The 2016 Project ASTRO introductory workshop will take place September 16-17, 2016 (Friday and Saturday). Participating teachers and astronomers are required to attend. ... Home Phone: . ... Relevant teaching experiences: Please include professional development activities, curriculum development, in-service activities, and collaborative projects. Grades and subjects you will be teaching next year. ... yes . ... When during the year do you plan to teach astronomy (approximate months)? ...

Next: Particle Background Rejection Up: Detection Efficiency Previous: Front Illumination . ... The method requires that the CCD substrate be etched from the rear towards the depletion layer boundary. The device can be illuminated through this rear surface, which has a much thinner dead layer than the electrode side. ... The corresponding detection efficiency data are presented in Figure 7, and compared with the predicted data for a 20 m thick depletion layer. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

... You can work in group sizes as large as 5. Each individual in that group could be assigned a particular question which would allow the group to complete the assignment in a more efficient manner. ... The Assignment: . Provide some information in response to the following questions. ... Find some information on possible tidal power sites in the United Kingdom and report on their potential for power generation. Find some information on the design and potential of the Advanced Gas Turbine. ...

... Contacting and discussing with people sharing your interests, participating in night sky observations with telescopes as well as a large choice of astronomical books, magazines and video-tapes out of our club library. ... The seasons, the seeing ( a clear sky is not always associated to calm , stable air ) and most important how dark your observation site is. ... Therefore a dark site for observing is at least as important for deep sky observation as the diameter of your scope. ...

Foreign Agreement Letter Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What is the purpose of the Foreign Agreement Letter? The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is required by the National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) to send "foreign agreement" letters to non-U.S. institutions that have investigators listed on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Programs. ... The letters are sent to Directors and Investigators at each foreign institution. ... Use ProPer to update your address? ...

... Science . ... Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > Where can I find reference file of tag "XSH_MOD_CFG_TAB_VIS" which is required as an input for xsh_util_physmod? ... Science Users Information . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Science Software . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... Science Archive Facility . ... ESO Data . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... ESO Data Access Policy . Science Activities . ... Science Staff . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ...

. Cosmology . Very Early Universe . Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy . Dark Matter Models . Large Scale Structure . High Energy Astrophysics . Active Galactic Nuclei . Astrophysics of Compact Objects . Accretion Disks . Scientific Staff:

Next: Wavelength calibration Up: Reduction using Standard Previous: Order Definition: Methods . ... The algorithm accepts frame which can be mildly contaminated by particle hits, bad columns, order gaps due to absorption lines, as found in FLAT or STD . ... the interorder background is roughly constant over the frame. the slope of the orders is in the range ]0., ... For a background estimate without previous order definition, consider the echelle command BACKGROUND/SMOOTH . ... LOAD/TAB order :X :Y . ...

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... Space flight . Crew training . ... Space camp . ... acquiring practical habits and skills of performing all the flight operations envisaged for a flight participant; . maintaining and honing professionally required qualities and skills for a successful activity in conditions of effect of adverse factors of a space flight, as well . ... preparing for the activity outside the spacecraft; . ... preparing for professional activity in conditions of effect of the space flight factors; . ...

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Proceedings of the Particle Physics and Early Universe Conference (PPEUC). For this paper: postscript PPEUC CMB index 1 Introduction .. ... A new statistic is discussed, designed to detect isolated coherent step-like discontinuities produced by cosmic strings present at late times. ... The statistical variable considered is the Sample Mean Difference (SMD) between large neighbouring sectors of CMB maps, separated by straight lines in two dimensional maps and points in one dimensional maps. ...

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... The department was founded in late sixties by Prof. D.Ya.Martynov, who for many years was also the director of Sternberg Astronomical Institute. At present time, the head of the department is Prof. A.M.Cherepashchuk, a pupil of D.Ya.Martynov and his successor as the director of SAI. Since Prof. Martynov, the scientific activity of the department was primarily related to binary stars. ... The department consists of 15 members most of which have Ph.D. in Astrophysics. ...

... Star Atlas . ... stars . ... Nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium powers stars, but fusion requires a lot of energy. Where does this energy come from? ... You re in good company: This question also stumped the physicists who first tried to understand nuclear fusion in stars. In a star s core, all atomic nuclei have been separated from their electrons, so each hydrogen atom is really just a proton and thus holds a positive charge. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...