... Source File: mod_negotiation.c . Module Identifier: negotiation_module Content negotiation, or more accurately content selection, is the selection of the document that best matches the clients capabilities, from one of several available documents. ... A type map (a file with the handler type-map ) which explicitly lists the files containing the variants. ... Apache only recognizes encodings that are defined by an AddEncoding directive. ... Content-Language: . ... Module: mod_negotiation . ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . Forums: . ... Discussion Forums . ... Reconsidering.. Forum List | ... Post Message | ... I suggest: not that "atoms" are ultimate; but that such-and-such "defining relationships" are ultimate? ... Since we agreed elsewhere that "relationships exist"; the question is: what about ultimate relationships? ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... I am a postdoc in the Cambridge Planck Analysis Centre (CPAC), based in the Cavendish Astrophysics Group and the Institute of Astronomy . CPAC is a contributor to the simulations and data analysis for ESA 's Planck mission. ... Previously, as a graduate student I researched the applications of geometric algebra to theoretical physics and mathematics. ... You can find out more about geometric algebra from the Geometric Algebra Group web page . Mark Ashdown - maja1@mrao.cam.ac.uk ...

... xmmtrack . ... xmmtrack is an interactive IDL application that visualizes the orbit and attitude data in an ODF in the form of a 3-D animation sequence. The presented scenery includes an astronomically accurate simulation of the Earth-Sun system plus the actual and predicted trajectory of the XMM satellite on its path around the Earth. ... Please note: XMM's orbit is highly time variable and the predicted orbit will significantly deviate from the actual trajectory if the reference epochs differ. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... Frequently Asked Questions: LX200GPS . When I align the telescope, the alignment star is not in the viewfinder. ... After I select an object and press GOTO, the Autostar displays "Slewing.....", but does not seem to move. Is my Autostar broken? ... Can I use my Autostar II on his telescope to access my user objects? ... Choosing A Telescope . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

... Finding Stars . ... Handling Bad Pixels . ... The guide camera image controller can control one or more guide cameras. ... Each time the camera is read, the image is automatically saved to a fits file on a shared disk. ... Cameras that have bad pixels require "bad pixel maps" in order to find stars, centroid or even compute statistics for the image. ... View this image (for instance in NIH Image) and determine an upper and lower cutoff; pixels whose values are outside of this range are considered...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Our Galaxy . ... Stars . ... Space Flight . ... New observations with the European Southern Observatory (ESO)тАЩs Very Large Telescope of some of the most distant galaxies ever detected are revealing the mysteries of this important phase of the early Universe. ... These powerful instruments are essential for exploring this early period in cosmic history as they alone can enable the accurate observations of €аthese extremely distant and faint galaxies. ...

... The versatile and efficient INVERTOSCOPE? combines the highest optical performance with unsurpassed mechanical quality, and is backed by LOMO's unique lifetime warranty, the most comprehensive in the industry. ... A 15X focusing eyepiece with two interchangeable reticles (a 10mm/100div scale and a 10mm x 10mm/400sq grid) for convenient measuring and counting. ... A set of stage inserts and extension plates to accommodate a variety of sample vessels such as Petri dishes, flasks, microtest plates, etc...

SITE 2010 Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites Kislovodsk, Russia, 49 October 2010 Conference Summary Marc S. Sarazin*a a European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany Abstract The main topics discussed during the Site 2010 conference are outlined and the outcome is described. Keywords: Astronomical Site testing, precipitable water vapor, atmospheric turbulence, cloudiness, seeing 1. ... Site surveys for National observatory projects in China, India, and Iran benefit from this. ...

... The then president of the Society, Mr. Robert Burke, appointed a committee of eight or ten members, most of whom had made smaller mirrors, as an instrument committee, with Mr. Thorpe as chairman. ... Seriously, the best practicable solution seemed to be to build a machine to do the grinding and polishing. ... It was decided to grind the edges of the mirror to make it truly circular, as the rough cast glass was some 3/8 inch longer on one diameter than on the other. ...

