Scientist, scholar of high mathematics and astronomy. She was born on the 29th of November 1926 in Izmir. She was interested in mathematics starting from early ages. After graduating from Ankara Girls High School she chose Istanbul University High Mathematics and Astronomy Department for her undergraduate education. Eryurt’s interest in astronomy appeared during her university years. She received her first scientific fundaments there, including from foreign professors. Upon graduation, also under the influence of her new enthusiasm of astronomy she became an assistant of Prof. Dr. Tevfik Okyar Kabakçıoğlu who was responsible for opening a department of astronomy in Ankara University. However, since there was no empty position, she continued working for two years without any payment. She wrote her PhD in Astrophysics again in Ankara University Her research fields are astrophysics, structure and developments of stars, sun models and neutrino problem.
As Dilhan Eryurt went to USA after long years, she received the scholarship of National Academy of Sciences and started to work in Goddard Space Research Institute of NASA at New York. She became an associate professor under the supervision of Prof. Dr. A. E. Kreirken at Ankara University, Department of Astrophysics. In 1959 she went to Canada for two years, using the scholarship given to her by the International Agency of Atom Energy. There she met real astrophysics. Prof. Dr. Cameron suggested her three topics to make researches on and she chose hydrogen stars. Later, since it was first necessary to calculate the opposite of a gas, which consisted of hydrogen, she produced the computer software she was asked for. The first thing she learnt with this work, which would later be published, was the “fitting” method… Eryurt after her researches in Canada started to work in Indiana University with a scholarship she received from USA. She worked with Prof. Dr. M. Wrubel who was known with making star models in Indiana.
Prof. Eryurt, as she also stated before, passed to NASA after Indiana. Working together with Dr. Cameron who came there earlier, they analyzed all evolutions of low massed and high massed stars. So that a giant dust and gas cloud in the space can transform into a star, the nuclear heat in it must be increased and nuclear energy can come into being. First phases of the star, phases of collapse make it possible that the heat in the center is increased and the required heat is obtained. For that, the mass of the star must reach a certain size so that it can provide the necessary heat. If mass of the star cannot create this heat by collapsing, nuclear reaction cannot begin. The problem in which Eryurt especially was interested here was “What is the limit of low masses or what is the limit of mass for small stars?” and she worked on this problem. The first study of Eryurt on that issue was about stars which only consisted of hydrogen.
Dilhan Eryurt states the meaning of this knowledge in the evolution of a star as the necessary conditions for the formation of a star. During her researches in which she used the method of “Fitting” Prof. Eryurt advanced by adding new options to the program continuously. Thus, she developed the method of fitting and as a result produced a new program. This was the most perfect program of that period, but later her students developed this program by adding whirling to it.
Prof. Eryurt made researches on the evolution of the sun together with Prof. Cameron. Since the sun evolution model, which was valid at that time, was criticized, it was necessary to produce a new model, which included the latest theories. It was also decided to analyze heat, intensity, radiation and the interaction between sun and planets with the new model. It was accepted within the previous theory that the sun was colder in its first formation and slowly reached its status of today. It was believed that the sun was less bright during the period of four billion years after its constitution and then slowly started to shine, thus reached its brightness of today.
The most important aspect of Eryurt’s study on this issue is that it was realized that the sun was much brighter than now during its first constitution, its heat slowly decreased and later reached its state of today. If it is necessary to explain shortly the special content of this mechanism; the sun’s first bright then decreasing state depends on the burning of hydrogen in it. After reactions of hydrogen started the superficial heat slowly increases. As it is known the sun has burnt half of its hydrogen until today and reached its state of today. In other words, this means a decrease, which means there are 4.5 billions of years until the consumption of sun. This new model, which is still valid is a discovery of Dilhan Eryurt to a large extent. Thus Prof. Eryurt has contributed to the knowledge about the constitution of the sun. The importance of this study is: If the earth came into being during the brightest period of the sun, the elements which constituted this planet were exposed to thousands of degrees heat for tens of thousands of years, which is a great and direct impact to the physical and chemical properties of the earth. Naturally a similar impact comes into question for our satellite, moon. This impact of high heat was important for the Apollo Moon Trip Project designed to be realized in 1960s because of the environment the astronauts would meet who would take this trip. Eryurt was also interested in the issue of “neutrinos” aside from her works in NASA institute about the constitution of stars and evolution of sun.
Dr. Dilhan Eryurt is completely a “wonder-woman”. Because the word “evolution” can annoy even people of today, let alone people 50 years ago. This is also possible to observe in magazine articles, which explain her... Eryurt calls her achievement as “evolution of stars” but journalists and authors continuously use the word “history of stars”. Eryurt during her stay in USA came to Turkey for several times. Her purpose was to transfer her knowledge and experience to Turkey and raise students. But she learnt that this task was more difficult than the evolution of stars. First she worked as a guest professor in Middle Eastern Technical University in 1968 for one year. Aside from her courses she also organized scientific gatherings. As she organized the 1st National Astronomy Assembly only 25 people joined it. There was an association of astronomy earlier in Turkey but that association organized touristic trips instead of scientific gatherings. However, she witnessed that associations in USA always organized scientific gatherings. During gatherings she joined there she told about her scientific studies and attracted a very considerable attention. In Turkey on the other hand, let alone gatherings, it was even difficult to give a lecture on astrophysics, because there was nobody to listen to it…
Prof. Dr. Dilhan Eryurt returned to METU Department of Physics in 1973 with a firm position and established here the Department of Astrophysics. In 1988 she first served as the Head of Physics Department in the Faculty of Science-Literature in METU, later Dean of the same faculty for five years. She retired in 1993… Prof. Dr. Dilhan Eryurt received the Apollo Achievement Award in 1969, which was given by NASA. Later she worked in institutes which were responsible of developing the first unmanned space vehicles to be orbited around the earth. Another achievement award she received was TÜBİTAK’s “Service to Science and Encouragement” in 1977…
REFERENCE: Alper Akoğlu / Astrofizikte Öncü Bir Bilim Kadını - Prof Dr. Zeki Aslan / Yıldızların Evrimi ile Kırk Yıl - Prof. Dr. Nilgün Kızıloğlu / Çalışmayı Seven Bir Bilim Kadını - Prof. Dr. Halil Kırbıyık / Alçak Gönüllü Bir Bilim Kadını (Bilim ve Teknik, Kasın 1997), İhsan Işık / Ünlü Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).


