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Dec 29 2016

Sayan Solar Observatory (C48) has discovered two new asteroids – 2016 SX34 and 2016 SZ34

With help of free beta-version of the CoLiTec software 2016 – Summer (1.6.6.1) Sayan Solar Observatory (C48) of Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics during the short period of time has discovered two new asteroids – 2016 SX34 and 2016 SZ34. Also, temporary designations of three asteroids have been changed according to the observations of C48. About 30 objects that are not present in catalogue were identified as moved objects.

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Dec 21 2016

CoLiTec published article in Odessa Astronomical Publications

CoLiTec Team published new article “Virtual observatory and CoLiTec software: modules, features, methods” in «Odessa Astronomical Publications» journal, which is included in the science database of NASA – Astrophysics Data System (ADS).

We describe complex processing system created by the CoLiTec project. This system includes features, user-friendly tools for processing control, results reviewing, integration with online catalogs and a lot of different computational modules that are based on the developed methods. Some of them are described in the article.

The main directions of the CoLiTec software development are the Virtual Observatory, software for automated asteroids and comets detection and software for brightness equalization.

The CoLiTec software is widely used in a number of observatories in the CIS. It has been used in about 700 000 observations, during which 1560 asteroids, including 5 NEO, 21 Trojan asteroids of Jupiter, 1 Centaur and four comets were discovered.

Use full citation in scientific articles during CoLiTec using:

«Pohorelov A. V. Virtual observatory and CoLiTec software: modules, features, methods / A. V. Pohorelov, S. V. Khlamov, V. E. Savanevych, A. B. Briukhovetskyi, V. P. Vlasenko // Odessa Astronomical Publications. – Vol. 29 (2016). – P. 136–140. doi: 10.18524/1810-4215.2016.29.85152»

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Nov 15 2016

48th conference on variable stars research, Prague 2016

The 48th conference on variable stars research (48. konference o výzkumu proměnných hvězd) was held on November 11-13, 2016 on Štefánik Observatory in Prague.

Štefánik Observatory in Prague, Vadym Savanevych, Sergii Khlamov, Artem Pohorelov, Olexandr Briukhovetskyi, Vladimir Vlasenko

The Štefánik Observatory is located in the very heart of Prague, in Petřín’s parks at the Hunger Wall which was built during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century. The observatory was opened on June 24th, 1928. In the middle of the 70s, a full-scale reconstruction gave the building its current appearance and it was reopened for the public in 1976. Since 1979, the Štefánik observatory has been a part of the Observatory and Planetarium of Prague.

Pavol Dubovský, astronomer from Vihorlat Observatory and Astronomical Observatory on Kolonica Saddle, Slovakia, presented communication with the following title: «FrameSmooth software – new tool for the calibration of astronomical images». The team of authors is international (Slovakia-Ukraine). Ukraine was represented by Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (Sergii Khlamov, Artem Pohorelov, Olexandr Briukhovetskyi, Vladimir Vlasenko) and Uzhgorod National University (Vadym Savanevych).

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Oct 25 2016

IAU symposium 325

IAU symposium 325 was held on October 20-24, 2016 in Sorrento (Italy). There are a lot of world-class experts to address the methodological and technological challenges posed by the scientific exploitation of massive data sets produced by the new generation of telescopes and observatories.

The Symposium will cover a broad range of topics in astroinformatics: Database Management Systems, Data Mining, multiprocessor computing for astronomy, machine learning methods for classification and knowledge extraction, algorithms for N-point computations, time series analysis and image processing, advanced visualization for astronomical Big Data.