... The results of the follow-up spectroscopy of 187 emission-line galaxy (ELG) candidates from the Case objective-prism survey with the 6m telescope are described. ... Significant fraction ( 23%) of the observed Case galaxies do not show emission lines in blue. ... Observations and data reduction . IPCS observations and data reduction . CCD observations and data reduction . ... Accuracy of data, comparison with independent measurements . ...

... ACS survey observations of eight clusters are scheduled for the coming week, together with follow-up NICMOS observations of a supernova detected in previous ACS images. ... The present HST program will obtain two-colour (F606W, F814W) ACS images of the central regions of 66 of the ~150 Galactic clusters, with the goals of . ... Observations of the clusters Palomar 1, NGC 1261, NGC 6838, NGC 3201, NGC 5904 and NGC 104 (47 Tucanae) are scheduled over the next week. page by Neill Reid, updated 8/3/2006...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Telescopes and Observatories . ... January . ... By admin February 20, 2013 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . ... M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, imaged through Armagh Planetarium?s telescope in January 2013. ... Image credit: Colin Johnston/Armagh Planetarium) . ... M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, imaged with the new telescope in January 2013. ... Armagh Planetarium?s new telescope in action in January 2013. ...

... We report here on extragalactic large-scale structures uncovered by a deep optical survey for galaxies behind the southern Milky Way. ... The innermost part of the Milky Way where the foreground obscuration in the blue is , respectively HI-column densities remains fully opaque. ... Keywords: galaxies: distances and redshifts - large-scale structure of Universe - surveys . ... A Deep Optical Galaxy Search in the Southern ZOA . HI-Observations of Obscured Galaxies at Parkes . ...

M1 image More About M1 Nice Color Picture . ... M16 image More About M16 HST image . ... M31 image More About M31 Nice Color Picture . ... M42 image ; M43 image More About M42/43 Nice Color CCD Picture . M51 image More About M51 Color Image of M51 M51 Supernova . M57 image More About M57 Nice Color CCD Picture Very Deep M57 Image . ... M81 image More About M81 M81 Supernova Ultraviolet Image of M81 More about Ultraviolet Imaging . M82 image More About M82 M82 False Color M82 True Color . ...

... The search for distant objects which can be both galaxies and quasars is one of the most important problems of observational astrphysics, because it allows one to determine cosmological parameters connected with the time of appearence and evolution of stellar systems, large scale structure of the Universe. ... Radio galaxies are important objects to be studied because they are sources of infrared-optical-ultraviolet continuum, emission lines and continual radio emission. ...

... In this paper we present the results of detailed B, V, R, I, and H study of the isolated nearby blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy NGC6789. Judging from the literature the observed galaxy has not been resolved into stars up to now. ... The distance of the galaxy, estimated from the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) is 2.1 Mpc which places NGC6789 close to the Local Group. ... Key words: nearby galaxies: dwarf galaxies (NGC 6789): distance moduli: star content . ... Distance. ...

Proposal Identification No.: ... Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Time Requested this semester: Hours already used for this pro ject: Additional Hours required to complete pro ject: Minimum Useful Time : Expected Data Storage: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Regular Astronomy Spectroscopy Extragalactic 12 1 hour less than 100 GB Gas Consumption in Post-Merger Galaxies Galaxy-galaxy interactions are a crucial part of galaxy evolution, with studies of these ...

... Science Users Information Future Facilities and Development E-ELT jump to navigation jump to content . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... In December 2012 ESO Council fully approved the E-ELT Programme ( more , more , even more , still more ). ... In December 2014 ESO Council approved the construction of the E-ELT in two phases, and authorised spending on Phase 1 . ... 15 Jan 2012] Announcement of the E-ELT Workshop "Shaping E-ELT Science and Instrumentation" , 25 February 01 March 2013 . ...

... STScI-PRC99-16 RING AROUND A GALAXY Space Telescope Science Institute astronomers are giving the public chances to decide where to aim NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Guided by 8,000 Internet voters, Hubble has already been used to take a close-up, multi-color picture of the most popular object from a list of candidates, the extraordinary "polar-ring" galaxy NGC 4650A. Located about 130 million light-years away, NGC 4650A is one of only 100 known polar-ring galaxies. ...

