This article appeared recently in a slightly different form on my own web site.
A new university satellite is scheduled launch 2015[1] with a web site for the project available in English
Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 – 1765) helped establish what is now known as Moscow University, decree signed 1755, 250 years ago.
According to Lomonosov’s plan, there were originally three faculties. First all the students acquired a comprehensive knowledge in the field of science and humanities at the Faculty of Philosophy; then they could specialize and continue at the Faculty of Philosophy or join either the Law Faculty or The Faculty of Medicine. Lectures were delivered either in Latin, the language of educated people at the time, or in Russian. [2]
 Aurora drawing |
 Atmospheric vertical circulation |
Illustrations from a book published 1753. Text, perhaps embellished a little as these things are, “Mikhail Lomonosov – the Pioneer of Russian Science” nevertheless looks a good fellow.
The satellite is named Lomonosov.
“The project includes the following scientific equipment installation on-board the satellite intended for the following problems studies:
- The studies of the cosmic rays of the extremely high energy (1019 -1020 eV) near the energetic spectrum cut-off, predicted by Greisen, Zatsepin and Kuzmin (GZK cut-off).
- The studies of the space gamma-bursts – the most energetic processes in the Universe within the optical and gaama ranges.
- The studies of the transient luminous phenomena in the upper atmosphere, started during the previous MSU space projects “Universitetsky – Tatiana” and “Universitetsky – Tatiana – 2?.
- The studies of the magnetospheric particles – the possible sources of the transient and quazi-stationary phenomena in the upper atmosphere within the X-ray and optical ranges.
Actual applied studies will be also carried on-board the satellite, including approval of the complex for the space automatic following of the small nebular bodies, asteroids and spacecrafts and the experiment on the optimization of the onboard navigation system.”
–http://lomonosov.sinp.msu.ru/en/science
If you hit a page in Russian, the language switch is right sidepanel
1. Gunter’s page http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mvl-300.htm
2. History of Moscow State University (in English)
http://www.msu.ru/en/info/history.html
Poster “Space Mission Lomonosov on Study Gamma-Ray
Bursts and UHECR” http://143.107.180.38/indico/materialDisplay.py%3FcontribId%3D339%26sessionId%3D4%26materialId%3Dposter%26confId%3D0
Paper
Detector of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays on Board Lomonosov
Satellite
M.I. Panasyuk, B.A. Khrenov, G.K. Garipov, N.N. Kalmykov, P.A. Klimov, V.S.
Morozenko, S.A. Sharakin, A.V. Shirokov and I.V. Yashin
D.V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Leninskie Gory, Moscow,1, str. 2, 119991, Russia.
http://journalofcosmology.com/JOC18/Panasyukcorr.pdf
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The moment I clicked publish something occurred to me.
He lived 1711 – 1765 so there must have been aurora during his lifetime, a period when solar data is poor. I wonder what written record is lying buried?
tchannon says: August 16, 2014 at 2:31 am
The moment I clicked publish something occurred to me.
He lived 1711 – 1765 so there must have been aurora during his lifetime, a period when solar data is poor. I wonder what written record is lying buried?
Another observant earthling. We need many more obvservers. The theoretical kinetic everything and statistical mechanics has been falsified at every scale. We cannot learn without observation.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/main/index.html#.U_EvPmPYAtU
Observations are being made, when will the data be available to the general public in a usable form?
http://artemis.ssl.berkeley.edu/
Seems to me that are many assumed minor effects seen as unsexy waiting for investigation whereas man on Mars gets all the attention.
Electrically there is a lot about earth we ought to know. For example for all the fuss about magnetic fields both surface and interplanetary there is little information on complementary electric currents. We know there are huge currents up there.
I wonder about ohmic heating.
tchannon says: August 18, 2014 at 2:19 am
“Seems to me that are many assumed minor effects seen as unsexy waiting for investigation whereas man on Mars gets all the attention.
Electrically there is a lot about earth we ought to know. For example for all the fuss about magnetic fields both surface and interplanetary there is little information on complementary electric currents. We know there are huge currents up there.”
“I wonder about ohmic heating.”
Tim good point, but dissapative,
A high ohmic resistor has the same electrical energy (noise) kTb, as any other at that T. Connected by tiny wires (little current) through a thermal shunt (isothermal) does spontaniously transfer thermal (electrical) energy to a matching resistor. Thermometer on one, heat the other via propane torch. Watch the thermometer! This is dissipative as via any heat energy transfer including EMR. The capacitive or inductive energy transfer is not dissapative, and is likely to determine the total internal energy of this Earth, including the surface temperature.
This whole Climastrology seems much like my neighbors small terrier.
He barks at the tree squirrel. Squirrel gets girlfrend to keep puppy occupied. Squirrel leaps to different tree, runs down, runs accross, bites puppy on the ass. This is called fun.
vukcevic says:
Its implications can be viewed in the light of the NASA’s Themis satellite discovery, as contained in the key statement:
”For reasons not fully understood, CMEs in even-numbered solar cycles (like 24) tend to hit Earth with a leading edge that is magnetized north. Such a CME should open a breach and load the magnetosphere with plasma just before the storm gets underway..”
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/16dec_giantbreach/
Is cycles even enhance the Earth’s magnetic field, the stronger the current in the ionosphere?
“This study has focused on ionospheric electric currents flowing on the nigh side at low and
mid latitudes. Their magnetic field signatures cannot be neglected by main and crustal
magnetic field modellers. These are in particular small- and larger-scale pressure gradient and
gravity-driven currents.”
Click to access FR_20943_Swarm_Iono.pdf
Could this cause delay effects of low solar activity cycle 24?
ren says: August 18, 2014 at 9:25 am
“Could this cause delay effects of low solar activity cycle 24?”
Perhaps!
When will the Climastrologists ever admit that they have no clue?
This recording of some of the electromagnetic energy recorded into wound may give some perspectives on just how complex space actually is.
The anthropomorphic implications of this are deeply moving.
http://www.thedailyepic.com/nasa-probes-record-sounds-in-space-and-its-terrifying/
The “music of the spheres” is a reality.