Title: Astro-WISE Information System Authors: Willem-Jan Vriend, Edwin A. Valentijn, Andrey Belikov, Gijs A. Verdoes Kleijn Astro-WISE is a scientific information system for the data processing of optical images. In this paper we review main features of Astro-WISE and describe the current st...
Title: Radio and X-ray observations of the intermittent pulsar J1832+0029 Authors: D. R. Lorimer, A. G. Lyne, M. A. McLaughlin, G. G. Pavlov, C. Chang We report on radio and X-ray observations of PSR 1832+0029, a 533-ms radio pulsar discovered in the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey. From radio obse...
Space station used for Ardbeg distillery experiments An island distillery has taken to space in a bid to discover the taste of the future. Experiments using malt from the Ardbeg distillery on Islay are being carried out on the International Space Station to see how it matures without gravity. [url=...
Title: Broad-band timing properties of the accreting white dwarf MV Lyrae Authors: S. Scaringi, E. Koerding, P. Uttley, P. J. Groot, C. Knigge, M. Still, P. Jonker We present a broad-band timing analysis of the accreting white dwarf system MV Lyrae based on data obtained with the Kepler satellite....
Title: A Cometary Bow Shock and Mid-Infrared Emission Variations Revealed in Spitzer Observations of HD 34078 and IC 405
Authors: Kevin France (1,2), Stephan R. McCandliss (1), Roxana E. Lupu (1) (1-JHU, 2-CITA/U Toronto)
We present new infrared observations of the emiss...
Forrest S. McCartney (March 23, 1931 - July 17, 2012) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and former director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Centre. Read more
Naked woman sculpture legacy for coal mining A huge reclining naked woman sculptured into the Northumberland landscape, is to be officially declared complete by the Princess Royal. At 396m long Northumberlandia at Cramlington, is the world's largest human form sculpted into the landscape. [u...
Gerald 'Gerry' Neugebauer (born 3 September 1932) is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in infrared astronomy. Neugebauer served as the director of the Palomar Observatory from 1980 to 1994. Read more
Ralph Copeland (3 September 1837 - 27 October 1905) was an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Copeland was born at Moorside Farm, near Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England and attended Kirkham Grammar School. He spent five years in Australia where he discovered his in...
Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 - 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He set his final land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 3 September 1935, and was the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph, averaging 301.337 mph (484.955 km/...
Lev Semenovich Pontryagin (3 September 1908 - 3 May 1988) was a Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow and lost his eyesight due to a primus stove explosion when he was 14. Despite his blindness he was able to become one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, partially with the help o...
Intro to Astronomy Monday 03 Sep, 2012 at 20:00Hrs Venue: Stardome Observatory Speaker/Host: Bernie Brenner An introductory astronomy course using a video lecture or documentary followed by a tutorial. Read more
Bennachie, The Aberdeenshire hill that attracts 125,000 visitors each year, will this weekend host events mapping out the local and natural history of the area. on Saturday, free orienteering events will be organised by the Forestry Commission Scotland, and take place in the forest surro...
