1. The Very Large Telescope Project
... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...
2. Australia Telescope National Facility
... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, operates a number of world-class radio astronomy observatories that are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility or ATNF. ... CSIRO also manages the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, where the Square Kilometre Array telescope infrastructure in Australia is to be centred. ...
3. Buildings, Telescopes and Telescope Domes Project
... John Butler reports that the HLF-supported programme of restoration of three historic telescopes and their domes has continued throughout the year, and that a growing collection of images showing progress with the Telescopes and Telescope Domes restoration project is available on the Armagh Observatory web-site (see http://star.arm.ac.uk/history/Domes/). ... The new dome for the 18-inch Calver Telescope is now fully operational and awaits the return of the telescope to Armagh later in 2005. ...
4. The Communication of Images from New Generation Astronomical Telescopes
... Up: Future Instruments and Telescopes, Tools . ... New Generation Astronomical Telescopes (NGAT), a class of telescopes designed to be operated remotely and robotically, require efficient methods for communicating images over heterogeneous and low-bandwidth data networks such as the Internet. ... Methods researched thus far involve the classification of astronomical images based on object parameterisation, progressive image transmission, and evaluation of existing image compression schemes. ...
5. Untitled Document
... Mt Stromlo will resume its mantle as the home of Australian astronomy through the planned redevelopment, which includes the placement of two telescopes on Mount Stromlo and one at the ANU Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, reconstruction of heritage buildings and enhanced viewing facilities for the public, including a new virtual reality theatre. ... Mt Stromlo is not just an icon of Australian science, it is the workplace of number of the world?s leading researchers,? ...
6. Natural Science Building Solar Telescope
A vertical solar telescope feeds a white-light image of the Sun into the undergraduate astronomy laboratory. The coelestat mirror system shown here tracks the daily motion of the Sun and directs light downward into the telescope supported from the ceiling of the astronomy lab. ... Conditions in the ionosphere responsible for the strength of the signal are very sensitive to X-ray flux from solar flares and sudden x-ray emitting events outside the solar system, and rapidly alter the received signal. ...
7. Astronomical Society
... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...
8. Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
... Apr 14, 2016 - Monthly Meeting . ... The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ATMoB) is an astronomy club devoted to telescope making, observing, and studying the heavens. ... CURRENT MOON . ... April Sky . ... Lyrids Meteor Shower . ... Sources: NASA JPL Space Calendar , StarDate Online , Sky Telescope , Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , RASC Observer’s Handbook , Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar and Astronomy Magazine . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...
9. Space Telescope-European Coordinating Facility
... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
10. National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (Arecibo Observatory)
. " The Arecibo Observatory is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations . expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."
11. Telescope.ru - купить телескоп в специализированном магазине
Магазин . ... Старейший магазин телескопов в России . ... Корзина 0 0 Р . ... Телескопы Celestron . ... Добавить в избранное . ... 49 990 Р . ... Мы рады приветствовать Вас в нашем специализированном магазине телескопов и других астрономических товаров. ... Интерес к звездам, к созерцанию неба, обычно приводит человека к желанию купить телескоп, который позволит ему увидеть своими глазами все далекие сокровища космоса, так красочно описываемые в книгах. ... Copyright TELESCOPE.RU, 2016. ...
12. Земля и Вселенная: астрономия, космонавтика, науки о Земле, Космос, телескопы,
... Размещена статья "Новая карта рельефа Марса" . ... К середине 60-х годов прошлого века многотрудные усилия астрономической общественности нашей страны (в то время Советского Союза) увенчались созданием научно-популярного журнала "Земля и Вселенная", ныне являющегося журналом Президиума РАН. ... Все это в известной степени находило отражение на страницах "Земли и Вселенной" - журнала, пропагандирующего достижения отечественной и мировой науки в области астрономии, космонавтики и комплекса наук о...
13. Radio telescope short description
... Telescopes . ... Diameter of circular antenna . ... Number of antenna elements . ... Geometrical area . ... Effective area of full circle . ... Wavelength range . ... Frequency range . ... 2 arcsec . ... Flux density limit . ... Absolute brightness temperature limit . 0.050 mK . ...
14. Astrophysics Group COAST Technical Details
... Astrophysics Group . ... COAST Technical Details . ... The beam from each telescope passes through an aluminium tube, which serves to isolate it from the atmosphere, into the beam combining building. ... Inside the beam combining building the outer annulus of each light beam is separated and used in the acquisition and autoguider system. ... A simple algorithm is then used to detect the offset from the centre of the field, and this is corrected using piezo-driven mirrors at the back of the...
15. Meade Instruments Corporation - Choosing A Telescope
... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Refracting telescopes (Meade Models NG-60, NGC-60, DS-2070AT, ETX-70AT, LXD55-AR5, LX55-AR6 ) and mirror-lens telescopes ( ETX-90AT, 105AT, 125AT, LXD55-SC8, 8LX90, LX200 GPS Series ) are generally more versatile in a wide array of land and astronomical applications. ... The intermediate-level observer, or the non-casual telescope user who wishes to purchase one telescope for a lifetime, should consider a Meade Model LXD55 series, 8LX90, or LX200GPS. ... Meade 4M ...
16. HST
... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....
17. Safety.html
... Garage/Shop Building . ... APO Site Safety Plan . ... When in doubt, contact the Site Manager . ... In the event of an emergency , it is best to contact the Site Manager, Safety Officer , or other APO personnel listed on the APO emergency phone lists located in all control rooms and the Supply area. ... Do not enter this area without a safety briefing ; contact the Site Manager . ... Special training and safety equipment is required before handling cryogenics; contact Site Manager . ...
18. Two New Hubble Quality Telescopes Gifted to NASA
... Two New Hubble Quality Telescopes Gifted to NASA . ... Credit Copyright: NASA Explanation: What if you were given a new Hubble telescope for free? How about two? The astronomical community is abuzz with just this opportunity as the US National Reconnaissance Office has unexpectedly transferred ownership of two space-qualified Hubble-quality telescopes to NASA. ... Pictured above , the original Hubble Space Telescope floats high above the Earth during a servicing mission in 2002. ...
19. Images of VISTA Telescope
... ESO - Public Surveys . ESO - VISTA Surveys . ... Building VISTA: in its enclosure . image: IMG_1307-1536x2048.jpg . Credit: VISTA . ... VISTA Telescope: In the enclosure. image: IMG1815s.jpg . ... VISTA Telescope: In the enclosure. image: 05_ VISTA-Telescope-in-enclosure-1200x1600.jpg . ... Building VISTA: Lifting telescope top ring into the enclosure. image: 03_VISTA-lifting-top-of-telescope-into-enclosure-1600x1200.jpg . ... image: 04_VISTA-Telescope-in-factory-1405x1769.jpg . ...
20. Russian Turkish 1.5-m telescope
... Main . ... Telescope . ... Diameter of the main mirror, mm . ... The length of the telescope tube, mm . ... Weight of the main mirror, kg . ... Weight of the main mirror in holder, kg . ... Weight of the telescope, kg . ... field of . ... 1:7.7, with corrector . ... 1:7.7, without corrector . ...