Next: Observational Zoo of Binaries Up: No Title Previous: Contents . In the early 1980s, our understanding of binary star evolution љ based on the pioneer work by Paczynski (1971)[ 150 ], Tutukov and Yungelson (1973)[ 195 ], van den Heuvel and Heise (1972)[ 201 ], allowed us to construct a general evolutionary scenario љ which successfully explained the genesis of well-studied normal stars and offered potential explanation for new X-ray sources discovered in space experiments. ...

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... Right: Corresponding scan tracks for the same date ( red ) and previous dates ( blue ), which cover about 2/3 of the map area (the field was completed on June 15). ... The I-GALFA survey area is divided into several fields with different declination ranges. ... By starting each subsequent night at a different position, we can cover the entire map area by ``weaving'' many such tracks together to build up a complete image of the sky brightness at all positions in the field. ...

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CFITSIO Interface Library CFITSIO is a library of ANSI C routines for reading and writing FITS format data files. ... The CFITSIO library is built on Unix systems by typing: > ./configure [--prefix=/target/installation/path] > make (or 'make shared') > make install (this step is optional) at the operating system prompt. The configure command customizes the Makefile for the particular system, then the `make' command compiles the source files and builds the library. ...

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... Star Atlas . ... stars . ... Astronomers find a sparkling zirconium star . It is estimated that the zirconium layer seen in LS IV-14 116 would weigh about 4 billion tons, or 4,000 times the world's annual production of zirconium. ... With this information, the team measured the zirconium abundance in LS IV-14 116 to be 10,000 times as high as in the Sun т?? meaning that 1 atom in every 200,000 is zirconium rather than 1 in 2 billion. ... 14 116. ... Atlas of the Stars . ... Where are the stars? ...

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Princeton Instruments was incorporated in 1981 and has been building low light systems for its entire history. ... Princeton Instruments uses the latest in computer aided design to engineer the highest performance camera systems possible. ... We work with every major manufacturer of CCD arrays and image intensifiers in the world. ... From early in the company history, Princeton Instruments has offered complete detection systems for many different types of applications. ... Princeton Instruments, Inc. ...

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... It allows observations of extended and starlike objects in different modes: CCD photometry, panoramic spectroscopy with the Fabry-Perot interferometer, spectroscopy and spectropolarimetry with a "long-slit", slit-free spectroscopy, multi-object spectroscopy. ... Digital servo drives that were installed have improved the reliability of the complex, extended the range severalfold, and reduced the telescope's speed control step. ... A software and hardware set for the BTA control system was implemented...

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