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2017 BÝK OTEC FIR 2016 BÝK OTEC FIR 2015 BÝK OTEC FIR 2014 BÝK OTEC FIR 1 2949 LEGACY FRAZZLED 507 2 2944 NASHVILLE DYNASTY 551 BÝCI REGISTROVANÍ V ČR 3 2933 RIVETING FRAZZLED 614 Aktualizace k: 5.1.2019 1 2920 CHARL CHARLEY 551 BÝCI *2017 a starší. TPI 2400 a více 4 2919 PINNACLE 7 MTS 5 2913 AltaLAWSON AltaROBSON 11 Natural, Zooservis 6 2908 DISCJOCKEY FORTUNE 200 Ostatní 7 2908 FULLMARKS FORTUNE 200 8 2908 EISAKU SAMURI 507 9 2907 ACURA ACHIEVER 29 10 2904 BUNDLE ACHIEVER 29 11 2903 DEDICATE SUPERHERO 551 12 2902 PURSUIT IMAX 200 13 2893 EMERALD FORTUNE 200 14 2893 AltaRNR AltaROBSON 11 15 2889 ROME FRAZZLED 614 16 2883 RENEGADE JALTAOAK 550 17 2883 SOLUTION FRAZZLED 614 18 2883 BATMAN IMAX 200 19 2882 ROYAL DUKE 29 20 2882 PONCHO NOBLE 551 21 2879 CHALLENGER SUPERHERO 200 22 2878 PERK SPECTRE 29 23 2878 CRIMSON SPECTRE 29 24 2876 MAESTRO IMAX 200 25 2874 GAMECHANGER MODESTY 1 26 2873 PYRAMID GUARANTEE 200 27 2873 MENACE DELTA-WORTH 551 28 2872 APPLEBEES ACHIEVER 29 29 2872 CASCADE KING ROYAL 507 30 2870 AltaROBERT AltaROBSON 11 31 2869 ARISTOCRAT FRAZZLED 515 32 2869 RAPID RUBI-HAZE 551 33 2867 AltaROADY AltaROBSON 11 34 2866 BIG AL FRAZZLED 507 35 2866 PETRO PROPHECY 29 36 2866 VALUE DUKE 29 37 2865 NACASH SUPERHERO 180 38 2865 EMBELLISH FORTUNE 200 39 2864 BRASS FRAZZLED 507 40 2861 MESCALERO PINNACLE 250 41 2860 KORBEL ACHIEVER 1 42 2860 TIMBERLAKE IMAX 200 43 2860 AltaHOTJOB HOTLINE 11 44 2859 ENFORCE FRAZZLED 100 45 2858 HEMINGWAY FORTUNE 200 46 2857 EXODUS REASON 250 47 2857 ALERT FORTUNE 200 48 2856 DIVERSITY MEDLEY 29 49 2856 -
FY08 Technical Papers by GSMTPO Staff
AURA/NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2008 Submitted to the National Science Foundation July 23, 2008 Revised as Complete and Submitted December 23, 2008 NGC 660, ~13 Mpc from the Earth, is a peculiar, polar ring galaxy that resulted from two galaxies colliding. It consists of a nearly edge-on disk and a strongly warped outer disk. Image Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska, Anchorage NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2008 Submitted to the National Science Foundation December 23, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 1 1 SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS ..................................................................................... 2 1.1 Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory...................................................................................... 2 The Once and Future Supernova η Carinae...................................................................................................... 2 A Stellar Merger and a Missing White Dwarf.................................................................................................. 3 Imaging the COSMOS...................................................................................................................................... 3 The Hubble Constant from a Gravitational Lens.............................................................................................. 4 A New Dwarf Nova in the Period Gap............................................................................................................ -
Winter Constellations
Winter Constellations *Orion *Canis Major *Monoceros *Canis Minor *Gemini *Auriga *Taurus *Eradinus *Lepus *Monoceros *Cancer *Lynx *Ursa Major *Ursa Minor *Draco *Camelopardalis *Cassiopeia *Cepheus *Andromeda *Perseus *Lacerta *Pegasus *Triangulum *Aries *Pisces *Cetus *Leo (rising) *Hydra (rising) *Canes Venatici (rising) Orion--Myth: Orion, the great hunter. In one myth, Orion boasted he would kill all the wild animals on the earth. But, the earth goddess Gaia, who was the protector of all animals, produced a gigantic scorpion, whose body was so heavily encased that Orion was unable to pierce through the armour, and was himself stung to death. His companion Artemis was greatly saddened and arranged for Orion to be immortalised among the stars. Scorpius, the scorpion, was placed on the opposite side of the sky so that Orion would never be hurt by it again. To this day, Orion is never seen in the sky at the same time as Scorpius. DSO’s ● ***M42 “Orion Nebula” (Neb) with Trapezium A stellar nursery where new stars are being born, perhaps a thousand stars. These are immense clouds of interstellar gas and dust collapse inward to form stars, mainly of ionized hydrogen which gives off the red glow so dominant, and also ionized greenish oxygen gas. The youngest stars may be less than 300,000 years old, even as young as 10,000 years old (compared to the Sun, 4.6 billion years old). 1300 ly. 1 ● *M43--(Neb) “De Marin’s Nebula” The star-forming “comma-shaped” region connected to the Orion Nebula. ● *M78--(Neb) Hard to see. A star-forming region connected to the Orion Nebula. -
Young Super-Neptune Offers Clues to the Origin of Close-In Exoplanet 21 June 2016, by Rebecca Johnson
