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Information Bulletin on Variable Stars

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

The IBVS is a bulletin of Commissions 27 and 42 of the International Astronomical Union, published by Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary.
Work of several people, and the use of various software packages. The list of contributors and software used can be found here..Together with Commission 27 Variable Stars, Commission 42 is part of Division V Variable Stars of the International Astronomical Union. The Web page of Commission 42 is valid for the term 2009 to 2012 and maintained by Andras Holl at Konkoly Observatory, Hungary. Last change made on Sep 06 2010 ..

The Minima of Algol

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

An article by Alan MacRobert from Sky and Telescope Magazine about the star Algol (Beta Persei) was the first eclipsing variable star ever discovered.

A Ritzian Interpretation of Variable Stars

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

A study on the nature of the speed of light in space using light curves and spectroscopic observations of variable stars as evidence.
Found a new puzzle in the sky, an X-ray pulsar that appears to be in a lopsided orbit that makes it burst twice every year rather than once. According to the Ritzian hypothesis the bursting object would be a compact binary (perhaps a neutron star and a brown dwarf) which has a harmonically phase-locked period equal to one half of that for its orbit around the Be star with its circumstellar disk). See http wwwssl.msfc.nasa.gov newhome headlines ast25mar98_1.htm and Figure 6, above. Kevin

Skyandtelescope.com - Variable Stars

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Observing variable stars.
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The Top Twelve Naked-Eye Variable Stars

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

An article by John Isles from Sky and Telescope Magazine.

AstroViewer: Quick Orientation in the Night Sky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

The AstroViewer planetarium applet shows a sky map for any time and any location on Earth. Individual printable sky maps (GIF, PDF) may be created.
Transaction. You can choose from different payment methods, such as cheque, bank transfer or credit card. The license key will be sent to you as soon as the money transfer is completed. When you buy the license key,.03, 2011 AstroViewer.

Bubba's Bits

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers the picoSky cellular telephone planetarium application which runs on most phones that allow Java game downloads.
Release of the J2ME language does not support floating point numbers, and so all of picoSkys calculations must be done using integer math (fixed point to be precise). Each star, deep sky object and text label requires a complex transformation to calculate where they are in the sky for your location and time. As well, each planet, the Sun and the Moon require even more complex calculations, especially for the Moon. Recently however, we have made great strides in optimizing the performance of

Celestial Sphere: Online Virtual Planetarium

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

A sophisticated java applet showing 9000+ stars, planets, and messier objects.

Coeli Astronomy Software

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 - talking astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, orrery, and planetarium with telescope control. Free astronomy software gi

CyberSky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, Sun, Moon, and planets as visible from any location on Earth at any given time, with optional animation. [shareware - Win95/98/NT]
If you ve saved any maps as CyberSky Map files or as image files, you must remove these files yourself..CyberSky is an accurate, yet easy-to-use planetarium program that provides an excellent way to learn about astronomy and explore the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and the far-off future. CyberSky can display and print attractive, highly-customizable maps of the sky as seen from your home, your favorite vacation spot, or any other location on the Earth. The program clean,

Data Services

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Online forms provide sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and twilight times for one day or one year; moon phases, eclipse charts, and data for major solar system bodie
UTGPS), VLBI-based products, background information, technical and scientific publications and software..

Deep Space

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available - DOS]
Sales support. Deep Space supports several Digital Setting Circle units, but the Deep Space Navigator is definitely the optimal choice if you plan to operate your telescope from a laptop computer..Deep Space Navigator is an interface box that monitors optical encoders on the two axes of any telescope and transmits the information to the computer. It does not have internal databases, since the computer is better at providing the data and user interface. One advantage of its simplicity is that the

DeepSkyLive

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

A free online planetarium JAVA-applet for producing detailed finder charts for 10,000s of deep-sky objects. Stars to magnitude 11.5 and deep-sky objects to magnitude 16.5 may be viewed and printed.

