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NJIT physics professor directs effort to install 1.2 meter telescope in NJ

NJIT physics professor Andrew Gerrard hopes by the end of October to be able to peer through what will be the second largest optical telescope east of Texas. Under his direction, a 1.2-meter diameter, fully-steerable Itek optical telescope will soon be installed far from city lights atop Jenny Jump Mountain, Hope. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/jennyjump.html The site, 1100 feet above sea level, is one of the few dark sky locations left in New Jersey.

6.7 Meter Telescope To Capture 30 Terabytes Per Night

Lumenary7204 writes "The Register has a story about the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, a project to build a 6.7 meter effective-diameter ground-based telescope that will be used to map some of the faintest objects in the night sky. Jeff Kantor, the LSST Project Data Manager, indicates that the telescope should be in operation by 2016, will generate around 30 terabytes of data per night, and will 'open a movie-like window on objects that change or move on rapid timescales: exploding supernovae, potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids, and distant Kuiper Belt Objects.' The end result will be a 150 petabyte database containing one of the most detailed surveys of the universe ever undertaken by a ground-based telescope. The telescope's 8.4 meter mirror blank was recently unveiled at the University of Arizona's Mirror Lab in Tucson.

Keck Telescope and "Cosmic Lens" Team-up to Demonstrate Eventual Power of Thirty Meter Telescope

Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues used a rare cosmic alignment and modern adaptive optics to image a distant galaxy with similar exquisite resolution promised by the future Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). This achievement provided detailed insight into the nature of a young star-forming galaxy as it appeared only two billion years after the Big Bang, and determined how that galaxy may eventually evolve to become a system like our own Milky Way.

Hubble telescope working, taking photos again

This undated handout photo provided by NASA, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147. The Hubble Space Telescope is working again, taking stunning cosmic photos after a one-month breakdown. The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore said the $10 billion telescope is as good as it was before a shutdown in late September. That glitch scotched plans for spacewalking astronauts to upgrade the telescope this month. (AP Photo/NASA)

DPS Meeting Day 0: James Webb Space Telescope Workshop

Friday, October 10th, was "day zero" of the conference, when many formal and informal workshops are held. I attended a workshop titled "Observing Planets (wherever they may be) with James Webb Space Telescope." The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the planned successor to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). It was conceived as the next-generation space telescope after Hubble (in fact, it used to be called the NGST) and is an upgrade to HST in many ways. At the workshop, we heard updates on its capabilities and also had the chance to voice some suggestions we have about making the telescope more useful for planetary observations.

NASA runs into more trouble with Hubble Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven astronauts on board approached in this March 3, 2002 file photo. NASA engineers said they know how to fix the broken Hubble Space Telescope: They have to wake up a backup data-handling system that hasn't been turned on since the telescope launched in 1990. On Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008 NASA will start a complicated remote-control fix of a major glitch that stopped the telescope from capturing and beaming down pictures. Hubble should be able to send stunning astronomy photos back to Earth by Friday, officials said. (AP Photo/NASA, FILE)

NASA sees no quick fix for broken Hubble telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle Columbia, with a crew of seven astronauts on board approached in this March 3, 2002 file photo. NASA engineers said they know how to fix the broken Hubble Space Telescope: They have to wake up a backup data-handling system that hasn't been turned on since the telescope launched in 1990. On Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008 NASA will start a complicated remote-control fix of a major glitch that stopped the telescope from capturing and beaming down pictures. Hubble should be able to send stunning astronomy photos back to Earth by Friday, officials said. (AP Photo/NASA, FILE)

2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics awarded for carbon nanomaterials

(Nanowerk News) Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attended by luminaries of the field. The Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics recognizes researchers who have made an outstanding and innovative contribution to the field of applied physics.

Counter-terrorism symposium held at NJIT tomorrow

The public is invited to a counter-terrorism symposium tomorrow at NJIT from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The forum will focus on ways to secure schools, health and transportation facilities, protect customs, borders and port security, strengthen emergency response times and more. Presenters will include NJ State Police, Customs and Border Protection, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, U.S. Coast Guard and NJ Department of Public Safety. Sponsors include NJ Chapter of the Marine Corps Reserve Association, NY Shipping Association and PhibroChem Ltd. http://www.phibrochem.com/ Ridgefield Park.

NSF funds new 'Center for the Physics of Living Cells' at Illinois

The National Science Foundation announced this month that it is funding a new Physics Frontiers Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center for the Physics of Living Cells is one of nine Physics Frontiers Centers in the U.S., and the second to explore the physics of biological systems.