Young super-Neptune offers clues to the origin of close-in exoplanet 21 June 2016, by Rebecca Johnson planets in the same planetary system, or with more distant stars. These scenarios can be tested observationally by searching for young planets and studying their orbits. If the close-in population formed in place or migrated in through interactions with the natal disk, they reach their final orbital distances early on and will be found close in at young ages. In comparison, migrating a planet inward through interactions with other planets or more distant stars is effective on much longer timescales. If the latter processes dominate, planets will not be found close to their K2-33 b, shown in this illustration, is one of the youngest stars when they are young. exoplanets detected to date. It makes a complete orbit around its star in about five days. These two characteristics combined provide exciting new directions for planet-formation theories. K2-33b could have formed on a farther out orbit and quickly migrated inward. Alternatively, it could have formed in situ, or in place. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of a young planet, only 11 million years old, that orbits very close to its star (at 0.05 AU), with an orbital period of 5.4 days. Approximately 5 times the size of the Earth, the new planet is a "super-Neptune" and the youngest such planet This image shows the K2-33 system, and its planet known. The discovery lends unique insights into K2-33b, compared to our own solar system. -
August 13 2016 7:00Pm at the Herrett Center for Arts & Science College of Southern Idaho
Snake River Skies The Newsletter of the Magic Valley Astronomical Society www.mvastro.org Membership Meeting President’s Message Saturday, August 13th 2016 7:00pm at the Herrett Center for Arts & Science College of Southern Idaho. Public Star Party Follows at the Colleagues, Centennial Observatory Club Officers It's that time of year: The City of Rocks Star Party. Set for Friday, Aug. 5th, and Saturday, Aug. 6th, the event is the gem of the MVAS year. As we've done every Robert Mayer, President year, we will hold solar viewing at the Smoky Mountain Campground, followed by a [email protected] potluck there at the campground. Again, MVAS will provide the main course and 208-312-1203 beverages. Paul McClain, Vice President After the potluck, the party moves over to the corral by the bunkhouse over at [email protected] Castle Rocks, with deep sky viewing beginning sometime after 9 p.m. This is a chance to dig into some of the darkest skies in the west. Gary Leavitt, Secretary [email protected] Some members have already reserved campsites, but for those who are thinking of 208-731-7476 dropping by at the last minute, we have room for you at the bunkhouse, and would love to have to come by. Jim Tubbs, Treasurer / ALCOR [email protected] The following Saturday will be the regular MVAS meeting. Please check E-mail or 208-404-2999 Facebook for updates on our guest speaker that day. David Olsen, Newsletter Editor Until then, clear views, [email protected] Robert Mayer Rick Widmer, Webmaster [email protected] Magic Valley Astronomical Society is a member of the Astronomical League M-51 imaged by Rick Widmer & Ken Thomason Herrett Telescope Shotwell Camera https://herrett.csi.edu/astronomy/observatory/City_of_Rocks_Star_Party_2016.asp Calendars for August Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 New Moon City Rocks City Rocks Lunation 1158 Castle Rocks Castle Rocks Star Party Star Party Almo, ID Almo, ID 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MVAS General Mtg. -
CONSTELLATION TRIANGULUM, the TRIANGLE Triangulum Is a Small Constellation in the Northern Sky
CONSTELLATION TRIANGULUM, THE TRIANGLE Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "triangle", derived from its three brightest stars, which form a long and narrow triangle. Known to the ancient Babylonians and Greeks, Triangulum was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. The celestial cartographers Johann Bayer and John Flamsteed catalogued the constellation's stars, giving six of them Bayer designations. The white stars Beta and Gamma Trianguli, of apparent magnitudes 3.00 and 4.00, respectively, form the base of the triangle and the yellow-white Alpha Trianguli, of magnitude 3.41, the apex. Iota Trianguli is a notable double star system, and there are three star systems with planets located in Triangulum. The constellation contains several galaxies, the brightest and nearest of which is the Triangulum Galaxy or Messier 33—a member of the Local Group. The first quasar ever observed, 3C 48, also lies within Triangulum's boundaries. HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY In the Babylonian star catalogues, Triangulum, together with Gamma Andromedae, formed the constellation known as MULAPIN "The Plough". It is notable as the first constellation presented on (and giving its name to) a pair of tablets containing canonical star lists that were compiled around 1000 BC, the MUL.APIN. The Plough was the first constellation of the "Way of Enlil"—that is, the northernmost quarter of the Sun's path, which corresponds to the 45 days on either side of summer solstice. Its first appearance in the pre-dawn sky (heliacal rising) in February marked the time to begin spring ploughing in Mesopotamia. -