On quite a few people’s bucket list is seeing the Northern Lights. Also known as the Aurora Borealis it is the most impressive light show that nature can create. The Northern Lights are only visible in the winter on cold, crisp nights without a cloud in sight. They are visible starting in October until early spring arrives in April. The best month to view the Northern Lights is March between Latitudes 65-72 degrees, close to the Arctic Circle. The Aurora Borealis occurs when electrically charged solar particles collide with atmospheric gases to create what looks curtains hanging from the stars.
Check out the best places to see the epic northern lights and start planning your trip for winter.
Tourists flock to Fairbanks during the cold winter months to see the epic Northern Lights. People gladly brave the -40 degrees weather to catch a glimpse of the dancing lights. The Northern Lights can be seen as early as August when darkness descends once again on northern Alaska. Although not every color is able to be viewed, Aurora Borealis professional and amateur photographers can capture greens, blues, purples, reds, and oranges with the Milky Way as the canvas backdrop. Breathtaking!
One of the best reasons to road trip through the Yukon Territory in Canada is for the brilliant light display. Canada’s vast wilderness in its northernmost territory has very little to no light pollution, which is ideal to capture a Northern Lights show. Seeing the Northern Lights against the Arctic Tundra is like out of a dream… hard to describe and equally hard to forget.
Outside Reykjavik, Iceland
There is hardly a spot in Iceland where you can’t get a good view of the Northern Lights. You do need to get outside the city lights of Reykjavik and into Þingvellir National Park for your best chances though. Northern Lights hunting is a way of life, whether the lights are out for a few minutes or hours. Hotels often have wake-up calls for when the lights are out and shuttle buses are ready to take the tourists to just beyond the city limits to capture the most spectacular light show you will ever see.
Tips and tricks on how to photograph the Northern Lights.
Beautiful pictures of the Northern Lights to get your excited to see them for yourself!
Abisko National Park, Sweden
In Sweden, there is a unique micro-climate located in the Abisko National Park called the Swedish Lapland. There is a part of the night sky that remains crystal clear no matter what else is going on with the weather. It is called the Blue Hole of Abisko and is the perfect spot to see the many shades of green that the lights reflect. Setup your camera’s timer to capture the gentle ripples of the lake with the dancing lights against the dark winter sky. Utterly epic!
What do you think? Would you like to see these gorgeous lights someday?
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Learn English every day – a new topic every week! This week we collected interesting facts and new vocabularies about the ongoing – derzeitig – space race – Wettlauf ins All – between billionaires. Elon Musk wants to fly to Mars. Richard Branson plans to establish space tourism – Weltraumtourismus. And Jeff Bezos dreams of colonising the moon- Mondkolonie.
Online English Course – The space industry
Half a century ago space opened up with the moon landing. Then it was a race between the US and Russia to be the first one on the moon. Now, however, its getting more crowded and highly commercial. About 72 countries have a space programme – Weltraumprogramm. Amongst others India, Brazil, Japan and Canada. After the US the UK is boasting – etw. aufweisen – the most private space startups. Right now the number of rocket flights is still quite low – the whole of 2020 saw 114 attempted – versucht – orbital launches in the world. Up til now the focus on space transportation has been on cargo supply – Frachtlieferung. But this is supposed to change.
The Race off the Earth
More and more, also non-state people play a bigger role in exploring what is out there. Entrepreneurs – Unternehmer – that enter the space industry from outside, especially computing. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each have their own space programme. And the billionaires plans are ambitious – ehrgeizig.
On Sunday, July 11th Richard Branson became the first man who flew into space aboard a rocket he helped fund – finanzieren. It took him and four members of his crew to the edge – der Rand – of outer space. Today on Tuesday, July 20th is the day Jeff Bezos is set to follow him. The Amazon founder – Gründer – also has his own rocket that is supposed to fly him and three more crew members to suborbital space and back. And while Elon Musk has no plans to follow them himself (at least not this year), he is due – fällig – to send his all-civilian crew into orbit later this year.
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The road-network from William Roy’s Military Survey of Scotland. 1747
Jesse Ramsden 1735 – 1800
Ramsden was an English astronomical and scientific instrument maker of great reputation in London from the 1770s to the 1790s. He created one of the first high-quality dividing engines and published a Description of an Engine for dividing Mathematical Instruments in 1777. His transit instruments were the first to be illuminated through the hollow axis. He is also responsible for the achromatic eyepiece which named after him. He also worked on new designs of electrostatic generators. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1786. In about 1785 Ramsden provided a new large theodolite for General William Roy, which was used in the survey of the distance between Greenwich, London and Paris. This work provided the basis for the subsequent Ordnance Survey of Britain. For his part with Roy in this work he received the Copley Medal in 1795. He died five years later at Brighton, England.
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Phi Beta Kappa & Society of the Cincinnati, Gamma of Virginia Chapter convocation program, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Virginia Chapter
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The printed program for the Phi Beta Kappa convocation held in Lee Chapel on Wednesday, March 12, 2009 mentions that the guest speaker was Steven W. Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University Principal Investigator, Mars Exploration Rover Project.


Before leaving the area, we wanted to visit the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. We have passed by this place a number of times, so this was the time to get it done. This facility displays much of the history of the the USA space program with stories about many of the important players. Certainly, in the top tier of that group is Dr. Wernher von Braun. Dr. Braun, who surrendered to the USA forces near the close of WWII, was the designer of the V2 rocket that was used against London and other targets in the later stages of the war. He proved to be a driving force in the US space program and came to Huntsville in 1950.
The center has a full scale Saturn V5 rocket along with many displays of history and the technology of the space program. It is a great place to spend a few hours for those interested in the space program. We did see a vehicle that may suit our needs if we decide to downsize our RV.
Also on site is the SpaceCamp program, where kids from fourth grade thru high school can attend a week long space camp. This is a very popular program and has a number of high profile graduates in science and medical industries.


M45 - Pleiades and surrounding dust from very dark skies
/r/AstronomySaw people have been posting about the Pleiades lately. Heres an analysis I did using data captured by ESA’s Gaia telescope!
/r/AstronomyNorth Pole Region Craters on the Moon
/r/AstronomyTook this on my phone in Iceland this week. What is the small cluster of stars near the bottom?
/r/AstronomyMessier 30 – Globular Cluster in the Constellation Capricornus
/r/AstronomyOrion Nebula 12/6/2018
/r/AstronomyISS as viewed from my backyard [OC]
/r/AstronomyStar trails photographed from Dante's View in Death Valley NP. Single 2-hour exposure.
/r/AstronomyM78 in Orion
/r/AstronomyMy first take on Flame and Horse Head Nebula 4Hrs Integration Tandem scopes.
/r/AstronomyComet 46P/Wirtanen on December 4, 2018
/r/AstronomyThe Omega Nebula - a cloud of gas carved by stellar winds
/r/AstronomySupernova 2018ivc in Galaxy M77
/r/AstronomyEver wonder how astrophotography processing is done ?
/r/AstronomyI know these aren’t super fantastic photos taken with my iPhone (aside from the moon photo) but astronomy brought light to my dark depression. I’m so grateful to observe the vast and infinite universe.
/r/AstronomyThe Tadpole Nebula in natural color
/r/AstronomyDrawing of the Moon my Father-in-law drew in the 40s
/r/AstronomyI've noticed that the open cluster in the bottom part of Auriga looks very similar to the constellation Delphinus. Have you ever noticed any small clusters with a striking resemblance to other constellations?
/r/Astronomy4 km arm of LIGO. That is one long ruler!
/r/AstronomyOpen Cluster Messier 18 in the Constellation Sagittarius
/r/AstronomyDo the planets always line up like this?
/r/AstronomyA little late, but still think it's funny...
/r/AstronomyThis sun dial has some extra functions, including the ability to tell the sun's inclination at 4 different locations in the northern hemisphere at local noon - found in Jantar Mantar New Delhi, India
/r/AstronomyThe Moon, Venus and the star Spica, December 3, 2018.
/r/AstronomyWhat a transit of Earth and Moon across the Sun would look like
/r/AstronomyDeep exposure of Messier 45 (Pleiades) and the surrounding dust
/r/AstronomyMore of Jantar Mantar Jaipur: People requested a different angle, so here's the time telling part of the world's largest sun dial
/r/AstronomyI made a tribute to the James Webb Space Telescope, and so can you!
/r/AstronomyMore of Jantar Mantar Jaipur: according to this instrument, today at ~15:32 the sun's altitude was ~22° and its azimuth ~229°