DeskNite - Live Celestial Wallpaper

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

turns your Windows Desktop into the night sky as viewed from your own back yard, no matter what the time or which part of the world you live in. [Freeware - Win95/98/Me/NT/2000]
Alternate feed permits the satellite viewer the choice of either game. Of course, accessibility to some of the alternate feeds might entail an additional price. Cable counters by offering plans for around twenty dollars for those who desire good reception without paying for the 500-channel universe, and local programming not carried by satellite providers like public access stations. Satellite Internet service covers areas where DSL and cable access is unavailable. Satellite proffers less

Distant Suns

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Virtual planetarium and merchandise information. [commercial - Windows/Macintosh]

Dutch Occultation Association

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Free version of Lunar Occultation Workbench ( LOW ).
Dag gehad. VARA& ,s Ontbijtradio heeft meegenoten. Wij hebben op twee locaties gestaan. De intrede (T1 en T2) is waargenomen vanaf locatie A. De uittrede (T3 en T4) vanaf locatie B. Inmiddels druppelen de eerste resultaten binnen. Henk Masselink heeft het tweede contact visueel getimed op 5h 39m 50s, dat is later dan het voorspelde tijdstip van 5h 39m 43s. Adri Gerritsen heeft het laatste contact van de uittrede (T4) opgemeten van zijn opnames en hij komt uit op een waargenomen tijdstip van 11h

The Earth Centered Universe

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

planetarium and telescope control program. [shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT]
Work for USA and Canada and Europe (the correct mode is set based on the longitude setting). If you are not observing from these locations or in a location that does not use daylight savings (eg. Saskatchewan, Canada), disable this mode (V6.0D)..Configuration files from versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, and 5.0 of ECU are automatically read and converted to V6.0C format. This operation is totally transparent. Remember, however, that files written by V6.0C cannot be read by earlier versions..The

EasySky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Planetarium with orrery, and animation. Commercial, demo available - Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Aktuelle Daten MPCORB.DAT.gz (alle Kleinplaneten) direkt vom MPC - ca. 16 MB MPCORB.ZIP (Mirror-Server, z.B. ntig fr T-Online-Kunden) Comets.txt (aktuelle Kometen) - ca. 23 KB(= Datei speichern als . EasySky Data Comets Comets.txt) EasySky-Hilfe fr Version 4 EasySky.hlp - 146 KB EasySky.cnt (Index-Datei, wird auch bentigt) - 3 KB Hilfsprogramme ConvertMpcOrb4.exe (fr Version 4) - 91 KB zip.

Free Celestial Maps

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

rudimentary sky-charting program outputs schematic maps in five projection types, using a small star database or the SAO and PPM. [Freeware DOS/Win95]

Hallo Northern Sky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

planetarium program which includes the Tycho-2 and SAC 7.2 catalogues. Can access the GSC CD-ROMs. [Freeware - Win95]
Good excercise was a simple dynamic map created with a spreadsheet. The first HNSKY version did not use the spherical projection and was only showing a kind of spider projection of the northern hemisphere. There was no menu and version 1.0 could switch between northern and southern hemisphere. File size 80 Kbytes or so. Somehow the name Hallo Northern Sky occurred during the Beta versions in January February 97 and is still in use today. Somewhere in April, I mastered (after weeks of thinking

HyperSky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

an astronomical data display engine allowing full control over what objects are displayed, with "hypertext-like" information about those objects. Beginning to show its age. The demo uses a DOS install

Jovian Satellite Simulator

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

JupSat95 calculates and displays the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. [Shareware Win9x/NT]

Lunar Map Pro

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Lunar Map Pro is astronomy software for amateur observers of the Moon. It has over 13000 features with full search data base of all the known craters including NASA Apollo landing sites.[commercial]
Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York. The latest version of Lunar Map Pro, version 5.0, was introduced at the show. Details about the new release will be posted shortly..Celestial Explorer Mars was developed for everyone who has an interest in the upcoming Mars missions. Using the software, users can access the latest mission reports from Mars spacecrafts, and view high-definition terrain maps with complete geological information.RITI is proud to announce the release of Lunar Map Pro™

LunarPhase Pro

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Lunar observer's toolkit with real time moon simulation including libration. Identify lunar features; zoom, pan and print moon maps; monthly lunar ephemeris; many charts, diagrams and printouts.

