Molecular Cloud Barnard 163 . ... In the center of the above image lies Barnard 163, a nebula of molecular gas and dust so thick that visible light can't shine through it. ... The red glow in the background results from IC 1396, a large emission nebula that houses the Elephant's Trunk Nebula . Finding Barnard 163 in an image of its greater emission nebula IC 1396 can be a challenge, but it's possible. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2011 May 1 . Molecular Cloud Barnard 163 . ... In the center of the above image lies Barnard 163, a nebula of molecular gas and dust so thick that visible light can't shine through it. ... Finding Barnard 163 in an image of its greater emission nebula IC 1396 can be a challenge, but it's possible. ... About APOD | ...

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The cold atomic phase of interstellar gas is visible as 21cm-line H I self-absorption (HISA) shadows against warmer background H I emission. ... Much of the HISA lacks CO emission, which poses a problem for equilibrium ISM models that require molecular gas at such cold temperatures. However, HISA may trace evolving gas instead: many strong features occur at the velocities expected for atomic gas starting to form molecules downstream of spiral arm shocks. ...

... October 9, 1997 . Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula . ... Explanation: Comet Hale-Bopp 's recent encounter with the inner Solar System allowed many breath-taking pictures. Above, Comet Hale-Bopp was photographed on March 8th in the constellation of Cygnus . ... The North American Nebula is about 1500 light years away, much farther than the comet, which was about 8 light minutes away. ... About APOD > . ...

... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

... HST Overview . ... The FOC suffers from various types of background, the most important of which are thermal electrons, Cerenkov radiation from high energy particles, geocoronal emission lines, zodiacal light, and light scattered within HST from the bright Earth or Moon. ... From on-orbit measurements using the f /96 camera, the former background has been found to vary with solar zenith distance (ZD); see Sections 6.4, 6.5, and 7.0 of the FOC Instrument Handbook , version 7.0, for more details. ...

Milky Way X-ray background emission « »: , . ... RXTE , . ... Using near-infrared Galaxy intensity measured with COBE/DIRBE experiment and X-ray data from RXTE and INTEGRAL it was shown that X-ray brightness of the Galactic background emission closely follows its stellar density and can be explained by a cumulative emission of a large number of weak Galactic X-ray sources. ... Map of Galactic background emission in hard X-ray energy band obtained with INTEGRAL observatory. ... 2006, &, 452, 169 ., ...

... Home Observing North South Lake, Haines Falls, NY . ... North South Lake, Haines Falls, NY . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association has an agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation that allows us to have observing sessions at North-South Lake , located in Haines Falls, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.€аThis is an exceptionally dark location for deep-sky observing. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... Astronomy 101 . ... Astronomers find first evidence of changing conditions on a super-Earth . The ability to peek into the atmospheres of rocky super-Earths and observe conditions on their surfaces marks an important milestone toward identifying habitable planets outside the solar system. ... This is the first time we ve seen such drastic changes in light emitted from an exoplanet, which is particularly remarkable for a super-Earth, said Nikku Madhusudhan of Cambridge s Institute of Astronomy. ...

Next: BASIC PROPERTIES Up: R CORONAE BOREALIS STARS Previous: INTRODUCTION . RCB stars are named after a star just visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Corona Borealis. RCrB was discovered by Edward Pigott (1797), an English amateur astronomer, who had been observing a star in the `Northern Crown' for over a decade. ... Since 1795, other RCB stars have been discovered and their properties have been carefully observed. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Site Info . ... Public Talks . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Who is this guy who calls himself "The Bad Astronomer?" ... First, yes, I am a real live astronomer (when people ask me what astronomers do, I tell them "They astronom !" ... These are emitted by powerful objects like black holes, exploding stars, and super-dense neutrons stars. ... Finally, am I really a bad astronomer? ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... I am a radio astronomer based at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science . ... The Cosmic Background Imager 2 on the Chajnantor Plateau. ... During my doctorate I used a radio interferometer ( CBI2 ) to observe and collect data from the Cosmic Microwave Background . ... CSIRO Astronomy Space Science Australia Telescope National Facility Sydney Institute for Astronomy Oxford Astrophysics NASA Extragalactic Database NASA Astrophysics Data System arXiv.org . ...

... Planets . ... The planets were found using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6m telescope at ESOтАЩs La Silla Observatory. ... A planet in orbit around a star causes the star to regularly move towards and away from observers on Earth. ... One newly discovered planet, HD 85512 b, is best hope found so far for a habitable exoplanet. ... The HARPS team so far have found that about 40% of stars similar to own Sun have at least one planet smaller than Saturn (which is 95 times more massive than Earth). ...

Next: Order Extraction Up: Background Definition Previous: Background estimate by . ... The sky background component can be measured in spectra taken with an extended slit using the two commands DEFINE/SKY and EXTRACT/SKY . ... The command EXTRACT/ECHELLE performs an average extraction of the sky background using these offsets, optionally fiters for cosmics, and provides an extracted spectrum in a format similar to the one resulting from EXTRACT/ECHELLE . ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Foreground emission and Cosmic Microwave background intrinsic anisotropies . ... Since its discovery the Cosmic Microwave Radiation (CMB) has been one of the pillars of modern Cosmology. ... Further development of this work is the application of already tested algorithms to disentangle the foreground emission from the CMB maps and the determination of the CMB intrinsic emission. ... Return to list of thesis topics ...

Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope site testing Tony Travouillon Sebastian Els, Angel Otarola, Reed Riddle, Matthias Schoeck, Warren Skidmore TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 1 Introduction TMT and its Site testing. Important choice before going on site. ... Considerations during analysis of the data. TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 2 Some Background about the TMT Site Testing TMT is a 30m, segmented, RitcheyChretien telescope design. ... ASCA Cloud Cover Analysis So how do we do it in practice? ...

... Figure 1: Data from selected high latitude pointings overlaid in detector co-ordinates. 132ksec total low proton flare conditions, and bright point sources excised . Figure 2: Same data set from selected high latitude pointings but in 0.2-2keV only. ... Figure 3: Same data set from selected high latitude pointings but in 2-10keV only. ... Figure: EPIC MOS data set from selected high latitude pointings plotted as spectra (PATTERNS 12&&#XMMEA_EM), and normalised for approx 1 arcmin square. ...

... Users . ... AAS 225 . ... This particular part of the analysis has been disabled since the code is struggling to cope with the number of users seen this year, in particular the large contingent of people who have re-tweeted NASA. ... The links between the accounts identify those users who have mentioned another user in a tweet, using the @name syntax; the line widths increase based on the number of mentions but given that the graph is ever-so-slightly crowded this isn't that useful at this time. ...

The 2016 Project ASTRO introductory workshop will take place September 16-17, 2016. ... Participating teachers and astronomers are required to attend. ... Home Phone: . ... work email . ... Please briefly describe your background and your experiences in astronomy (if different). Describe experiences you have working with schools or explaining astronomy to students and/or the public. ... What grade level(s) do you prefer to work with (check all that apply) . ... either work or home . ...