This Friday, July 19, marks the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon and the first time a human set foot on the lunar surface.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969, Four days later, while Collins orbited the Moon in the command module, Armstrong and Aldrin landed Apollo 11’s lunar module, Eagle, on the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility,
NASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Mars with a live, two-hour television broadcast Friday, and partner-led events taking place across the country this week through July 20.
John Guice, president of the Franklin Parish Library Board, reflected on the historic event as the anniversary date approaches.
“As a college student in 1958, I remember how shocked the nation was about our “education system” thinking we had somehow failed in our assumed destiny to be a great nation out distancing all other nations. The Russians had just put “Sputnik” into orbit and our education system had somehow failed us. Then when Neil Armstrong made “one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind”, America came out of our long self-image as being “behind the Russians’. We were the “champs” again,” Guice said.
Retired educator Mabel Thomas says she remembers watching the televised moon landing.
“I remember seeing it on t.v. and it was amazing what we accomplished,” Thomas said. “I can remember saying that with our knowledge that we have, and studying chemistry and physics and all that, it was amazing what we could do and how we use the information to better our understanding of the universe,”
Kay LaFrance-Knight, Winnsboro Main Street director and Old Post Office Museum curator, also reflected on her memories from that time.
“My memory of the moon landing is more ‘of the times’ than the actual event,” LaFrance said. I was a student at Northeast (now ULM) and my mother and I were living in a Monroe together while my dad was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam. Mom and I watched the moon landing together, and, like the rest of the world, were so proud and amazed. But our main thought was our hope that my Dad was able to see what we were seeing. We knew it would give him so much encouragement and hope for our country, which he and so many of our troops desperately needed at the time.”
Franklin Parish Tax Assessor Rod Elrod was in high school then.
“I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. I remember a great sense of pride and optimism which seemed to permeate the entire country. It seemed like anything was possible if we focused on one goal and all worked together,” Elrod said.
Marcy Thompson, a writer for The Sun, said the event was one of those things etched in her memory.
“I remember spending the evening with my best friend, Mary Ann Griffing (now Cureington), at her home which was just up the street from mine in Gilbert. We were 14 and 15 years old at the time. The televised event had been eagerly anticipated. Afterwards, we walked outside to look up at the moon in wonder,” Thompson said.
For those who are too young to recall Apollo 11 and its mission, or who might want to refresh their memories or learn more, NASA offers a wealth of information and special activities designed for all ages.
Highlights of events taking place this week in which NASA is participating include:
July 18 to 20 – Apollo 50 on the National Mall
NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum are hosting the Apollo 50 Festival, a free three-day event on the National Mall in Washington, July 18-20. The event will include exhibits, speakers, demonstrations and a host of fun activities for the entire family. NASA researchers, scientists and engineers will showcase NASA’s newest technologies and innovations that will take us forward to the Moon and on to Mars. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT July 18 and 19, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 20. For more information, visit:
July 19 – Dedication of U.S. Postal Service’s 1969 Moon Landing Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and humanity’s first steps on the Moon with two Forever stamps. It will dedicate the stamps in a ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT at the Apollo/Saturn V Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. For more information, visit:
July 19 – NASA’s Giant Leaps: Past and Future
On July 19, NASA’s Giant Leaps: Past and Future will air 1 to 3 p.m. EDT on NASA TV and the agency’s website and will be simulcast on the Discovery Science Channel. Hosted from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, the show will salute the heroes of Apollo and discuss the agency’s future plans, with segments at:
- The National Mall in Washington
- NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, including the newly restored Apollo Mission Control Operations Room and Space Center Houston, Johnson’s official visitors center
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
- Neil Armstrong’s hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio
- The Apollo 11 command module on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle
The show also will feature slices of Americana at other anniversary celebrations around the country.
At 3 p.m., NASA TV will air a special program, STEM Forward to the Moon, which will feature kids participating in Moon landing simulations at four partner museums across the nation:
- Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas
- St. Louis Space Center in St. Louis
- Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, Calif.
- Arizona Science Center in Phoenix
NASA also will bring Apollo 50th anniversary participants together to take part in a virtual engineering design challenge on social media. Along with each of its museum partners, NASA invites the public to help build a component of NASA’s return to the Moon using simple household materials. For more information, visit: https://spacestem.nasa.gov/
July 19 – NASA at Nasdaq Closing Bell
NASA’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit and astronaut Jeanette Epps will represent the agency during the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell ceremony in New York City.
Ongoing – Restored Apollo Mission Control Center
In celebration of the golden anniversary of the first landing, the Apollo Mission Control Center at Johnson has been restored to appear as it did in that era, ready to begin its new life as a source of learning and inspiration. Visitors to NASA can experience the restored control room as part of regular tours provided by Space Center Houston.
July 20: National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops presents Apollo 11: A Fiftieth Anniversary
NASA is collaborating with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and the National Symphony on a musical and visual tribute to the 1969 Moon landing. The concert, which begins at 9 p.m. EDT, will be hosted by Meredith Vieira and Adam Savage and feature appearances by singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams, singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield, composer Michael Giacchino, actor LeVar Burton, and more. For more information, visit:
For more information about NASA’s Apollo 11 mission and a list of other events taking place across the country, visit:
Locally, the Franklin Parish Library, 705 Prairie St., Winnsboro, has books on display related to Apollo 11 which can be checked out. Books are available which are suitable for readers of all ages.


I recently read the book "How to Make a Spacehip: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight" by Julian Guthrie.
Wow! What an amazing struggle to keep the Ansari X-Prize afloat as Peter Diamandis worked diligently to find backers and the ship (should they be called rockets?) builders worked diligently to achieve space. I found it fun to read Elon Musk's desire to get to space and now he is working to make it happen and how intertwined the billionaires are with space.
A great read for fans of manned space flight and space tourism.


THE INFINITE, the World’s Largest Multi-Sensory, In-Person VR Experience Makes U.S. Debut in Space City
EXPERIENCE TRANSPORTS VISITORS ON A MESMERIZING, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN JOURNEY INTO SPACE ONBOARD AND OUTSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
BASED ON FOOTAGE FROM EMMY-WINNING SPACE EXPLORERS: THE ISS EXPERIENCE BY FELIX & PAUL STUDIOS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TIME STUDIOS
THE INFINITE redefines the frontiers of the user experience by allowing visitors to roam freely inside a life-scale replica of the International Space Station, bringing audiences closer to the feeling of being in outer space than ever before.
THE INFINITE is an extension of the recent Primetime Emmy Award-winning immersive series, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the largest production ever filmed in space, produced by Felix & Paul Studios in association with TIME Studios. Shot over a period of nearly three years and producing more than 200 hours of high-end virtual reality footage, the four-part immersive series documents the life of
eight international astronauts inside — and outside — the International Space Station.
“The exploration of space and the unknown is an endless source of fascination to us. We are thrilled to bring THE INFINITE to Houston – the global epicenter of human space exploration – to share this massive, fully immersive exhibition, and we look forward to virtually transporting thousands of people off the Earth to enjoy the joy and wonder of space with audiences in the U.S. This unprecedented project is made possible thanks to our partners at NASA, the ISS National Lab, international space agencies and the incredible power of virtual reality,” said Félix Lajeunesse, co-founder of Felix & Paul Studios and Creative Director of THE INFINITE.
“Houston was the natural destination as the first U.S. city to host THE INFINITE, not only because of the city’s deep ties to NASA, but also because of its richly diverse population that supports a wide range of cultural offerings from world-class art museums to unique traveling experiences such as ours,” emphasized Julie Tremblay, Producer of THE INFINITE.
This latest installation of THE INFINITE will include new footage from the first-ever cinematic spacewalk captured in 3D, 360° virtual reality shot outside the International Space Station on September 12, 2021, in addition to offering visitors a self-directed experience aboard the ISS itself. Throughout the 60-minute journey, visitors’ senses will be enriched through the interactivity between physical objects, virtual reality, multimedia art, soundscapes, light design, and even the subtle scents of a forest – evoking memories of stargazing while lying on the grass.
“THE INFINITE experience is unlike any other exhibition examining space. We took the approach to expansively underpin the visitor experience with exclusive content shot in virtual reality by Felix & Paul Studios aboard the ISS and did not center the exhibition around artifacts of space exploration. Using architectural design, free-roaming technology and commissioned artwork from Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda, we were inspired by humanity’s global fascination with space, integrating a poetic point of view of the astronauts. It was vital for us to transport the public to the particularities of life in space and [allow them to] feel their presence onboard and outside the ISS,” noted Phoebe Greenberg, PHI Studio Founder & Chief Creative Officer of THE INFINITE.
THE GRAND OPENING
One small step for Space City. One giant leap for THE INFINITE. On a picture perfect evening in Houston, THE INFINITE – the only multi-sensory, interactive virtual reality experience to transport visitors into orbit and onboard the International Space Station – formally lifted off for its American premiere. With a strong contingent of astronauts, NASA offiicials, city leaders, artists, philathropists, and would-be space explorers turning out in full force at Silver Street Studios, guests made their way past the blue carpet and directly to multiple bar stations to prime themselves with liquid courage before making the virtual voyage into space and aboard the ISS.
The evening was characterized by awe-inspiring wonder for the traveling immersive exhibit’s U.S. debut, made all the more exciting by a star-studded guest list that included top NASA officials alongside a bevy of real life space explorers. Resident Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Anne McClain – both of whom appear in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series on which THE INFINITE is based, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience – mingled with guests and gave emotional tributes to THE INFINITE experience before guests embarked on their own hour-long self-guided journeys into orbit and aboard the ISS.
Koch was one of two women to participate in the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, and McClain went up on Expedition 58/59 to the ISS – an experience that earned her a coved spot in NASA’s Artemis program that will return astronauts to the moon by 2025.
“The first time I ever put on the Oculus headset, I had to turn it off; that’s how real it was. When we answer humanity’s call to explore as astronauts, the most important thing we do is bring our experience back to you, and that’s what this project is about,” said an emotional Koch during her remarks. She continued, “Many people think when we explore space, we’re doing it to learn about where we’re going. We’re not. We’re actually doing it to learn about ourselves and the place we left. And that’s what THE INFINITE does.”
“THE INFINITE has only been in Houston for a few short weeks, and we have already been overwhelmed by the response from visitors,” emphasized Éric Albert, co-CEO of INFINITY EXPERIENCES, the joint venture that brought THE INFINITE to life. He added, “This evening is a testament to the years of hard work that so many dedicated and passionate scientists and artists have collectively poured into making THE INFINITE a truly one-of-a-kind experience. Seeing people’s emotions as they come out and hearing first-hand what they felt during their experience is what this is all about for us. Tonight we have been witness to the human spirit on full display.”
Tickets to THE INFINITE’s primary Houston run (starting at $36 per person) through February 20 are currently on sale.
For more information on THE INFINITE and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://theinfinitehouston.com.
Grand opening photos: Daniel Ortiz; The Infinite Photos: V. Sweeten


and Jupiter aligns with Mars.
Then peace will guide the planets
and love will steer the stars
At 7.25am on 14th February - and for the 18 minutes of the alignment, I invite you, in the universal heart, to add your own intention for love and peace and to co-create the dawning of the Age of Aquarius to that of the Cosmos. In whatever way feels appropriate for you, you may choose to align with7.25am (UT) or 7.25am your own local time energizing a wave of intention that will surge around the Earth.
Find out more by clicking here: Aquarian Alignment
PS. Happy Valentines Day!


