... CXO , NASA Explanation: Why would the center of our Galaxy flicker? Many astronomers believe the only credible answer involves a black hole . ... This short flicker therefore provides additional evidence that a black hole does indeed reside at our Galaxy's center . ... Publications with keywords: black hole - Galactic Center - Sgr A . Publications with words: black hole - Galactic Center - Sgr A . ... A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center . ... Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center . ...

... 2010 September 5 . GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole . ... The gas surrounding GRO J1655-40, for example, has been found to display an unusual flickering at a rate of 450 times a second. Given a previous mass estimate for the central object of seven times the mass of our Sun , the rate of the fast flickering can be explained by a black hole that is rotating very rapidly. ... About APOD | ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. September 22, 1998 . M61: Virgo Spiral Galaxy . ... Explanation: M61 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies . Visible in M61 are a host of features common to spiral galaxies : bright spiral arms , a central bar , dust lanes , and bright knots of stars. ... About APOD > . ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... Earth Satellites . ... By admin October 4, 2012 Posted in: Moon . A tiny second moon.This is Phobos (27 km across) seen over Mars by ESA's Mars Express (Image credit:ESA) . ... They concluded that at any given time Earth probably has a second moon. ... But, just perhaps, briefly the Earth had a second natural satellite seen by thousands of people.Remember the spectacular fireball witnessed over the UK and Ireland on 21 September 2012 ? ...

... Home Education Workshops at Adorama Astro Imaging Workshop: Deep Sky Astro Imaging with a DSLR ? September 14, 2014 . ... Astro Answers . ... 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 . ... Presented by€а Adorama €аFor the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

Armagh Observatory, 3 September 2001 . The Astronomical Science Group of Ireland ( ASGI ) meets in Armagh on Friday 7 September, for its autumn meeting to discuss new astronomical results obtained by Irish astronomers working both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The ASGI was formed in 1974 to provide a forum for the Irish astronomical community to meet on a regular basis and to exchange results and new information. ... Programme of Meeting . ...

... Archive for September 2009 . ... Posted by hlee . ... Category: Algorithms , arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Data Processing , Imaging , Jargon | ... A number of practical Bayesian data analysis books are available these days. ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ...

Astronomy Articles . Articles | ... Moon | ... Astronomy Binoculars - The Skies The Limit - by Scott Gray, September 2006 . ... Astronomy Terms - To Help You Study The Universe - by Scott Gray, October 2006 . ... Himalia is the only moon other than Europa, Ganymeade, Callisto and IO visible with small telescopes. ... The Harvest Moon refers to the Full Moon that comes closest to the autumnal equinox, or the first day of autumn. ... Think the study of stars is best left to professional astronomers? ...

The Higgs Boson: Window on the Big Bang, UO, Eugene, Oregon , October 29, 2012 . Physics Slam, UO, Eugene, Oregon , March 22, 2011 . University of New Mexico , October 1, 2009 . Columbia Hall, UO, Eugene, Oregon , September 12, 2008 . ... Eugene Rotary, Eugene, Oregon , February 5, 2008 . ... University of Oregon , May 19, 2005 . ... Particles, Energy, and Cosmology , Jim Brau . ... Annual Star Party - Public Lecture . ... Public Lecture Celebrating the World Year of Physics 2005, . ...

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Proceedings of the XXVIIth Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC). Go to: Participants , Group Photograph , Preface , Acknowledgements , Contributions . ... Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory , Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , UNITED KINGDOM . ... Group Photograph . ... Acknowledgements . Contributions . ...

NEWS FEDERATION rus ENCYCLOPEDIA rus HISTORY rus MIR STATION RUSSIAN . ... Cosmonauts. ... Space Science . ... This is on-line version of Russian magazine Novosti Kosmonavtiki. This electronic version covers Russian and International space news. Those who wish to obtain the full, translated copy of an article will be charged an additional price, which varies with the size of the article. ... 2002 CosmoWorld.ru. ...

home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Publications of the ASP (PASP) . ... The Universe in the Classroom . ... Astronomy Beat . ... Mercury Magazine Contents and Select Excerpts . ... September/October 2006 . ... Only two planets have orbits that carry them between Earth and the Sun, and Mercury?s occasional passages across the Sun?s face have punctuated critical times in the evolution of our knowledge of the Universe. ... Sky Events, Richard Talcott . ...

... HST . ... Data . ... HST Overview . ... Reference Files . ... Calibration . ... COS Data Handbook . ... September 2010 +--------------------------------------------------------+ In this newsletter we summarize import updates to the calibration pipeline and calibration reference files of COS and STIS. ... Recent COS and STIS Instrument Science Reports Since HST Servicing Mission 4 a number of Instrument Science Reports (ISRs) have been published which characterize the behavior of COS and STIS. ...

... Timeline . ... 16b. Carrington, 1859 . ... While engaged in the forenoon of Thursday, September 1, in taking my customary observation of the forms and positions of the solar spots, an appearance was witnessed which I believe to be exceedingly rare. ... In this lapse of 5 minutes, the two patches of light traversed a space of about 35,000 miles. Click here for a text of Carrington's full article , including illustration.. ... Timeline Expanded timeline Glossary . ...

... Timeline . ... I had secured diagrams of all the groups and detached spots, and was engaged at the time in counting from the chronometer and recording the contacts of the spots with the cross-wires used in the observation, when within the area of the great north group (the size of which had previously excited great remark), two patches of intensely bright and white light broke out, in the positions indicated in fig. ... Click here for a text of Carrington's full article , including illustration.. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Open cluster NGC 2818, spiral galaxy NGC 2964, and spiral galaxy NGC 2976 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... September 2012 . ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter....

... For a long time, astronomers found it very difficult to make a map of the very centre of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. ... You can imagine the Milky Way as a CD with a ball of cotton wool slotted through the hole in its centre. ... It s one the oldest and most impressive features of the Galaxy, but it was not very well understood until now. ... Cool fact : Did you know that Earth, the Sun and our entire Solar System are orbiting around the centre of the Milky Way at thousands of kilometres per hour. ...