MegaStar Sky Atlas

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95]
The RealSky data onto your hard drive. To do this, you will need to use the LoadRS.exe program. Run this program by double-clicking the LoadRS.exe file in Windows Explorer, or by using the Run command in the Start menu. Click on Help Tutorial in LoadRS for instructions. To load the entire RealSky onto your hard drive will require about 11 GB of free disk space. However, you can load only a portion of the sky if you want. After placing the data on the hard drive, select the Read data from hard

MyStars!

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

planetarium program generating accurate charts, with stars, planets, comets, and asteroids. Orrery views make it a useful teaching tool. [shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT]
Data, Inc..Below is an actual photograph of Orion. You should be able to see stars up to mag 5.5-6.5, depending on your browser.Relative Data, Inc. 1996-2011.

Navigator Light

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Celestial navigation software with star finder, vetor chart and GPS interface. [commercial, demo available. Windows]
Generated data includes - Star position table (SHA and declination). - Sun and Moon hour tables, complete with increments and Semi diameter. - Planets hour tables, with increments. - Aries hour table..A few tables are not included - Twilights, Sun and Moon rise and set. - Sun E.T. and meridian passage. - Moon meridian passage, age and phase. - Correction tables (yellow pages) - Tables from an old Almanac can be used instead..Navega o astron mica e por carta. Site interativo com Almamac N utico e

Neave Planetarium

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Virtual planetarium customizable by location (latitude and longitude) and time of day.
, which is not capable of viewing thiswebsite. For faster and safer browsing, please upgrade or use another free web browser such as GoogleChrome or MozillaFirefox. Many thanks,Paul..

Perseus Astronomy Simulation Software

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Perseus is a complete, powerful and fast desktop planetarium. Software features very good graphics, "real deep" technology, 3D solar system objects, scripting function for lecturers, plus ASCOM suppor

Planet Finder

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

rudimentary display of the planets for any given date. [Java applet]
Web site and books (c) 1998-2010 Benjamin Crowell, CC-BY-SA license. Photo of eagle (c) Steve Jurvetson, CC-BY license..

Planet's Orbits

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

a multi-feature digital orrery. [Shareware - Windows 95/98/ME]

Planisphere

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Displays appropriate sky area on monitor for any date. [Freeware - Windows]
OpenGL. This is compiled version only, without source code. Additional information you can find here..

Power Age

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

basic planetarium, with 3 view styles. Includes stars, planets, comets, asteroids and objects from the NGC catalog. [Shareware - Win9x]

Project Pluto - Guide

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Desktop planetarium and charting program. [commercial - Dos, Win3.1/95/NT]
Observation to see its residuals, or on a residual to see its observation, or on a three-character observatory station code to find out which observatory that is, or on the observatory lat lon to get a map of that observatory, or (usually) on an observatory name to get that observatory home page. A few hints to customize improve the pseudo-MPECs you generate.If not, you can add them to the file.MPC and other elements usually list the name of the person who computed the elements. (MPC has

RedShift

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Multimedia desktop planetarium on CD-ROM. [Commercial]
The Wonders That Bestows Us From Above! www.stegeco Leo . more.

The Sky

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

planetarium program showing you the sky on any date, from any place on earth. Has features to benefit a wide range of interest levels, from the beginning hobbyist to the seasoned professional. [commer

SkyChart

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

planetarium program displaying the sky from anywhere on Earth, in the solar system, or in the Milky Way, and for any point in time in the future or past. It supports numerous telescope computer contro
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SKYLab Astronomy Software

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Deep Sky Star Charting and Telescope Control System. [commercial - Win9x/NT/2000/XP]

SkyMap

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

a CD-ROM planetarium and star-charting program equally suited to both the casual stargazer and the serious amateur or professional astronomer, although its feature list will appeal especially to the m
Users. To aid in this process, we& ,ve set up a mailing list which is free to join and use., whether you ve bought the program or you re just using the evaluation version, to join the mailing list. It the perfect place to find out more about the program, what it can do, and how best to use it. You can read the messages on the mailing list on line at the Yahoo Groups web site, or you can receive messages by e-mail, either individually or in the form of a daily digest. Last Modified May 10, 2006.

