... This is one of the results from the Arecibo Methanol Maser Galactic Plane Survey that is being presented by graduate student Jagadheep D. Pandian of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Dr. Paul F. Goldsmith of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California and Dr. Avinash A. Deshpande of Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington DC. ... Methanol masers at 6.7 GHz are beacons of massive star formation in our Galaxy. ...

... The Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) provides high cadence and high resolution images of the structure and morphology of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the inner heliosphere. ... MAGIC observations of MWC 656, the only known Be/BH system . ... The system has been associated with a gamma-ray flaring event detected by the AGILE satellite in July 2010. Aims: Our aim is to evaluate if the MWC 656 gamma-ray emission extends to very high energy (VHE > 100 GeV) gamma rays. ...

... We present the results of an ongoing survey of cool, late­type supergiants -- the descendants of massive O and B­type stars -- that has systematically detected magnetic fields in these stars using spectropolarimetric observations obtained with the ESPaDOnS at the Canada­France­Hawaii Telescope. Our observations reveal detectable, often complex Stokes V Zeeman signatures in the Least­Squares Deconvolution mean line profiles in a significant fraction of the observed sample of 30 stars. ...

This source is hiding behind our Galaxy at a distance of ~18 Mpc, located at a galactic latitide of 0 degrees. ... As we look towards longer wavelengths, 60 micron, to try and penetrate the Galactic Plane, we still see confusion from galactic sources. ... If the image seems some what confusing that is because the MOST is a continuum radio telescope and when it looks in the direction of our Galaxy it detects radiation from sources within our Galaxy and from sources that may lie behind our Galaxy. ...

The H II complex N 44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) provides an excellent site to perform a detailed study of star formation in a mild starburst, as it hosts three regions of star formation at different evolutionary stages, and it is not as complicated and confusing as the 30 Doradus giant H II region. We have obtained Spitzer Space Telescope observations and complementary ground-based 4 m uBVIJK observations of N 44 to identify candidate massive young stellar objects (YSOs). ...

... We have made observations of the Perseus cluster with the Westerbork Telescope at 610 MHz. ... Several newly detected sources are identified with cluster galaxies. ... No evidence is found for the existence of the previously reported ~ 65'x25' cluster halo, 3C 84B. Key words: radio galaxies - clusters - tailed radio sources buoyancy The Perseus Cluster of galaxies is one of the most fascinating systems accessible to extragalactic astronomers. ...

... I've included typical values in some cases: int num_gd_trials; /** Number of trial group delays */ int num_bas ; /** Number of baselines measured by FT (up to 9) */ int num_channels = 5; /** Number of spectral channels used for fringe tracking */ int num_output; /** Total number of combiner outputs in use */ int num_win = 5; /** Number of windows (subframes) per camera : TODO : not needed? */ Monitor Data ===== /** * Pixel data at a modulator position from all cameras. ...

... Director of the RAS ISR . RAS Academician . ... Astrophysics module Kvant of the orbital complex Mir launched in 1987 contains the largest on the station complex of the scientific equipment named the orbital observatory Roentgen. Observatory Roentgen consists of 4 X-ray telescopes, jointly exceeding the range of energies from 2 to 800 keV. ... Among the most significant results that were received in the observatory Roentgen are: . ... measurement of the periods of 9 X-ray pulsars; . ...

Orbital intersection . ... Structure of Taurid stream . ... Meteoroid swarm and Taurid fireballs . ... The following four diagrams schematically show four different Taurid orbits and the orbits of Earth and Jupiter. ... The Taurid stream contains particles (small, solid grains) at different stages of their precession cycles. ... The study of when a meteor stream can produce a meteor shower is the study of when precession brings orbits to intersection with Earth, or e.g. with Mars . ...

