. Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia. URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/ . e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru . fax: +7-(496-52)-49-701 [*] . [*] Area phone code of Moscow region has been changed from 096 to 496 on December 1, 2005. The old code will be valid as well till January 31, 2006.

... 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. ...

... 2002 December 8 . The International Space Station Expands Yet Again . Credit: STS-113 Shuttle Crew , NASA . Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance yet again. Earlier this month the Space Shuttle Endeavor visited the ISS and installed the fourth of eleven pieces that will compose the Integrated Truss Structure . ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998 and the core structure should be in place before 2005. ... About APOD | ...

... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... December Issue: World Changing Ideas . ... Тема: December Issue: World Changing Ideas . To view this email as a web page, go here. links.email.scientificamerican.com/servl.. ODAyMzY2Njk2S0 =0 . ... World Changing Ideas . ... Since 1845, Scientific American has chronicled ideas and inventions that have changed the world. ... Board Categories MAO main - Info - MAO - news - Flame Technical - Technical Support(Forum)(Техподдержка(Форум)) . ...

... Astronomical Observatory, Shevchenko Park, Odessa, 65014, . ... The XVI -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 14-20 August, 2016, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 16-23 August, 2015, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 17-23 August, 2014, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIII -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 19-25 August, 2013, Odessa, Ukraine . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Open cluster NGC 2818, spiral galaxy NGC 2964, and spiral galaxy NGC 2976 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... International Astronomical Union . ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

... Astronomy Ireland's Christmas talk: Mon 14 Dec, TCD, Dublin . ... Cosmic Christmas to be launched on Friday 4 December at Blackrock Castle Observatory . The next meeting of the NIAAS takes place on Monday 7th December, starting at 8pm in Ballyclare High School lecture theatre. ... The IMOAS celebrate their 20th anniversary this year. ... Howard's topic for the night is SETI which stands for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... The International Space Station Expands Again . ... Beagle Crater on Mars . ... What have we found on the way to large Victoria Crater? Smaller Beagle Crater. The robotic Opportunity rover rolling across Mars stopped at Beagle Crater early last month and took an impressively detailed 360-degree panorama of the alien Martian landscape. ... Eris: The Largest Known Dwarf Planet . ... Currently, the largest known dwarf planet is (136199) Eris, renamed last week from 2003 UB313. ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

... Changed time to 08:00-14:00 (AT, HO, MP, SH, HH) V125a Nov 01 Cancel 3C380 (VLBA, GO) VS07u Nov 03 Changed observing times (KA, HO, HH) V053c3 Nov 05 Changed observing times (VLBA) VS09q Nov 20 Cancel (GB, AR) V019b Nov 25 Changed observing times (AT, HH, MP, UD) V001a Dec 02 Removed AT VS03j Dec 03 Cancel (KA, MP, UD) V029a Dec 10 Changed times (MK, TI, AT, HH, MP) V035a1 Dec 21 Changed stop time (VLBA, GO, RO) Modified on Sep 26: Most changes are related to VSOP survey source additions. ...

XMM ­Newton CCF Release Note XMM ­ CCF ­REL­277 2­D PSF spoke parameterization A. M. Read R. Saxton December 1, 2011 1 CCF components Name of CCF VALDATE List of Blocks changed Change in CAL HB XRT1 XPSF 0013. CCF 2000­01­01 ELLBETA PARAMS YES XRT2 XPSF 0013. CCF 2000­01­01 ELLBETA PARAMS YES XRT3 XPSF 0013. CCF 2000­01­01 ELLBETA ... The spokes start at a radius, RTHRESH=4.4''. ... These values are stored as keywords in the header of the ELLBETA PARAMS extension. ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

L1 Simulation Upgrade December 6th, 2004 BaBar Collaboration Meeting SLAC Eric Torrence University of Oregon Eric Torrence 1/15 December 2004 Phase 0 (Now) DchDigis EmcDigis EmtSim trgDC L1Accept This IS the current SP6 (14.4.X) Base simulation code unchanged, but interface elements are updated (Digis, TsfLUT) Remaining changes are inside black blob Eric Torrence 2/15 December ... Done · L1DZpdTrackDigi - cellLocation and cellPhi are not currently being simulated. ...

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. ...

11-го и 12-го декабря 2000 года прекращается движение поездов по всей Сокольнической линии метрополитена. В эти дни организуются маршруты автобусов М1 (ст.м."Улица Подбельского" - Халтуринская ул. - ст.м."Преображенская площадь" - ст.м."Сокольники" - ст.м."Красносельская" - ст.м."Комсомольская"), М2 (ст.м."Парк Культуры" - ст.м."Фрунзенская" - Хамовнический вал - ст.м."Университет" - ст.м."Проспект Вернадского" - ст.м."Юго-западная") и М3 (стад." ... Последнее изменение 11 декабря 2000 года ...

The Astronomical Journal welcomes new submissions at IOP Publishing . ... From: Andrew Wray < andrew.wray@iop.org > . ... On behalf of the IOP-AAS Project Team, I am delighted to announce that IOP Publishing is now processing all new submissions to the AJ. Submitting a new article . To submit a new article to the journal, go to http://authors.iop.org/aj , where you will find our beta version of the new AJ web submission site. ... Refereeing an article . ... IOP Publishing . ...

... Display of FITS image extensions and binary tables . SAOtng now can display FITS image extensions, FITS binary tables and raw event files. See Loading an Image for more information. ... Display of compressed FITS and WWW FITS files . SAOtng now can display compressed FITS files by automatically decompressing them on the fly. ... SAOtng now will search for image files in directories specified by the IMAGE_PATH environment variable. ... See the SAOtng XPA List for more information. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on January 29, 2014 | ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments Teachers from across Northern Ireland have come together to learn how to build and launch their own rockets. ItтАЩs all part of an initiative deriving from a new тАШSpace Science [ ] . ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

. Pulkovo Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences is situated . near Saint-Petersburg. It was founded in 1839. 196140, Saint-Petersburg, Pulkovskoye chaussee 65/1 . English version . Russian version . This page has been accessed times since May 1, 1999.

... Launch of one ISS-21/22 Russian, one NASA crewmember and one participant of the visiting crew (VC-17) (Canada) by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-16 in flight 18S; . ... Support of the Space Station functionality; . ... The flight duration of one ISS-21/22 Russian crewmember, one ISS-21/22 NASA crewmember delivered by Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is 169 days . ... The flight duration of one ISS-22/23 Russian crewmember, one ISS-22/23 NASA crewmember delivered by Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is 159 days ...