SXG Data Center . ... Sky visbility This utility permits to find the sky region that will be accessible for obsevation by the main telescopes of SXG. Observation opportunity programm This utility permits to find the the observation opportunity of given source ( RA, DEC ) during given MJD interval by the telescopes of SPECTRUM-XG directed along X-axis. Mask of the Earth/Moon This utility permits to find the sky region that will be blocked by the Earth/Moon for observation by SPECTRUM-XG . ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... ASKAP Home . ... On 17 November 2008, members of ASKAIC visited the Parkes Testbed Facility , where ASKAP's prototype systems are tested. Dr Carole Jackson's presentation to ASKAIC members, made during the visit to Parkes, is available here: . ASKAP Update - November 2008 [1.3MB PDF file] . ...

... The Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) is now a mature and largely well-characterized instrument. Information already available through the WFPC2 Instrument Handbook and the HST Data Handbook is fairly complete. In this update we provide additional information obtained from recent studies of the instrument, as well as calibration plans for the WFPC2 and a short note on present and planned imaging capabilities for HST. ... Calibration: Calibration of WFPC2 continues. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > Call for Observing Proposals for Period 94 . ... Observing Facilities . ... APEX . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Data Handling and Products . ... The Call for Proposals for observations at ESO telescopes during Period 94 (1 October 2014 - 31 March 2015) has been released. ... All technical information about the offered instruments and facilities is contained on ESO webpages that are linked from the...

... CIMAFITS is the name for the Arecibo FITS-file format. ... This is a list of (fairly) up-to-date documents describing CIMA and CIMAFITS: . The CIMA version history log which is the most up-to-date page listing all changes made to the different versions of CIMA . ... The CIMA user's log which chronologically lists changes made to CIMA that may be relevant to an observer. The CIMA engineering log which lists engineering changes made to CIMA that probably are of less interest to an observer. ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... LX850 Series . ... Software & Firmware . ... Firmware & StarLock Updates . ... May 31, 2013 - LX600 (10"-14") Firmware Update Version 1.1g . An update to the LX600 firmware (version 1.1g) is now available through Meade's Autostar Updater 6.0 program. ... Note: Version 1.1g requires updated Starlock firmware (version 1.1x). To update your Starlock firmware to version 1.1x, download the firmware here and follow these instructions. ...

... EPIC-PN response files for small window and large window mode are now also available. Response files for timing mode and burst mode will be available soon. ... doubles selected from CCD lines 180-199, medium filter . ... Y9 CCD lines 180-199 All these files are under the ccd directory. The files designated with the filter, thin, medium, and thick, are response files which have combined the spectral response matrices (RMFs) with the on-axis effective areas (ARFs), having the extension rsp . ...

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... 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. ...

... 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. ...

... WinTICS-24 Version 2.0 is a telescope control system interface and observing assistant, that provides the ability to control a telescope and guide-acquire module, along with a suite of utilities to assist observers. ... WinTICS is an evolution TICS-24, an integrated telescope control system (TCS) written by Hawkins & Ratcliff (1993) for the Macintosh in HyperCard. ... On the right side of the main WinTICS window are controls for movement and initialization of the telescope. ...

... 27 May-1 June, 1993 (6 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Calamai + Richichi . ... 28 June-4 July, 1993 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... 20-27 December, 1993 (8 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Leinert + Richichi . ... 18-24 February, 1994 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... Photometry: only standards on 16th (SL9 run). ... 12-16 January, 1995 (5 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... 18-22 November, 1996 (5 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Fabbroni + Richichi . ...

... Filters and SPIcam's Filter Wheel . Mounting filters in SPIcam's Filter Wheel . Updating the filters.txt file . ... note which filters are in which slot, so you can update the filter file (next) Updating the filters.txt file . ... edit the [filters#.txt] file that corresponds to the wheel which you changed. (e.g. filters3.txt for wheel #3) . ... if this filter wheel was installed in SPIcam, replace the [filters.txt] file with the contents of the file you just updated: . ...

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... Dr. Rodrigues, M1 group, Spain, has pointed out the confusion in identification of SN 1998ar in NGC 2916. ... I have measured the locations of point-like sources around NGC 2916 with DSS-1 image and 5 GSC stars. ... The magnitude of this star is estimated as 15.5 mag or so on DSS1 image. ... Star C seems to be dimmer than Star B, and comparing GSC 14.8 mag star and fainter neighbouring stars, its magnitude is about 1.5 mag dimmer than GSC 14.8 mag star; which tells that SN was about 16.3 mag. ...

The construction of NIFS is progressing well with preparations in hand for the next two cooldowns. The detailed design of all the NIFS mechanisms has been completed and the mechanisms are under construction. ... The NIFS OIWFS filter/aperture wheel and OIWFS gimbal mechanism have been manufactured by the University of Hawaii and delivered to the Australian National University. ... Vinko Medic polishing the OIWFS optable in preparation for cold-testing the NIFS mechanisms in the cryostat. ...

XmCCD Copyright 2007-2012 John Kielkopf ======================================= Development Log =============== March 9, 2002 Version 1.0.0 * Support for SBIG cameras using the first public SBIG library * Basic panel for operation with ds9 +--------------------------+ May 22, 2002 Version 1.1.0 * Updated to use libudrv 4.35 +--------------------------+ May 24, 2004 Version 1.2.0 * USB support +--------------------------+ March 1, 2005 ...