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[2] [3] Rather than using a more traditional equatorial or altazimuth mount the Astroscan features a spherical housing around the primary reflector which sat in a cast aluminum cradle. The design was durable and allowed for simple operation by novice amateur astronomers; it won an Industrial Design Award in 1976. [ 1 ]
MUSE (Multiple sub-Nyquist Sampling Encoding), [1] commercially known as Hi-Vision (a contraction of HIgh-definition teleVISION) [1] was a Japanese analog high-definition television system, with design efforts going back to 1979.
IRAF (Image Reduction and Analysis Facility) is a collection of software written at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) geared towards the reduction of astronomical images and spectra in pixel array form.
The Tripuṇḍra, three horizontal lines, on the forehead as well as other body parts are symbols during rites of passages, and for some a daily practice. [2] These lines, states Antonio Rigopoulos, represent Shiva’s threefold power of will (icchāśakti), knowledge (jñānaśakti), and action (kriyāśakti). [ 2 ]
Nikki Glaser made history at the 2025 Golden Globes. The comedian was the first woman to host the award show solo — and she came prepared for her opening monologue.
On Friday, Jan. 3, Strotman was arraigned on one count of felony child neglect and one count of felony malicious wounding for an injury sustained by an infant on or about Nov. 10, 2024.
Ariana Grande is taking it all in stride.. Fans of the pop star are up in arms after a reporter on the red carpet of the Golden Globes asked the actress if her grandmother was "still alive.". In ...
Neutral-beam injection (NBI) is one method used to heat plasma inside a fusion device consisting in a beam of high-energy neutral particles that can enter the magnetic confinement field. When these neutral particles are ionized by collision with the plasma particles, they are kept in the plasma by the confining magnetic field and can transfer ...