Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 18 - 24.01.2016, Forecast on 25.01 - 01.02.2016, Carrington Rotations 2172, 2173 (25,50.12.2015; 21,83.05.2016) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN WAS AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL. ... THE MIDDLE AND THE LOW LEVELS OF THE SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON THE NEXT WEEK. ... FIVE EJECTIONS OF SOLAR FILAMENTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. ACCORDING TO SOHO AND STEREO CORONOGRAPHS DATA >15 CMEs HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. ... A-active geomagnetic condition. ...

ACTIVITY TITLE: Thermal Verification ID: TCS-01 APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: L.10.4.13.1 DESCRIPTION: The determination of the impact of NOBL installation is expected to be ongoing for Bays 5, 7 and 8, likely through and past the SMOV period. ... Bays 5 and 8 are expected to have greater impact following successful installation of the NOBL-ER. Since the changes are not expected to have critical impacts, no specific thermal verification is really warranted for the SMOV period. ...

Trail encounter . ... Expected meteor rates . ... The Leonids are the debris of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. ... The Earth's passage right through the centre of trails is associated with the most spectacular meteor displays (studies show that, as well as how close to the centre of the trail you are, the strength of the display also depends on how far along a trail's length you are). ... The encounter with the 1932 trail will lead to enhanced meteor activity: a nice outburst, but below storm level. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Flights Chronology . ... Project History . ISS Russian Segment . Steps of ISS Assembly . Spaceflights Chronology . Chronology of Extravehicular Activity . ISS 45/46 . ... Rocket Space Complexes . ... Launches Chronology . ... Automatic Space Systems . ... HISTORY . ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... Actual stars are expected to be more complicated than these simulations. ... The spot may be entirely visible most of the time (one would observe a prolonged flux minimum low), and then part of it may disappear over the horizon briefly and then return (slow rise and then fall back to constant level). ... With the set of observations taken here, I have information available from several comparison stars and color information. ... The period found must be consistent with the data from any given night....

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Right now, however, a new comet has brightened unexpectedly and is visible as a faint streak to the unaided northern observer in the eastern morning sky just before sunrise. ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. ... Publications with keywords: comet - comet tail . Publications with words: comet - comet tail . ... Comet Holmes Over Hungary . ...

... 2006 March 6 . Unexpected Comet Pojmanski Now Visible . ... Explanation: Have you ever seen a comet? ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. Comet Pojmanski 's ion tail is due to gas particles expelled by the comet being pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind , the same wind that ionizes gas in the tail causing its blue tint. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Bright planets meet at dusk . ... Astronomy magazine subscribers can read the full article for free. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter....

... Science Users Information > Observing with ESO Telescopes > Phase 2 Preparation > Observing conditions . ... Service Mode Philosophy . ... The following definitions of the observing conditions are common between Phase 1 preparation and Phase 2 preparation, as well as between Service Mode and Visitor Mode observations. ... There are additional Service Mode Policies and Service Mode Guidelines regarding the observing conditions. ... Seeing (Phase 1) and Image quality (Phase2) constraints . ... Moon . ...

... ARC 3.5m | Weather Closure Conditions . The enclosure will be closed by the Observing Specialist under the following conditions. ... This policy will be consulted whenever there are questions or disagreements concerning closure of the APO 3.5-meter telescope due to hazardous conditions or situations, at times when telescope operations are being overseen by an APO Observing Specialist. ... the on-duty Observing Specialist has full responsibility, and sole authority, to make this decision. ...

The Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Statistic . This statistic enables us to test whether observed frequencies are close to . those we would expect. ... Expected frequencies . ... For example, if we . have an honest die we would expect 1/6 of all cases to show any of . ... So, for example, if we roll a die 60 times we would expect : . ... If we actually roll a die 60 times we wouldn't expect each of the faces . ... times each face actually comes up is the observed frequency for that face. ...

Blackholes2 Forum Message . ... Post . ... Shifts Are As Would Be Expected. ... Post Message | ... Red and blue shifts can be caused by velocities also. ... The expectd result would be a red or blue shift proportional to the aparent distance an object is from the observer. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... September : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 25 September 2015 to 21 October 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . October 14, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... October 09, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... September 25, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances 25 September 2015 - 21 October 2015 . ... Probability of a magnetic storm . ... Probability of a strong magnetic storm . ...

... The new emission line galaxies are listed in Table 2 containing the following information: . column 1: The object's IAU-type name with the prefix HS. ... This was not corrected in the figure shown in Appendix A. HS1214+3801 : This is seemingly a supergiant H II -region at the very rim of the nearby edge-on disc galaxy (SA(s)cd) NGC 4244 (V hel = 224 kms -1 and B T =10.88). ... To check this option one needs a detailed map of the NGC 4244 velocity field including HS 1214+3801. ...

... Home Observing Great Kills, Staten Island . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... Great Kills, Staten Island . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... Take the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1 on Staten Island map) to Staten Island. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... The First (Experimental) International Astronomy Olympiad . The following olympic problems were proposed for the participants on the theoretical part: Grades 8-10 . ... Why is it sometimes better to use a small telescope in orbit around the Earth than it is to use a large telescope on a mountain top? ... What will an observer looking to the Moon through the telescope see? ... Paper with a drown circle and table of maximal elongations of Mercury and Venus had been done for participants. ...

... A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers who set up their telescopes and observe the dynamic night sky. ... Star parties are best scheduled during first quarter and waxing gibbous Moon. During full moon, the moon is so bright it obscures a view of other celestial objects and even the Moon is best viewed when NOT full. ... We will consult local weather forecasters and make a decision by 2:00p on the day of the star party. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Duty astronomers at the Compact Array are rostered from ATNF staff and students to provide support to observers at Narrabri for periods of one week at a time. The duty astronomers are required to assist observers prepare observing schedules, help set up the Compact Array at the start of an observing run, diagnose and attempt to solve problems that arise in the course of the observations and help observers with the initial analysis of their data. ... www.atnf.csiro.au/observers/tidbinbilla . ...

In the PROJECT we are using the following peculiar . features of RATAN-600 . ... Brightness temperature sensitivity being equal to the antenna temperature sensitivity .. ... Receiver system .. ... Using aperture averaging effect. dual- beam and dual (multi-) frequency filtration, we demonstrated full filtration of the atmosphere noise down to the receiver noise at all scales of acoustics peaks ( Fig.1 , Fig 2 ). ... We select this frequency as the central one in our project. ... Antenna surface . ...

RELATIVE SUNSPOT NUMBERS Description of Data from SGD Explanation of Data Reports: Relative Sunspot Numbers -- The relative sunspot number is an index of the activity of the entire visible disk of the Sun. ... The provisional daily Zurich relative sunspot numbers, Rz, were based upon observations made at Zurich and its two branch stations in Arosa and Locarno and communicated by M. Waldmeier of the Swiss Federal Observatory. ... This indicates the uncertainty above and below the predicted number. ...