SEPTEMBER 2014 OT H E D Ebn V E R S E R V ESEPTEMBERR 2014
THE DENVER OBSERVER SEPTEMBER 2014 OT h e D eBn v e r S E R V ESEPTEMBERR 2014 FROM THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT Calendar Taken on July 25th in San Luis State Park near the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado, Jeff made this image of the Milky Way during an overnight camping stop on the way to Santa Fe, NM. It was taken with a Canon 2............................. First quarter moon 60D camera, an EFS 15-85 lens, using an iOptron SkyTracker. It is a single frame, with no stacking or dark/ 8.......................................... Full moon bias frames, at ISO 1600 for two minutes. Visible in this south-facing photograph is Sagittarius, and the 14............ Aldebaran 1.4˚ south of moon Dark Horse Nebula inside of the Milky Way. He processed the image in Adobe Lightroom. Image © Jeff Tropeano 15............................ Last quarter moon 22........................... Autumnal Equinox 24........................................ New moon Inside the Observer SEPTEMBER SKIES by Dennis Cochran ygnus the Swan dives onto center stage this other famous deep-sky object is the Veil Nebula, President’s Message....................... 2 C month, almost overhead. Leading the descent also known as the Cygnus Loop, a supernova rem- is the nose of the swan, the star known as nant so large that its separate arcs were known Society Directory.......................... 2 Albireo, a beautiful multi-colored double. One and named before it was found to be one wide Schedule of Events......................... 2 wonders if Albireo has any planets from which to wisp that came out of a single star. The Veil is see the pair up-close. -
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory a Autumn Observing Notes
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory A Autumn Observing Notes Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory PUBLIC OBSERVING – Autumn Tour of the Sky with the Naked Eye CASSIOPEIA Look for the ‘W’ 4 shape 3 Polaris URSA MINOR Notice how the constellations swing around Polaris during the night Pherkad Kochab Is Kochab orange compared 2 to Polaris? Pointers Is Dubhe Dubhe yellowish compared to Merak? 1 Merak THE PLOUGH Figure 1: Sketch of the northern sky in autumn. © Rob Peeling, CaDAS, 2007 version 1.2 Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory PUBLIC OBSERVING – Autumn North 1. On leaving the planetarium, turn around and look northwards over the roof of the building. Close to the horizon is a group of stars like the outline of a saucepan with the handle stretching to your left. This is the Plough (also called the Big Dipper) and is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The two right-hand stars are called the Pointers. Can you tell that the higher of the two, Dubhe is slightly yellowish compared to the lower, Merak? Check with binoculars. Not all stars are white. The colour shows that Dubhe is cooler than Merak in the same way that red-hot is cooler than white- hot. 2. Use the Pointers to guide you upwards to the next bright star. This is Polaris, the Pole (or North) Star. Note that it is not the brightest star in the sky, a common misconception. Below and to the left are two prominent but fainter stars. These are Kochab and Pherkad, the Guardians of the Pole. Look carefully and you will notice that Kochab is slightly orange when compared to Polaris. -
Winter Observing Notes
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory Winter Observing Notes Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory PUBLIC OBSERVING – Winter Tour of the Sky with the Naked Eye NGC 457 CASSIOPEIA eta Cas Look for Notice how the constellations 5 the ‘W’ swing around Polaris during shape the night Is Dubhe yellowish compared 2 Polaris to Merak? Dubhe 3 Merak URSA MINOR Kochab 1 Is Kochab orange Pherkad compared to Polaris? THE PLOUGH 4 Mizar Alcor Figure 1: Sketch of the northern sky in winter. North 1. On leaving the planetarium, turn around and look northwards over the roof of the building. To your right is a group of stars like the outline of a saucepan standing up on it’s handle. This is the Plough (also called the Big Dipper) and is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The top two stars are called the Pointers. Check with binoculars. Not all stars are white. The colour shows that Dubhe is cooler than Merak in the same way that red-hot is cooler than white-hot. 2. Use the Pointers to guide you to the left, to the next bright star. This is Polaris, the Pole (or North) Star. Note that it is not the brightest star in the sky, a common misconception. Below and to the right are two prominent but fainter stars. These are Kochab and Pherkad, the Guardians of the Pole. Look carefully and you will notice that Kochab is slightly orange when compared to Polaris. Check with binoculars. © Rob Peeling, CaDAS, 2007 version 2.0 Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory PUBLIC OBSERVING – Winter Polaris, Kochab and Pherkad mark the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. -
No. 3 an Independent Miscellany of Astronomy John Hadley's Reflecting