SkyTools

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Observation planning, charting & logging software. [commercial - Win95/98/NT]
Not only do we have a new look, but also a rebirth. Except for the Comet Chasing page, I haven& ,t had the time to update this site much in the last few years. But I intend for that to change. In addition to some new articles by me, I hope to open up these pages to contributions by other observers. So if you have an article that you would like to publish that is related to observing, please contact me..This site began as the Skyhound Observing Pages back in 1999. It was associated with my

Solar System Wallpaper

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Every time the program is run, it shows the locations of the planets and their orbits, as seen from above (north of) the Solar System. Even the background image is the view of space seen from the corr

Solarark

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Planet2010 high accuracy astronomy software using VSOP87 planetary theory for calculating the positions of all of the planets within our solar system. Software is accurate for years between 1900 and 2
21.55 and 24.18 degrees. This dialog specifies the time (local date and time of observation, GMT, Julian day and time), the location, the coordinates of the locations, the user date and time, the ephemerides of the observation time and date. There is also graphical altitude and azimuth and some other informations..Computing the position click the button Compute. The location with latitude, longitude and time zone information is the same you have chosen in the Location Dialog, but with spinbutton

Starmap

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Interactive night sky plotter. [freeware - Windows]
The software in directions that I think will be important to the project. If you re not happy with it, I ll refund your money in full.Mikkelson.

Starry Night

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Planetarium program which lets you view the sky from anywhere in the universe. [Commercial - Windows/Macintosh]

StarTrax and StarShow

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

displays stars, constellations, planets, galaxies, and star clusters, with animations and a screen saver. [Shareware - DOS/Win 3.x]

Stellaris Software

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Stellaris is an astronomy shareware program. It includes simulations of the night sky (including NGC objects) and solar system. It also plots user-definable graphs, displays space images and comes wit

Stellarium

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

basic planetarium designed to show the sky as seen from any place on Earth at any date. Accuracy has been sacrificed for the sake of "photorealism". Uses the HR catalog of 9000 stars. This reviewer en
Sourceforge for hosting the project files, website and SVN repositories. Sourceforge have pushed many terabytes of data for Stellarium during the life of the project..

SunClock by Andrea Esuli

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Shows the daylight face of the Earth, the position of the Sun, the position of the Moon and its phase. [freeware - Windows 9x/NT/2k/XP]

ThatsCatchy.com

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Home of Scorpius 2005 Personal Planetarium which features highly realistic rendering of the night sky and deep space objects based on astronomical photographs. Software requires that the Java Runtime

XEphem

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Interactive astronomy program for Unix systems with X Windows and Motif. [open source - Unix]

AmoebaWeb

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Psychology resources categorized by subarea, including experimental, clinical, and applied fields.

APA Topics

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Collection of articles, publications, and links grouped by topic, such as Aging, Stress, and Workplace Issues.
Ethics are the standards that members of a profession must follow. In psychology, APA s.lays out standards for psychologists and identifies behaviors that deserve punishment. The code includes sections on clinical practice, research and publication.Adapted from the.

Athabasca University Psychology Resources

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Extensive collection of academically relevant sites, with descriptions. Categorised by subject area, including research methods, demonstrations and tutorials, and career development.
Psychology. -- Mental Health Net (From the website text.) A nice general list and well organized. -- American Psychological Society (From the website text.) Lots of useful links to societies, departments, demonstrations, other sites. --The Psych Web (From the website text.) Some other good starting points are - Stanford Cognitive Psychological Sciences - Psychology links in Yahoo - Athabasca University Psychology Resources - APA - APS - CPA - Electronic Journals and Periodicals --The Bee Hive

Encyclopedia of Psychology

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

A hierarchical database of links to psychology resources.

intute: Social Sciences : Psychology

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Searchable database of Internet resources that have been reviewed, described, and categorized by area. Includes organizations, reference materials, and journals.
Intute Biological sciences provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. No new resources are being added to the catalogue, but existing resources will be checked and broken links will be fixed until July 2011. To find out more about our current situation, please see our frequently asked questions..

