Astronomy
& Astrophysics Dictionaries & Glossaries
ASTRONOMY DICTIONARIES
ASTRONOMY
AND ASTROPHYSICS DICTIONARIES
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Astro-Physical
Units & Conversion
UNIT CONVERSION RELATED CENTERS
ASTRO-PHYSICAL CALCULATORS & APPLETS
ASTR0-PHYSICAL CALCULATOR
Astro-Physical Calculator includes:
Scientific, Technical, Programming
and Logic functions
Physical Constants
".Velocity
of light; Planck constant; Gravitational
constant;
Electron charge; Mass of electron;
Mass of proton;
Mass of neutron; Mass of hydrogen;
Avagadro's number;
Boltzmann constant; Rydberg constant;
etc."
Astronomical
Constants
".Astronomical
unit; Parsec; Light year; Solar
mass; etc."
Planetary
Data
".Mass;
Radius; Period; Eccentricity; etc."
ASTRONOMICAL DISTANCE CALCULATORS
& APPLETS
CALCULATE THE VELOCITY
OF THE LOCAL STANDARD OF REST
JULIAN CALCULATORS & APPLETS
XTIME - A DATE/TIME CALCULATOR - High Energy
Astrophysics Sciences Archive Research Center
(HEASARC), NASA
xTime - A Date/Time Calculator: input one
of the following:
Calendar Time Formats
Calendar date, ISO 8601 date, Year and
day number, Julian Day; Modified Julian
Day."
Mission-Specific Time Formats
High
Energy Astrophysics Sciences Archive
Research Center (HEASARC), NASA
ASTRONOMICAL TIME CALCULATOR - L. Bogan,
Department of Physics, Arcadia University,
Nova Scotia, Canada
CONVERSION OF JULIAN DATE TO CALENDAR
DATE AND VICE VERSA (JAVA APPLET) -
Dieter Egger, Alpha-World, Forschungseinrichtung
Satellitengeodäsie, Bundesrepublik
Deutschland (Germany) For more information
see
Astro Applets;
Applets;
Site Map or
Dieter Egger's Home Page
HELIOCENTRIC JULIAN DAY - Dan Bruton,
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Stephen F. Austin State University &
Midnight Kite Solutions
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Astronomical
Data, Sunset/Sunrise, Moon Phases, etc.
ASTRONOMICAL DATA CALCULATORS & APPLETS
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATORS - Astronomical Applications
Department, U.S. Naval Observatory .
Astronomical Applications Department of the
U.S. Naval Observatory
".computes,
from fundamental astronomical reference
data, the position, brightness, and other
observable characteristics of celestial
bodies, as well as the circumstances of
astronomical phenomena. This information
is of critical importance to navigation,
military operations planning, scientific
research, surveying, accident reconstruction,
architecture, and everyday activities."
For
more information see
Site Map or
Astronomical Applications Department
Examples from over "20" Astronomical Calculators
& Tables include
Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for
One Year
Duration of Daylight Table
".provides,
for each calendar date, the total time
that any portion of the Sun is above
the horizon."
Duration
of Darkness Table
".provides,
for each calendar date, the total time
that the entire Sun is below the horizon."
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
".obtain
the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise,
moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon,
and the beginning and end of civil twilight,
along with."
Lunar Eclipse Computer
Lunar Eclipse Computer
".The
table of local circumstances gives the
local time of each eclipse "event" that
is visible from the location."
SUN, MOON AND EARTH (JAVA APPLET) - J. Giesen
English & German/Deutsch
Sun, Moon & Earth Calculator
".displays
the positions of the Sun and Moon on the
horizon for any date, time and location,
and on a world map with day and night regions.
The times of rise and setting,."
For
more information see
GeoAstro Applets;
Astro Applets;
Astronomy and related stuff or
Juergen Giesen's Physik und Astronomie
Examples from over "20" GeoAstro Calculators
& Applets include
SOLAR POSITION CALCULATOR - C. Cornwall, A.
