Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 15 - 21.09.2014, Forecast on 22 - 29.09.2014, Carrington Rotations 2154, 2155 (21,46.08; 17,72.09.2014) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN WAS AT THE AVERAGE LEVEL ALL PERIODE. ... NEXT WEEK THE AVERAGE AND THE LOW LEVELS OF SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTI- VITY IS EXPECTED. ... G - geoeffectivity in last solar rotation; A-active geomagnetic condition. ... NEXT WEEK THE GEOMAGNETIC CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED UNSETTLED AND QUIET. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2009 September 8 . Unexpected Impact on Jupiter . ... Explanation: Two months ago, something unexpected hit Jupiter. First discovered by an amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley on 2009 July 19, the impact was quickly confirmed and even imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope during the next week. ... About APOD | ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... September : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 2 September 2015 to 28 September 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . September 12, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . September 02, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... September 20, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances 2 September 2015 - 28 September 2015 . 01.09.2015 . ... Probability of a magnetic storm . ...

ARCSAT ID NUMBER: AS01 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Stromgren Photometry of Galactic Streams PI: Dmitry Bizyaev OBSERVER(S): Dmitry Bizyaev UNCERTIFIED/UNTRAINED OBSERVERS: N/A COLLABORATORS: CONTACT INFORMATION: dmbiz @ apo.nmsu.edu TIME REQUESTED: 3 weeks in the dark time between May and October 2014 The preferred time slots (based on Mon - Sun basis) are: May 5 - 11 June 2-8 September 22 - 28 INSTRUMENT: SurveyCam FILTERS : ... The standard Stromgren set is available at APO. ... 2014). ...

... HST switched to 2-gyro mode operations 18 months ago, in anticipation of this eventuality. ... NICMOS was not available for scheduling this week; observations will resume next week. ... Jane Charlton, The Pennsylvania State University . ... Abstract . ... Two new `bullets' for MOND: revealing the properties of dark matter in massive merging clusters . ... Photometric Imaging of Asteroid 2 Pallas . ... Systemic and Internal motions of the Magellanic Clouds: Third Epoch Images . ... Past weeks: . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... September Perseid meteors captured by the . ... Its occurrence provides astronomers with interesting new data about the hidden trails of meteoroids тАФ small bodies ranging in size from fine dust particles to objects of marble-size and larger тАФ in the solar system and their supposed sources: comets and asteroids passing through the inner solar system. ... The particular comet that created the September Perseids is unknown...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 6.03.2006 . ... 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. ... March 2006 . ... Publications with keywords: comet - comet tail . Publications with words: comet - comet tail . ...

... Begin ­ End Interval­Interval 01:35 ­ 04:05 09:30 ­ 12:05 16:00 ­ 16:50 17:00 ­ 22:10 Days Needed at This Interval 6 11 11 11 Time Constraints (Must Be Justified in the Prop osal Text) For J0251+26 (visible at LST 01:35 - 04:05): 6 x 0.75 h monthly sessions. For J1048+23 (visible at LST 09:30 - 12:05): 3 x 1 h daily sessions; 3 x 1 h weekly sessions starting 1 week after the last daily session; 5 x 1 h monthly sessions starting 1 month after the last weekly session. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > I see unexpected boxy emission-like features in my REDL spectra - where do they come from? ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO Data . ... The pipeline by default interpolates across the bad columns in the REDL CCD when it creates the master bias, but does not so when it processes the science data. This inconsistency can create boxy emission-like features as seen in the figure below. ...

Statistics of sunspot activity . The sunspot indices . ... NGDC's observations . The solar regions . ... Average annual indices . ... September . ... September, 2013 . Visual indices of solar activity by National Geophysical Data Center . ... Average . ...

... NASA satellite expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere Friday . The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will break into pieces during reentry, but not all of it will burn up in the atmosphere. ... NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere September 23, almost 6 years after the end of a productive scientific life. ... UPDATE: As ofТљ10:30 a.m. EDT September 23, reentry is expected late Friday, September 23 or early Saturday, September 24 EDT. ...

The 5th ATNF Synthesis Imaging Workshop was very successfully held at Narrabri during the week of 24 - 28 September. The number of attendees was larger than expected, and included 35 post-graduate students, 10 post-docs and a few undergraduates. ... This year we included two "practical sessions" and a site tour to complement the formal lectures and tutorials. ... The Narrabri staff out-did themselves in the local organisation and, unlike the workshop in 1998 (floods!), the weather was excellent. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Project History . ISS Russian Segment . Steps of ISS Assembly . ... ISS 45/46 . ... The goal of this experiment is to determine the effect of microgravity on both the ability of adherent monocytes to migrate on a surface (Motion), as well as to interact with T-cells (Interact). ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

The rates of build-up in the atmosphere of human-made compounds that deplete the ozone layer (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons) have slowed in recent years as a direct result of reductions in global emissions of these compounds. ... The peak global ozone depletions are expected to occur during the next several years. ... Methyl bromide continues to be viewed as a significant ozone- depleting chemical. ...

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 1999dq in NGC 976 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main supernova page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the Supernova links web page. Supernova 1999dq is the 24th LOSS discovery this year. ... VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA). ... vsnet-alert 3442 ] SNe 1999dp and 1999dq . vsnet-chat 2285 ] Host galaxy of SN1999dq . ...

... the time of observation . ... Observing the Changing Position of the Sun To Establish Cardinal Directions . ... Observations of the Sun's apparent movement across the sky and its pattern of rising and setting in the east and west horizon helped to establish the cardinal directions. ... The final stage of the Sun's return was marked by the observation that the Sun had reached its highest altitude when the full width of your mitted hand could fill the gap between the Sun and the horizon. ...

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" . ...

... 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....

... Over the first 4 years, its X-ray telescopes eROSITA and ART-XC will survey the whole sky with a record sensitivity in the 0.5-10 keV energy band. ... The goal of the second international Spectrum-RG conference is to discuss the different scientific topics addressed by the mission, synergies with surveys at other wavelengths, and requirements to follow-up observations.Contributed talks and poster presentations are invited on the topics related to the SRG science goals. ... Active galactic nuclei . ...

... As an obligatory preparing for the application a short report of National Olympiad of the current year has to be presented by the applicating team (see the necessary actual points of the report, its form and examples in the Supplementary Instructions N 10 ). ... For the countries, starting their activity at the International Astronomy Olympiad (see the Supplementary Instructions N 3 ), the requirements for the short report are not strong. ... The (age) groups are defined by rules 4.5.2-4., i.e.: . ...