Psych Web

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Scholarly and self-help resources maintained by Russ Dewey. Includes links by type and topic, self-quizzes, and writings on applied issues.
Psychology Compiled by The Committee on Professional Development, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook. Includes sections on Conferences, Employment, Ethical Conduct, Funding, Life After Graduate School, Presenting Your Work, Professional Societies, Surviving Graduate School, Teaching, and Web Authoring.U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate schools in psychology Global rankings and specialty rankings for Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Developmental Psychology,

Psychology Online

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Directory of mental health and academic resources, including a study guide for undergraduates.

Psychology Wiki

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

This offshoot of Wikipedia is intended for students and professionals to organize the knowledge in the field in an encyclopedic style.
Of its presumed contrary. When the complementarity of these contraries is recognized the problem of multiple paradigms and factionalization in psychology is cast in a new light. Psychologists can continue to flesh out details in their various maps, secure that they are contributing to the exploration of a (dialectically) integrated whole. Full text.Psychology and medicine are changing sciences and not all therapies are clearly established. New research changes treatment and therapy

Social Psychology Network

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Searchable directory of links for all areas of psychology, organized by area, topic, and type (such as organizations and books). Geared toward students and researchers.
Violence, it finds, while sexual..,BALLOON, true, ABOVE, true, CENTERMOUSE, true), onmouseout= UnTip(), onClick= return trackSPNClick(rss , 36293 ,this.href), href= http www.guardian.co.uk global-development 2011 jul 06 un-women-report-access-to-justice class= yalinks U.N. Women Report Access to Justice Remains a Work in Progress.Want tips on how to get into graduate school? Need advice on how to prepare for the Graduate Record Exam, develop an academic vita, or get good letters of

The Automated Transfer Vehicle

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this supply spacecraft for the station.
Building the ISS in orbit When ISS is completed it will cover an area as big as a football pitch and weigh 455 tonnes. It would have been impossible to build ISS on the ground and then launch it into space in one go, there is no rocket big enough or powerful enough. To get round this problem the Space Station is taken into space piece-by-piece and gradually built in orbit, approximately 400 km above the Earth surface. There are flights to take up new parts of the Station, but other flights are

Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.

Boeing

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, its assembly sequence in space and scientific use.
Below to find something helpful.

CADMOS

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features overview of a French center for microgravity experiments and space station utilization. Includes list of past missions.

CBC News: Canadarm2

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

News account providing an in-depth look at the new Canadian robot arm for the space station.

CBC News: The International Space Station

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

News article with particular emphasis on the Canadian role.

CNN - City in Space

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia.
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The Columbus Laboratory

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this module of the ISS.
The calculations were made. Horizon (astronomical sense) The great circle dividing the visible part of the sky from the part hidden by the Earth. Magnitude (Mag) A measure giving the brightness of celestial objects. This was classified in the 2nd century BC by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicea. He classified the stars into 6 magnitudes where 1 is the brightest and 6 is the faintest visible to the naked eye. Very bright bodies such as Sirius, Venus and the Sun have negative magnitudes

The Crew Return Vehicle

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency.
Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli had a special job to do capture unique images of the orbital outpost with the Shuttle and Europe ATV ferry attached. Paolo tells us about those precious minutes..Now that Paolo Nespoli has returned from the International Space Station, we are looking forward to Europe next mission. Andre Kuipers will be launched to the orbital outpost in November but his mission still has no name. Help us to find a

Cupola

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.
Impact on European citizens and processes on Earth as well as on future spaceflight activities. Since 2006, ELIPS Period 2 provided an ideal platform for Europe to become not only the main scientific user of the ISS but also to expand its international competitiveness in health research, innovative materials and processes and to achieve important scientific results in plasma physics, exobiology or bone and muscle research to name but a few..ELIPS Period 3 Now ELIPS Period 3 will further

Data Management System

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment.
Entity, called the European Partner on the Space Station. But any of the European States may extend their respective national laws and regulations to the European elements, equipment and personnel. This extension of national jurisdiction determines what laws are applicable for activities occurring on a Partner Space Station elements (e.g. European law in the European Columbus Laboratory). This legal regime recognises the jurisdiction of the Partner States courts and allows the application of

Discovery Online

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides comprehensive space station news coverage by a television producer. Includes picture galleries, virtual tours.
. -- In any case, you can get back on track by heading to the.Please read..

