... 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 . ...

... A Filament Across the Sun . ... The long light feature on the left of the above color-inverted image is actually a solar filament and is composed of mostly charged hydrogen gas held aloft by the Sun's looping magnetic field . ... The above filament was captured on the Sun about two weeks ago near the active solar region AR 1535 visible on the right with dark sunspots. ... Publications with keywords: Sun - filament - active region . Publications with words: Sun - filament - active region . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 August 20 . A Filament Across the Sun . ... Explanation: Is that a cloud hovering over the Sun? ... The long light feature on the left of the above color-inverted image is actually a solar filament and is composed of mostly charged hydrogen gas held aloft by the Sun's looping magnetic field . ... About APOD | ...

... Sun images . ... Sun flares . ... Active areas . August : 2015 . ... The following regions with sunspots can be now observed on the Sun's surface . Group number . Sunspots Location on the Sun . ... 0010 . ... Alpha . ... Coordinates and other characteristics of active regions are issued for August 09, 2015 00:31 UT No H-alpha plages without spots can be currently observed on the Sun's surface . Last updated: August 10, 2015 00:00 UT . ... 7(499)132-65-96, Fax: +7(499)132-65-97 . ...

NATIONAL ASTRONOMY AND IONOSPHERE CENTER . ... Astronomy . ... During the last 48 hours, solar activity of moderate-to-large intensity was registered with two class X events (one was a maximum X5), and also events of class M and C. Two Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) occurred in March 4 and 5 reached the Earth this (Thursday) morning, March 8 at 11 UT (7 AST), and large variations in the Earth's magnetic field and energetic particle precipitation into the poles are expected. ... Arecibo Observatory €а . ...

... Towards a Truly Unified Model of AGN . ... The Unified Model holds that the aspect-dependent effects primarily determine the nature of the active galactic nucleus that we observe. ... The full postscript file can be obtained here: . The PASA Latex file can be obtained here: . The postscript file of Fig 1 can be obtained here: . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. June 16, 1998 . An Active Region of the Sun . Credit: A. Title ( Stanford Lockheed Institute ), TRACE , NASA . ... This false-color image depicts an active region near an edge of the Sun . Hot plasma is seen exploding off the Sun's photosphere and traveling along loops defined by the Sun's magnetic field . ... About APOD > . ...

... Research objects and scientific purposes . Space scientific program includes development and launch of two supersmall spacecrafts "Universitetskiy" and "Kompas-2" intended for monitoring of radiation conditions near the Earth. ... All the studies conducted in the near-Earth space are characterised by strong radiation fields. ... The circular polar orbits, which cover all the near-Earth space, are the most favorable for comprehensive studies of the radiation conditions near the Earth. ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... A small spacecraft Aist-2D , developed by the scientists of Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) and the experts of the Rocket and Space Centre Progress will see from outer space what is hidden under the thick top of trees and below the Earth's surface. The radar equipment was installed on Aist-2D , which was delivered to the space launcher complex Vostochniy on January 22. ... Tomography of the Earth's ionosphere will also be carried out. ...

... We are now headed into a time of increased solar activity. Scientists now have more capability to study and monitor activity on the Sun, including satellites such as STEREO and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. ... The Sun s Activity and Space Weather: . A Collection of Activities and Resources to Get Behind the Headlines . ... This episode of Astronomy Behind the Headlines introduces us to the energetic atmosphere of our local star and how it can send great gusts of charged particles our way. ...

... A typical density of energetic ions is 1 per cubic cm., and the ions are matched by electrons, generally of lower energy. ... This region is almost empty of plasma--typical density 0.01 ion/cubic cm., the "best vacuum" in the Earth's vicinity--but it contains a relatively strong magnetic field which, since it fills a large volume, can store appreciable magnetic energy, Many believe that this is the storehouse from which substorms draw their energy, releasing it quite rapidly. ...

... A typical density of energetic ions is 1 per cubic cm., and the ions are matched by electrons, generally of lower energy. ... This region is almost empty of plasma--typical density 0.01 ion/cubic cm., the "best vacuum" in the Earth's vicinity--but it contains a relatively strong magnetic field which, since it fills a large volume, can store appreciable magnetic energy, Many believe that this is the storehouse from which substorms draw their energy, releasing it quite rapidly. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on January 19, 2012 | ... Continue Reading.. ... 1 Comment A new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.€а Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the [ ] . ... Welcome to our annual guide to what the Universe has waiting [ ] . ... The furthest you can travel from home across the [ ] . ... This local school has its own observatory and astronomy club for the students [ ] . ...

... SAO RAN RATAN-600 EXCURSIONS 40 YEARS of R/T REFERENCES . ... GPS radio sources . ... Thursday, April 30, 10-00 . ... Friday, December 19, 10-30 . ... N. Bursov, V. Chaykin, A. Storozhenko "Preliminary results of RATAN-600 antenna measurements with the help of the geostationary Satellite Turksat 2A/3A". ... The basic results. ... Information-analytical system of estimating the parameters of radio sources in continuum with the RATAN-600 (the message for a conference, IPA St. Petersburg). ......

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UPDATE FROM 03/08/2012: AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL IN ENVIRONMENT DISTURBANCES OF LARGE SOLAR FLARE 05.03 0230 0409 0643 N17E52L299 X1.1/2B 3.7E-11 429 1 CME AND DEVELOPMENT MODERATE MAGNETIC STORM, IN COMPLEX ACTIVE REGIONS ON SUN AR11429 (N18L299, Sp = 1270 m.v.h. at 7.03) + AR11430 (N19L315, Sp = 200 m.v.h to 7.02) THE TWO LARGE SOLAR FLARES WAS OCCURRENCED 07.03 0000 0024 0349 N17E27L299 3B/X5.4 6.7E-11 429 1 II / 2, IV / 2, ... NEXT WEEK THE SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE AVERAGE. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Sky this Month . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Hubble sees NGC 7090 т?? an active star-forming galaxy . ... This image portrays a beautiful view of the galaxy NGC 7090, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. ... This image portrays a beautiful view of galaxy NGC 7090, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. ... These structures trace the location of ongoing star formation, visual confirmation of recent studies that classify NGC 7090 as an active star-forming...

... 1994: . As a result of comparing the spectra of active solar regions from the observations with high spatial resolution in the microwave range at the RATAN-600 (the S-component) with a flare component observed at meter wavelengths on the VLA (USA) we revealed the presence of a strong and prolonged noise storm exactly where a weak decaying active region (with the presence of powerful active regions in the disk) is located. ... Archive . ...

Nowadays at the Department the experimental and theoretical investigations, including astronomical and ionospheric observations, active experiments with space vehicles are taking place. ... Solar Corona physics and erruptive phenomenae. ... Stellar astronomy. ... The Department has organized and put into practice more then 50 expeditions for observation of Solar ecllipces, aurorae polaris, comets, meteor streams, controlled space experiments, and also for investigations of geophysical characteristics. ...

Data Archive . Video-records archive . ... 1997 | ... Time (UT) Counter Remarks _______________________________________________________________________________ 05.01. 10:29:17 2:06:42 scan disk 11:58:23 2:11:19 active regions 06.01. 09:49:51 2:12:17 scan disk 10:56:24 2:19:10 active regions 12.01. 09:39:12 2:19:59 scan disk 10:03:41 2:27:51 active region 10:05:09 2:28:34 filament 10:07:17 2:29:10 ...