... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

... Archives . ... Quote] Model Skeptics . ... From IMS Bulletin Vol. 36(7) p.10, TerenceтАЩs Stuff: Changing my mind (again) . Over the years IтАЩve had many strong likes and dislikes for the various parts our subject. ... IтАЩve been in love with sufficiency and hated cluster analysis. I thought the theory of games was elegant, while that of linear models lacked style. ... Brownian theory was hot, sampling theory was not. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Entries RSS . ... Chandra Blog . ML Theory . ...

PAGE 4 Climate Change - A Personal View By Dr John Butler, Armagh Observatory Photograph taken by Karl Jordan Photograph taken by Ciara Stephens Few people in the western world, or indeed further afield, can now be unaware of the concern expressed in the media about the possible effects of climate change and, in particular, of global warming. ... So where are we now after a decade when there was so much discussion, hype and media attention given to global warming and its cause? ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . THE CHANGING UNIVERSE: EVOLUTION HAPPENS! . b) Changes in Stars . One of the great discoveries of modern science is that stars (like people) live only a measurable life-time and then die. Although the lives of the stars are enormously longer than the span of a human life, we can learn about the life story of the stars by studying them at many different stages in their life cycle, from birth to death. ...

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... Data archive . Tasks . ... The first column in the table contains the pulsar name. The second column contains the priority. This should be -1 if the pulsar has been dropped, 0 if the pulsar should only be observed with very low priority or integers > 0 for the standard priority. Note that comments can be placed at the end of each line in the table. These comments get shown on the dashboard. ... Group . ... Pulsar Data Archive . PSRFITS pulsar data standard . ... Pulsar Groups . ...

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For Cycle 9 the Science Program Selection Office (SPSO) has changed the selection process to ensure that HST will continue to perform the best possible science with the best return for the astronomical community. This report summarizes the changes to the selection process and offers suggestions on writing an effective proposal that accounts for these changes. ... Fewer panels: With more orbits to allocate, each panel will have more flexibility, especially to approve the somewhat larger proposals. ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Moon . ... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... Moon Maps . ... Gift Center . ... With the Moon gradually moving away from Earth, what will happen to people and objects when the Earth-Moon center of mass reaches Earth's surface? ... The barycenter, or the Earth-Moon system's center of mass, is a mathematical construct used to help us understand the system as a whole. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

spaceweb@oulu.fi - last update: 14 January 1999, 0950 UT (RR) . Term 'global change' is used to describe the changes of the large scale weather systems on Earth , and especially the surface temperature increase, by man-made increase of atmospheric CO 2 . ... It is the last point that is of importance for space physics, since it is possible that also the changes in Sun 's activity could be causing some changes in terrestrial climate. ... Space Physics Text Book of Oulu ...

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... Why are these people shooting a powerful laser into the center of our Galaxy? ... Rather, astronomers at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) site in Chile are trying to measure the distortions of Earth's ever changing atmosphere. Meteor by Moonlight . ... Dark skies are favored for viewing meteor showers. But the annual Perseid Meteor Shower still entertained skygazers around the world this week even though the Moon brightened the night. At its last quarter phase.. ... Irregular Galaxy NGC 55 . ...

... This article is part of the LWN Porting Drivers to 2.6 series . This article serves as a sort of final resting place for various small changes in the kernel programming API which do not fit elsewhere. The kdev_t type has been removed from the kernel; everything which works with device numbers should now use the dev_t type. ... Consider using these while fixing your code; the next time the type of i_rdev changes, you will be happier. ... Driver porting: miscellaneous changes, designated inits . ...

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