Earth Sciences and Image Analysis

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.
Dimensional in a way maps cannot imitate. Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7 40 AM Lowell Waite Senior Staff Geologist Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate this web site (eol.jsc.nasa.gov) ! As a petroleum geologist I find the photos fasinating and very informative. Throughout my career I have spent a good deal of time looking at carbonate rocks, therefore high altitude space photos of modern carbonate systems (Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Belize, etc)

Energia

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides comprehensive project overview and news from the prime Russian ISS contractor, with emphasis on the Russian elements.

ESA - Human Space Flight

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events.
And institutes who have shown their interest by submitting the idea. Meteron is suitable for early realisation because it can exploit the existing infrastructure and technologies without requiring huge investments, explains Fran ois Bosquillon de Frescheville, responsible for ESA future human exploration mission operations concepts studies, whose idea triggered the programme. First a rover, then an android.In the first Meteron tests, the Station astronauts will operate ESA Eurobot prototype from

The European Robotic Arm

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.
Spread over the whole programme, amounts to just one Euro spent by every European every year less than the price of a cup of coffee in most of our big cities. Just that one Euro will have made it possible to develop and assemble in space the ISS, to build the necessary ground infrastructure of control and user centres, and to operate and use the ISS for world-class research for more than 10 years. All this while generating high-tech jobs in European industry and research institutions,

Facility Support Center for BIOLAB

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment.
BIOTESC is the Swiss User Support and Operations Center for International Space Station (ISS) operations associated with biological research. It acts as the Facility Responsible Center for KUBIK, a transportable incubator. BIOTESC is furthermore the Facility Support Center for BIOLAB, a facility for biological experiments in the Columbus module (European research laboratory as part of the ISS). The functions of BIOTESC are as follows.BIOTESC is located at and operated by the Space Biology Group

Future of Canadian Space Exploration

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.
Will support a permanent international crew of seven astronauts and their experiments. The assembly will require launch vehicles from the United States, Russia, and possibly Japan and France. It will be assembled by flight crew onboard the shuttle and later on the ISS its self..Construction on the International Space has already started. In December 1998, the crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-88 began construction of the International Space Station, joining the U.S.-built Unity node to the

The History of Space Stations

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.
The annual souvenir books for the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement. I review books and serve on the Policy and Publications committees for the National Space Society. I offer programs for K-adult, from short readings to all-day hands-on workshops. I am available by the hour or project as a freelance editor and science consultant. Based in Houston, Texas, I will travel to your location and also consider online chats and SKYPE visits. Send E-mail or Contact me by phone or post. I look

Houston Chronicle: Space Station

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides regular news coverage and an archive of ISS-related articles from a newspaper in Texas.
Information or if you have any questions. Thank you for visiting Chron!.

How Space Stations Work

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Illustrated tutorial about what a space station looks like, what will it be like to live and work in space, and what problems are involved in building one.
Acres and caused 3,100 people to flee their homes. What are some factors that can set wildfires ablaze? ReadMore.This futuristic Ferris wheel was only supposed to stay put for five years. But with millions of tourists boarding its capsules, the city decided to keep it around. How was it built? ReadMore.Each country and each region within each country has its own laws regarding the right to cultural property. So, how do you know which artifacts belong to the government and which are finders

ISS Fan Club

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

A club of space enthusiast following ISS missions and contacting crews by amateur radio. Offers news, forums and tracking information.
Satellites, or SPHERES. SPHERES are bowling ball-sized spherical satellites used to test maneuvers for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and docking. Three of these satellites fly inside the station& ,s cabin. Each is self-contained with power, propulsion, computing and navigation equipment..Recording of Colonel Douglas Wheelock on his pass over EU on 25 august 2010. Mikhail Kornienko comes on the mic. Callsigns Fabiano (CT7ABD), PD0RKC, IK0XIH, OK1DNT, OE1SOW.Boy and Girl Scouts at

The Japanese Experiment Module

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station.
Astronaut& ,s body, foot restraints will be utilized. Hand-rails will be available to move to other locations..The habitation area provides housing for astronauts. Two modules are planned, with the US and Russia providing one module each. The habitation area will provide facilities needed to support astronauts& , healthy life such as a sleeping conpartment, shower room, toilet, and exercise area..- A sample of an astronaut& ,s daily schedule Each astronaut will be given an individual daily

