... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....

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... On 4 April 2005, INTAS, the International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the New Independent States(NIS) of the former Soviet Union, launched the first stage of its Open Call for Research Projects Proposals 2005-2006. With an indicative budget of ?12 million, the INTAS Open Call 2005-2006 encompasses basic and applied research with no thematic orgeographical restrictions, but excluding market-oriented technology development. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... This shows the Sun, Moon and Earth (not to scale) together with the . ... They have tested the technique on the Earthshine, the light reflected from the Earth by the Moon, and showed that it can reveal the presence of life in our planet. ... This technique uses the fact that the light reflected from the planet is polarised, whereas that emitted by the star is not. ... Polarised light can tell us about the reflecting surface...

... Julian Cribb, CSIRO National Awareness , ph 02 6276 6244 (bus), 02 6286 6022 (h), mobile 0418 639 245 . ... Dr. Lister Staveley-Smith , CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility . phone: 02 9372 4271 (bh) or 02 9871 1307 (ah), www-homepage ) . ... Prof. Ron Ekers , Director, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility . ... and CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility . ... phone: 02 6216 7220) . ... Helen Sim (hsim@atnf.csiro.au) --- Phone: +61 (0) 2 9372 4251, Fax: +61 (0)2 9372 4310 . ...

... Summary of reduced ISAAC fields . ... This data release includes eight fully reduced VLT/ISAAC fields in J,H,K s bands covering 50 arcmin 2 of the GOODS region in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS). ... 8 ISAAC fields) . ... The 8 ISAAC fields which are part of this data release are superimposed onto a SOFI image (J+K) (part of a previous EIS data release). ... In one case (GOODS field 11/J-band), for which not enough standard stars were available, the ZP was boostrapped from previous SOFI/EIS data...

... While "First Light" was achieved at the second 8.2-m VLT Unit Telescope (UT2) ahead of schedule, UT1 produced its sharpest image so far. ... It had long been ESO's intention to provide "real" names to the four VLT Unit Telescopes, to replace the current, somewhat dry and technical designations as UT1 to UT4. ... The participants were left with the impression of mounting expectations, just four weeks before the first VLT Unit Telescope, Antu (UT1), will receive the first visiting astronomers. ...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE . ... The Progress M1-11 vehicle prelaunch processing was conducted under the direction of Yu.P. Semenov, Technical Manager of the Russian Manned Flight Programs, General Designer of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, the RAS academician. ... It is the 11th space vehicle of the range of transport cargo vehicles-tankers developed and manufactured by S.P. Korolev RSC Energia in cooperation with the Russian rocket-space industry enterprises and agencies. ...

... Smithsonian Lead Scientist, SAO/Southampton Masters Program . ... Chandra Uncovers New Evidence For Event Horizons Surrounding Black Holes . ... XTE J1118+480: Chandra Pinpoints Edge Of Accretion Disk Around Black Hole . ... Astronomers Closing in on Black Holes . ... A Black Hole Greater Than 6 Msolar in the X-Ray Nova XTE J1118+480 . Complete and Simultaneous Spectral Observations of the Black Hole X-Ray Nova XTE J1118+480 . Aql X-1: Garcia etal 99, . ... Home" Home Page . ...

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces 2007 Award Winners in Astronomy Research and Education . The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) announced today the eight winners of its 2007 awards for excellence in astronomy research and education. The ASP's most prestigious award, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in astronomy has been awarded to Martin Harwit, Professor Emer