... The British consortium, currently led by Professor Gordon Bromage of the University of Central Lancashire , includes the Universities of Keele , Nottingham and Southampton , the Open University and Armagh Observatory and will be joining the other partners in the SALT project, from South Africa, Poland, Germany, USA and New Zealand. ... SALT Dome . ... The SALT project is managed by a team based at the SALT Headquarters at Sutherland and South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town. ...

... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... galaxies . ... The Hubble Space Telescope found a galaxy that was completely formed within 480 million years of the Big Bang. How could gas and dust clouds condense into stars and organize themselves via gravity into an entire galaxy in less time than it takes the Milky Way to make two rotations? ... Galaxies like the Milky Way indeed could not have formed as a unit at such an early era after the Big Bang. ...

... Telescopes . ... 1996: . According to the interferometric observations at 6-m telescope with the panoramic infrared detector NICMOS-3, for the first time in the world the angular diameters of the mirid stars R Cas and R Leo were measured at the wavelengths between 1045nm and 2170nm. ... A study of fluctuations of the galactic gas emission at high latitudes within the "Cold" survey band with high sensitivity was made with the RATAN-600 radio telescope. ... Archive . ...

... Research . ... A rare hybrid morphology radio galaxy . ... In this project we will be able to investigate the environmental effect on star formation and galaxy evolution in individual galaxies falling into the cluster through radio observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Current models of galaxy evolution regulate the star formation rates within the simulated galaxies by invoking radio-mode feedback from AGN. ... Julie.Banfield@anu.edu.au . ...

... Spiral Galaxy M90 . ... Also dubbed NGC 4569, this galaxy has a very compact and bright nucleus. ... This odd-looking structure silhouetted in the foreground houses the three largest solar telescopes in the world. ... Comet Hyakutake's Orbit . ... A stunning map of this distant, diminutive planet, the first based on direct images, was revealed late last week in a Hubble Space Telescope press release. ... The Arecibo radio telescope is currently the largest single-dish telescope in the world. ...

... Space Research Institute . Main . ... Main results of the experimental and theoretical research completed in 2010 . ... Moon's topography is shown based on LOLA laser altimeter data, white contour shows a permanently shadowed region and a white rhomb indicates LCROSS spacecraft impact location. ... Ultra deep survey of the sky in hard X-rays, performed by INTEGRAL observatory . INTEGRAL observatory has completed the first and the most sensitive survey of the sky in hard X-ray energy band. ...

... 2004 February 17 . Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy . ... Explanation: Gravity can bend light, allowing whole clusters of galaxies to act as huge telescopes. Almost all of the bright objects in this just- released Hubble Space Telescope image are galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218. ... The power of this massive cluster telescope has recently allowed astronomers to detect a galaxy at a redshift of about 7, the most distant galaxy or quasar yet measured. ... About APOD | ...

... Viewing the Universe with Infrared Eyes: The Spitzer Space Telescope . Dr Giovanni Fazio . ... He then lead the development of large balloon-borne telescopes for far-infrared astronomical observations above the atmosphere, as Principal Investigator for the 1-Meter Balloon-Borne Far-Infrared Telescope and also the first infrared astronomical telescope to fly on the Spacelab II flight of the Space Shuttle. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

An image of the grand design of spiral galaxy M100 obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope resolves individual stars within the majestic spiral arms. ... Hubble has the ability to resolve individual stars in other galaxies and measure accurately the light from very faint stars. This makes space telescope invaluable for identifying a rare class of pulsating stars, called Cepheid Variable stars embedded within M100's spiral arms. ... 617) 495-7062 . Fax: (617) 495-7356 . ...

P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute Astro Space Center Russian Academy of Sciences S.A. Lavochkin Association, Roscosmos RADIOASTRON The Ground ­ Space Interferometer: radio telescope much larger than the Earth The Spectr-R Project http://www.asc.rssi.ru/ radioastron / High- Resolution HI 21 cm Mosaic of M 33 galaxy GENERAL OUTLINE The RadioAstron ... Such forecast could be used to prepare a long time-scale schedule of scientific observations. ...