build on these observations by using Wide-Field Camera 3 to obtain ultraviolet and near-infrared imaging, and grism spectroscopy, covering ~30% of the GOODS (South) field. ...

... 2004 October 2 . Toutatis Nears Planet Earth . ... Explanation: On Wednesday, September 29, asteroid Toutatis came within one million miles of Earth -- the closest predicted aproach of a sizable asteroid or comet to our fair planet in this century. Coming within one million miles or about 4 times the Earth-Moon distance, Earth would have appeared to be nearly the size of the full moon in the asteroid's sky . ... About APOD | ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...

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... 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. ...

... David P. Stern Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics NASA . ... Alfv?n's Theory and Electric Fields . ... The debate between proponents of a static corona, Parker's solar wind theory, and an alternative "solar breeze" theory of Chamberlai n [1960, 1961; Dessler 1967] was only settled by observations from space. ... Rapidly spreading plasma clouds produced by solar flares, like those envisioned by Chapman and Ferraro, are sometimes superposed on the solar wind flow. ...

... Gift Center . ... Why do aurorae appear strongest within rings centered on Earth's poles instead of filled-in circles? ... RELATED TOPICS: AURORAE . The visible aurorae result from electrons that move along magnetic field lines from space into the upper atmosphere. ... Just make sure you're registered with the website. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

... STScI-PRC00-04 AN EXPANDING BUBBLE IN SPACE Astronomers, using the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in October and November 1997 and April 1999, imaged the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) with unprecedented clarity. ... The remarkably spherical "Bubble" marks the boundary between an intense wind of particles from the star and the more quiescent interior of the nebula. ... To the right of the central star is a ridge of much denser gas. ...

... ST-ECF . ABOUT ST-ECF . ... After an initial agreement between NASA and ESA in 1977 and following Hubble's more than twenty years in space and 110,000 orbits of the Earth, the aim of this conference is to celebrate the huge contributions made by the Hubble observatory to our knowledge and understanding of the Universe. ... David Southwood . ... Robert O'Connell . ... Robert O'Dell . ... Questions and information: HST3@stecf.org . ... Maintained by HST 3 Webmaster <HST3@stecf.org> . ...

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... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2010 > The impact of Herschel surveys on ALMA Early Science. Garching, 16-19 November 2010 . ... ALMA . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... Science in Garching . ... The workshop is designed to explore the powerful combination between Herschel and ALMA, taking advantage of the Herschel's first results to best exploit the ALMA Early Science call for proposals expected towards the end of 2010. ...

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The ASKAP Early Science Program Updated Plan v1.1 ­ for community discussion Dr. Lisa Harvey- Smith | ... Lisa Harvey- Smith What is ASKAP Early Science? ... Lisa Harvey- Smith The Early Science Program · A wide area continuum survey (1 MHz and 18.5 kHz resolution, full Stokes, 700-1800 MHz, 6-12 hours per field) · A few 30 square degree fields studied in neutral hydrogen (18.5 kHz resolution, 1150-1450 MHz, 120 hours integration time per field (TBC). ... Lisa Harvey- Smith What Next? ...

... The awsome spectacle of a brilliant comet, with its long ghostly tail streaming behind it, is a rare event. ... Only one other comet, Comet Halley, was seen so far from the Sun, giving scientists an opportunity to watch it as it slowly warmed up and sprouted a tail. ... Comets are the Rip Van Winkles of the solar system -- mini-worlds that have changed little during their 4.5-billion-year nap far from the Sun. ... Observing Comets . ... Once, comets inhabited the entire solar system. ...

... Henry Draper, a doctor by trade, was a prominent American amateur scientist and an early pioneer of astronomical photography. ... Aside from the star catalog bearing his name, Henry Draper is best known for obtaining the first photograph of an astronomical nebula, recording the Great Nebula of Orion on the night of September 30, 1880. ... Draper, Henry", by Charles A. Whitney, 1971, in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography , ed. Charles Coulston Gillispie (New York: Scribner), v. 4, p. 178 . ...

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