Kenko's KFM-2100 Flash/Ambi Meter

You might think that the sophisticated metering system in your camera is the be all and end all when it comes to exposure. The truth is, it does deliver remarkable results, but it can only take you so far. Want to tackle high-contrast scenes or tricky lighting or tonal situations without wasting a lot of time bracketing? Then you’ll need a handheld meter. Shooting studio flash? Camera metering systems are of no help here, so you’ll need a handheld flash meter. Prefer keying exposure to important highlight or shadow values, especially of areas off in the distance? You’ll need a 1° spot meter for that—something with pinpoint accuracy, which is a far cry from spot metering in any camera. But the question really comes down to: How sophisticated does a handheld meter need to be? With the KFM-2100, you’re getting a lot of bang for th

20 Things to do after installing Ubuntu Linux

Generally, in any operating system when you first install it fresh, you don’t get all the goodies. You have to install and download various applications and install them to make it suitable for your personal taste and requirement. Same is the case with Ubuntu as well. Unlike Windows, you have email client (Evolution) and an office suite (OpenOffice.org) by default loaded when you first install it. (Microsoft wants you to buy them separately and install it. But that’s a different debatable topic.)

Fuzziness on the Road to Physics' Grand Unification Theory

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Handheld LCR Meter from Protek Test & Measurement

The Model Z580 from Protek Test & Measurement, Englewood, NJ, is a handheld 9V battery-powered LCR meter that provides 0.3% accuracy and a 5-digit dual LCD. The meter incorporates a built-in comparator for 4-bin sorting with pass or fail warning, open and short-circuit calibration, and auto ranging and range hold. Test frequencies include 100 Hz, 120 Hz, 1 kHz, and 10 kHz; test voltages are 0.1 V, 0.3 V, and 0.42 V; and circuit modes are series and parallel equivalent.

NASA restarts Hubble telescope

U.S. space officials reactivated the Hubble space telescope's instrument panel Thursday in an effort to get the telescope transmitting again.

NASA restarts Hubble telescope

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. space officials reactivated the Hubble space telescope's instrument panel Thursday in an effort to get the telescope transmitting again.

NIST, NCI bring web 2.0 tools to nanotechnology standards effort

MICROSIZING GENETICS TESTING - Interview with James Landers, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Virginia ...MORE

Sunshield created for the Webb telescope

A full scale model of NASA's planned James Webb Space Telescope is on display on the National Mall in Washington on May 10, 2007. Scheduled for launch in 2013, the telescope will be 10 to 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Major Failure On the Hubble Space Telescope; Repair Mission Options Being Weighed

A major failure on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down science operations, as the spacecraft is unable to send any data to Earth, according to an article on NASA Spaceflight.com. The failure is on the “Side A” control system. There is also a back-up system, Side B which has never been used. Attempts will be made to switch to Side B later this week. This switch has never been attempted during the lifetime of the telescope, but it is hoped that the switch will work, allowing the HST to return to functionality. This may have an impact on the STS-125’s mission to repair the Hubble, delaying it to 2009, if managers decide to send up a replacement unit, or if a mitigation plan fails to restore the Telescope’s functionality.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm To Have 3.9GB Install

GP Reports: "Here we go again folks! More news on the mandatory install of the upcoming Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm that is set to release in a couple of days! As we go hands-on with the retail build of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, a mandatory install popped up having you wait for at least 15-20 minutes to install the 3.9GB Data of the game..."

Women and Minority Students Now More Likely to Take Physics

Female and underrepresented minority students have come a long way in bridging the historical gap in enlistment in a high school physics course, the American Institute of Physics reports in a recently-published survey. High school physics classes, which have historically had a higher percentage of male students, are now likely to contain equal numbers of males and females.

Access WALL-E's Universe via Microsoft WorldWide Telescope

Microsoft is bringing the small robot designed as a waste allocation load lifter - Earth class to its virtual telescope, made available to computers worldwide. The Redmond company has introduced a new tour of the WorldWide Telescope, featuring the popular robot from Disney-Pixar’s animated motion picture, and is inviting users to explore the universe along with WALL-E. Narrating the new tour added to the WorldWide Telescope is none other than the director of WALL-E.

General Dynamics Successfully Completes On-Orbit Checkout of NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope

FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics , has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Fermi, previously known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope or GLAST, is a next-generation high-energy gamma-ray satellite designed to make observations of celestial gamma-ray sources. NASA recently renamed the satellite in honor of Prof. Enrico Fermi (1901 - 1954), a pioneer in high-energy physics.

Effort to Reboot Hubble Telescope Hits Snag

NASA's attempt to revive the ailing Hubble Space Telescope has hit a snag, leaving the iconic observatory's return to science observations in limbo for at least another day, agency officials said Friday.

Problems halt NASA's effort to restart Hubble telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's efforts to get the ailing Hubble Space Telescope working again have hit a snag, and engineers are trying to figure out their next step.

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