... About ATMoB . ... Events . ... Located in Westford, MA, less than an hour's drive from Boston. The clubhouse is maintained for members, but any non-member may visit with a member or by other prior arrangement (see the Contact Us page). The clubhouse is located on the grounds of MIT's Millstone farmhouse in Westford, MA. ... View sky above the clubhouse. ... Upcoming Clubhouse Events.. ... About the Club . ... ATMoB Club House . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... SATELLITE: An object that revolves around a planet. ... SIDEREAL DAY: The length of a planet's rotation period relative to the stars. SOLAR SYSTEM: The sun and all the objects that are held in its gravitational field and move around it. ... SUPERIOR CONJUNCTION: The position of a planet when it is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth (thus making in invisible). ... TRANSIT: The movement of an object between the Earth and the Sun and showing on the surface of the sun as a black dot. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... The building is about 106 ft. long by 26 ft. wide and is divided into two parts: a shop area to the north, 54 ft. long by 26 ft. wide with parapet walls containing the control room, and the observatory area 52 ft. long by 26 ft. wide. ... Shop Wall Counterforts . ... The shop roof is suspended between parapet walls, that is, the walls are higher than the roof, to permit the observatory roof to roll unimpeded over the shop roof. ...

... Home Articles Amateur Telescope Making . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... The project of making a 17-1/2 inch telescope was made possible only with the help of many other people, most of whom are part of the€а Amateur Astronomers Association . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... We have imaged with milliarcsecond resolution at 5 GHz 374 strong flat-spectrum radio sources north of declination -44 using the VLBA in June 1996. ... The data were processed with the NRAO AIPS software package and the Caltech Difmap package. ... The VLBApls source sample . ... Click on the J2000 IAU name (in the left column) or the alternative name (mostly B1950 IAU names, in the right column) to get more information on a source, including coordinates, redshift, VLBApls images and model components...

... Pour profiter au mieux d'une image, une position confortable est toujours prИfИrable ! ... Tube optique Une finition satisfaisante S'il y a v ait un reproche Ю faire au Star Blast, il concernerait sa formule optique : celle d'un Newton trХs ouvert, qui nИcessite de frИquents rИglages pour des observations optimisИes. ... DИbuter avec le Star Blast est donc formateur puisqu'il permet de comprendre le fonctionnement d'un tИlescope et de dИmystifier les manoeuvres d'alignement des optiques. ...

VISTA Data Flow System: Status Jim Emerson*a, Mike Irwinb, Nigel Hamblyc b a Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary Universit y o f London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK Inst itute of Astronomy, Universit y of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK, c Inst itute for Astronomy, School of Phys ics, Universit y of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK ABSTRACT Data from two IR survey cameras UKIRT's WFCAM and ESO's VISTA can arrive at rates approaching 1.4 TB/night for of order 10 years. ...

... ---------- FileName Lrecl Records Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- catalog .dat 269 36020 Revised NLTT Catalogue and 1st Supplement Description of catalog columns (see Paper II for details): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary Information 1) NLTT number (drawn consecutively from 1 to 58,845) 2) binary component 3) RA ( 2000 ), epoch 2000 ( ...

The monitoring of the optics quality of DIMM instrument V. Kornilov, B. Safonov May 24, 2010 1 Intro duction A quantitative theory of measurement of optical turbulence (OT) with Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM) is based on certain priori assumptions [1]. ... Bottom: behavior of the instrumental Strehl's number for the left (triangle to the left) and right (triangle to the right) DIMM images during the period of measurement the maintenance of an additional correction factor seems superfluous. ...

... The mount is also adjustable so you can orient the axis of rotation to make it parallel with the Earth's axis of rotation (see the section on Polar Alignment). ... Locate the opening in the equatorial mount on the DEC axis. ... To mount the telescope tube: 1. ... ADJUSTING THE MOUNT FOR POLAR ALIGNMENT In order for the clock drive to track accurately, the telescope's axis of rotation must be parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation, a process known as polar alignment. ... R.A. & DEC axis ! ...