The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the following articles and reports, which are available online . Mills, D.L. Internet time synchronization: the Network Time Protocol. ... Mills, D.L. Network Time Protocol (Version 3) specification, implementation and analysis. ...

Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) is a successful result of RSSI Project. ... space oriented organizations; . ... RSSI offers for its members : . ... videoconferences via MBONE Internet protocol (there are 2 tunnels available now through the general IP network: one to NASA Internet, and another to Moscow State University); . ... It is designed so that all organizations connected to the RSSI gain access to the resources of Russian computer networks as well as world wide Internet. ... nic@rssi.ru ...

... Fortunately, astronomy is an exception in this regard. ... As commercial databases have been described in detail before (see e.g. Watson 1991), this chapter will concentrate on Library information services that require neither an account nor a password and do not charge fees according to the connecting time or the number of data sets that are displayed or downloaded. ... American Astronomical Society (AAS) . Astronomical Observatory Trieste (OAT) library . ... Center for Astrophysics library . ...

Fortran 90 properties already in CF77 . ... Only the old form (fix form) of the source code is available. ... LOGICAL Default KIND number = 8 INTEGER Default int7 int15 KIND number = 6 1 2 digits = 46 7 15 radix = 2 2 2 range = 13 2 4 huge = 70368744177663 127 32767 bit_size = 46 8 16 INTEGER int31 int46 int64 KIND number = 4 6 8 digits = 31 46 63 radix = 2 2 2 range = 9 13 18 huge = 2147483647 70368744177663 9223372036854775807 bit_size = 32 46 46 REAL half Default,single double KIND ...

XmCCD ----- This distribution includes source code to utilize the Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) shared library libsbigudrv.so with a Motif-based graphical user interface program to control SBIG astronomical CCD cameras. ... The latest SBIG library is available from http://www.sbig.com However, the version included here is known to work with this program. ... The sources for these programs are available from the XmCCD home at http://www.astro.louisville.edu/moore/software. ...

... Applying the Lessons Learned from HST Operations to New Missions" , presented at SPIE's International Symposium Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation . ... Portable Astronomical Scheduling Tools" presented at the ADASS V Conference . A System for Long-Term Scheduling of Ground-Based Observatories" ( html , postscript ) presented at the Conference on New Observing Modes My technical papers, as well as those by STScI colleagues are available on-line. ... Spike planning and scheduling system . ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... Bruce McCandless II (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) . ... He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 14 mission and was backup pilot for the first manned Skylab mission (SL-1/SL-2). ... A veteran of two space flights, McCandless has logged over 312 hours in space, including 4 hours of MMU flight time. ... With the completion of this flight McCandless logged 191 hours in space (including 4 hours of MMU flight time). ...

... The charge coupled devices (CCD’s) incorporate a full frame transfer (FFT) architecture and is available in front or back illuminated configurations. These are scientific grade CCD’s with low dark current MPP operation, 8 electrons rms readout noise and wide dynamic range. ... By flipping the CCD chip over and chemically etching the back surface we avoid absorption losses encountered in the FI-CCD and greatly enhance sensitivity. ... The readout mode is software controllable. ...

Modules | Directives | ... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.4 > Programs . ... httpd is the Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server program. ... Starting Apache httpd . Stopping Apache httpd . ... Process the configuration directive before reading config files. -c directive . ... Questions on how to manage the Apache HTTP Server should be directed at either our IRC channel, #httpd, on Freenode, or sent to our mailing lists . ...

... Chapman, R. and Brandt, J.: The Comet Book: A Guide for the Return of Halleys Comet (1984, Jones and Bartlett) ? ... Branley, F.: Comets (1984, T.Y. Crowell) ? good picture book for students in grades K-3. ... Schatz, D.: The Comet Cometh: An Activity Book for the Return of Comet Halley ? ... Glenn, W.: "Halley's Comet Makes a Comeback'' in The Science Teacher Jan. 1984, p. 38. ... To construct a model of an Alien Being that could exist on another planet or satellite in our solar system. ...

CASS Visitors Services Group Policies The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) Visitors Services Group (VSG) is responsible for accommodating visitors to any of our sites at Marsfield, Parkes and Narrabri. ... Staying on site at the CASS Booking your accommodation All visitors (including CASS staff members) that wish to stay on site at Marsfield, Narrabri or Parkes must complete a web booking form available at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/observers/accomm/ . ...

... There are a lot of computer codes simulating this scattering and freely available in the Internet (see e.g. links on our JPDOC page ). ... The code and input file are available in the directory . ... A slightly modified code of Barber Hill with a C-shell and input files is available in the directory . ... The code, input and test output files are available in the directory . ... See also readme file. file. ... The code, input file and their description (a TeX file) are available in the directory . ...

... Posts tagged ?incompleteness? ... Comment . ... The notions of missing data are overall different between two communities. ... Astronomers?I?m not sure how they think but my impression so far is that a missing value in one attribute/variable from a object/observation/informant, all other attributes related to that object become useless because that object is not considered in scientific data analysis or model evaluation process. ... 2 Comments . ... Entries RSS . ... Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS)...

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... Next: FITS Checksum Verification Up: Data Models and Previous: A Proposed Convention . ... The FITSIO Subroutine Library has been available for 3 years, and has matured into a stable, full-featured interface for reading and writing FITS format files. ... The FITSIO subroutine library for reading and writing FITS files is now three years old and is used by many projects as the standard programming interface for accessing FITS format data files. ...

Development and Application of Logical Actors Mathematical Apparatus for Logic Programming of Web Agents Alexei A. Morozov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics RAS Mokhovaya 11, Moscow 125009, Russia AlexeiMorozov@netscape.net, morozov@mail.cplire.ru One of the most interesting and promising approaches to programming Internet agents is logic programming of agents. ... One of the first control strategies was created for the execution of sequential logic programs with logical actors [2]. ...

... Armagh Observatory astronomers report the publication of the first stunning celestial images obtained with the 11-metre multi-national Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) . ... Exactly five years after groundbreaking, the SALT project has released its first colour images, marking the achievement of 'first light' and the successful debut of full operation for SALTICAM, a $600,000 digital camera designed and built for SALT at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) . ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Autostar Computer Controllers . 497 Autostar . ... One of the most important advances in telescope control in the past 25 years, the Meade #497 Autostar Computer Controller turns the ETX into an automatic celestial object locating system. ... The #497 Autostar Computer Controller plugs into the control panel of ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, and ETX-125EC telescopes and enables automatic location of more than 30,000 celestial objects. ... about meade | ... Meade 4M | ...

Numbering Procedures for APO 2.5m and 3.5m Drawings and Engineering/Drafting Documents . ... Document part numbers are to consist of a 7 character long "base numbe,r" which is coded to provide information about the part's intended first use. The part number becomes complete and unique only with the addition of a revision number. ... Example of a "base number": 25CSA01 . ... PART NUMBER CONVENTION . ... For Example: . ... R = "Revision" . ... Questions contact Larry Carey/University of Washington ...

A very important stage in a story of formation of any new science is the shift from discussion of situation which are possible but do not occur in practice due to some reason to recognition of real phenomena of interest. ... We suggest to consider computer viruses as this new specific form of life which is coming in the contact with our form of life. ... Computer life has been created by human being, the role of independent evolution of computer viruses seems to be still negligible. ...