Next: Participant List . ... Table of Contents - Index . Cover Illustration: This figure, from the paper by Gary Ferland, Kirk Korista, and Dima Verner , summarizes the results of thousands of complete spectral synthesis calculations performed with the Cloudy program. ... These calculations show that this line-one of the strongest quasar emission lines-is produced efficiently only over a narrow range of physical conditions. ...

... October 6, 09:00 09:40 . Jorge Melnick (ESO) . ... We present a statistical and temporal analysis of the ground meteorological properties recorded at the five selected sites for hosting the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT). ... Marc Sarazin (ESO) . The organization and development of the E-ELT site testing campaign by ESO are described. ... The E-ELT Site Testing activities in northern Chile and Argentina are reviewed, and pioneering explorative campaigns are illustrated. ...

... Space flight . Crew training . ... Space camp . ... The "Odyssey" project includes all the stages of preliminary selection and pre-flight training of the inter-planetary station crew, as well as simulates a 7-day "Earth-Moon-Earth" space mission. ... Training in crews on the "MIR" space station trainers and simulators under the interplanetary "Earth-Moon-Earth" mission program, . ... A commander (carries out a general onboard control and is responsible for the crew safety and vital activity. ...

... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

. Russian (WIN) . 10-27/2/1999 . 6-28/1/1999 . For more information send a mail to: info@sputnik.infospace.ru . © 1998-2002 SMIS IKI RAN and SRC "PLANETA" Moscow, Russia.

Subject, Problems and Objects of Theoretical Astrophysics. ... Stellar Photospheres, Their Features. ... Physics of Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres. ... Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres of Various Spectral Classes. Solar Type Photospheres. ... Characterisics of Absorption Lines. ... Interstellar Absorption Lines, Their Features. ... Physical and Dynamic Features of Interstellar Medium, Which Follows from Observations of Interstellar Absorption Lines. ...

... Annual Meeting . ... Other Workshops, Conferences and Events . ... Special Events . Communicating Science: EPO Conference . Galileo Teacher Training Program Workshop . ... A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach . ... Much of the conference will be in the format of hands-on sessions, where we will practice effective techniques for sharing and discussing our work. ... The Communicating Science EPO conference program committee welcomes four kinds of abstracts: . ...