Apollo 17 s Moonship . ... Credit Copyright: Apollo 17 , NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague) Explanation: Awkward and angular looking, Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger was designed for flight in the vacuum of space. ... Editor's note: Eric Jones, Apollo Lunar Surface Journal editor, comments; "If you look at the [... large, dark] triangular window, you'll see a bright rectangular area - which is the rendezvous window - beneath it, a bright arc. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... 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. ...

... 2002 January 5 . Apollo 17's Moonship . ... Explanation: Awkward and angular looking, Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger was designed for flight in the vacuum of space. This sharp picture from the command module America , shows Challenger's ascent stage in lunar orbit. ... This spaceship performed gracefully, landing on the moon and returning the Apollo astronauts to the orbiting command module in December of 1972 - but where is Challenger now? ... About APOD | ...

... If the user types "!" at the first ">" prompt, the existing parameter file is used if one exists. ... The following commands are available (for a description see the VAX/VMS Hermes User's manual): keyword=values (only one keyword per line) /ABO /ERRLEV n /GO /MESLEV n /OFF dev /ON dev /MODE n /STAT n When the program calls one of the routines of the Userinp family, the user is prompted in the usual way (depending on the default level). ... At the first occasion the ">" prompt will then appear. ...

... Главная . ... Новости . ... Проекты . Любителям астрономии . Проект ISON . ... Подробнее . ... Категория: Новости проекта ISON . ... Метки: Космический мусор ,љ Астероиды ,љ Гамма-всплески ,љ Любителям астрономии ,љ Кометы љ . ... Метки: Космический мусор ,љ Астероиды ,љ Любителям астрономии љ . ... Новости обсерваторий проекта] - Обсерватория Кубанского государственного университета от Иванов А - 09.04.2016 11:08:49 . ... 1999-2013 Copyright "Астрономия и Телескопостроение" . ...

This widget allows you to adjust the secondary mirror focus. The seconary focus is actually an offset to the secondary mirror piston computed by the TCC (as it tries to compensate for changing temperature and altitude). ... Set... : set a new absolute secondary focus. ... XX and + XX buttons: offset the secondary focus by the amount shown. The mirror is moved as soon as you release the button. Increment Menu (25/50/100) : set the increment shown on the - XX and + XX buttons. ...

Follow-up astrometry and recoveries are made with the ANU 40 inch (1.0-m) f/8 reflector at Siding Spring Observatory (IAU code 413). ... A routine follow-up of 2003 WY153 on 2003 Dec 15 became much more than routine when a faint object with unusual motion vector was found close to the target asteroid. ... During routine astrometry with the 1.0-m to improve the orbit of the Apollo asteroid 2004 CB, the asteroid was found on March 30 to have a short tail! ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. August 17, 1999 . A Crescent Sunrise . ... Explanation: Normally, the Moon shows phases, but the Sun does not. ... When the Moon is closer to the Sun than the Earth, only part of it appears to be lit - resulting in a familiar crescent-shaped phase . ... Nothing was wrong with Sun - viewers were witnessing the end of a solar eclipse . ...

... The sub-arrays are controlled by two components: the Sub-array Command Processor (SCP) and the Sub-array Tracker (SAT). While each sub-array has a dedicated SCP for handling command processing, a single SAT computes and distributes slowly varying parameters to the necessary sub-arrays. ... The two control components of the sub-array are the Sub-array Command Processor (SCP) and the Sub-array Tracker (SAT). ... Each sub-array will have a dedicated SCP for handling all control input commands. ...

... sfit . ... commands . scl . ... Define parameters for controlling performance of genetic algorithm . ... generations . The maximum number of generations the program will go through, before stopping, if the solution is not within the given tolerance. 10 . ... The number of parents randomly generated in the first generation, and in each subsequent generation. 50 . ... This is multiplied by the number of parameters being varied to give the total string length for each parent. 16 . ... elitism . ...

... Data Reduction FAQ > The reduced science spectrum displayed in the Reflex window appears good but when I try to plot it, it is quite different. How can I get it? ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... Reflex . ... ESO Data . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... ESO Annual Reports . ... Seminars at ESO Santiago . ... Seminars at ESO Garching . ... ESO Telescope Bibliography . ... Last Update: 01.04.14 ESO . ...

... The directives provided by mod_access are used in <Directory> , <Files> , and <Location> sections as well as .htaccess files to control access to particular parts of the server. ... The Allow and Deny directives are used to specify which clients are or are not allowed access to the server, while the Order directive sets the default access state, and configures how the Allow and Deny directives interact with each other. ... The Allow directive affects which hosts can access an area of the server. ...

... p12mProg program design . p12mProg commands . mode we use to run the p12m controller . ... The p12mProg is the AO control program for the 12meter telescope. ... Send commands to the 12m controller over ethernet (using some modbus over ethernet routines) . ... turn on,off, set modes, track objects . ... ephmFileNm: name of ephemeris file that was loaded . ... For more info on ephemeris tracking, see : pnt ephm command for 305 meter . ... The p12m controller settings used by the p12mProg are: . ...

... You will connect to the server ( telescope ) computer with a command such as the one described below: ssh -L 7624 :localhost: 7624 user@remoteserver On a high speed local area network if you also want to transport X you may connect with ssh -Y -L 7624 :localhost: 7624 user@remoteserver Configure SSH without passwords =============================== On the computer you are connecting from ... Server Port =========== The XmCCD camera controller runs as an INDI device. ...

... A .WAV editor, it allows recording, editing, playing, and saving .WAV files. o Creative Ensemble AV. ... This is just a simple mixer w/o the tone controls. o Creative Mosaic. ... This is a control app. that allows the user to switch in a different Synthesizer Bank, etc. At the most basic level, it allows you to switch from GM, GS, and MT32. ... In "SB Explored" article, Daron Myrick claimed that the Vibra chipset did allow tone controls but only when certain registers are programmed. ...

... Archives . ... It is a very powerful tool, but I can never remember how to use it, and I have an amazing knack for not finding what I need in the documentation. ... Often for Chandra spectra, the background is included in that same file. ... Q: how in god?s name does one avoid plotting those damned error bars? ... it is much easier to update and make changes there than in the blog format. 06-12-2010, 11:11 pm . ... vlk on Everybody needs crampons . Doug Burke on Everybody needs crampons . ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... Leonid meteors seen from 13 km altitude aboard an aircraft during the 1999 Leonids Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Leonid-MAC). Comet Tempel-Tuttle provides the cometary debris for the Leonid meteor shower. ... Every 17-19 November Earth crosses Tempel-TuttleтАЩs orbit and the Leonids become visible. With clear, dark skies observers may see 10 to 15 Leonid meteors every hour on those mornings. ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Forms . ... Forms processing can be found in the Cookbook (see below). ... input text name value size= n :) (:input hidden name value :) (:input password name value :) (:input radio name value :) (:input checkbox name value :) (:input select name value label :) (:input default default-name default-value :) (:input submit name value :) (:input textarea name [=value=] rows= n cols= n :) (:input reset name label :) (:input file name label :) (:input image name "src" alt :) . ...

... Star Atlas . ... stars . ... Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star, so would it appear red from the surface of an Earth-like planet in that star's habitable zone? ... Astronomers haven t found planets around our Sun s nearest neighbor, the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. ... Most exoplanets orbit red dwarfs the most common and longest-lived type of star. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...