... However, our studies show that Prosilica EC650 has very good p erformance to use as DIMM image detector. ... The sub-directories /opt/dimm/data/out for the output data file, /opt/dimm/data/log for the output log file yymmdd-dimm.log and /opt/dimm/etc for the configuration file must b e created. ... Pictures mode The Pictures mode provides grabbing of the star b ox images and storing their sequence as one output file "b oxrecord.fits" in /opt/dimm/data/images/ sub directory. ...

... The Military Aspects of the Soviet Cosmonautics : A Side View . This book is the first effort in an unclassified Soviet publications to provide a comprehensive overview of the Soviet military space program. Presented here are the classification of the military space systems by functions performed (Chapter 1), the analysis of the organizational evolution of the Soviet space program (Chapter 2) and the description of all observable satellite systems of military or double destination (Chapter 3). ...

... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Posted on March 28, 2014 | No Comments Asteroids, chunks of rock and metal orbiting the Sun, were once considered ?vermin of the skies? by astronomers. ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on February 27, 2014 | ... Posted on January 21, 2014 | ... Posted on December 17, 2013 | ... 3 Comments With only two planets in our solar system without moons (Mercury and Venus) our curiosity is a little spoilt for choice. ...

... the data are described accurately enough to allow an unambiguous interpretation of the data, as well as a comprehension of the context in which the data were acquired and/or processed; a single ascii file, named ReadMe , is designed for this role. the data are in a format which allows their usage by tools currently in usage in our discipline -- normally flat ascii files ; other formats can be accepted, but are converted into flat files. ... How to prepare the Data files . ... How to deposit the data...

The Re/Max Ballunar Liftoff Festival took place at Johnson Space Center on August 27-29. ... Leadership We have a tremendous challenge in front of us. ... As leaders, we are committed to embracing and demonstrating behaviors to help us achieve our goals: Integrity ­ Leaders have total honesty in dealing with the people who work for them, and those for whom they work. ... Compassion ­ Leaders show a genuine understanding of, and care for, the people who work for them. ...

The XV_VTDF is a viewer for TDF format files (extension to TIFF 6.0 format for storage of high-resolution satellite data). More information about TDF format and relevant topics, as well as satellite data in this format you may receive from Space Monitoring Information Support lab (Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia) . ... XV_VTDF <filename> - load TDF file at startup (default size) . ... The XV_VTDF operates with fixed-size satellite images in TDF format. ... Back to SMIS Home Page . ...

... For certain blo ck diagram (var. 1) and time of working cycle ( = 1 hour) find reliability function P (S ) and operating time to failure Tf (S ). ... Write answers on following questions: · May operating time to failure for system is increased twice by changing failure rate for element number 1? ... Change trim effect mechanism such, that 5 = 0, 2 · 10-6 1/h, then S = 3, 15 · 10-6 1/h, and operating time to failure for yaw control system Tf = 0, 32 · 106 h, reliability criterion is executed. ...

... astro-ph . ... A recent change in the optical and {\gamma}-ray polarization of the Crab nebula and pulsar . ... A change in the optical polarization angle has been observed by this work, from 109.5 \pm 0.7\deg in 2005 to 85.3 \pm 1.4 \deg in 2012. ... The change in the polarized optical and {\gamma}-ray emission of the Crab nebula/pulsar as observed, for the first time, by GASP and Integral may indicate that reconnection is possibly at work in the Crab nebula. ...

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... OutReach Training and Program . September Public Night . Welcome all ye weary travelers to a new type of M111 "On Line". ... Back to top.. ... When I logged our last outreach programs I couldn't help but notice that Warren Rupp Observatory is NUMBER FIVE in the worldwide standings in public outreach programs! ... If you'd like to train in astronomy outreach, just contact any of our members and we'll be happy to train you to do public outreach! ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

THE RELATIVE MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER ON JUNE 2015 HAS MADE Wjune = 68.3, THAT GIVES FOR 71 MONTHS (2014, DECEMBER) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*dec. = "63.8" (93.3 - http://www.sidc.be/silso/newdataset) - On July 1, 2015 Centre in Brussels moved to a new system of cal- culation the relative number of sunspots and practically all of the values were replaced throughout the numbered series of Wolf numbers (see link). ...