... 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 . ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Advised by Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes , Roman dictator Julius Caesar , pictured above in a self-decreed minted coin, created a calender system in 46 BC that contained one leap day every four years. ... This "Julian" calender system was used until the year 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII added that leap days should not occur in years ending in "00" except if divisible by 400, providing a further fine tuning. ... Publications with words: Julius Caesar - Leap Days . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 29, 1996 . Julius Caesar and Leap Days . ... Explanation: Today, February 29th , is a leap day - a relatively rare occurrence. Advised by Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes , Roman dictator Julius Caesar , pictured above in a self-decreed minted coin, created a calender system in 46 BC that contained one leap day every four years. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Slacker Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Life Under the Moon . ... Seeing Jupiter's Moons . ... Time Zones and the Spherical Earth . A Companion to the Earth? ... December 19, 1999) . ... Big Moon, Little Moon . ... How Big is the Moon? ... 14, 2000) . ... 2008 Phil Plait. ... Subscribe to the Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Talk about Bad Astronomy on the BA Bulletin Board! ...

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... The Round Earth . ... Aristarchus around 270 BC derived the Moon's distance from the duration of a lunar eclipse (Hipparchus later found an independent method). ... Let R be the radius of that circle and T the time it takes the Moon to go around once, about one month. ... Viewed from Earth, a "new Moon" (occuring between the time a thin crescent is last seen before sunrise and the time one is seen shortly after sunset) happens when the Moon in its apparent motion around the sky overtakes the Sun. ...

... The Big Bang Theory:Our whole Universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started.( ... 4-26 January:The Age of Reionisation, as the first galaxies form.The intense radiation they emit reionizes the gases spread through the surrounding Universe, ending the Dark Ages.From this point on, space becomes transparent and starlight can travel freely through space.The most distant galaxies in the celebrated Hubble Ultra Deep Field existed at the end of this era. ...

... 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. ...

... Transits do not happen every time Mercury passes between the Earth and Sun because their orbits are not in exactly the same plane, as we will see in this activity. ... Transits of Mercury occur at only two times during the year (but not every year). ... Can you tell which two months the orbits of Earth and Mercury are in line with the Sun? _____________________ and ________________________ [pic] ----------------------- ( Transits of Mercury occur at only two times during the year (but not every year...

... 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. ...

... The JSC History Portal offers access to the JSC History Collection , other JSC history materials, and hundreds of NASA history web pages. ... Johnson Space Center was established in 1961, and from the early Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects to today's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, the Center continues to lead NASA's efforts in human space exploration. ... JSC Space Shuttle Program . ... This link provides access to the NASA JSC History Portal Document Search page. ...

... 2000 July 1 . Ultraviolet Earth from the Moon . ... Far UV Camera , Apollo 16 , NASA . Explanation: Here's a switch: the above picture is of the Earth taken from a lunar observatory! This false color picture shows how the Earth glows in ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light is so blue humans can't see it. ... The part of the Earth facing the Sun reflects much UV light, but perhaps more interesting is the side facing away from the Sun. ... Tomorrow's picture: July GRB . ... About APOD | ...

Lectures . ... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2010-2011 Lecture Series 2010-2011 ? Greening the Earth Using Space Resources? by Greg Matloff . ... Lecture Series 2010-2011 . ... 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 . ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes | ... Cosmic engine for senior students . ... The Sun . The Sun is vital for life on Earth. ... The Sun is a typical star, emitting electromagnetic radiation and particles that influence the Earth . ... In the meantime you can view material on the Sun and its influence on Earth written for the first version of the new syllabus here . ...

... Click on this icon if you would like to see a collection of snapshots of actual pages from the "Other Worlds from Earth" Electronic PictureBook. ... The Other Worlds from Earth Electronic PictureBook is a HyperCardЁ stack designed to run on a color MacintoshЁ computer with at least 2.5 megabytes of available RAM, sufficient hard disk space to contain the Electronic Picturebook, System 7.0, and HyperCard 2.1 or HyperCard Player 2.1. ...

... The NAIC requests that any publication based on results from Arecibo Observatory contain the following acknowledgement: . ... NAIC budget permitting, for U.S.-based scientists able to show conditions of demonstrable hardship , NAIC can contribute towards publication costs for papers reporting original observations made with the Arecibo telescope. ... List of publications (PDF) . ... July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 . ... July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1995 . July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994 . ...

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... 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. ...

... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Weekend Visits to the ALMA OSF . ... Survey Telescopes . ... ALMA . ... Star Clusters . ... 2016 . 2015 . 2014 . ... Stars@ESO . ... Although HD 97300 is in the spotlight for now, the very dust that makes it so hard to miss heralds the birth of additional, potentially scene-stealing, future stars. eso1604 тАФ Science Release . ... 31 March 2016 тАФ ann16021 . ... 29 March 2016 тАФ ann16020 . ... 29 March 2016 тАФ ann16019 . ...

Some Geology Stuff . ... Planet Earth Images . ... World Lecture Hall - Earth Science . ... Earthquake Information . Water Resources of the United States . Consortium for International Earth Science Information . Earth Sciences and Resources Institute . ... Electronic Volcano . ... Earth Observing System -- Volcanoes < JumpStation List of Volcano Resources . ... July 19 . On July 19 the storm was centered at about 11.5 degrees North latitude and had a central pressure of 925 millibars. ...