... September 25, 1997 . T Pyxidis: Recurrent Nova . ... Explanation: What happens when a thermonuclear blast occurs on the surface of a white dwarf star? ... Like other binary star systems which produce nova outbursts , T Pyx is composed of a dense white dwarf and a close companion star. An outburst occurs when the temperature and density of the sea of matter dumped from the companion onto the surface of the white dwarf reach the nuclear flash point for hydrogen . ... About APOD > . ...

... September 24, 1996 . Beneath Venus' Clouds . Credit: Magellan Spacecraft, Arecibo Radio Telescope , NASA . Explanation : If the thick clouds covering Venus were removed, how would the surface appear? ... Gaps were filled in by the Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope . ... The large highland regions are analogous to continents on Earth. Scientists are particularly interested in exploring the geology of Venus because of its similarity to Earth . ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

Supernova 2004dj in NGC 2403 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2004dj in NGC 2403 . ... Thus, if you have any images of NGC 2403 taken in late July of 2004, they might be worth a second look. ... Icon generated from Bright supernova observing group's 2004dj image . ... JM Llapasset image . ... vsnet-campaign-sn 929] SN 2004dj (mag 11!) . vsnet-campaign-sn 930] SN 2004dj in NGC 2403 - visual magn. estimate . vsnet-campaign-sn 931] very bright SN 2004dj in NGC 2403 . ...

... It is being organized jointly by the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) and the Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS). ... LIST OF LECTURERS AND LECTURES : Dr. Vladimir AIRAPETIAN (Goddard Space Flight Center, USA): Physics of Winds from Cool Evolved Stars Dr. Don BARRY (Cornell University ... (observation techniques and theory) Dr. Michel DENNEFELD (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France): Introduction to spectroscopic observations Dr. Serguei DODONOV (Special Astrophysical ...

... E.V. Kazarovets, N.N . Samus , O.V. Durlevich, S.V. Antipin, M.S. Frolov, N.N . Kireeva, E.N. Pastukhova Institute of Astronomy of Russian Academy of Sciences and Sternberg State Astronomical Institute of ... the Moscow State University ================================================================================ The 74th Special Name-list of Variable Stars , A.V. Kazarovets, N.N . Samus , O.V. Durlevich, S.V. Antipin, M.S.,Frolov, ... 3323 Samus, N.N., IBVS, 1997, No. ...

... Отмеченная наградами АстроТоп-а . ... 1) К участию в конкурсе допускаются все российские сайты на тему астрономии и космонавтики, и все русскоязычные сайты за пределами России. ... II) Сайт года . ... Победитель: Астронет - http://www.astronet.ru/ : подано голосов экспертов - 109 (всего - 129) . ... 3-е место разделили: Астрономия и Телескопостроение - http://www.astronomer.ru/ и Лента новостей космонавтики от Железнякова - http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/hotnews/ : подано по 37 голосов; ...

... Here is a brief outline of the current theory of the events in the early history of the solar system: . A cloud of interstellar gas and/or dust (the "solar nebula") is disturbed and collapses under its own gravity. ... The gas cools off enough for the metal, rock and (far enough from the forming star) ice to condense out into tiny particles. (i.e. some of the gas turns back into dust). ... Once the larger of these particles get big enough to have a nontrivial gravity, their growth accelerates. ...