... 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 . ...

... Jay Apt (Ph.D.) . NASA Astronaut (Former) . ... PUBLICATIONS: Dr. Apt shared his images and knowledge in the publication Earth in Orbit : NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth , written in conjunction with NASA scientists Michael Helfert and Justin Wilkinson and published by the National Geographic Society. ... From 1976 to 1980 he was a staff member of the Center for Earth & Planetary Physics, Harvard University, supporting NASA s Pioneer Venus Mission by making temperature maps of Venus from Mt. ...

... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "The Great Magnet, the Earth" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Exploration of the Earth's magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of the Earth in space (a few Q duplicated here) . ... 11) Magnetic Shielding . ... 51) Can electricity be generated from the Earth's magnetic field? ... 9) Measuring Earth's magnetic field . ... 6) Reversals of the Earth's field (4 queries) . ... 42) Could generated electricity affect Earth's magnetic field? ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . A Message From Earth . ... 12.03.2005 . ... Arecibo Observatory ( Cornell , NAIC ) Explanation: What are these Earthlings trying to tell us? The above message was broadcast from Earth towards the globular star cluster M13 in 1974. ... March 2005 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: SETI - message - Earth . Publications with words: SETI - message - Earth . ... Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth . ...

... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "The Great Magnet, the Earth" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Exploration of the Earth's magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of the Earth in space (a few Q duplicated here) . ... 11) Magnetic Shielding . ... 51) Can electricity be generated from the Earth's magnetic field? ... 9) Measuring Earth's magnetic field . ... 6) Reversals of the Earth's field (4 queries) . ... 42) Could generated electricity affect Earth's magnetic field? ...

... 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 . ...

... The Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (MINCOMSVYAZ), Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (ROSSTANDART), Federal Service for State Registration , Cadaster and Cartography (ROSREESTR), Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on PNT problem and the ... Ipatov А. V. (Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS) ? ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 13 . A Message From Earth . ... Arecibo Observatory ( Cornell , NAIC ) . ... This attempt at extraterrestrial communication was mostly ceremonial - humanity regularly broadcasts radio and television signals out into space accidentally. ... About APOD | ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

reu-program@naic.edu . ... The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico invites applications for its undergraduate summer research progrm. Students selected for the program will work with staff scientists on projects related to ongoing research or instrumentation development. ... Applications for the REU program should be made via the online form. ... After email verification, we will send you a link to upload your supporting documents. ... Online Application Open . ... Online Application Deadline . ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements . ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Instrument Pipelines . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... ESO Data . ... Science Announcements . ... Published: 05 Oct 2015 . ... New data products resulting from the VST Public Survey ATLAS are now available via the dedicated Phase3 query interface at the Science Archive Facility . ... Published: 31 Aug 2015 ....

... Annual Meeting . ... Scholarships for Cosmos . ... Download scholarship application instructions in pdf format. ... Scholarships will be provided after the meeting as reimbursement for document expenses incurred. ... While the deadline for scholarship application has now passed, there may be the possibility of additional funds from our generous meeting sponsors. You may submit a late application until June 30, 2010 and these will considered if funds become available. ... Cosmos Scholarships . ...

GTK+ / Gnome Application Development . ... Initializing the Libraries . ... On startup, your application must initialize the GTK+ and Gnome libraries with a call to gnome_init() . gnome_init() ( Figure 1 ) takes the place of gtk_init() for Gnome apps (it calls gtk_init() for you). ... int gnome_init (const char* app_id , const char* app_version , int argc , char** argv ); . ... Like gtk_init() , gnome_init() parses the command-line arguments; unlike gtk_init() , it will not change argc and argv . ...

The SAO Summer Intern Program . APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1 st , 23:59 ET (Before midnight), 2016 THE 2016 DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS IS . FEBRUARY 1 st , 2016. THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FORM WILL LOCK AT 23:59:00 (Midnight) ET ON FEBRUARY 1 st , 2016. ... Students are exected to be in residence at the SAO for the full duration of the program. ... The SAO Summer Internship program is unable to fulfill pre-arranged partnerships between applicants and scientists. ...

lsst.tcc љ 1.2.2-3-g89ecb63 . ... Files . ... include . ... earth.h . ... 5 љ #include <boost/tr1/array.hpp> // so array works with old and new compilers . ... 16 љ std::tr1::array<double, 3> startTAI ; // TAI date of start of UTC_day and the next two UTC days (MJD, sec) . 17 љ std::tr1::array<double, 2> ut1_taiIntercept ; // UT1-TAI intercept at TAI[i] (sec) . 18 љ std::tr1::array<double, 2> poleInterceptX ; // pole x offset intercept at TAI[i] (deg) . ... std::tr1::array< double, 3 > . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... space flight . ... 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 . ... Space: women neednт??t apply? ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

Proceedings of the Particle Physics and Early Universe Conference (PPEUC). ... A.W. Jones & M.P. Hobson . ... The maximum entropy method (MEM) presented in Hobson & Jones (1998, these proceedings) is applied to simulated observations by the proposed Planck Surveyor satellite. ... The analysis presented here is intended to complement the analysis presented in Hobson et al. (1998) which showed the results for a CDM realisation of the CMB instead of the string simulation used here. ...

... Applying the Lessons Learned from HST Operations to New Missions" , presented at SPIE's International Symposium Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation . ... Portable Astronomical Scheduling Tools" presented at the ADASS V Conference . A System for Long-Term Scheduling of Ground-Based Observatories" ( html , postscript ) presented at the Conference on New Observing Modes My technical papers, as well as those by STScI colleagues are available on-line. ... Spike planning and scheduling system . ...

... The Large Telescopes Program Committee of Russian AS . ... Executive Secretary, e-mail: request@sao.ru . Telescope RATAN-600 Time Request deadline: I half-year (Jan. ... Program title .. ... Principal investigator .. ... Request status .. ... Retarded applications and ones not conforming to form will not be accepted by the Committee. ... In some exceptional cases the Program Committee Secretary can accept a request after deadline with permission of the Chairman of Committee or director of SAO RAS. ...

According to the # 7.1. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad there should be an Authorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organization (ANRAO) in every participating state: A national astronomical society, a department (section) of the EAAS or IAU in the state, a leading observatory, an astronomical department of a leading university, a ministry of education or another appropriate competent institution. ...