On the 11 November, 2019 stargazers around the world will get the chance to observe a rare transit of Mercury. The innermost of the rocky planets will cross the Sun’s disc for a period of around five and a half hours. The event will be visible across most of the globe with the exception of Oceania and large areas of Asia. Observers in North America, South America, Africa and Europe will be able to witness the majority of the transit.
We have now added all the timings of the transit for over 250 cities worldwide.
Visit our Transit of Mercury 2019 page for all the details
Eastern parts of Central North America, the whole of South America and a small section of far western Africa will be able witness the whole event from start to finish. Timings for the event for a city near your location can be found from the links below. Choose your continent first then find a city in the list that follows


Continuing the adventures of Superkid, his new adventure has him on a mission to destroy an evil alien force, bent on sapping Planet Earth of all her riches. The mission is to land a rocket on each of their planets and capture four nuclear detonators to blow the planet up and escape.
All the Superkid games are just so playable, and the graphics so appealing, you just can't help but be addicted. The nasties are small but detailed and the amount of colour used in the scenery and objects gives a fun, cartoon feel. Once you have looked around the first level and sussed out the various traps you can complete it easily, giving you a real incentive to get further into the game.
There are plenty of minigames to have a go at. For example there's a section where you have to land the rocket on the planets, achieved by docking the rocket on a base at the bottom of the screen. It may be old hat but it's all great fun.
Superkid in Space is one you just have to have: intergalactic fun all the way!
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Camping in Oman
Camping is probably the best way to enjoy and explore Oman.
The diverse environment of the country allows many options when it comes to camping: from simple tents in the middle of the desert, high in the mountains or on the beach to luxury campsites with all facilities you can imaging.
It is the best to go for camping around full moon as almost everything can be done by moonlight. But if you camp a few days after full moon or at new moon, the sky will be glistening with stars making it a good time to bring binoculars or telescope to observe the planets and stars.
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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Four astronauts managed to glide to the international space station (ISS) using the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience".
The launch took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, Sunday (15/11), 19:27 local time. The launch is expected to become a routine mission for astronauts to fly on US soil. The reason is, in the last ten years, the US has always "hitched a ride" on Russian rockets and runways to launch astronauts to the ISS.
The four people who were launched into the space station are Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker who are US citizens. One other person is Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese citizen.
The capsule is said to have successfully separated from the second stage rocket. In addition, according to a member of the SpaceX team who spoke over the radio, it has achieved "nominal orbital insertion". As such, the capsule is already on the right track towards the ISS.
The crew will reach the ISS at 11:00 PM Monday evening local time or Tuesday morning at 11:00 WIB. They will travel 27 hours in orbit, CNN reports.
Actually this trip could be shorter if the launch was carried out according to schedule on Saturday. At that time, the ISS was in the shortest distance from the launch site, so the astronauts could arrive in just 8 hours. However, bad weather due to hurricane ETA delayed the launch schedule.
The four crew members will be joined by two Russian cosmonauts and one US astronaut. They will stay for six weeks on the ISS.
Earlier in May, SpaceX managed to bring astronauts to the ISS and land them safely back to Earth. This marks the development of the US to fly back its own astronauts.
However, NASA said this success did not mean their cooperation with Russia had stopped.
"We want to do a seat swap where American astronauts can fly on Russian Soyuz rockets and Russian cosmonauts can fly in commercial crew vehicles," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine explained, as quoted by Science Alert.
Last week the Dragon Crew became the first spacecraft to receive NASA certification. Previously, this certification was awarded to the Space Shuttle 40 years ago.
The Crew Dragon is a capsule similar to the Space Shuttle and launched using a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. When it lands on Earth, this capsule will develop a parachute and land on the water, just like in the Apollo era.
NASA shifted its space project to SpaceX and Boeing after closing their Space Shuttle program. The program closed in 2011 after failing to make space mission travel affordable and safe.
NASA shifted the launch project in low orbit Bmi to private parties because they will focus on projects to the Moon and Mars. The agency has already spent US $ 8 billion on the Commercial Crew project for 2024.
SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002. The company managed to outperform its seniors, Boeing, which failed to launch their Starliner drone into orbit.


