... You have to get this fractious bunch of ego-maniacs to come to a consensus on which new facilities should be funded, to advance our knowledge of galaxy formation and evolution. ... They will also have some particular science questions that appeal to them, and some special expertise in particular areas of high redshift research. ... You could let people vote at the end, but not for their own project. You might try and force the different groups to join in consortia to propose particular shortlists. ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

Next: Structure of Tables Up: Table File System Previous: Table File System . The purpose of image processing systems is to extract information from image data. Systems which are designed to treat large numbers of images must also be able to analyse the data extracted from the images. ... The use of tables can be divided into three main categories: internal, external, and user applications. ... The three categories are discussed separately, although there is some overlap in the applications. ...

... ESA/NASA Solar Probe . Courtesy of NASA's National Space Science Data Center . SOHO - The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory . ... Twelve instruments comprise the payload, producing a continuous stream of data at 40 kbs, except when the solar oscillations imager Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) is operated in high-bit-rate mode, producing 160 kbs. ... Magnetic tape stores data between telemetry contacts with the Experiment Operations Facility, located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. ...

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