The FITS archive & data processing pipelines . ... The archived data are broad band images (BBI) and long-slit spectra (LSS) plus their associated template and calibration files. The data in HFA can enter into the HyperLeda processing pipeline and the results can be freely downloaded. ... Definition of the file system (structure of the archive) . ... The coordinate systems must be updated when the data (pixel data, other keywords, related tables) are altered (eg. rebinning of the image). ...

... Display (spectra, total power). ... Using the data archive. ... entering cmds, editing cmd lines, input from files, batch, run. constants, variables,arrays, structures, operators, procedures, functions. programming in idl . ... A user would call arch_gettbl() to input the table (or a subset of it). corfindpat() can create subsets of the table. arch_getdata() or arch_getonoff() can be used to read in the spectra. ... input the data (spectra) for a subset of the archive table: arch_getdata () . ...

FGS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Fine Guidance Sensor Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... 1.2 Instrument Handbook Layout . 1.3 The FGS as a Science Instrument . ... 1.4.4 FGS1r and the AMA . ... 1.4.6 Modes of Operation . ... Chapter 2: FGS Instrument Design . ... 3.2 Position Mode: Precision Astrometry . 3.3 Transfer Mode: Binary Stars and Extended Objects . ... 3.3.2 Transfer Mode Performance . ... 5.3 Linking Transfer and Position Mode Observations . ... 7.3.1 Position Mode . ...

... Stellar Evolution is driven entirely by the never ending battle between Pressure and Gravity . As imbalances are reached, the star is driven to find a new Energy source. ... Pressure and gravitational forces are equal, the star is stable and its core is sufficiently hot to fuse Hydrogen into Helium More about main sequence stars . ... The luminosity generated by the core fusion of Helium into Carbon is far greater than the shell luminosity associated with the fusion of Hydrogen into Helium. ...

... Next: Cheating Poisson: A Up: Statistical Analysis Previous: Spatial Models and . ... The spatial distribution of stars in the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 has been studied, using recent positions and deep photometry for about 15,000 stars in the galaxy. Based on photometrical data, OB stars and red stars could be studied separately. Spatial statistical tools have been applied to the analysis of the spatial structure. ... Figure: Model selection by the aid of CAIC . ...

The Sun 11 Solar radio bursts study with high spatial and temporal resolution V.A. Alexeev, A.F. Dementyev, B.N. Lipatov, V.F. Melnikov, M.B. Nechaeva, S.D. Snegirev, Yu.V. Tikhomirov Radiophysical Research Institute NIRFI, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia Theoretical and experimental researches of the energy release fragmentation in solar ares need observations with high spatial 0.01 1 arcsec and temporal 1 ms resolution. ... Several VLBI stations all over the Russia were supplied by this set of equipment. ...

Solar High Resolution Studies . ... Solar Group . ... High Resolution Studies . Small Scale Activity . ... High resolution observations at different heights in the solar atmosphere have emphasized that there is no such thing as a "quiet" Sun (e.g. Schrijver et al., ... This, and the temporal coincidence of other signatures, supports the idea that microflares are indeed just miniature flares, but that one needs a very high resolution in order to observe them (Cauzzi et al., 2003, in preparation) . ...

Structure of the planet-forming region in circumstellar disks models confronted with high-angular resolution observations A PhD project for the ESO Studentship Programme Thesis Supervisor: Ralf Siebenmorgen ( ESO , Garching) together with Sebastian Wolf (Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany) Outline of the PhD project : The general goal of this project is to ... Both projects predict first light in 2012. ...

SAS home . ... List of SAS threads . OM data processing from A to Z is performed by two "chains": omichain and omfchain , for image and fast mode data respectively. ... Then a source detection algorithm is used to identify the sources present in the image. ... A final source list is obtained from all exposures and filters. ... If the user has PPS products from the processing of his/her observation, or from the XSA, then the first thing to do is to overlay the image source list onto the sky image. ...

... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... If however the object is moving , the encounter is not symmetric, and in the end the spacecraft may have gained or lost speed, depending on its trajectory. ...

ION AND ELECTRON ENERGY DETECTOR PAN-2 . ... The energy and angular distributions of charged particles can bring further information on the nature and spatial scales of magnetospheres processes. ... It permits the fast measurements of energy and angular parameters of charged particles in the range 40eV-40keV. ... The sensor unit is an electron electrostatic, axially symmetrical, toroidal analyzer. ... The energy range for both types of charged particles must stepped according to the logarithmic scale. ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . ... SSRT - Receiving systems . The SSRT has two independent receiving systems for recording solar observational data, and several ancillary receivers for checking, setting up and adjusting the instrument. The base receiving systen is a multichannel filter receiver for a simultaneous recording in 180 channels with the 500 kHz band each, adjusted at steps of about 600 kHz. ... Channel's band . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... The interface between the lower solar atmosphere where energy is generated by subsurface convection and the corona comprises the chromosphere, which is dominated by jet-like, dynamic structures, called mottles when found in quiet regions, fibrils when found in active regions and spicules when observed at the solar limb. ... In addition, how they affect the coronal heating and solar wind need to be further explored. ...

Next: Tasks Specific to Pulsar Up: ATCA Bin Mode Observations Previous: High time resolution bin-mode . ... Although almost all visibility-data tasks support bin-mode observations, there are a few exceptions. ... The most notable task which fails to properly handle bin-mode experiments is uvaver when time averaging of the data is being performed. ... Next: Tasks Specific to Pulsar Up: ATCA Bin Mode Observations Previous: High time resolution bin-mode Miriad manager . ...

THE NAUTICAL ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC (in Russian-English) . NAA-2 provides an easy access to useful navigational publications aboard a ship. ... In conformity with the STCW95 Code provisions, every watch officer, chief mate and master should be able to use classic methods of nautical astronomy, so they will surely appreciate the new ?Nautical astronomical almanac? available. ... Ph.D. M.L. Sveshnikov (editor-in-chief), . ... Ph.D. N.I. Glebova , . ... THE NAUTICAL ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC . ...

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? ...

... Aloisi, A. The Old Stellar Population . Alonso-Herrero, A. HST /NICMOS Observations of the . ... Balcells, M. HST-NICMOS Observations of Galactic . ... Baum, S.A. Investigating the Evolution of . ... Becklin, E.E. A Coronagraphic Search for . ... Clampin, M. The Old Stellar Population . ... Close, L. HST NICMOS Observations of . ... The Stellar Population in . Geballe, T.R. HST NICMOS Observations of . ... Greggio, L. The Old Stellar Population . ... Leitherer, C. The Old Stellar Population . ...

... Advises . Contact Advises . As an advise for amateurs we would like to underline: if it's possible, try to observe 3 asteroid positions per night and do not neglect to observe the Numbered Minor Planets in your telescope field of view as a "by product" of your observational programs. ... We think such estimations ought to be produced every morning after CCD observations of the moving celestial objects by observer himself. ...

The close position of main satellite and subsatellite (distance between them about 1000 km) and using the similar sets of Faraday cups (VDP and VDP-S) with high resolution measurements (up to 16 Hz for the main satellite and up to 10 Hz for the subsatellite) allow us to determine the small-scale variations of the magnetopause shape and position and to estimate the velocity of the magnetopause motion. ... Two point observation of the magnetopause motion: the INTERBALL project. ...

... Contacts . 2009: . ... We finalized the development of a facility for observations (including remote observations) of the star-shaped objects with the temporal resolution of 1 micro second. ... For contacts: G.M.Beskin ) . RATAN-600 Multi-Octave Frequency Range Overlapping Finalized. We finalized the multi-octave overlapping of the RATAN-600 frequency range from 0.75 to 18GHz with the frequency resolution of 1% using the parallel spectrum analysing complex. ... Archive . ...