|ORIGIN OF LIFE
|Year : 2011 | Volume
| Issue : 10 | Page : 48-51
Are we alone after all?
British School of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Is it possible that intelligent life in outer space exists? Could it be that Earth has already been visited by aliens? Are there traces left for us to find? Is it up to us to make the first step? These thoughts have captivated mankind for centuries, and still inspire the quest to reach out, find out, and discover; despite the fact that scientists are fundamentally split on the question of whether or not life outside the Earth exists. Some believe that there are simply so many planets out there that it would be impossible for us not to find intelligent life someday. Others believe that due to the lack of evidence, we cannot accept this prospect until presented with proof. So which scientists should we agree with? Those for or those against?
Throughout history, our predecessors have shown remarkable resistance to accepting ground-breaking concepts, greeting new ideas with denial, sometimes even persecution, only to be proven wrong eventually. There are many examples of this happening: over 2,000 years ago, Aristarchus of Samos wrote about the Earth being just one of many objects moving around the Sun, even though the modern idea of planetary orbits did not exist. His work shows geometrical calculations based on observations, showing the Sun to be much bigger than the Earth and the Moon. Even though these calculations supported his ideas, they were not accepted as true until the 17 th century. And so throughout the dark ages and beyond, people continued to believe that the Earth was the centre of the universe - to say otherwise was heresy. Indeed even Copernicus and Galileo, who we celebrate today as great visionaries and seekers of truth, were severely punished for challenging the Roman Catholic Church's view that the Earth was the center of the universe.
So should we rule out the possibility of extraterrestrial life just because of insufficient evidence?
Interestingly, some scientists believe that it is our loneliness in the universe that causes us to imagine that extraterrestrial life is possible. The universe is vast and never-ending; there are billions of trillions of stars, planets, meteors, and comets. To think of this seemingly infinite space with no intelligent life other than our own is not a comforting thought to say the least. In fact, it is positively terrifying when one really thinks about it. It has been suggested that to calm these fears, we invent stories to fill up the void beyond our solar system, in order to imbue a lifeless universe with intelligent life and thus to make it seem a more habitable and friendly place to live.
On the other hand, scientists such as Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking argue that it is exactly because the universe is so vast that it would be improbable for life not to exist somewhere other than Earth. Hundreds of planets are being discovered every year.
In six weeks alone, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), found 700 possible planets and 5 new solar systems.  Scientists believe that a small group of these may be capable of supporting life. Many such planets, nicknamed 'Goldilocks planets' (not too cold, not too warm - the conditions are 'just right' to support life) have been found already; including Gliese 581 c, Gliese 581 d and OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, all of which have Earth-like qualities.
Recently, on September 29 th , 2010, a new Goldilocks planet was discovered by scientists using one of the most powerful telescopes on Earth - the Keck telescope in Hawaii. Gliese 581 g lies 20 light-years away from Earth in its star's Goldilocks zone - an area where temperatures are favourable and planets may be capable of containing water, and therefore also life [Figure 1].
|Figure 1: ESO. (unknown) "The star Gliese 581". ESO. http://www.eso. org/public/images/eso0722c/ on 29-12-10. Used with permission under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. http://www. eso.org/public/outreach/copyright.html|
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This planet might be the most similar Goldilocks planet to Earth yet discovered. "The fact that we were able to detect this planet so quickly and so nearby tells us that planets like this must be really common," commented Steven Vogt, an astronomer at the University of California Santa Cruz.
The planet's average temperature is thought to be between −31°C and −12°C, and we know for a fact that there are many intelligent animals living in these types of conditions on Earth, such as polar bears, whales, and even humans (for instance the Inuit people). Dr. Vogt goes on to state that, "The number of systems with potentially habitable planets is probably in the order of 10% or 20%, and when you multiply that by the hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way, that's a large number. There could be tens of billions of these systems in our galaxy".  Tens of billions of planets is a huge number. Surely we cannot be so naïve to think that we are the only intelligent life in such a vast universe?
This problem has been drawing attention since the conception of the Drake equation in 1960. Yet, some scientists argue that if the chance of finding life were so huge, we should have found it by now. Frank Tipler, for example, has proved that, if using pessimistic numbers, the chances of finding a civilization in the galaxy is lower than one. Even Frank Drake (the inventor of the Drake equation) has stated that the Drake equation is just a way of "organizing our ignorance" on the subject.  On the other hand, Dr. Carl Sagan used optimistic numbers to conclude that there might be millions of civilizations in the Milky Way alone.
Arsenic Based Life
One reason for which we have not yet found any traces of intelligent life might be because we have no idea what to look for. The key to actually finding intelligent life is to fully understand what the term means. But how do we define intelligent? Some think that any form of life that can survive should be classified as intelligent, whereas others state that even Homo sapiens cannot be placed in this category.  Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) believes that intelligent life must be able to transmit and receive signals,  whereas a more general definition is perhaps that intelligent life must be able to learn.
Furthermore, just because we Earthlings need certain elements and compounds to survive (for example oxygen and water) it does not necessarily mean that any other intelligent life form would as well. Recently, as a matter of fact, a microorganism has been found which uses arsenic instead of phosphorus in its cell components. Phosphorus is essential to both DNA and RNA, which carry genetic information for life, and was until recently considered absolutely essential for all living cells. Arsenic on the other hand, despite being chemically similar to phosphorus, is poisonous to most life on Earth.
According to NASA, this finding will dramatically expand the search for intelligent life, as it affirms the possibility of life which does not need the same conditions as most other organisms in order to survive.
"The idea of alternative biochemistries for life is common in science fiction," said Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute in California. "Until now, a life form using arsenic as a building block was only theoretical, but now we know such life exists in Mono Lake."
This discovery also leads us to the revelation that we might not as easily recognize intelligent life forms in outer space - they could be completely different from our expectations. As Felisa Wolfe-Simone, a NASA Astrobiology Research Fellow in California and the research team's lead scientist, stated: "We know that some microbes can breathe arsenic, but what we've found is a microbe doing something new - building parts of itself out of arsenic. If something here on Earth can do something so unexpected, what else can life do that we haven't seen yet?"
This shows us that so far, we might have been looking for the wrong thing. "The definition of life has just expanded," said Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. "As we pursue our efforts to seek signs of life in the Solar system, we have to think more broadly, more diversely and consider life as we do not know it."
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This change of mindset presents a new question: If we were to discover intelligent life, what would the result be for us? A reaction similar to the War of the Worlds radio panic 3 in 1938 could be the outcome of such news. Awe is another option. Is terror or amazement the more likely response from our side?
There is also a lot of speculation as to what the intelligent life forms if found would do. Would they be friendly and wish to establish contact with us? Or is it more likely for them to be hostile and angry for having been discovered? It is impossible to tell at this point. However, to avoid a worldwide panic, agencies and organizations are trying to prepare us, the people of Earth, for the possibility of finding intelligent life.
Reassured that public relations on the E.T. topic are well taken care of; scientists are free to pursue the quest to find extraterrestrial intelligent life. New projects are constantly cropping up to try and discover any trace of other-worldly intelligence. Organisations such as SETI, for example, are searching the skies for radio wave activity - if found such evidence would settle the matter and thus prove that intelligent life exists. An associated idea is that intelligent life might send laser signals into outer space.
This is one of the best ways to discover other possible intelligent life forms in the galaxy - by looking for evidence of technology developed by that life. Scientists conducting the High Resolution Microwave Survey in 1992 scanned the whole sky for strong microwave signals; their logic being that at some point intelligent beings on other worlds might eventually develop radio technology capable of sending these signals. In 1993, however, the United States Congress advised NASA to end the project.
Nevertheless, in 1998, NASA astronomers began to search for pulses of laser light. They thought that possible intelligent creatures in outer space might have developed powerful lasers. They then may have transmitted short laser light pulses into the universe for observers, such as us, to detect.
The only drawback with such space communication is that light signals must travel for thousands of light years in order to reach their destination, and it would take just as long for any reply or laser pulse to reach us. So, if we were to receive any kind of signal from outer space, it would be from the distant past, and there would be no guarantee that the life forms would be still alive.
Have we reached a setback in our quest to find intelligent life in outer space? Yes. Does this mean we are going to stop searching? Definitely not. As Mark Twain put it, 'There can't be rainbows without rain,' meaning that until you reach the end result, there are inevitably going to be obstacles along the way.
1The Drake equation is used to estimate the number of extra-terrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy with which communication might be possible.
2A microorganism called Strain GFAJ-1 was found on 2 nd December, 2010, by NASA researchers in Mono Lake in California [Figure 2]. Strain GFAJ-1 belongs to the class Gammaproteobacteria. The researchers began by giving the microbe both phosphorus and arsenic and eventually removed the phosphorus. The microorganism continued to grow, living only on arsenic. The location was chosen because of its high alkalinity and levels of arsenic, which are partly a result of Mono Lake's 50-year isolation from a source of fresh water.
|Figure 2: Blum, J. (unknown) "GFAJ-1 grown on arsenic". Available from: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/astrobiology_toxic_ chemical.html on 20-12-10|
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Ana Pavlova was born in 1997 and lives in Romania. Her favourite subjects are Science, French and History. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis, reading, learning new things and spending time with her family; she particularly enjoys a heated debate! She hopes to study law or politics at University; however, she is still unsure as to what career path she would like to follow.
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Pavlova A. Are we alone after all?. Young Scientists J 2011;4:48-51
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Wrapping up the Psalms. For many reasons, the psalmist finds himself praising the Lord, among them: “He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names” (147:4). Just last week, we got to see the longest lasting eclipse of the moon in over 500 years. Eclipses, “shooting stars,” planets (Oh, my! The crescent moon and Venus together, a couple weeks ago!), nebulae, galaxies, and on and on! Astronomers have estimated there are around 200 billion trillion stars in the universe. Don’t even ask me to try to illustrate such a number; it is unfathomable. Yet, our God has determined that number, and he has named every one of those stars.
We praise God for his greatness and his unsearchable knowledge. And his knowledge extends, especially, to his children. Just the other day, from Psalm 139, I wrote, “The Lord is so acquainted with me that there is nothing he does not know about me. There is no place I can go, where he is not there. He made me, and he knows the number of my days. He knows me even better than I know myself.” Charles Spurgeon made application regarding God’s knowledge of the stars and his knowledge of his children: “He who counts the stars and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting His own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature He ever made, or the only saint He ever loved.” Yes, this Thanksgiving day, we have such joy and express such thankfulness to our God who loves us so.
Delightful is the task to sing,
On each returning day,
The praises of our heavenly King,
And grateful homage pay.
The countless worlds, which bathed in light,
Through fields of azure move,
Proclaim his wisdom and his might;
But O, how great his love! -- Harriet Auber (19th century)


Remember when you used to ask me where’s the sun when we we’re looking at the moon through your room window?
My answer is the sun and the moon can not be in one place at a time. They replace each other. The sun in day time. The moon in night time. Even though they can’t be in one place at a time. They cooperate with each other to take care of the earth. To make sure the earth well being.
Somehow.. In the future, i hope you will understand that even though something/someone isn’t there. That doesn’t mean they don’t care.
Human are able to love or care about another in so many ways. And sometimes they did it without literary being by our side. But they care about us none of the less.
You are my Earth. I am your Moon. And you have The Sun. Even though it seems that Moon & Sun can’t be in one place at a time. We love you with all our heart and soul.
We love you Zaid. My brave son


How many of you, dear readers, have had a sleepless night or two or three recently? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? It just might be the moon. Allyson Chiu’s recent article in the Washington Post reports , “A paper published this week in the journal Science Advances found that people tend to have a harder time sleeping in the days leading up to a full moon. …Ahead of the full moon, it took people, on average, 30 minutes longer to fall asleep and they slept for 50 minutes less, said Leandro Casiraghi, the study’s lead author and a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. ‘What we did is we came up with a set of data that shockingly proves that this is real, that there’s an actual effect of the moon on our sleep,’ Casiraghi said.”
Debra, such an interesting study! I am now eager to watch the full moon, and track my sleep, especially because some nights, I’m really tossing and turning lately.
Let me know what happens. I’m going to do the same.
Even without reading the data, I can easily believe it. Living on the Long Island Sound, I witness the highly visible effects of the gravitational pull caused by a full moon. The ocean tides are much higher during the full (and new) moons, as the stronger gravitational pull grabs the sea water and moves it further onto the shores. Whenever we have a bad storm that involves wind, the meteorologists are quick to emphasize how much worse the height of the waves will be if we are at or near a full moon. Considering that the human body is largely comprised of water, it is reasonable to conclude that the increased gravitational pull of a full moon on earth’s water would also affect the human body in a myriad of ways. Thanks for sharing this study!
I”ve also heard that maternity wards begin to fill up as the moon
grows fuller. All that amniotic water! Amazing the pull of the moon.