On the origin of the extended infrared shell around NGC 6888 . ... The results of a complex program of research on the extended infrared shell around the nebula NGC 6888 and the star WR 136 are presented. We performed H a observations with a Fabry-Perot interferometer mounted at the focus of the 125-cm telescope and radio continuum (2.7 cm to 31 cm) and 21-cm HI observations with the RATAN-600 radio telescope. ... Curve passages in H I line through area NGC 6888. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Project History . ISS Russian Segment . ... ISS 45/46 . ... Deriving new data on the space flight factors impact on the human blood system to extend diagnostic and prognostic capabilities of detecting mechanisms of arising shifts in hematologic indices ("space anemia", lymphocytosis). ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... Massive Stars in NGC 6357 . ... 9.10.2008 . ... Credit: Johannes Schedler ( Panther Observatory ) Explanation: Massive Stars lie within NGC 6357 , an expansive emission nebula complex some 8,000 light-years away in the tail of the constellation Scorpius . ... 2007 2008 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: star formation - emission nebula . Publications with words: star formation - emission nebula . ... Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24 . ...

... Keck spectropolarimetry, giving spectral coverage from Ly- to beyond CIII], and HST imaging of a sample of powerful radio galaxies with has been obtained. ... This is a short progress report on a rather extensive programme we are carrying out to study the structure and composition of high redshift radio galaxies (HzRG) -- and, by implication, the host galaxies of radio quasars -- using observations in the optical, IR and mm bands. ... An example of the NICMOS and WFPC 2 imaging is shown in Figure 2 ...

... 2016 February 5 . Massive Stars in NGC 6357 . ... Explanation: Massive stars lie within NGC 6357 , an expansive emission nebula complex some 6,500 light-years away toward the tail of the constellation Scorpius . In fact, positioned near center in this ground-based close-up of NGC 6357, star cluster Pismis 24 includes some of the most massive stars known in the galaxy, stars with nearly 100 times the mass of the Sun. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... The ROSAT Results Archive (RRA) is a publicly accessible collection of source lists, images, spectra, lightcurves and counting rates derived from pointed-phase observations of the ROSAT X-ray satellite observatory. ... This paper discusses the methods and tools used to screen ROSAT source results, and discusses ways in which the data will eventually be made accessible to the general astronomical community. ... Each field and source gets assigned a set of quality flags by these scripts: . ...

The SCUBA Local Universe Galaxy Survey Dust along the Hubble sequence Catherine Vlahakis University of Bonn Collaborators: Steve Eales (Cardiff University) Loretta Dunne (University of Nottingham) Overview What is SLUGS? Results from the survey Recent work using SLUGS results ­ the FIR-radio relation Introduction: SLUGS SLUGS ­ a submm survey of galaxies in the local Universe ­ at 850m and 450m Survey of ~200 nearby galaxies: 104 60m-selected ("IRS") (Dunne et al. ...

Next: The Evolutionary Status of Up: No Title Previous: Massive X-ray Binaries . After 25 years of pulsar studies, a radiopulsar has been discovered in a binary system with a massive optical companion (Johnston et al. ... As shown in the very first calculations of joint evolution of NS and normal stars in binaries (Kornilov and Lipunov, 1983b[ 86 ]) a considerable fraction (maybe, the majority) of NS in binary systems having an optical companion must be at the ejector љ (E) state. ... Systems . ...

Solar Large-Scale Chains: Some Events . ... The chains appear to light up separators or quasi-separatrix layers between different interacting large-scale magnetic flux systems in the global solar magnetosphere and, in particular, to outline large-scale coronal structures involved in the CME process. ... Some features of the chains and their relations to CMEs are illustrated for a number of halo CME-associated events. 23 events of 1997-2000 . ... Halo-CME-associated events of November 1997 . ...

... Basic Research results General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication of data Possibilities of observing the structure and dynamics of microwave activity SSRT - Research results . ...

... a major flood of the entire Upper Mississippi River basin which resulted in very wide spread agricultural and commercial damage. On August 10, an enormous plume of turbid river water was detected extending eastward from the Mississippi River delta region. River water discharged on the western side of the delta flowed eastward around the south side of the delta, joining additional river water discharged from passes on the south and east sides of the delta. ...