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... Comet Ikeya Zhang Brightens . ... Simulated Galaxy Cluster View . ... A large, elliptical galaxy dominates this hypothetical cluster's central region surrounded by a swarm of member galaxies. ... Blue oceans dominate our world, while areas of green forest, brown mountains, tan desert, and white ice are also prominent. ... Jets from Radio Galaxy 3C296 . ... Jets of streaming plasma expelled by the central black hole of a massive elliptical galaxy likely light up this composite image of 3C296. ...

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... 2002 March 7 . Comet Ikeya-Zhang Brightens . ... Explanation: In the last week , Comet Ikeya-Zhang has become bright enough to be just visible to the unaided eye. Based on its present activity, observers are optimistic that Ikeya-Zhang will become substantially brighter. This composite color image from March 3rd, captured with a wide-field telescope, shows this active comet's bright, condensed coma and a delightful array of subtle structures in its developing tail. ... About APOD | ...

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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! ... it was renamed periodic comet P/2004 CB (LINEAR). ... Back to Previous News . Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ... Follow-up Astrometry with the 1.0-m at SSO . Previous News Items . Anglo-Australian Near Earth Asteroid Survey 1990-96 . ...

... Which sign do you think will have the greatest number of Presidents? ... How many Presidents' birthdays fall under each of the Zodiac signs? ... Which sign has the largest number of Presidents? How many? ... Which sign has the smallest number of Presidents? ... Would you say the birth dates of the Presidents are strongly clustered in one or a few signs? . ...

... 1 Time (UT) 11:30 X-ray BP behaviour Magnetic fragment behaviour Note A diffused A bipolar region is involved. Negative and Start of the data set. Both brightening region positive fragments are very close to each other. polarities in this region move is present. around, and the negative ones are more active. A bright stripe becomes very strong in the area. ... In some of the cancellation sites related to the End of the data set. bright strip, positive fragments are faint. ...

... A clock pulse train from a controller is used to gate out sensor data: one bit of position data is transmitted to the controller per one clock pulse received by the sensor. Synchronous Serial Interface The Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI), introduced several years ago to simplify absolute encoder interface, has become increasingly popular and is now an unofficial standard recognized by almost all manufacturers of absolute encoders. ... Point B to D "B to D" indicates the clock signal period. ...

Educator's Guide to Convection . ... It functions because heated fluids, due to their lower density, rise and cooled fluids fall. ... When it does, it becomes part of a convection cell. ... The tops of the clouds have a sort of cauliflower appearance as warm moist air rises through the center of the cloud. ... As the air falls along the exterior of the cloud, it returns to warmer low altitudes where it can be caught up in the rising column of air in the center of the cloud. ...

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Picture an Astronomer A Project ASTRO Activity For Grades 4-12 The media and our past experiences have shaped and created our expectations of people in various careers. ... However, astronomy is carried out by men and women in every country and by people young and old. ... Activity Description Before an astronomy unit or the first visit by an astronomer to your classroom, it can be instructive to have the students picture what an astronomer looks like and then discuss their assumptions. ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . ... Science Fiction . ... February . ... By admin January 12, 2015 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . Train to be a space hero at Armagh Planetarium (Image credit: NITB-used with permission) . Armagh Planetarium is pleased to announce that for a week during the Northern Ireland Science Festival Science festival we will help you inspire a would-be astronaut in your classroom! ... Where : Armagh Planetarium . ...

spaceweb@oulu.fi - last update: 25 November 1998, 1130 UT (RR) . During increased geomagnetic activity , the quiet auroral arcs become more active, producing forms like spirals, curls and folds (e.g., Hallinan and Davis, 1970; Davis and Hallinan, 1976). Localized upward field-aligned currents (Rostoker, 1987; Bythrow and Potemra, 1987) are associated with these structures. ... 92 , 8691-8699, 1987. ... Hallinan, T. J., and T. N. Davis, Small-scale auroral arc distortions, Planet. ... 1987. ...

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. The University of Louisville has an active chapter of the Society of Physics Students. Summertime picnics at Moore Observatory are becoming a tradition. If you're a U of L SPS member, you might want to look through the pictures below and download any that you like. If you aren't already a member, think about joining up, the picnics and other activities are a lot of fun. http://owl.astro.louisville.edu/moore1.html . pam@moondog.astro.louisville.edu . Back to Moore Observatory Homepage

... Laboratory . ... webmaster@izmiran.ru . ... e-mail: karp@izmiran.ru . ... DEPENDENCE OF THE MIT SHAPE ON SOLAR ACTIVITY . ... The period considered was characterized by low solar activity (F 10.7 = 70) and increased magnetic activity. ... It follows from data shown in Fig. 9 and obtained by Deminov and Karpachev [1988] for high solar activity that (NmF2) ~ 2x10 4 and 4x10 4 cm -3 for near-midnight hours during local winter at F 10.7 ~ 70 and 200, respectively. ... C) 2007, IZMIRAN ...