Making Spaceflight History With Anousheh Ansari!
Lifting off with the Expedition 14 mission crew on September 18, 2006, American businesswoman Anousheh Ansari made headlines around the world as the first female space explorer. In doing so, Anousheh, an engineer by training, also earned a place in history as the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.
Asked before her historic mission to the International Space Station what she hoped to achieve on her spaceflight, she said, “I hope to inspire everyone—especially young people, women, and young girls all over the world, and in Middle Eastern countries that do not provide women with the same opportunities as men—to not give up their dreams and to pursue them.”
After her nine-day stay on the International Space Station where she performed a host of experiments on behalf of the European Space Agency, Anousheh, as an engineer and entrepreneur, has continued her efforts to advance technology and the commercialization of the space industry that she had begun before her flight.
In her current venture, she is co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, a company that is focusing on unleashing the power of the Internet to all consumers and dramatically alter and simplify their digital living experience.
Anousheh and her family in 2004 provided title sponsorship for the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million cash award for the first non-governmental organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks.
Prior to founding Prodea Systems, Anousheh served as co-founder, CEO and chairman of Telecom Technologies, Inc. The company successfully merged with Sonus Networks, Inc., in 2000.
“Ever since childhood, I always wanted to travel in space,” says Anousheh who was born in Mashhad, Iran. She witnessed the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and in 1984 immigrated to the United States as a teenager.
Although not knowing any English upon her arrival to America, she adapted well and studied hard, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. In high school, she enjoyed and excelled in science, later going on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from George Mason University, followed by a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University. She also has an honorary doctorate from the International Space University. She is currently working toward a Master’s degree in Astronomy from Swinburne University.
In addition to English and her native Persian, Anousheh is also fluent in French, and acquired a working knowledge of Russian for her spaceflight experience with the Russian crew of the Soyuz TMA-9 craft before lifting off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
While on the International Space Station, she performed such experiments as: researching the mechanisms behind anemia; studying how changes in muscles influence lower back pain, and the consequences of space radiation on Space Station crew members. She also became the first person to publish a weblog from space.
Anousheh is a member of the X Prize Foundation’s Vision Circle, as well as its Board of Trustees. She is a life member in the Association of Space Explorers and on the advisory board of the Teacher’s in Space project. She has received multiple honors, including the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, the Working Woman’s National Entrepreneurial Excellence Award, and George Mason University’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Award.
Says Anousheh: “While it was extremely exciting to realize my goal of space travel, I am now focused on sharing this experience with others as a Space Ambassador, being a good role model for young people and advancing commercial space flight. As Gandhi once said, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’”
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عنوان مقاله [English]
Since long ago, the movements of celestial objects and what occurs in the sky have been wondrous and thought-provoking for humans. Their curious minds have continually sought clear answers to discover the relation between their destiny and celestial events. In historical documents and books, humans and the world have regarded their significant historical events to be related to celestial events and recorded them. Attention to this matter can also be observed in most religions and myths recorded by humankind. During the period after Islam, this relation laid the ground for one of the most important scientific activities of Muslims and numerous books have been written concerning astronomy. The presence of cosmic elements in works of art, including miniatures are a reminder of the importance of paying attention to celestial objects that humans believed played a role in their destiny. This research seeks answers that would clarify the relation between human destiny and celestial changes with a new meaning. Therefore, by examining some illustrations of the Persian Topkapi divination, looks for the reasons for believing in the relation between humans and celestial events and it answers the question of what were the concepts and meaning of the cosmic motifs used in these paintings, and what factors have contributed to the emergence of celestial elements and the belief in their influence on human destiny. The purpose of this research is to investigate the astronomical elements and to discover the cause of their belief in connection with human destiny, and in the way of reaching this goal, the theories of philosophers with an archetypal approach have been used. This research used a descriptive-analytical method and the documentary and library data were collected through note-taking and image-reading. Further, the data have been examined through qualitative analysis. The research results indicate that the cosmic elements have been created due to their clear concepts and effects on the destiny of generations of humans. Further, they have been passed down from generation to generation throughout centuries as a collective unconscious due to their significance and repetition. Ultimately, they have been recreated by artists to convey the concept according to the influential archetype in human destiny and have ended up in the form of illustrations. The identification and analysis of the secrets and symbols used in the illustrations of this study are the living witnesses to this theory.


The book presents a broad and in-depth overview of recent achievements and the current state of research in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) oscillatory and wave phenomena in the coronae of the Sun and stars. Major progress in coronal wave studies has been achieved thanks to the combination of high-precision multi-wavelength observations with spaceborne and ground-based facilities, elaborated theory of the interaction of MHD waves with plasma non-uniformities, state-of-the-art numerical simulations, and novel data analysis techniques. It has allowed the research community to reach a new look at the role played by MHD wave processes in the enigmatic phenomena of coronal plasma heating and wind acceleration as well as powerful energy releases such as flares and coronal mass ejections. In addition, the waves are intensively used as natural probes in the remote diagnostics of the coronal plasma parameters and physical processes operating in solar and stellar coronae via the method of MHD seismology. Individual chapters cover recent cutting-edge results obtained on the analysis and theoretical modelling of several most intensively studied coronal MHD wave phenomena, namely, kink and sausage oscillations of coronal loops and other field-aligned plasma structures, plus running and standing slow magnetoacoustic waves. A dedicated chapter assesses the reliability of proposed theoretical mechanisms for heating of the coronal plasma by MHD waves. Another chapter summarizes the current state of our understanding of the physical mechanisms and observational properties of quasi-periodic pulsations in solar flares, considers their analogy with similar processes detected in stellar flares, and thus establishes solid ground for the further exploitation of the solar-stellar analogy. An important discussion of novel data analysis techniques designed recently for MHD seismology applications is presented in a devoted chapter. The direction of future advances in the designated research areas are discussed.The book is a spin-off from the Topical Collection „Oscillatory Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae“ of the journal Space Science Reviews.
Springer / Springer Netherlands


As with any hobby, amateur astronomy can seem a little intimidating for those who are just beginning. Beginners can have a lot of questions about the astronomy hobby and about astronomy in general. We will be adding more questions and answers as time goes by.
If you have any question that is not answered here, please feel free to contact us by e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.org) and we will try our best to answer the question.
Anyone who has a desire to learn about astronomy and earth science can join this club.
No, you don’t need to own a telescope to join this club.
Yes, you can join this club without having any knowledge of astronomy.
We have many interesting program for beginners. You may visit the website for more details.
No. Anyone who is above 5 years old can join this club.
Believe it or not, this is the most asked question that astronomers encounter. Many people do not understand the difference. In ancient times, they were considered one and the same. But the two disciplines were separated during the Age of Reason in the 17th century. Astrology is a practice of using the locations of the planets to look into a person's personality or predict the future. It is not a science and is considered a form of divination. By contrast, astronomy is the scientific study of the universe. Astronomers observe the objects in the night sky to try to determine their composition and learn more about the origin and structure of the universe
Many people hesitate to get involved with astronomy because they believe it requires expensive equipment. The only thing you really need to enjoy the night sky is your eyes, a dark viewing location, and some patience. To get a better look at things, a pair of binoculars can provide a really good look. Many people will be surprised how many more stars and objects they can see with a decent pair 10x binoculars.


As we observe the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this Saturday, July 20, it’s important to note that Delaware County was also part of the action back in the 1960s, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network.
The Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Chester produced the nation’s largest rocket test chamber for Aerojet General and Boeing Vertol made innovations in the helicopter industry.
Looking back on those days is Harry J. Augensen, Ph.D, professor of physics and astronomy at Widener University and director of the university observatory.
Augensen was finishing a shift in an automotive spring factory at the time, determined to land a career in the space sciences after watching men take their first steps on the moon.
“I had already decided to go into the field of astronomy and astrophysics, but this was something that cemented my career path – I knew this was going to be a frontier,” he said.
Looking back 50 years later, Augusen spoke “in awe” of the efficiency behind the Apollo 11 landing – with its inter-disciplinary team of America’s best in science and engineering joined by international counterparts.
Read more about Dr. Augusen’s thoughts on the space program here.


