... Spanish translation of "Stargazers" by J. M. Mendez and Horacio Chavez . ... Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space: . ... The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic . ... 4b. Optional: Libration of the Moon . ... Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion ," a one-hour overview lecture to teachers presented 23 March 2005. Guide to the sections on Kepler's Laws which follow below. ... 11a. Ellipses and Kepler's First Law . ... Kepler's Second Law . 12a. More on Kepler's Second Law . ... Kepler's Third Law . ...

... part 1 | ... The Basic Stages in Earth's Pre-geological Development . ... After fragments of the Vortex sleeves separated, whirlwinds of second and third orders ("NC" - new micro-vortex) were generated- future planet cores and their satellites - all of them developing independently, governed by the common laws of development of cosmogenic vortexes. ... Our planet's core today is comprised of considerably deteriorated cosmogenic vortex; consequently, the Earth has a moderated magnetic field. ...

... Perhaps the most interesting satellites in this group are the ones sent into distant orbits, some of them extending well past the Moon--e.g. the WIND spacecraft pictured here. Among them is a long series of IMP s (Interplanetary Monitoring Platforms) which sampled the Earth's distant magnetic environment, the magnetosphere, and the surrounding interplanetary region; IMP-8 is still returning good data, more than 20 years after its launch. ...

. The XMM-Newton website has moved to the following location: . http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton

... AR9077: Solar Magnetic Arcade . ... M19 appears to be a typical globular cluster of stars - except for its shape. ... This planetary nebula's simple, graceful appearance is thought to be due to perspective -- our view from planet Earth looking straight into what is actually a barrel-shaped cloud of gas shrugged off by a dying central star. ... The Crab Nebula in Blue and White . ... The Crab Nebula formed from a star that was seen to explode in a supernova about 1000 years ago. ...

... 2002 November 25 . The Earth's Magnetic Field . ... Explanation: Why does the Earth have a magnetic field ? The electrical conductivity of the molten plasma of the Earth's core should be able to damp the current magnetic field in only thousands of years. ... Pictured above , a computer simulation shows the resulting magnetic field lines out to two Earth radii, with blue lines directed inward and yellow lines directed outward. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ... NASA SEU Edu. ...

... 8, ``Celestial Mechanics'', 2002 High--accuracy modelling of the Earth's gravitational potential from GOCE satellite gradiometry mission M. S. Petrovskaya, A. N. Vershkov Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia The Earth's gravitational potential is presented in form of a spherical harmon­ ic series with the coefficients C n;m which are the fundamental dynamical constants for the Earth. The set of C n;m for degree 0 џ n џ N and order jmj џ n consti­ tutes a geopotential model. ...

Natural Satellites Service. Special ephemerides . Ephemerides of the coorbital satellites of Saturn . for infrared observations . ... It is a good idea to use the disk of Saturn to occult or to eclipse the bright ring and to observe the satellites as they pass through superior conjunction. ... The next epoch when these observations are possible arrives in 2013. ... 2020/01/05 – 2020/03/29, . ... 2033/10/10 – 2033/11/22, . ... New observations of Saturn's coorbital satellites” - Icarus. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Site Info . ... It is from from Voyager 1 and shows a whopping big impact crater dominating the profile of the moon. Note that Mimas is about 400 kilometers across (about 250 miles). ... The wall around the crater is 5 kilometers high, and that central peak rises 6 kilometers above the surface (many impact craters have a large central peak which is caused by a pressure rebound from the impact). ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Investigations of the ionospheric response to strong magnetics storms which are usual for our latitudes, are of great interest. ... In the figure, we present ionospheric parameter dynamics during three perturbed days in July 2000. ...

Turning the Camera Skyward . A reconfigured camera can take wide-field exposures of astronomical objects (constellations, the Milky Way, zodiacal light, moving artificial satellites, meteor showers, variable stars, etc.) to reveal much fainter objects and structures than seen by naked eye. ... This picture reveals objects more than 2.5 times fainter than can be seen by the naked eye, including not only stars but also the Orion nebula (M42), where new stars are being born. ...

University Satellites and . Space Science Education . ... Abstract Submission List of submitted abstracts . ... The abstract you have submited . Model of proton spatial-energetic distribution in the Earth's radiation belts . ... For tutoring students in the high school the model of the equilibrium distribution of Earth s radiation belt protons is offered. ... Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, 2005-2006 . ...

Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. ... The mean density of Earth is 5.245 times that of water. The pull of gravity on Jupiter at the top of the clouds at the equator is 2.4 times as great as gravity's pull at the surface of Earth at the equator. ... It is tipped about 11њ to Jupiter's axis of rotation, similar to Earth's, but it is also offset from the center of Jupiter by about 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles). ...

Launch Vehicle Vostok . ... and interplanetary station . ... Development of the three-stage LV followed from the Government Decree of March 20, 1958. ... The LV carrying lunar station E1 was first launched on September 23, 1958. ... Further on, this LV was also employed for launching spacecraft "Zenit", "Electron", and "Vostok". ... The LV Vostok launch mass is about 287 kg, the spacecraft mass is 4 725 kg. Three-stage launch vehicle Vostok . ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

... The storm began quite unexpectedly. The strongest geomagnetic storm for the last seven months began on Earth almost precisely at the same time as the solar eclipse reached its maximal stage, the culmination of which occurred at GMT 02:35 (06:35 Moscow time). ... Oscillations of such amplitude in the magnetic field have not been observed since October, 11th of last year, which is more than seven months ago. ... We can only add that the magnetic storm lasted approximately 9 hours. ...

. Ce le sti al ca le nd ar . Satellites of Mars . (Orbital, physical and photometric data) . Name . Orbital Period . Semimajor Axis 1 . Mass . Radius . Magnitude 2 . d . ? 10 3 km . 1/Planet . km . m . I Phobos . 0.32 . 9.38 . 1.65 ? 10 -8 . 13.4 ? 11.2 ? 9.2 . 11.4 . II Deimos . 1.26 . 23.46 . 3.71 ? 10 -9 . 7.5 ? 6.1 ? 5.2 . 12.5 . 1 Half the length of the major axis of the ellipse; a standard element used to describe an elliptical orbit. 2 This is the mean opposition magnitude of the satellite.

All stars derive their energy through the thermonuclear fusion of light elements in to heavy elements. High temperatures are required so that the mutual electrostatic repulsion of the protons in each fusing atomic nucleus is overcome. ... Elements with more protons in their nuclei require higher temperatures. ... This sequence is now shown in the animation below. ... First Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . Second Step of the Proton-Proton Chain Narration . ...

... The solar wind - a few million tonnes of charged particles that leave the Sun every second - is continuously flowing past our planet at huge speeds (equivalent to travelling from London to New York in 5-15 seconds). ... Strangely enough, the fastest and most steady streams of solar wind originate from coronal holes. ... How such a large amount of matter escapes the Sun's huge gravity and reaches such high speeds (in the quietest solar regions!) is not yet known. ... View Slides . ...

Pulkovo Database of Observations of Planets and Their Satellites . Select object, time interval and type of observations . ... First year (optional) . Last year (optional) . ... satellite relative to planet . satellite relative to another satellite . ... Select database . ...

Basics of magnetosphere satellite experiment. Main steps of data processing. Modern conception of Earth magnetosphere. ... Empirical models of the bow shock, magnetopause and neutral current sheet positions. Main principles of construction of empirical magnetospheric magnetic field models. ... Current systems in the Earth magnetosphere. Chapman- Ferraro current. ... Tsyganenko 1996 model and its application to satellite data processing. ... Basics of statistical data analysis. ...