... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...

... The RAS Meteorite Collection: State on the 1 st of June, 1999 . ... About the laboratory . ... Chondrite . ... One mass of about 25 kg . ... Find 1987. One mass of 16.13 kg and fragments totaling 2.27 kg . ... More than 12 masses totaling more than 7.6 kg . ... Many masses totaling more than 44 t . ... Numerous masses totaling more than 30 t . ... Find 1986. 4 masses totaling about 20 g . ... Find 1986. 3 masses totaling about 277 g. 274 g . ... Find 1887. 5 masses totaling about 48.5 kg . ...

We present a mid-infrared analysis of star-formation activity in the Large Magellanic Cloud's molecular ridge (south of 30 Doradus). The Magellanic Clouds are a rare laboratory in which extragalactic star-formation diagnostics can be tested at high spatial resolution. ... Detailed analysis in very nearby galaxies, like the Magellanic Clouds, allows us to test and better understand the scaling relations used in unresolved and distant star-formation regions. ...

... One of this year's largest mass ejections from the Sun's atmosphere was recorded last Sunday by TESIS telescopes aboard the CORONAS-PHOTON satellite ( video - wmv 4.3 MB ). ... Over the course of a week, two gigantic solar prominences were simultaneously ejected from the surface of the Sun. ... Earth will not feel the Sun's influence either. ... The TESIS observatory ї TESIS: www.tesis.lebedev.ru . ... One of this year's largest mass ejections from the Sun's atmosphere (movie WMV, 4.3 MB) . ...

... On Nov 20, 1995, a suborbital rocket payload launched from Woomera, Australia obtained the first ultraviolet polarimetry of diffuse light in a galaxy. The Wide-Field Imaging Survey Polarimeter ("WISP") is a fast off-axis Schmidt telescope with ultraviolet polarimetric optics and a UV-sensitized CCD. ... In this poster we will compare the WISP data with visible and infrared images of the LMC, with the goal of delineating the geometric distribution of the diffuse dust in the LMC. ...

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... Saturn V: NASA's Largest Rocket . ... 29.08.1995 . ... Credit: NASA , Kennedy Space Center , Explanation: Pictured, a NASA Saturn V rocket blasts off on July 16th, 1969 carrying the crew of Apollo 11 to the Moon . The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever used by NASA, and the only one able to lift the large masses needed to land astronauts on the moon and returning them safely. ... Publications with keywords: rocket - saturn V . Publications with words: rocket - saturn V . ...

... 8, ``Celestial Mechanics'', 2002 Formation and migration of trans -- Neptunian objects S. I. Ipatov 1;2 1 Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia 2 NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, USA We support the Eneev's idea [1] that the largest (with diameter d?100 km) trans ­ Neptunian objects ( TNOs ) moving now in not very eccentric orbits ... The total amount of water delivered to the Earth during the formation of the giant planets was about the mass of water in the Earth's oceans. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Parkes | ... Australia Telescope 20GHz Survey . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... The Secret Inner Life of the Orion Nebula . ...

Weak Lensing Constraints on Dark Matter Halos Tereasa Brainerd Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, USA It is currently thought that all large galaxies reside within massive dark matter halos. Despite the apparent ubiquity of such halos and their importance for developing a complete picture of the history of galaxy formation, the characteristic parameters (e.g., total mass, physical extent, and shape) of these objects remain largely unconstrained at present. ...

Next: Press, Radio and Television Up: Public Understanding of Science Previous: Public Understanding of Science Contents . ... Other Armagh astronomers observed the solar eclipse from various parts of Europe, ranging from places in Cornwall (cloudy), Alderney (clear), Northern France (cloudy), to Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey (all clear). ... Next: Press, Radio and Television Up: Public Understanding of Science Previous: Public Understanding of Science Contents Annual-Report-1999 ...

... August 29, 1995 . Saturn V: NASA's Largest Rocket . Credit: NASA , Kennedy Space Center , . Explanation: Pictured, a NASA Saturn V rocket blasts off on July 16th, 1969 carrying the crew of Apollo 11 to the Moon . The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever used by NASA, and the only one able to lift the large masses needed to land astronauts on the moon and returning them safely. Saturn V rockets launched all of the Apollo moon missions, and several to Earth orbit as well. ...

... Australia: Largest island, sixth largest country, and a continent that is also a country. ... Experience the Sun's total eclipse from the Great Barrier Reef! ... Afterwards fly to the Great Barrier Reef to bask in the luxury of Green Island Resort with a multitude of water sport choices before experiencing the total eclipse. ... KANGAROO with Cairns, Darwin, the Ghan, Ayers Rock, and Sydney . ... After four nights on the Great Barrier Reef, journey to the iconic red rock, Ayers Rock (Uluru). ...

... Following several successful moon landings,NASA decided to use its last Saturn V not to fly to the moon but to place in low Earth orbit a large space station, named Skylab. ... It was followed that year by three manned flights using the smaller Saturn IB, each carrying 3 astronauts for a prolonged stay aboard Skylab. ... Mass measurements aboard Skylab were part of the medical experiments conducted there. ... Measuring body mass in the M172 chair (see illustration) was not a simple matter. ...

Next: Ejectors in Massive Binary Previous: Artificial Galaxy: Full Matrix . The first version of the Scenario Machine was aimed especially at the simulation of massive binary star evolution. ... First, there is a large class of intermediate mass binaries (say, consisting initially of 8 + 5 solar masses) that can also produce NS and thus lead to the formation of a bright X-ray source. ... Next: Ejectors in Massive Binary Previous: Artificial Galaxy: Full Matrix Mike E. Prokhorov . ...

The Oct 10 discovery of this object was announced on MPEC:2004-T55 under the asteroid designation 2004 TU12. Mag 14 at discovery and with q=1.23 this object was clearly unusual in its large size. ... Animated image, please wait for all frames to load. ... It is now designated 162P/Siding Spring. Animated image, please wait . for all frames to load. ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ... Discoveries . ... Anglo-Australian Near Earth Asteroid Survey 1990-96 . ...

... We consider the astrophysical evolution of the Galaxy over large time scales, from early stages (an age of ~10 8 yrs) to the end of traditional stellar evolution (~10 11 yrs). ... In the model considered, the basic stages of Galactic evolution are as follows. ... Essentially all other basic parameters of the Galaxy vary little. ... The final "stellar epoch" in the life of the Galaxy is completed ~10 13 yrs after its formation, when the evolution of the least massive stars comes to an end. ...

In order to measure the density of the Universe, it is necessary to sample a region that is larger than the scale on which the Universe becomes approximately homogeneous. ... When applied to clusters of galaxies we find a mass to luminosity ratio that implies a density of the Universe that is about 0.3 times the critical density. ... Thus the mass-to-muinosity ratio appears to vary with the size of the region measured, from 3 in the solar neighborhood to 30 in galaxies to 300 in clusters of galaxies. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... 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 . ... large (8 inches or larger) . ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

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