Horiuchi & C. Lehman, Surface Radiation Research
Branch (SRRB), Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA
. For more information see
Solar Calculators or the
Surface Radiation Research Branch
PHOTOPERIOD CALCULATORS & APPLETS
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Today's
Space Weather
TODAY'S SPACE WEATHER CALCULATORS, APPLETS
& DATABASES (ALL INCLUSIVE)
TODAY'S SPACE WEATHER: REAL-TIME & NEAR
REAL-TIME SPACE WEATHER DATA - Space Weather
Prediction Center, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .
Space Weather Prediction Center
".continually
monitors and forecasts Earth's space environment;
provides accurate, reliable, and useful
solar-terrestrial information; conducts
and leads research and development programs
to understand the environment and to improve
services; advises policy makers and planners;."
Current
Space Weather Conditions include:
".Geomagnetic
Storms;
Solar Radiation Storms;
Radio Blackouts;
GOES X-ray Flux 1-min data;
Satellite Environment Plot;
GOES X-ray Flux 5-min data;
GOES Magnetometer;
GOES Proton Flux;
GOES ElectronFlux;
Estimated Planetary Kp;
D-region Absorption Prediction Model;
ACE RTSW MAG, EPAM, SWEPAM, SIS;
Auroral Activity from NOAA POES; etc."
For
more information see the
Space Weather Prediction Center
TODAY'S SPACE WEATHER DATA - Space Weather
Prediction Center, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .
Space Weather Data and Products includes:
".Alerts
and Forecasts;
SWPC Reports and Summaries;
Space Weather Models;
Solar and Geomagnetic Indices;
Instrument Measurements; etc."
For
more information see the
Space Weather Prediction Center
TODAY'S SPACE WEATHER - IPS Radio & Space
Services, Department of Industry, Tourism
and Resources, Australian Government, Australia
Multimedia Databases (Text & Images)
IPS Radio & Space Services Space Weather
includes
".Solar
Wind Speed;
X-Ray Flux;
X-Ray Flux Value;
X-Ray Flares;
Latest Culgoora Spectrograph;
Latest Culgoora H-Alpha Image;
Geomagnetic Warning;
K-Index;
pc3 Index;
GEOSTAT Alert;
Geomagnetic Alert;
Aurora Alert;
Polar Cap Absorption; etc."
For
more information see the
IPS Radio & Space Services
ACE - REAL TIME - DATA - ACE, ACE Science
Center, JPL, NASA .
ACE Browse Data
".are
designed for monitoring large scale particle
and field behavior and for selecting interesting
time periods. The data are automatically
generated from the spacecraft data stream
using simple algorithms provided by the
instrument investigators."
For
more information see
ACE Science Center, JPL
CURRENT SPACE WEATHER - Rice Space Institute,
Department of Space Physics & Astronomy,
Rice University
Current Space Weather includes:
".most
recent Kp Index, Solar Wind
Observations, NOAA/SEC Forcast, etc."
For
more information see
Space Weather Dials Interpretation Guide
or the
Rice Space Institute
CURRENT SOLAR WIND CONDITIONS (DIALS ONLY)
- Rice Space Institute, Department of Space
Physics & Astronomy, Rice University
Current Solar Wind Conditions includes:
".Density;
Speed; Pressure; Temperature; Magnitude;
Polar Angle;
Azimuth; Convection; Alfven Speed; Sound
Speed; Thermal Energy;
Log[Beta]; Alfven Mach; Mach Number; etc."
For
more information see
Space Weather Dials Interpretation Guide
or the
Rice Space Institute
Solar Activity, Sun Daily Images, Sunspots,
Solar Wind, etc.
DAILY SUN REPORTS, CHARTS, NEWS, DATABASES
SOLAR RADIO BURSTS, SOLAR WIND, SOLAR STORMS,
ETC.
Solar Radio Bursts
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