The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

... Using UNIX System Calls and Library Functions . ... To use system calls and library functions in a C program we simply call the appropriate C function. Examples of standard library functions we have met include the higher level I/O functions -- fprintf() , malloc() .. ... For most system calls and library functions we have to include an appropriate header file. e.g. stdio.h, math.h . ... Information on nearly all system calls and library functions is available in manual pages. ...

... 8, ``Celestial Mechanics'', 2002 Parameterization of the Solar Radiation Pressure model for GPS satellites I. S. Gayazov Institute of Applied Astronomy, St. Petersburg, Russia The treatment of solar radiation pressure (SRP) effect until now is the main problem in precise modeling of GPS satellite orbits. ... In practice, however, all seven parameters of the empirical model cannot be confidently determined from phase observations. ... Bar­Sever Y. E. A new model for GPS yaw attitude. ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... Received: 9.05.2013; accepted: 29.05.2014 . ... Max . ... Independently discovered by Palaversa et al. (2013), listed as LINEAR 2681145. ... Independently discovered by Palaversa et al. (2013), listed as LINEAR 2686769. ... Independently discovered by Palaversa et al. (2013), listed as LINEAR 2672279. ... Independently discovered by Palaversa et al. (2013), listed as LINEAR 2992494. ... Independently discovered by Palaversa et al. (2013), listed as LINEAR 2997346. ...

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... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

... Software requirements . ... SAOImage DS9 is an astronomical imaging and data visualization application used by SAS . ds9 latest stable version 4.12 works fine with SAS 7.1.0 . ... We recommend the installation of HEASOFT version 6.0 (HEADAS) or later, since SAS 7.1.0 was built with that version (except for Mac OS X where version 5.3 was used). ... To work with this release of SAS on any Mac OS X version, the X Windows software or X11 (a.k.a X11R6) for Mac Os X must be installed . ...

... For many ATMs, having a good ray trace program on hand is pretty valuable. ... http://www.willbell.com . ... It is a slick Windows package with great graphics, but my most recent machine (Win95 OSR2) now encounters many error messages. ... OSLO LT : This is the freeware Windows version of OSLO - it is limited to 12 surfaces, but is otherwise amazing. ... KDP : This is another powerful, freeware Windows raytrace package. ... ZEMAX : This is yet another powerful, Windows raytrace package. ...

This module provides for user authentication using MD5 Digest Authentication. ... Source File: mod_digest.c . ... This module implements an older version of the MD5 Digest Authentication specification. While suitable for most modern browsers, mod_digest is known to not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer. ... AuthDigestFile . ... Module: mod_digest . The AuthDigestFile directive sets the name of a textual file containing the list of users and encoded passwords for digest authentication. ...

... I would several points which we faced during our everysolved for better quality of individual ACs' and EOP products · There are two main EOP products provided by two IERS Product Centers on Earth Orientation (Earth Orientation Center (EOC) and Rapid Service/ Prediction Center (RSPC)). ... However, the latter is not provided by the IERS. ... ITRF · Using ITRF in computation of EOP series produced by various ACs seems to be a necessary condition to provide the consistency between the IERS products. ...

INTEGRAL SOURCE RESULTS PAGES AND ACCESS TO INTEGRAL DATA THROUGH VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY: SCIENTIFIC MOTIVATION AND RECENT STATUS Д Д Petr Kubanek1,2 and Rene Hudec 1 2 2 INTEGRAL Science Data Center, Chemin d'Ecogia 16, Versoix, Switzerland Astronomicky ustav Akademie ved Ceske republiky, Ondrejov, Czech Republic ДД Д ABSTRACT In its current status, the Virtual Observatory (VO) is an international effort to handle distributed databases of all data taken from the sky. ... The INTEGRAL Burst Alert System. ...

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. ...

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Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

This section of library contains information about "classic" Star Catalogs. ... For a Henry Draper Catalog 272149 stars have received a total of 531,211 identifications in 7 сatalogs: . 270456 - in Astrographic Catalogue ( "Carte du Ciel", 4M), . 251943 - in Guide Stars Catalog (GSC), . ... A file with information on the components of 1788 of multiple systems in catalog HDEC (3681 component, or a combination thereof, with 4054 recording). ... A file with information about 21971 variable stars. ...

... Briefly, the count rate at the detector from a source at a redshift z is . ... Another possible way that could lead to arising diverse peculiarities in the - distribution induced by the sources evolution is connected with a possible non-monotonic character of the star formation rate in galaxies. ... The most prominent feature of the obtained theoretical - is a notable sharp increase at low count rates due to evolutionary effects. ...

... The material in "From Stargazers to Starships" meets several important requirements of the national standards. Pages cited below are from National Science Education Standards National Academy Press, Washington 1995. ... For example: the sections on astronomy not only describe calendars and sundials (including their construction), but also the astronomy of the ancient Greeks, including two different ways in which ancient Greeks estimated the distance to the Moon. ...

This service contributes to the International Service of Geomagnetic Indices (ISGI) of the IAGA . ... The Kp numbers of the previous month are available in tabular format . ... There are available also historical and current Kp and derived indices per anonoymos FTP (see below). ... U.S.A. FTP server: ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/GEOMAGNETIC_DATA/INDICES/KP_AP/ . monthly update) . ... contains the monthly Kp / ap tables in a simple text format readable for both humans and computers (*.tab). ...

RECREATIONAL TELESCOPES . ... TELESCOPES . ... Home Products Telescopes Spotting scopes ASTELE™ 95 . ... The ASTELE? 95 is a versatile astronomical telescope, spotting scope and telephoto lens that can be used for astronomy, target spotting, bird watching, nature studies etc. ... This design uses a meniscus optical correcting lens which produces the highest possible quality image with it’s primary mirror, and which seals the telescope from dust, dirt, etc., contaminating the optics of this instrument. ...