General Information . ... The conference is organized by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) of Moscow University and the IAU Working group "Site-testing Instruments" . ... Use of site data in telescope operation and adaptive optics. ... Recent conferences on this subject (2007, 2008) demonstrated great interest of the community, hence the need for a new meeting. ... Unlike previous recent conferences, this meeting will cover all aspects of site monitoring for optical/IR astronomy. ...

... 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.. ...

... Wide Field Camera 3 Instrument Handbookfor Cycle 23 > Appendix E: Reduction and Calibration of WFC3 Data > E.4 The Cycle 18 Calibration Plan . ... The Cycle 18 calibration plan is summarized in WFC3 ISR 2011-14 . ... It places increased emphasis on characterizing IR persistence, measuring UVIS and IR flat fields, calibrating the IR grism, monitoring CTE on the UVIS detector, and quantifying the ability to do high contrast imaging on both detectors. ... UVIS&IR Zeropoint Stability Monitor . ...

SAI 175 anniversary . ... Moscow University . Search for in SAI Moscow University Search for in Russian astronomical resources . ... SAI Astronomical Databases . ... Browse SAI Software archive(ftp.sai.msu.su) . ASTRONET.RU - Russian Astronomical Network (available in translit also) . ... SAI Supernovae Research Group . ... Department of the Galaxy and Variable Stars (in Russian) . Sternberg Astronomical Institute Seminars . ... All-Russian Astronomical Olympiad (in Russian) . ...

Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Activities > VLT/VLTI Science Verification > UT1 - Test Camera . ... A summary of the VLT-UT1 SV observations. ... A new article on the Science Verification of VLT UT1 appeared on the September 1998 issue of the ESO Messenger. ... VLT-UT1 Science Verification data are now available. ... How to quote the VLT-UT1 Science Verification data in your publications. ... The VLT Test Camera is the instrument of telescope commissioning as well as of SV. ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . ... William A. Anders (Major General, USAF Reserve, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) . ... EDUCATION: Received a bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1955 and a master of science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in 1962. ...

ALMA Enhancement: Work Package 5 Highlights since last F2F Plans Nikolic Richer Cavendish Laborator y/Kavli Institute University of Cambridge 7 October 2010 ESO, Garching ( University of Cambridge ) October 2010 1/9 Overview Completion of documentation of empirical algorithms Commissioning trip August 2009: check-out of WVR hardware Repor t on the ...

... This program was created for correlating chosen regions in the series of fts images. ... Chosen regions' . ... In this section the program counts the integral for each region of the grid for each image. ... As a matter of fact, the integral is total brightness of the region and it is counted by 'int_tabulated' IDL function. ... In addition, the program will show the count of the regions which correlate with the corresponding region (the brighter region means the bigger count) and its contour. ...

... Second, the observatory can control the configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. This paper presents the VLT object-oriented framework for the development of ETCs (Exposure Time Calculators) and data simulators. ... Instrument simulations are being developed for the purpose of predictive calibration, instrument configuration control, and evaluation of data analysis procedures. ...

ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Wednesday, 15 October 2008 . PTF meeting today Wed 15 Oct, 2pm John.Reynolds_at_email.protected . ... Re: PTF meeting tomorrow Wed 3 Sep, 2pm John.Reynolds_at_email.protected . ... PTF meeting John.Reynolds_at_email.protected . ... PTF meeting 2pm today (fwd) John.Reynolds_at_email.protected . ... Parkes 12m testbed meeting : 2pm this Wednesday (fwd) John.Reynolds_at_email.protected . ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Aurora . ... Corona . Fireballs . ... Zodiacal Light . ... The first thing to do is get acquainted with what the night sky looks like. ... The National Schools Observatory web site has very good horizon views of the sky for the current night. ... If the object is moving slowly across the sky then it may be one of the larger satellites. ... Cloudbait Observatory - October 2002 . ... October 2003 Aurora at Armagh . ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . Mars Moons . ... But while Mars was so bright it was hard to miss, spotting Mars' two diminutive moons was still a good test for observers with modest sized instruments. ... The Heart and Soul Nebulas . ... Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. ... Tracking major weather patterns on the Solar System's outermost gas giant can help in the understanding of global weather patterns here on Earth. ...

Next: 2--Dimensional Images Up: Test Data Previous: Test Data . Modern solid-state detectors produce data which differ in two main aspects from classical photographic images: (a) a much higher S/N (signal to noise ratio) and (b) the rigid spatial digitisation of the incoming flux. ... The usage of the programs and images that we provide as a reference test package should also facilitate documentation of possible application software malfunctions and their subsequent repair. ...

... March 25, 2006: Version 3.0.0 New control panel with an observing queue and a log Pointing to apparent position including proper motion precession and nutation to epoch of ... declination axis to polar axis non-orthogonality optical axis skew altitude- and azimuth-dependent mechanical effects encoder reference Control of telescope hardware August 20, 2006 Version 3.0.4 Modifications from Dan Azari adding features suported by the RC Optical Systems ...

... This will allow the telescope to be run at low cost after MACHO observations conclude at the end of 1999. ... In collaboration with the Anglo-Australian Observatory, the University of Melbourne and Auspace, the RSAA is developing an instrument known as the Wide Field Imager (WFI). ... During the report year the fabrication of the WFI dewar in the RSAA workshop was completed. ... Annual Report 1998 . ... In January 1998 two Stromlo staff travelled to the South Pole, Brett McLinden and Ralph...

... The commissioning of the FORS2 multi-mode astronomical instrument at KUEYEN , the second FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope, was successfully finished today. ... FORS2 is now ready to be handed over to the astronomers on April 1, 2000. ... Additional information about the VLT Data Flow System is available in ESO PR 10/99 . ... ESO Press Photo 05a/00 . Preview; JPEG: 400 x 452; 52k] . ... This is the caption to ESO PR Photos 05a-c/00 . ...

Status of the RadioAstron project development . The engineering model of the Space Radio Telescope (SRT) was assembled in Lavochkin Association (LA) in the configuration consisting of 10-m parabolic radio astronomical antenna made of carbon-fiber, F ocal and Device cabins of the scientific payload and on-board and ground complex of high data rate up-down radio link (VIRK). ... Then,radio astronomical tests were conducted using real radio sources. ... Space Radio Telescope . ... Data Processing . ...

... Higgs branching ratios tt (usually 6 jets, 2 b) tth (usually 8 jets, 4 b jets) AH (12 jets with 4 b jets) and other reactions J. Brau , LCWS 2000 , October 28, 2000 D3: Vertex Detectors Requirements of the Vertex Detector · Highly efficient and pure b and c tagging , including tertiary vertices (bc) · Charge tagging (eg. b/b discrimination) · These goals are achieved by optimized impact parameter ...

... Therefore, the observatory supports educational events, occured in the SAO, including astronomical and astrophysical schools, lectures and excursions at the SAO's telescopes. ... Thursday 9-00 Breakfast 9-30 Opening of the School and Astronomical Olimpiad 10-15 Photo of particapants (near the SAO entrance) 10-30 Lecture about Specail Astrophysical observatory. Chentsov E.L. 13-30 Lunch 14-00 Excursion to historical places of Nizhnij Arkhyz 18-00 Dinner 19-00 Acquaintance evening. ...