... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2015 August 17 . Andromeda Rising over the Alps . ... Explanation: Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? ... The featured image captured Andromeda rising above the Italian Alps last month. ... Follow APOD on: Facebook , Google Plus , or Twitter . ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... Hoags Object: A Strange Ring Galaxy . ... Credit Copyright: R. Lucas ( STScI / AURA ), Hubble Heritage Team , NASA Explanation: Is this one galaxy or two? ... How Hoag's Object formed remains unknown, although similar objects have now been identified and collectively labeled as a form of ring galaxy . ... The above photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in July 2001 revealed unprecedented details of Hoag's Object. ... July . ... July 2013 . ... The Double Ring Galaxies of Arp 147 from Hubble . ...

... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

SAS home . SAS Watchout items . ... This thread contains a step-by-step recipe to extract a light curve of a point-like source for all the X-ray cameras, subtracting the background and correcting for exposure loses. ... The SAS task barycen performs this correction. ... If the following files are available: a) RGS event list; b) RGS source list, a call to the task performing light curve extraction, correction and background subtraction rgslccorr allows a user to create the light curve. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. August 30, 1998 . The Sun Erupts . Credit: Skylab , NASA . Explanation: The Sun is a seething ball of extremely hot gas. ... The Sun has survived for about 5 billion years, and will likely survive for another 5 billion. ... For example: Why is the Sun's corona so hot? What causes the Sun's unusual magnetic field? ... About APOD > . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... 13th European VLBI Network Symposium . and Users Meeting . on September 20-23, 2016. ... 13th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting on September 20-23, 2016. ... Year book "Ephemerides of Minor Planets for 2016" on-line . ...

... ArXiv] Special Issue from Annals of Applied Statistics? ... Category: arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Stat | ... Nflation: observable predictions from the random matrix mass spectrum by Kim and Liddle . ... 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 . ... SAMSI AstroStat Prog...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Saturn as you haven't seen it (Image credit: NASA/ESA) . This false colour image from the Hubble Space Telescope not only shows Saturn in an unfamiliar light, but displays some of the giant planet?s features. ... Viewing Saturn at this time not only allows us to see the famous rings almost edge on but also to observe both polar regions at once. There we see Saturn?s aurorae, analogous to Earth?s Northern lights and Southern Lights. ...

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: 30 November 2006 00:12:38 GMT Subject: Greenwich job, Geminid Meteors Hi all, 1. ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH: Job Vacancy - Astronomer - Public Engagement: Astronomer - Public Engagement. ... You can start to see the first Geminids in the late evenings from about December 8, but activity starts to pick up about the 10th, building to the maximum which this year will be in the early hours of December 14. ... Clear skies, Terry Moseley . ...

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 . ...

... CCD Type . These cameras use solid state CCD chips to convert light into video signals, and are suitable for brightfield, phase contrast and DIC applications. ... These cameras use solid state CCD chips and the ability to adjust the exposure times of the chip to make images at lower light levels than standard CCDs. ... Intensified CCD Camera Type: These cameras consist of a vacuum tube called an "image intensifier", which multiplies the incoming signal, and a camera for read-out. ...

... Институт прикладной математики им. М.В.Келдыша . БАЛЛИСТИЧЕСКИЙ ЦЕНТР . О Центре . ... Баллистический Центр Института прикладной математики им. М.В.Келдыша РАН . Баллистический центр (БЦ) ИПМ им. М.В. Келдыша создан по предложению С.П. Королева и М.В. Келдыша в 1965 году. На него были возложены работы по баллистико-навигационному обеспечению (БНО) управления полетом пилотируемых кораблей и автоматических космических аппаратов научного и народно-хозяйственного назначения. ...

According to the # 7.1. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad there should be an Authorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organization (ANRAO) in every participating state: A national astronomical society, a department (section) of the EAAS or IAU in the state, a leading observatory, an astronomical department of a leading university, a ministry of education or another appropriate competent institution. ...

... Practical information . The conference will take place at the Independent University, 11 Bolshoi Vlassievsky pereulok, 119002 Moscow. The nearest metro stations are: Smolenskaja (Смоленская, line 3 = dark blue, not to be confused with the other station of the same name on the line 4 = light blue) and Koropotkinskaja (Кропоткинская, line 1 = red), see this map (in russian, with detailed instructions) or another map (in english). ... Email: kaba (at) iitp.ru . ... University of Besan on . ...

... Up: Data Analysis Applications . ... The general-purpose data reduction package FIGARO is now available to be run from the IRAF CL, and more Starlink applications will follow in due course. ... A system has been developed to enable packages written for the Starlink Software Environment to be run from the IRAF CL so that an IRAF user can mix and match application tasks from the two environments as required to process data, all under the control of the IRAF CL. ...

Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . You may download the latest source code distribution and install the period search service at your own web server. ...

... Comet Animation . ... Comet structures are diverse and very dynamic, but they all develop a surrounding cloud of diffuse material, called a coma, that usually grows in size and brightness as the comet approaches the Sun. ... As comets approach the Sun they develop enormous tails of luminous material that extend for millions of kilometers from the head, away from the Sun. ... The evaporated molecules boil off and carry small solid particles with them, forming the comet's coma of gas and dust. ...

Up: The ESO Red Sky Previous: Stars and Galaxies . ... It may have been like walking on a stage in daytime. ... Tucholke, H.-J, Schuecker, P. 1992, PASP 104, 704; Tucholke, H.-J., Hiesgen, M. 1991, IAU Symp. 148, in The Magellanic Clouds , eds. R. Haynes, D. Milne, Kluwer, Dordrecht, p. 491. Winkelkoetter, H., Diploma Thesis Muenster 1992 . ... Ritzmann, B.-M., Diploma Thesis Muenster 1992 . ... Meijer, J., Diploma Thesis Muenster 1991; Nolze, W., Diploma Thesis Muenster 1993 . ...