RAL Space - latest developments in space science and technology
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<strong>RAL</strong> SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Right: AATSR image of New<br />
Zeal<strong>and</strong> (<strong>in</strong> false colour)<br />
Left: Astronomical data<br />
displayed by Starl<strong>in</strong>k<br />
software<br />
HMNAO<br />
NEODC<br />
Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office<br />
has provided astronomical <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
to a wide variety of customers for<br />
more than 170 years, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
Armed Forces of many countries, the<br />
Police, the legal profession,<br />
astronomers, TV <strong>and</strong> film companies,<br />
architects, surveyors, newspapers,<br />
diary manufacturers, publishers,<br />
outdoor events organisers, the<br />
Forestry Commission, historians <strong>and</strong><br />
religious groups. The <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes the accurate positions of<br />
astronomical bodies <strong>and</strong> astronavigational<br />
data, light levels <strong>in</strong><br />
twilight, moonlight <strong>and</strong> daylight,<br />
times of astronomical phenomena<br />
such as sunrise <strong>and</strong> sunset, eclipses<br />
<strong>and</strong> transits. Our <strong>in</strong>formation is<br />
generally provided <strong>in</strong> specialist<br />
publications (almanacs), <strong>in</strong> the form<br />
of Astronomical Information Sheets<br />
<strong>and</strong> NAO Technical Notes, or it can be<br />
provided <strong>in</strong> response to specific<br />
requests.<br />
Contact: Steve Bell<br />
Tel: 01235 446503<br />
Email: hmnao@nao.rl.ac.uk<br />
www.nao.rl.ac.uk/<br />
The NERC Earth Observation Data<br />
Centre is one of eight NERC<br />
Designated Data Centres. It carries out<br />
professional data curation <strong>and</strong><br />
archiv<strong>in</strong>g activities <strong>and</strong> provides the<br />
NERC <strong>and</strong> wider environmental<br />
<strong>science</strong> communities with access to a<br />
rapidly-grow<strong>in</strong>g collection of EO data<br />
from a variety of satellite <strong>and</strong> airborne<br />
sensors. Recent highlights <strong>in</strong>clude the<br />
provision of access to data from the<br />
ATSR <strong>in</strong>struments <strong>and</strong> the NEXTMap<br />
high-resolution terra<strong>in</strong> model of<br />
the UK.<br />
Contact: Matt Pritchard<br />
Tel: 01235 445645<br />
Email: m.pritchard@rl.ac.uk<br />
www.neodc.rl.ac.uk<br />
BADC<br />
The British Atmospheric Data Centre<br />
supplies meteorological <strong>and</strong> other<br />
atmospheric data to the scientific<br />
community. It also provides a<br />
long-term archive for data collected<br />
by NERC-funded research. Data<br />
suppliers <strong>in</strong>clude the UK<br />
Meteorological Office, the European<br />
Centre for Medium-range Weather<br />
Forecasts <strong>and</strong> NASA. Distribution of<br />
data <strong>and</strong> services is done via the<br />
World Wide Web.<br />
Contact: Sam Pepler<br />
Tel: 01235 446538<br />
Email: badc@rl.ac.uk<br />
www.badc.rl.ac.uk/<br />
Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office<br />
has provided astronomical <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
to a wide range of customers<br />
for more than 170 years<br />
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