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The Earth may not move across the "sky", but the view is not static. Future astronauts will see the continents rotate in and out of view and the ever changing pattern of clouds will always catch one's eye. Well at least on the nearside, but what about the farside? The Earth is never visible from the farside, imagine a sky with no Earth or Moon - what will farside explorers think with no Earth overhead?
This image was taken when LRO was km above the farside crater Compton All this takes place while LRO is traveling over meters per second faster than mph relative to the lunar surface below the spacecraft! As a result of these three motions and the fact that the Narrow Angle Camera is a line scanner the raw image geometry is distorted. Also, because the Moon and Earth are so far apart, the geometric correction is different for each body. Reconstruction of the Earth-Moon image is not a simple matter — and that is just to get the black and white image!
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The blue areas in this image show where astronomers find most of the mass in the clusters. The concentration of mass is determined using the effect of so-called gravitational lensing, where light from the distant objects is distorted by intervening matter. Most of the matter in the clusters blue is clearly separate from the normal matter pink , giving direct evidence that nearly all of the matter in the clusters is dark.
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Where can physics take you? Quite literally into space!
Year 12 physics students took part in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) day in November at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
We had a great day learning about careers in places as varied as Rolls Royce, the Met (weather) Office and the RAF. Did you know that most weather forecasters had physics degrees? There was also lots of information from the universities of Birmingham, Warwick and Leicester about some of the research they carried out and all of it linked to space exploration.


Iceland has no nights !!! 😮
Just imagine for a moment, how will you feel, if there are no nights in your country.
Will you feel weary or energetic?
Will you be able to have your good night’s sleep?
Well there are people who experience a broad 6 month midnight sun i.e no nights , no darkness in their region near the Arctic and Antarctic circle.
Iceland is one such extreme country.
It is situated just below the arctic circle and is shockingly known as “The Land of the Midnight Sun” sporting continous daylight for 6 months.
Let us throw some light on this extreme Icelandic phenomenon
Why Midnight Sun?
Midnight sun is a natural phenomenon where you can see the Sun even at midnight.
It occurs in the Arctic circle during the summer solstice (around June 22) , During the same time in the Antarctic circle, polar night occurs. In Antarctic circle midnight sun occurs in the winter solstice (around December 21) and polar night simultaneously.
Polar night is reverse of midnight sun, i.e darkness throughout the day.
Earth completes one rotation around the sun every 24 hours, which causes the change between day and night .
The earth is tilted by about 23.5 degrees on it’s axis. If earth would be perpendicular on it’s axis, we would have 12 hours day and night across the world with no changing seasons. The North pole tilt towards the sun causes midnight sun while the tilt away from the sun, causes polar night.
How to sleep during midnight sun?
It’s a very common question posed by many individuals after getting acquainted with the Icelandic natural phenomenon.
It’s true that darkness simulates our sleep routine, but does NO darkness means distorted sleep??
Icelandic people use black out curtains or thick curtains to avoid light disrupting their sleep routine.Though experiencing chilled long days will become part of your daily life and this weird phenomenon will appear natural to your body.
Yes, it appears weird, but no matter what, the picturesque beauty of Iceland will be at your display.
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Since the start in Les Sables d’Olonne on 6 November, Sébastien Josse has crossed the North Atlantic, southbound, switching from autumn to summer in around ten days. The solo sailor crossed the equator in the early hours of Wednesday (GMT); the first time in the southern hemisphere for the most recent of the Gitana fleet. On entering these regions, some of the references change, such as the direction of the air in the zones of high and low pressure, as well as the night sky. Indeed, the view we have of the moon’s motion in the northern hemisphere is reversed in the South, as are the constellations, which no longer appear in the same place. Add to that the time zones, which slide by as Sébastien moves around the Antarctic; it’s enough to really make you feel a long way from home!
In the moonlight
Before casting off, Sébastien always takes an interest in the lunar calendar that shows the phases of the Moon over the first days of racing as its brightness has a significant influence on the atmosphere aboard. “At night, you lose your visual references. You no longer see the sea, the clouds, the sails, so if the moon’s out, it can light your way as if it’s broad daylight, which changes everything,” he explains. This year, the competitors set sail with a waxing moon and, overnight from 14 into 15 November, photographers from around the world turned into night owls so as to capture images of the “extra-super moon”, the biggest since 1948. In fact, our most familiar satellite turns in elliptical fashion around the Earth and when it gets as close to us as possible, as it did on Monday night through into Tuesday, it is a sumptuous sight to behold. However, under the tropics, Sébastien Josse and his close rivals had a great many other natural phenomena to tame at the same time.
At that very moment, Gitana 16 was traversing the doldrums, a climatic zone near the equator, where the trade winds of the northern hemisphere and those of the South come together to create a zone that is not exactly relished by sailors given how hard it can be to decipher. As a result, the skipper spent the night battling hard on deck. “I wasn’t able to enjoy the phenomenon,” he admitted yesterday. The moon stayed behind the clouds and wasn’t much of a support. However, since Edmond de Rothschild has been able to extract itself from the clutches of the doldrums, Sébastien has been able to appreciate the beauty of this now waning moon. And given that the tropical temperatures mean the boat can be sailed in a T-shirt under the stars, the skipper is making the most of the pleasant nights, much more so than the days in fact, where the sun beats down on the deck and transforms the inside of the boat into a sauna.
Keeping watch at night, sleeping in the day
Indeed, staying awake at night rather than in the day isn’t an activity reserved exclusively for the equatorial zones. In the Vendée Globe, Sébastien seeks to get 3 to 6 hours sleep every 24 hours and admits that he sleeps better during the day. “The night is the riskiest time, as you only feel the changes in the conditions when it touches your sails, without really being able to anticipate it,” he continues. “At night, we’re never contemplative. We remain on the alert, poised to spring. As a result, I manage to get off to sleep more easily during the day, as it’s better for performance and safety.”
The mysteries of the night
As is the case back on shore, the night is often more conducive to daydreaming. Time stretches out and the mind wanders. “When the boat is slipping along at 25 knots in the pitch black of night, it certainly is an incredible feeling,” he admits. “It’s exhilarating but agonising at the same time as you don’t exactly know what the sea state is like and where you’re going.” Indeed, at times like these, where the boat is performing acrobatics on the crest of the waves, Sébastien has a technique for making him feel calmer. “Before the sun goes down, I memorise the boat’s trim with the aim of keeping it at its optimum until the following morning. In that way, even if something happens, if the boat races out of control and I have to react, I know I can quickly get my bearings and my trim back and hence my speed.”
The Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild is currently making her way down the coast of Brazil. The sun and the moon are still colouring the seascape and the life of the sailor, but soon, as they hit the roaring forties, the cloud base will drop, thicken and take on a permanent grey hue, typical of the Deep South. And yet, it’s the height of the summer down there! Furthermore, so close to the South Pole, the nights will also become shorter, only to become a half-light on the approach to Cape Horn.


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The Athena Presents: Science on Screen — a Science Movie Mash-Up.
A project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Coolidge Corner Theater. The Science on Screen program pairs with a short talk with a scientist or technology expert. The free Science on Screen events are fun and engaging and offer dynamic speakers an unexpected jumping point to teach their field of expertise in a way that is accessible to a diverse audience.
Dr. Irwin will talk about the technological, political, and societal context at the time of the Apollo 13 mission. He will also deliver a personal message from one of the Apollo 13 astronauts.
Since 1985, Irwin has worked on inertial precision pointing systems with astronomical applications including the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System and the Hubble Space Telescope. He has also provided test data analysis services for Space Shuttle Main Engine flight readiness and safety decisions.


A group of stargazers will be congregating on the Hackberry Trail Overlook in Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, December 15th from 6-10 PM to watch the heavens and its constellations in the heart of Chambers County. Join these knowledgeable astronomers, who will be sharing their telescopes for all to look through, for a fun evening of pointing out planets, stars, constellations, and maybe even a satellite. The best way to see stars is away from the ambient light of the city, and then the thousands of stars just pop! This is a free event for the whole family.
The Hackberry Trail Overlook is just a 1/2 mile south of the visitor information center/bathrooms at the entrance to the refuge, about 3 1/2 miles south from the turnoff at FM 1985. Please dim your car lights once you pass the visitor information center, and park along the road. Bring a flashlight to help guide your way to the boardwalk entrance and to the overlook.
For more information, contact Stephanie Martinez at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, (409)267-3337. On the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge map, FM 1985 is the same as Whites Ranch Road. The blue flag is the Visitor Information Center/bathroom area. PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS, SO YOU CAN BE NOTIFIED IN CASE OF CANCELLATION (DUE TO WEATHER), AT (409)267-3337.