No. 3 An Independent Miscellany of Astronomy 4 February 2019 In 1672, when Isaac Newton read of the enigmatic Monsieur him, that such projects are of little moment till they be put in Cassegrain’s design for a reflecting telescope, he expressed practise.’ Subsequently, the Gregorian design was predom- his opinions in a letter to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the inant throughout the eighteenth century, while Newtonian Royal Society. After extensive adverse criticism, the letter telescopes became very popular with the introduction of concludes: ‘You see therefore, that the advantages of this silver-on-glass mirrors in the late 1850s. If Newton could be design are none, but the disadvantages so great and unav- informed that the Cassegrainian design is now incorporated oidable, that I fear it will never be put in practise with good in many instruments, it is probable that he would respond in effect ... I could wish therefore, Mr Cassegrain had tryed a characteristic manner with an acerbic comment. his design before he divulged it. But if, for further satisfaction he please hereafter to try it, I believe the success will inform Bob Marriott _____________________________________________________________________________ John Hadley’s reflecting telescope its thin section parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tele- scope in order to minimise or obviate optical effects, while After the efforts of Gregory, Reive, Newton, Cox, Hooke, and the other end of this brass arm was attached to a sliding Cassegrain from the mid-1660s until around 1704, develop- unit which fitted into wide grooves along the length of a ment of the reflecting telescope remained quiescent until rectangular aperture in the side of the tube. -
Educator's Guide: Orion
Legends of the Night Sky Orion Educator’s Guide Grades K - 8 Written By: Dr. Phil Wymer, Ph.D. & Art Klinger Legends of the Night Sky: Orion Educator’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………....3 Constellations; General Overview……………………………………..4 Orion…………………………………………………………………………..22 Scorpius……………………………………………………………………….36 Canis Major…………………………………………………………………..45 Canis Minor…………………………………………………………………..52 Lesson Plans………………………………………………………………….56 Coloring Book…………………………………………………………………….….57 Hand Angles……………………………………………………………………….…64 Constellation Research..…………………………………………………….……71 When and Where to View Orion…………………………………….……..…77 Angles For Locating Orion..…………………………………………...……….78 Overhead Projector Punch Out of Orion……………………………………82 Where on Earth is: Thrace, Lemnos, and Crete?.............................83 Appendix………………………………………………………………………86 Copyright©2003, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. 2 Legends of the Night Sky: Orion Educator’s Guide Introduction It is our belief that “Legends of the Night sky: Orion” is the best multi-grade (K – 8), multi-disciplinary education package on the market today. It consists of a humorous 24-minute show and educator’s package. The Orion Educator’s Guide is designed for Planetarians, Teachers, and parents. The information is researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) when it comes to that section of the science lesson plan. It is an excellent tool that allows the parents to be a part of the learning experience. The guide is devised in such a way that there are plenty of visuals to assist the educator and student in finding the Winter constellations. -
La Photosynthèse Serait Apparue Chez Certains Organismes Primitifs Entre 2.800 Et -2.400 Millions D’Années Si L’On En Croit Certaines Archives Géologiques Terrestres
La photosynthèse serait apparue chez certains organismes primitifs entre 2.800 et -2.400 millions d’années si l’on en croit certaines archives géologiques terrestres. Mais certains la font remonter bien plus tôt en faisant l’hypothèse que les stromatolites que l’on retrouve dans des couches plus anciennes encore sont bien le produit d’une activité biologique. Actuellement, nous n’en sommes sûrs que pour ceux datant de -2.724 millions d’années mais des stromatolites existaient déjà sur Terre il y a 3,5 milliards d’années environ. Quoiqu'il en soit, une certitude demeure, concernant les immenses dépôts de fer du bassin de Hamersley en Australie. Ils datent de l’époque du Sidérien alors que la surface des continents était devenue suffisamment importante pour que se forment des mers peu profondes entourées de grande plates-formes continentales. Les conditions étaient remplies pour que de grands tapis de bactéries construisent des stromatolites en quantités importantes et dégagent massivement de l’oxygène par photosynthèse. Ce gaz corrosif a alors pu oxyder le fer en solution dans les océans et entraîner sa précipitation sous forme d’hydroxyde de fer, de carbonate de fer, de silicate ou de sulfures, selon des variations de l’acidité et du degré d’oxydoréduction de l’eau de mer. C’est ce qu’on appelle la Grande oxydation ou la Catastrophe de l’oxygène. Vers -1.900 millions d’années, la presque totalité du fer présent dans les océans avait précipité et il se retrouve aujourd’hui dans les grands gisements de minerai mondiaux tels que ceux de Hamersley.