... Galileo Probe . The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. ... From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. ... This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the predicted site at which the Galileo Probe will enter Jupiter's atmosphere on December 7, 1995. ...

NASA Press Release Text - June 24, 1996 GALILEO READY FOR CLOSE FLYBY OF JUPITER'S BIGGEST MOON Now residing in orbit around Jupiter, NASA's Galileo spacecraft is primed for its first close flyby of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, at 2:29 a.m. EDT on June 27, 1996. ... In the days just before and after the Ganymede flyby, Galileo's other studies will include a search for auroral activity on Jupiter's nightside and observations of other Jovian moons: Io, Europa and Callisto. ...

... Moonset, Planet Earth . ... During the Astro-1 astronomy mission of December, 1990, Space Shuttle astronauts photographed this stunning view of the full moon rising above the Earth's limb. ... Close To Eros . ... This long mosaic was constructed of images returned yesterday by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft as it orbited to within 6.4 kilometers of a spot in the southern hemisphere of the rotating asteroid's surface. ... The Nebula And The Neutron Star . ... Wild Duck Open Cluster M11 . ... December ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on December 16, 2013 | ... Continue Reading.. ... If the count was to include all Earth satellites including broken parts and discarded pieces, [ ] . ... Posted on November 29, 2013 | ... 1 Comment November 9 is Carl Sagan Day when enthusiasts of astronomy and science remember and celebrate the life and works of Carl Sagan. ... Newer Entries . Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. ...

... IAA New Year Party: Saturday 3 January 2009 . ... It's life Jim, but not as we know it - Tuesday 2 December 2008 . Astronomy Ireland's Christmas lecture this year, 'Living in the Sun's Atmosphere' will be given on Monday 8 December by Dr. Lucie Green of Mullard Space Science Laboratory. ... Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:47 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... I fixed the bugs that caused the map_point changes to fail tests. Then I removed the no longer needed dimensional variables from the p structure and got those changes to pass all the tests. ... I put the code under subversion control in a new branch called refactor. ... The code change which processes each drizzle kernel over an entire image rather than a line at a time now passes the unit tests and was checked in. ... I got the keywords argument changes done and got the tests to pass. ...

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The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... That produces an extra resistance to the flow of current. ...

... Aurora from Space . ... Magnetic Storms . ... The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... Why no aurora at the magnetic poles? ...

... 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. ...

... The 2 nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad will held in Vladivostok, Far East part of Russian Federation on December 4-11, 2006, just the same dates as the 1 st APAO took place in 2005. ... Saturday December 2 Possible delegations arrive . ... Main day for delegations arrive . ... Monday December 11 Main day for delegations depart . ... The Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad 2006 - results . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ...

... were entered in the atlas. ... In so doing lines were selected which yielded radial velocities close to the symbiotic velocity of MWC 560 (+35 km/s). ... The visible spectrum of MWC 560 is poor in absorption lines especially near the brightness maximum. In our atlas are visible only the blue-shifted components of , , NaI and FeII(42), interstellar lines NaI, a few diffuse interstellar bands (DIB) and telluric lines of and and, at length, traces of the spectra of the M giant. ...

... Where to eat for 10-15 euros in Moscow: . ... My-My is a self service that you can find anywhere in Moscow, for instance on the Arbat, very close to Poncelet Laboratory. Lioudi kak lioudi ( www.ludikakludi.com ), where you can eat pirogi and drink beer or tea. ... Filial ( www.filialmoscow.com ) is a bar close to Lubianka metro station. ... Glavpivtorg ( www.glavpivtorg.ru ) is a soviet-chic restaurant and bar located close to the Lubianka, where you can eat, drink, listen to live music. ...

Visiting Days and Hours . ... August 1 to December 14 ) and (January 16 to May 31) . Wednesday - Sunday - Holidays ... 9:00 am - 4:00 pm . Mondays and Tuesdays Closed . Summer Season . ... Monday - Sunday . ... Winter Season . December. 15 - January. ... Closed on the following 8 Holidays . Good Friday, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and Three Kings Day. ...

... Sun images . ... December : 2015 . ... Image of Sun's photosphere obtained 09.12.2015 at 23:40 UT with HMI instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ... Image of Sun's magnetic field obtained 09.12.2015 at 23:28 UT with HMI instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ... Image of Sun's transition region obtained 09.12.2015 at 23:39 UT with AIA instrument on board SDO spacecraft . Image of Sun's corona . Image of Sun's corona obtained 09.12.2015 at 23:39 UT with AIA instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ...

... Version 2.25 - 2001-11-16 -------------- +(src/) Removed code that adds an exposure image map to the product file (fixes SPR 2639). ... Version 2.4: 26 March 1999 removed accuracyLevel=LOW Version 2.3: 10 December 1998 updated dependancy file RE:mssllib Version 2.2: 7th Oct 98 message call changed to warning (line 725) Version 2.1: 17 Sept 1998 intParameter( tol ) changed to realParameter( tol ) appended || exit 1 after omatt command (test/testomatt) ...

... SPECIAL HONORS: Eagle Scout; Sam Houston Area Council 1976 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award ; Presidential Medal for Freedom, 1970; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; two Navy Distinguished Flying Crosses; 1967 FAI De Laval and Gold Space Medals (Athens, Greece); the American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award ; City of New York Gold Medal in 1969 ; City of Houston Medal for Valor in 1969 ; the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences special Trustees ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . Sun . ... Observing . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... A tough comet survives a close encounter with the Sun . ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... Projects . ... Space Projects . ... Closed . ... Complex Orbital Magneto-plasma Autonomous Small Satellite . ... 1991-1999) . ... Complex Orbital Near-Earth Solar Observations (1994-2001) . ... Active Plasma Experiments (1991-1999) . INTERCOSMOS 19 : launched February 27, 1979 . ... Интеркосмос-25 (АПЭКС) (1991-1999) . ... Интеркосмос-19 (1979-1982) . Интеркосмос-18 (1979) . Цикада (1979) . ... Марс-3 (17.05.1971) . ... Электрон-4 (1964-1965) . ... Космос-49 (1964) . ... 1962) . ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... News . ... S.P. Korolev RSC Energia is the prime manned space flight organization in the Russian rocket and space industry, responsible for the development of the ISS Russian Segment, its integration into the Space Station and its operation, including development and operation of its principal modules (Zvezda, Pirs, Poisk, Rassvet, etc.), manufacturing, launch and operation of Soyuz TMA and Progress M spacecraft. ...