... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2007 October 26 . Comet Holmes in Outburst . ... Explanation: Comet 17P/Holmes stunned comet watchers across planet Earth earlier this week. ... Recorded on that date, this view from Tehran, Iran highlights the comet's (enhanced and circled) dramatic new visibility in urban skies. ... About APOD | ... A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC . ...

... October 11, 1999 . Eta Carinae in X-Rays . Credit: Chandra X-ray Observatory , NASA . Explanation: Eta Carinae is the one of the most luminous star systems in our Galaxy , radiating millions of times more power than our Sun . Eta Carinae is also one of the strangest star systems known, brightening and fading greatly since the early 1800s. Recently, the Chandra Observatory observed Eta Carinae in X-ray light , adding even more unanticipated pieces to this enigmatic puzzle. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on November 25, 2014 | ... Continue Reading.. Posted on October 30, 2014 | ... Posted on September 26, 2014 | ... Newer Entries . Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ... Subscribe to Astronotes . ... Copyright Armagh Planetarium 2014 All Rights Reserved. ...

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... Credit: Chris Cook Explanation: This October, Mars has become a bright, yellowish star in planet Earth's sky as it approaches oppositon , the period when Mars and Earth pass close as they orbit the Sun. ... For example, this series of sharp Mars images follows the development of a dust storm as the planet rotates from right to left. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - dust storm . Publications with words: Mars - dust storm . ... Victoria Crater on Mars . ... Inside Victoria Crater on Mars . ...

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Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... Our Sun is part of a huge wheel-shaped collection of stars. ... Astronomers have long suspected it was a very massive black hole, and that every galaxy had such a central mass, created early in the history of the universe. ... However, unless that object happens to be headed directly at the black hole (a relatively small target) it will just swing around and fly away again, like a comet making a pass at the Sun. The velocity acquired in falling towards the black hole also helps it escape. ...

... If you stand in a very dark spot on a moonless night, you might see a faint fuzzy glow stretching across the sky, with a glowing milky-white bulge. This is our Galaxy, the Milky Way. ... But what is the glowing bulge at its centre? ... He was astonished to see that it is actually made up of millions of stars! ... This bulge is the busy heart of our galaxy. ... However, there is a type of light that can travel through cosmic dust, this light is called infrared . ...

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 . ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide | ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . Page of Krono Branch of the Polish Amateur Astronomers Society. Info about our activity, results of latest observation and links to other Polish sities are included . ... Listed Since October 26, 2004 . ... Web Site . http://ptma-krosno.teleskopy.pl/ . ... Web . www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Thur 22 October 2009, Armagh . Astronomy Ireland Celebrates Galilean Nights . ... On 22-24 October 2009, the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights, will see amateur and professional astronomers, enthusiasts and the public taking to the streets all around the globe, pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Italian astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago. ... Monday, 19 October 2009 19:00 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

Parkes remote operations David McConnell ATUC 25 Oct 2011 Monday, 24 October 2011 1 History May 2007: There may also be implications for astronomer access to the telescopes. ... CSIRO. ATUC October 2011 Monday, 24 October 2011 3 Recent progress (projects PDC, PECM) R · · · · ecent progress towards remote operability and diagnosis Telescope Drive System Signal switching matrix Monitoring and control Power synchroniser CSIRO. ... ATUC October 2011 Monday, 24 October 2011 6 Project Aims 1. ...

... Every effort is made to bring together a first-class panel of speakers, which will both inform and challenge those present. ... Several of the large cabins at Hidden Hollow Camp will be designated as dorm type accommodations for single registrants. ... Motels: L & K Travelodge Motel (1-419-756-7600), Super 8 Motel (1-419-756- 8875), Amerihost (1-800-434-5800), and the Baymont Inn (1-419-774-0005), located at the intersection of I-71 and State Route 13 about 10 minutes from Hidden Hollow '00. ...

NEWS FEDERATION rus ENCYCLOPEDIA rus HISTORY rus MIR STATION RUSSIAN . ... Cosmonauts. ... Space Science . Military Space . ... 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. ...

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, . ...

General Information . ... The conference is organized by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) of Moscow University and the IAU Working group "Site-testing Instruments" . ... Use of site data in telescope operation and adaptive optics. ... Recent conferences on this subject (2007, 2008) demonstrated great interest of the community, hence the need for a new meeting. ... Unlike previous recent conferences, this meeting will cover all aspects of site monitoring for optical/IR astronomy. ...

... 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. ...

... ST-ECF . ABOUT ST-ECF . ... After an initial agreement between NASA and ESA in 1977 and following Hubble's more than twenty years in space and 110,000 orbits of the Earth, the aim of this conference is to celebrate the huge contributions made by the Hubble observatory to our knowledge and understanding of the Universe. ... David Southwood . ... Robert O'Connell . ... Robert O'Dell . ... Questions and information: HST3@stecf.org . ... Maintained by HST 3 Webmaster <HST3@stecf.org> . ...

... Extended ~ 10 pc scales low density ~ 102-103cm-3 1% 10 pc 1 kpc Krumholz+10 Sunday , October 6, 2013 star formation (IR-CO) relations at high redshifts Challenges: · Size measurements are difficult · CO-to-H2 gas mass conversion dubious Extended ~ 10 pc scales low density ~ 10 -10 cm · · · · · Greve+05 (12 SMGs + LIRGs ): Iono+09 (SMGs+ LIRGs , CO(3-2) only): Genzel+10 (10 SMGs + LIRGs ): Bothwell+13 ( 30 SMGs + ... 2010) Sunday, October 6, 2013 Observed (100hrs). ...