Introduction OCAAS 2.0 November 12, 1998 1­1 1 Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System 1.1 Introduction OCAAS is a complete UNIX software package for the local and remote operation of an astronomical observatory. ... It controls all aspects of the telescope mount, CCD camera, filter wheel, focuser, weather instrumentation, power supply, GPS receiver, internet or phone line communications, dome and shutter hardware. ... Dome flats may also be taken automatically if desired. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Astrophysics graduate student programs . ... Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder . Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . Visiting Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ...

... New Mexico State University is seeking a technical and computer-oriented person as a Support Astronomer for nighttime astronomical observing at Apache Point Observatory (APO) with the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) 3.5m Telescope. б  . ... Paper/email documents will not be accepted. ... TELESCOPE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST . ... Responsibilities include nightly operation of the 3.5m telescope and instruments, Quality monitoring the data streams and system performance and observing efficiency. ...

... HST Phase II Proposal Instructions for Cycle 20 > Chapter 10: Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS) > 10.2 Mode = POSConfig = FGS . 10.2 Mode = POS . ... In addition, a few stars (reference and/or target) should be observed multiple times during a visit to map any positional drift of the field due to HST pointing characteristics (see the FGS Instrument Handbook) . ... The default values of the Optional Parameters are set in this Mode to provide acceptable data for single, zero angular diameter stars. ...

SAS installation . ... News Latest News News Archive Newsletter Quarterly Status Report . ... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? ... Archive, Pipeline & Catalogues XMM-Newton Science Archive Pipeline Processing System Observation Data Status Time Correlation Fix Serendipitous Source Catalogue OM Serendipitous Source Catalogue Slew Survey Catalogue Latest Slew Results Browsing Interface for RGS Data Live Radiation Monitor Plots Radiation Monitor Files . ... All SAS installations are binary. ...

... Next, the screen displays "Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu." Press "0" if you wish to begin Automatic alignment (or Easy Align, depending on your telescope model), or press Mode if you wish to choose a manual alignment method ("Automatic Alignment" displays, and you can press MODE to go through the menu to find other alignments). ... Note: If you press the "?" key while "Ctr Brightest Star" displays, the alignment star that AutoStar has chosen will display. ... Alignment successful" displays. ...

README for XFree86 on OS/2 : Hardware and Software Requirements . ... XFree86 does not use the video services of the OS/2 operating system. ... XFree86/OS2-3.3.6 may use a local named-pipe connection or a TCP/IP based network connection. ... There are reports that with EMX 0.9 fix 4, you can also use the new 32 bit IBM TCP/IP 4.1 product. The old IBM TCP/IP 2.0, that comes with the IBM PMX product may be used with Warp as well, although it is no longer supported by IBM. ...

... Previous: A User Friendly Planning and Scheduling Tool for SOHO/LASCO-EIT . ... Hobby Eberly Telescope, RLM 15.308, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 E-mail: niall@astro.as.utexas.edu . ... We present the initial design of the planning and scheduling software for the 9.2 meter Hobby Eberly Telescope (HET). ... The operations of the HET (Kelton & Cornell 1994; Kelton, Cornell, & Adams 1996) is four phased: a proposal phase, a planning phase, an observing phase, and a verification phase....

The drawing presented in Figure 6 suggests a cryo-mechanical design based on a cylindrical vacuum shell, with total size dictated by total length of the optical system and wheels diameter. ... internal support structure for cold optics and detector; . cold optics, focal masks and filter wheels; . ... The detector, in thermal contact with the cold plate, will have an active temperature control, with an RDT sensor and a heater, both connected to an independent temperature controller. ...

... Required qualifications: BS in Electronics Engineering. ... Required qualifications: BS in Electronics Engineering or Electronics Technology field with three to five years experience in operation, calibration and maintenance of high-voltage equipment or equivalent combination. Supervisory experience required. ... Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, with more than five but less than seven years experience or equivalent combination. ...

... Thus the FTE described below must be added to the AOF FTE budget. ... Activity Scientist overview of changes (R7M) Observing preparation tool ( section 15.1) Instrument Control Panel ( section 15.2) Modification of AOF / Hawk-I acquisition template ( section 15.3) Site quality monitoring and display ( section 15.5) Exposure Time Calculator ( section 15.6) Modification Observing Tool (OT3) ( section 15.8) TOTAL FTE effort 1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.5 ...

... 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 Further Information and Bibliography page. The Building and Installing the Distribution page presents an overview of the procedures for compiling the distribution and installing it on a typical client or server. ...

... It also sends commands to the trolley micro to switch between track mode and slew mode. ... Laser head (7702) Linear interferometer (7002) Retroreflector(7003) Various mirrors Beam expanders Fibre optic pickup Measurement board(2002) Datum switch(Sony SETP151) A schematic layout is shown below in Fig 1 Optical fibres connect the receiver to the measurement board and from the laser to the reference input on the measurement board. ... Reset the datum latch circuit. ...

Regions designation | Regions models | ASCII files description . The real time visibility of the IB_TAIL relative to the Evpatoria and Panska Ves . ... The real time regions passing . ... The IB_TAIL geocentric distance as a function of the Moscow time (MT = UT + 3h) (Plot) . Geomagnetic local time in the IB_TAIL position as a function of the MT (Plot) . The IB_TAIL orbital data ASCII files . Dated 21 February, 2000 . ... INTERBALL mission  ...

... An OBJECT column gives the name of the object observed (usually a star name). ... In critical cases, it is common practice to measure sky on two or more positions around a target object, and these positions must be identified. ... A general treatment of this problem requires a column called OBJECT, bearing the usual name of the object (as in the star tables); a column labelled STARSKY, to distinguish between star+sky, star alone, or sky alone; and additional columns to identify the sky position. ...

... The Russian Soyuz TMA-5 manned transport spacecraft docked to the Orbital Complex of the International Space Station (ISS). ... A Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-5 developed and manufactured at the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia was launched to the International Space Station (ISS), in low-Earth orbit since November 1998. The launch of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle carrying the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft took place at 7:06:28 Moscow Daylight Saving Time. ...

Operations in Point operations use the pointer to query sets about points, delete points in a set, and move points. In all cases where interaction is required, pressing the right mouse button with the pointer in the drawing area cancels the operation. ... Report on a point in a set . ... Press the left mouse button. ... Press Delete point with the left mouse button to activate. ... Move the pointer to the new location and press the left mouse button again to register the point's new location. ...

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T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

Linux Style : Linux Kernel 2.6: the Future of Embedded Computing, Part I . ... Linux 2.6 introduces many new features that make it an excellent operating system for embedded computing. ... In this two-part article, we look at the improvements in the 2.6 kernel that have empowered it to make a foray into the demanding world of embedded computing. ... Linux Kernel 2.6: the Future of Embedded Computing, Part I" | ... Re: Linux Kernel 2.6: the Future of Embedded Computing, Part I (Score: 0) . ...