The world’s first space telescope celebrates a quarter century this week nasa’s hubble space telescope launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle. Hubble reveals stellar fireworks accompanying galaxy collisions the hubble telescope has uncovered over 1,000 bright young star clusters bursting to life. The hubble space telescope as seen from the departing space shuttle atlantis, flying servicing mission 4 , the fifth and final hubble mission.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hubble telescope’s mission, the open university has imagined six ‘postcards from space’, using some of the hubble’s. Nasa's hubble space telescope is a favorite instrument of university of arizona astronomers here are some important facts about this amazing telescope. Brief and straightforward guide: what is the hubble space telescope (with pictures.
Webb often gets called the replacement for hubble, but we prefer to call it a successor after all, webb is the scientific successor to hubble its science. The hubble deep field (hdf) is an image of a small region in the constellation ursa major, constructed from a series of observations by the hubble space telescope. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the launch of the hubble space telescope, we asked astronomers and others involved in the telescope’s. Since launch in 1990, the hubble space telescope (hst) has provided amazing images that have led to discoveries explore hubble's history and facts. The telescope is an instrument that, in principle, enables the observer to see the stars and planets with a much larger eye telescopes use either a lens or a mirror.
El telescopio espacial hubble está situado en los bordes exteriores de la atmósfera, en órbita circular alrededor alrededor de la tierra a 593 kilómetros sobre el. Hubble space telescope research papers report on nasa's large telescope program to reveal the mystery of the stars and planets. On april 24, 1990, hubble space telescope was launched into low earth orbit it orbits the earth at an altitude of about 350 miles (560 kilometers.
Repair, 1993 the repair of space telescope hubble 1993 by space shuttle astronauts on the first hubble service mission, sts-61. Yes, the hubble space telescope (hst) is still in orbit around the earth it will never go to saturn or anywhere else when it reaches the end of it's. Edwin hubble's arrival at mount wilson observatory, california in 1919 coincided roughly with the completion of the 100-inch (25 m) hooker telescope, then the world. The hubble space telescope, launched in 1990, uses a large hyperbolic mirror to take highly detailed astronomical photographs.
Prev next hubble if the hubble telescope were aimed at the earth, how detailed would the images be —kyle rankin this is a common question the hubble operators. About the mission on april 24, 1990, the space shuttle discovery lifted off from earth with the hubble space telescope nestled securely in its bay. Kids learn about telescopes in the science of physics including lenses, mirrors, refracting, reflecting, the history, and the hubble space telescope. Expanding the frontiers of the visible universe, the hubble space telescope looks deep into space with cameras that can see across the entire optical.


The Arab world’s preliminary lunar wanderer is introducing to location at 11.38am, local time
The UAE is presently merely a number of humans resources much from an added historic min: It prepares to wind up being the fourth country to get to the moon, the preliminary in the Arab world.
The Rashid Explorer — called after the late Sheikh Rashid container Saeed Al Maktoum, previous Leader of Dubai — is introducing to location today at 11.38am (UAE time), keeping in mind the start of a remarkable 385,000km odyssey.
Register With the UAE’s massive send-off for the lunar wanderer in addition to sight this location as we bring you a total account of the launch. Right below’s one of the most current:
Capture all the task live right below:
The Emirates Lunar Objective has really come a prolonged technique since it was originally presented in September 2020. Right below’s a quick review on all you need to know.
9.25am: Press reporters get to the Mohammed Container Rashid Space Centre in Dubai
At the MBRSC, the mindset is amongst satisfaction in addition to anxiousness. Many are buying coffee in addition to participating in what is definitely mosting most likely to be a prolonged day. Right below’s Khaleej Times’ team on the ground, prepared to tape history intended:
Numerous people throughout the globe have really been abiding by the UAE’s location objectives, with huge media defense tape-recorded each time. Throughout the Hope Probe’s launch in 2020, as an example, over 1.5 billion people followed the story in documents in addition to socials media. We expect no a lot less with this remarkable event.
10.09am: Eventually, the liftoff is happening
A number of humans resources before the blastoff, the satisfaction caps throughout the UAE — especially since the purpose had really run into a range of hold-ups.
Formerly this month, the launch of the wanderer was held off a fourth time as an outcome of technical hold-ups. According to Japan-based ispace inc (ispace), the global lunar exploration company which will definitely land the Emirati wanderer on the Moon, a, the message ponement of the launch initiative of the lunar lander made it possible for SpaceX to implement additional pre-flight checks of the truck.
10.15am: Why location objectives get held off
Back-up launch days are thought of for countless elements, state experts. Perhaps climate condition irregularities or any type of kind of mechanical issues gotten in touch with the rocket.
This will definitely ensure that launch firms have ample time to review the location purpose completely.
Discover Even more right below:
10.20am: A have a look in any way previous Moon objectives
If reliable, the UAE will definitely wind up being the preliminary Arab country in addition to the fourth country worldwide to get to the lunar surface after the U.S.A., Soviet Union, in addition to China.
Right below’s a have a look in any way the location objectives to the Moon since 1960:
10.24am: Where, what, when
The UAE’s lunar wanderer is expected to release aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Intricate 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Stress Terminal, Florida, USA, at 11.38am UAE time.
10.30am: The epic purpose in one minutes
10.35am: All hands on deck
With the launch merely over a human resources away, all hands jump on deck at the Objective Control Location at the MBRSC in Dubai. Right below’s consider what’s happening currently behind the scenes:
10.45am: The ground terminal up close
Wondering simply exactly how the control panel appear like at the Moon unbiased terminal of the MBRSC? Right below’s a peek:
10.55am: Sheikh Hamdan post cool video, what are your concepts?
Today, in expectations of Rashid Explorer’s location journey, Sheikh Hamdan container Mohammed container Rashid Al Maktoum, shared a fantastic video clip of the wanderer, developed versus the history of the MBRSC head workplace.
11.05am: ‘We have really taken a look at all the systems, we are exceptionally thrilled’
Abdulla Al Shehhi, the wanderer mechanical style lead was answerable for ensuring every required system match the small 10kg wanderer.
Speaking With KT, he asserted: “I hesitate, delighted, a mix of experiences. This is the preliminary purpose to the moon. The launch today is amongst the crucial points. We will definitely get the preliminary signal from the lander in addition to after that we will definitely get the preliminary signal from the wanderer. That will definitely count on the lander orbital positioning. Currently we are exceptionally thrilled. The team right below prepares to obtain any type of kind of signals. We have really taken a look at all the systems, we are exceptionally thrilled. It will definitely be the really very first time the UAE show up on the moon so it is definitely a big activity for us.”
11.08am: half a hr to come before liftoff
With half a human resources to come before the launch, the satisfaction caps throughout the UAE. It’s all systems choose the Rashid Explorer’s journey which gets rid of from Cape Canaveral Space Stress Terminal, Florida, USA, at 11.38am UAE time.
11.15am: VIP expected to get to the MBRSC purpose control location
All press reporters have really been generated out of the unbiased control location as the team prepares to obtain the VIP that will definitely register with for the launch. Presently, there is no sign that it will definitely be.
11.18am: All systems go
With blastoff merely a number of minutes away, much more people — spectactors, authorities in addition to press reporters — get to the MBRSC. All systems prepare to go. The media are performed in their specific areas with their eyes on the online.
The mindset is electric. Everyone identifies we jump on the cusp of creating history. The MBSRC group can say goodbye to be seen around the media area. Along with satisfaction, tension and also anxiousness is certainly air-borne.
11.23am: Find out more concerning the Rashid Explorer — what will it do on the Moon?
KT graphics: Raja Choudhry


After thatThe theft system works. While there have been arrests of low-level thieves, the year just gets better and better, with the Perseids (another of the big three along with the Geminids) a particular highlight for northern hemisphere observers in August.
In addition to the year’s other reliable performers we’ve included one wild card: the Aurigids, in late August. Most years, the Aurigids are a very, very minor shower, but they just might put on a show this year.
So here is our pick of the meteoric highlights for 2021.
For each meteor showerThe wall in terms of being able to handle it,, we give you a finder chart showing the radiant (where the meteors appear to come from in the sky) and where best to look in the sky, the full period of activity and the forecast peak.
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