Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 14 - 20.12.2015 г., Forecast on 21 - 27.12.2015, Carrington Rotation 2171 (28,17.11.2015) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN REMAINED AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL. ... ON THE VISIBLE SOLAR DISK THE FOLLOWING CORONAL HOLES WERE OBSERVED: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sign N end е end S end W end EE R G Observatories CH - N30L134 N28L131 N05L158 N09L168 15.12 3 G0 SDO, SOHO.. ...

... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... November : 2015 . ... From 25 November 2015 to 21 December 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . December 06, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . December 01, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . November 30, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... December 21, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G2 (moderate) . ... December 16, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) 25 November 2015 - 21 December 2015 . 24.11.2015 . ...

... The best annual meteor shower is the Geminids, which are expected to peak this year on December 13th at 18h. Some activity will persist until about Dec 15/16. Unfortunately this year's display will be spoiled by a Full Moon at maximum, but you should still see some of the brighter meteors. ... This is a live count of meteor showers based on visual data entered through the IMO electronic report form. ... Saturday, 13 December 2008 19:03 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Start time is 13:30 *VS10f Dec 16 HO Unavailable *VS04u Jan 26 CANCEL *VS06a Jan 27 CANCEL *VS09m Feb 23 HH Unavailable EXPNO SOURCE FRQ Corr DOY DY: DATE UT RANGE #TEL TELESCOPES W030i J2207-53 C Mitk 320 Mo: Nov -16 06:00 - 15:00 3 HH AT HO V026b2 3C120 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 00:00 - 13:00 19 VLBA NT TR EB JB MC WB Y SH ON V120b V137b W058f J2136+00 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 23:00 - 07:00 12 VLBA KA SH V043b 3C111 C ...

... 2005 November 20 . Rays from an Unexpected Aurora . ... For starters, on this Friday morning in August 2002, no intense auroral activity was expected at all. Possibly more surprising, however, the aurora appeared to show an usual structure of green rays from some locations. ... Large sunspot groups indicate that activity from an active Sun is relatively likely, possibly causing other streams of energetic particles to cascade onto the Earth and so causing more auroras . ... About APOD | ...

... 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" . ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 30.12.1998 . ... December 1998 . ... 1997 1998 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC . ... U. Based on Astronomy Picture Of the Day . Publications with keywords: cosmology - universe - supernova . Publications with words: cosmology - universe - supernova . ... The Known Universe . ... The Average Color of the Universe . SN 1006 Supernova Remnant . ...

... The Cross-Quarter Days thus mark the middle of each season under our current system, or seasonal boundaries under the alternative system. ... Beltane / Bealtaine - Celtic bonfire festival May 4-7 2nd Cross-Quarter Day May 5 - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) May 2nd Sunday - Mother's Day May last Monday - Memorial Day ( Decoration Day , officially May 30) June 14 - Flag Day June 3rd Sunday - Father's Day June 20-22 2nd Quarter Day - Summer Solstice June 21 - Litha (Norse/Anglo-Saxon for ...

... December 30, 1998 . Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe . Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA . Explanation: Far away, long ago, a star exploded. ... Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... The large number and great distances to supernovae measured in 1998 have been interpreted as indicating that we live in a previously unexpected universe . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

The Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences will organize a traditional International conference ?Physics and Evolution of Magnetic and Related stars? during the period from August 25 to August 31, 2014. ... evolution of CP and related stars, . ... interplay of pulsations and magnetism in B, A, and F stars, . ... chemical abundance patterns of CP and related stars, . magnetic white dwarfs, . ... Laboratory for the Stellar Magnetism Study of SAO of RAS . ...

The accommodation fees for the X APAO : . ... Team fee: 395.- Euro/team . ... Euro/person . ... Team fee: 445.- ... Team fee: 495.- ... Euro/person/day . ... The fees are to be paid cash the first day of accommodation (or in very special cases in advance by bank transfer). National Astronomy Olympic Committees and interested organizations are welcome to ask more about the X APAO. ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ...

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

... HSP photometric accuracies are strongly dependent on the observational setup and observing conditions, such as spacecraft jitter. Absolute photometry can be done only with a one sigma limiting accuracy of approximately 5%, but relative photometry is possible with an accuracy of 1-2%. Estimated HSP Calibration Accuracies . Absolute Timing . ... Relative Timing . ... 1991 through summer 1993 monotonic decrease, . ... Absolute photometry . ... 5% (one sigma) . ... Relative photometry . ...

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 . ...

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. ...

ARCSAT ID NUMBER: AS08 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Short Term Variability for Stars of Similar Temperatures but Different Luminosities PI: Tiffany Pewett OBSERVER(S): Tiffany Pewett (GSU), Michele Silverstein (GSU), Todd Henry (GSU) UNCERTIFIED/UNTRAINED OBSERVERS: COLLABORATORS: Wei-Chun Jao (GSU) CONTACT INFORMATION: Tiffany Pewett, pewett@astro.gsu.edu, 419-460-0072 TIME REQUESTED: 1. ... December 15 - December 21 One week is requested to observe ~14 stars for photometric variability. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... I Expected More Sense Than That. ... Post Message | ... Posted by Richard D. Stafford, Ph.D. on November 8, 2002 04:14:05 UTC . ... You are missing the point - harvey1 - November 8, 2002 - 13:10 UTC . I hope Stafford doesn't mind my intruding his forum - mrsouza - November 8, 2002 - 14:55 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2003 . ... An International Workshop jointly organized by ESO/Chile, FONDAP-Chile and Universidad de Chile, December 3-6, 2003. ... ESO Workshop, Garching bei MУМnchen, Germany, 18-21 November 2003. ... Workshop held at Max-Planck-Institut fУМr Astrophysik, Garching bei MУМnchen, Germany, 6-10 October 2003. ... ESO Workshop, Garching bei MУМnchen, Germany, 16-19 September 2003. ... ESO Workshop, Garching, Germany, 19-21 May...

... 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....

... Home Links International Sidewalk Astronomy Night . ... Saturday night, April 12, 2008, is the 2nd International Sidewalk Astronomy Night.€а We call on all amateur astronomers to take their telescopes and binoculars out for the public to enjoy the wonders of the night sky.€а A first-quarter Moon will be visible, as will the planets Saturn and Mars.€а More information can be found at http://www.sidewalkastronomynight.com /, where you can register so people will know where to find you. ...