In the article, author examines building of Astronomical Observatory (1833-1837), which was a part architectural ensemble Kazan Imperial University in first third 19th-early 20th centuries (now – Federal University). The primary purpose study is to identify specific features university ensemble. task set value as basic identifier research methodology based on theory identity architecture and ur...

1 Kapteyn Astronomical Institute Rijks-universiteit Groningen (RuG), Landleven 12, Groningen 9747 Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] 2 Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 36-D, Santiago, Chile 3 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str.2, D 85748 Garching bei München, Germany 4 Anton Pannekoek Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 942...

We have carried out a wide-field imaging survey for [O ii]λ3727 emitting galaxies at z ≈ 1.2 in the HST COSMOS 2 square degree field using the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope. The survey covers a sky area of 6700 arcmin2 in the COSMOS field, and a redshift range between 1.17 and 1.20 (∆z = 0.03), corresponding to a survey volume of 5.56×105 Mpc3. We obtain a sample of 3176 [O ii] emitting g...

We present a characterization of the main properties of the night-sky at the Calar Alto observatory for the time period between 2004 and 2007. We use optical spectrophotometric data, photometric calibrated images taken in moonless observing periods, together with the observing conditions regularly monitored at the observatory, such as atmospheric extinction and seeing. We derive, for the first ...

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the X-ray sources detected in the wide-area, moderately deep Chandra Large Area Synoptic X-ray Survey of the Lockman Hole-Northwest field. We have B, V , R, I, and z photometry for 521 (99%) of the 525 sources in the X-ray catalog and spectroscopic redshifts for 271 (52%), including 20 stars. We do not find evidence for redshift groupings...

In the current era of data-intensive science, it is increasingly important for researchers to be able to have access to published results, the supporting data, and the processes used to produce them. Six years ago, recognizing this need, the American Astronomical Society and the Astrophysics Data Centers Executive Committee (ADEC) sponsored an effort to facilitate the annotation and linking of ...

Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) has been used to transfer large volumes of radio astronomical data between the AUT Radio Astronomical Observatory at Warkworth, New Zealand and the international organisations with which we are collaborating and conducting observations. Here we report on the current status of connectivity and on the results of testing different data transfer ...

The astronomical site parameters for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) are being studied from numerous aspects including meteorological, environmental, seismic and sky quality (e.g. “seeing”, cloud cover). Results to date indicate that MRO is an excellent site for astronomical observing. Seeing measurements of less that 1 arc second in the optical are routinely obtained. Seismic conditions ...

The LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) experiment consists of three Fabry-Perot interferometers designed to measure the infinitesimal perfurbations of the curvature of spacetime due to the motion of massive astronomical bodies. The interferometers are sensitive to strains of h ∼ 10 in a frequency range from 40 Hz to 1 kHz. Sources of astronomical interest include binary ...