Kennedy Space Center

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers overview of the ISS payload and system launch processing. Includes outreach, multimedia and live feeds from the Space Station Processing Facility.
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Node 2: Connecting Module

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers data sheets on the module connection the truss structure and the US laboratory to other elements.
It is important to provide educators with information, inspiration and insider views on space. That why 40 secondary school science teachers were invited last week to ESA technology centre in the Netherlands for a four-day workshop..Node 2 also provides a docking port for the Space Shuttle and the Japanese HII transfer vehicle, whilst it also serves as an attachment point for the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (MPLM). Node 2 is designed to be a working base point for the Space Station robotic

Node 3: Connecting Module

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers data sheets on the module that connects elements and house a number of life support systems.
The preparation and operation of ESA payloads..Prior to the launch of payloads, the USOCs carry out various activities, such as developing procedures for experiments, optimising and calibrating payloads and experiments, and supporting training activities for the ISS crew. Once the payloads are in orbit, with the support of the Columbus Control Centre the USOCs operate the payloads for which they are responsible and receive data on the experiments being performed. In addition, USOCs interact with

PBS - Space Station : The Series

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public.
Often it uses the participants like actors. For the process documentary, I first choose an unfolding story whose outcome is pretty certain, but how the people will achieve the end result is unknown. The subject matters usually involve engineering, technology and building. Next, I observe the process of how they complete the task without interfering in their work. I decided to work this way beginning with the SKYSCRAPER series because I wanted to get more of a sense of realism into my

Potomac Institute Commercialization Study

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features a report resulting from a NASA grant to a policy studies organization. [PDF 303K/82 pages]

Scientific American: Missed Deadlines

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998).

Space Station Science Operations

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links.
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Space Today Online

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers e-zine with comprehensive news and coverage of all aspects of space stations by a space writer. Includes historical material on previous stations.
Stamp, you must remember it costs Rosaviakosmos mucho dinero to keep up its part of the space station effort. And all proceeds from sales of the ISS space mail stamp will be ploughed back into the effort. Here are some examples of their overhead ,000-20,000 to deliver a kilo of cargo to the ISS ,000 to return a kilo of cargo to Earth ,000-19,000 for an hour work by the ISS crew.Learn more about space station activities Interfax (in English) Interfax story on postage to ISS for ,000

SPACEnet 99

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Overview of ISS activities and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material.

SpaceOnLine News

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides news briefs and links related to the station with emphasis on radio amateurs. Includes call signs of astronauts.
Astronaut Susan Helms, a member of the second Crew scheduled to live aboard the International Space Station, inspects a test article for the Russian Service Module during a training in Moscow. The Service Module is now the Main Living Quarters for astronauts onboard the International Space Station..Members of the second Crew that will live aboard the International Space Station, Commander Yuri Usachev from Russia and U.S. Astronauts Susan Helms and Jim Voss, participate in Soyuz winter survival

Spaceprogram.co.uk

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides a collection of briefs and multimedia material compiled from other web sources.

Station Construction

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Provides a compilation of current status, crew and plans for the construction of the station and its elements.

Status Reports

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority.
October 19, 2000 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas.Mission Control Center Status Report 5 30 a.m. CDT, Thursday, October 19, 2000 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas.Mission Control Center Status Report 7 30 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas.Mission Control Center Status Report 5 30 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas.Mission Control Center Status Report 7 30 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, October 17, 2000 Mission

Zarya

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.

Astronomical League Double Star Club

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

The purpose of the Double Star Club is to introduce observers to 100 of the finest double and multiple stars in the heavens.

Astronomy 101/103 Web Simulations

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Includes two JAVA simulations of binary star systems.

The Binary Pulsar: PSR 1913+16

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

Information on the PSR 1013+16 pulsar, a part of a binary system, the discoverers of which won the Nobel Prize in 1993.

Binary Star Simulation

Posted on 22nd February, 2012 by Chaz

This is a representation of the binary star on a graphical and easy way.

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