Background Material for Science Teachers JULY 1994 -- Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collides with Jupiter . Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in July 1994. From this historic event, scientists learned more about comets, Jupiter, and the physics of high velocity planetary impacts. ... Main Contents: . ... What Is a Comet? ... The Motion of Comets . ... The Fragmentation of Comets . ... The Planet Jupiter . ... A. Comparative Tables . B. The K-T Event . ... Acknowledgments . ...

. ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ . Предисловие к четвертому изданию . Введение . § 1. Предмет и задачи астрономии . § 2. Подразделение астрономии . § 3. Возникновение и основные этапы развития астрономии . § 4. Практическое и идеологическое значение астрономии . § 5. Основа и источник астрономических исследований . § 6. Краткий очерк строения Вселенной . Глава I . Основные сведения из сферической астрономии . § 7. Видимые положения светил. Созвездия . § 8. Видимые движения звезд, Солнца, Луны и планет . § 9. Географические

Table of Contents . ... Image and Animation Index . Solar System Introduction . ... Educator's Guide to Convection . ... Chronology of Sun Exploration . ... Chronology of Mercury Exploration . ... Chronology of Venus Exploration . ... Mars . Mars Introduction . ... Selected Images from Mars Pathfinder . ... Chronology of Mars Exploration . ... Mars Image Browser . ... Galileo Spacecraft Press Releases and Information . ... Comets . ... Chronology of Comet Space Exploration . ... Introduction . ...

. LSBSS home page . Ephemerides of minor planets . Updated Ephemerides of Minor Planets . Minor Planet Names . 19 December . Minor Planet Lightcurves Parameters . March 2005 . Masses of Minor Planets . July 2006 . AMPLE . Asteroid and comet hazard . Since 25.10.2002 . visits are made. To the first IAA PAGE

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Star Atlas . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... The planet has extreme temperature swings and perhaps active lava flows. ... A digital supplement to Astronomy magazine. ... Join TravelQuest International with Astronomy and Discover magazines on one of three great tour options surrounding this celestial spectacle . ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

Russian . ... text in English) . ... text in Russian) . ... Circular Polarization of Galilean Satellites of Jupiter . ... New Quasi-Isothermal Models of Galaxies . ... Moscow, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, December 20-21, 2012 . ... A New Source of Maser Radio Emission in the 1720-MHz OH Line . ... K.I. Churyumov, V.A. Ponomarenko, V.V. Kleshchonok, A.R. Baranskiy . ... Discovery of Radio Pulses from SGR 0418+5729 . ... The Discovery of New Pulsars on the BSA LPI Radio Telescope. ...

... SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Astronomy from the Ground Up . ... Universe At Your Fingertips . Universe At Your Fingertips TOC . Universe At Your Fingertips Activities TOC . More Universe At Your Fingertips . ... Sample Activities . ... Sharing the Universe . ... Survey of College Astronomy Instructors . ... Modeling Moon Phases . ... TOP . ... The Sun . ... Morning Star and Evening Star . ... Women in Astronomy: Some Activities to Get Students Thinking . ...

Next: Principal Areas of Research Up: annrep Previous: Contents Contents . The Armagh Observatory, founded in 1790 by Archbishop Richard Robinson, is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage. ... Overall, around 25 astronomers of graduate or postdoctoral status are actively studying Stellar Astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy, and the Earth's climate. ... The Armagh Observatory participates in the UK Research Assessment Exercise, held in 1992, 1996 and again in 2001. ...

... weather conditions . where to look . common halos . ... single crystals . ... ice clouds . windblown crystals . ... ray paths, 60deg and 90deg prisms (how we get 90deg refractions in ice)) . crystal orientations . ... history of simulating halos . ... examples . ... Unususal crystal orientations . Unusual crystal forms . ... I know there is some work on crystal collection from aircraft and attempts to make model (non-ice) crystals. ... Graphic of crystal types: example . ...

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... 2MASS Overview . The 2MASS Sky . Executive Summary of 2MASS Second Incremental Data Products . Point Source Catalog . Extended Source Catalog . ... Distribution Mode for 2MASS Products . Data Release Plan . ... Point Source Catalog (PSC) . Extended Source Catalog (XSC) . ... 2MASS Source Naming Convention . ... General Properties of the Data Release . ... Comparison of Achieved Performance of Second Incremental Release Catalogs with Level 1 Science Specification . ...

MARS-96 . ... Scientific goals . ... At the end of the 1980's, the successful broad scientific exploration program of Venus was fulfilled, the successful mission to Halley Comet was completed and the mission to Phobos, having limited success, was also realized, At this time, Mars was chosen as the main object for future planetary exploration within the Russian Space Program. ... Earlier missions to Mars showed that this planet in its earlier history was much more similar to the Earth than that is now. ...