... The distinguishing characteristic of VIMOS is its very high multiplex capability: in MOS mode up to 800 spectra can be acquired simultaneously, while the Integral Field Unit produces 6400 spectra to obtain integral field spectroscopy of an area approximately 1 1 arcmin in size. ... Figure 1: A block diagram scheme of the DRS spectral extraction process . ... The extraction itself is carried out following two different procedures for MOS and IFU observations. ...

Space Telescope Science Institute . ACS Instrument Handbook Cycle 19 . ... Advanced Camera for Surveys Instrument Handbook for Cycle 19 > Chapter 5: Imaging > 5.3 Wide Field Optical CCD Imaging . ... 5.3.1 Filter Set . ... WFPC2 and Johnson-Cousins filters . All of the most commonly used WFPC2 filters are included in the ACS filter set. ... Narrow Band filters . ... ACS includes a complete set of ramp filters that provide full coverage of the WFC wavelength range at 2% and 9% bandwidth. ...

... In order to realize the optimal scientific return from the VLT, ESO has undertaken to develop an end-to-end data flow system from proposal entry to science archive. The VLT Data Flow System (DFS) is being designed and implemented by the DFS Group (ESO Internal access only) in collaboration with VLT Division and Instrumentation Division . ... VLT Control System Interface . ... OBs are the quantum of data that flows within the DFS, collecting state, data and status information as they flow. ...

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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). ...

OptInt PmWiki . ... Science Instrument Downselect . ... Page History | ... PmWiki . ... PmWiki FAQ . ... pmwiki.org . ... Return to Science Instrument Downselect ( Edit ) . ... Proc. SPIE paper on downselect . ... March 09, 2007, at 05:30 PM by John Young - Status from 2006/10/12 update (see attachment) . ... Complete . ... P4S combiner optimization . ... P4S switchyard optimization . ... P8 combiner optimization . ... P8 (internal) switchyard optimization . ... Due 2006/07/31 . ... Due Date . ...

Telescope Tip-Tilt Secondary Mirror The tip-tilt secondary mirror on the ANU 2.3 m telescope · Measures and adjusts image position at 30 Hz · Corrects image blur produced by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere · Both the tip-tilt secondary mirror and the 2.3 m telescope were designed and constructed by RSAA ...

I-GALFA Survey Coverage Complete . ... The upper figure shows positions in equatorial coordinates: right ascension and declination, which are like extensions of the Earth's longitude and latitude coordinates on the sky. The lower figure shows positions in Galactic longitude and latitude, where Galactic latitude = 0 is the Galactic equator, or the plane of the Milky Way, and the center of the Galaxy lies in the Galactic plane in the direction where the Galactic longitude = 0. ... I-GALFA Main | ...

Next: Head Positions and Track Up: OBSOLETE SECTIONS Previous: Mark III Observations Contents . ... Mark II recording systems have been removed from most active VLBI stations and the main Mark II correlators are no longer operating. ... Below is an example of a simple Mark II schedule. ... OBSMODE = '6cm Mark~II Standard Setup' ! ... SRCFILE = sources.obs ! ... EXAMPLE: Setup file for Mark~II observations (1 channel) at 6cm. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... 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. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

... The J, H and K bands are characterized by a bright background, such a background is mainly due to the emission of atmospheric lines and of thermal radiation. ... If the source cover a large fraction of the slit, spectra off-source must be observed to adequately sample the sky background. ... The on chip integration time (time spent in each position of the slit) must not exceed 40 seconds in J and H bands and 60 seconds in K band. ... We suggest a sequence of 10 for each elementary integration time. ...

... The Science Analysis System ( SAS ) is a collection of tasks, scripts and libraries, specifically designed to reduce and analyze data collected by the XMM-Newton observatory . ... Observation Data Files (ODF), i.e. reformatted telemetry in FITS format. ... Pipeline Processing System (PPS) products, a collection of validated, top-level scientific products including event and source lists, multiwavelength images and cross-correlation products, generated at the Survey Science Center (SSC). ...

with results in a deliverable A deliverable is something tangible and measurable Imager can be thought of as having three stages Design Build Integration The 1) 2) 3) Design · Optical design (90% complete ) ­ Have done a preliminary tolerance analysis but still need to polish this off before sending to optician · Mechanical design (90% complete ) ­ Need to add tolerances ­ Need to produce and review shop drawings · Electronics design (10% ... 01.2 .. ...

... In the framework of a collaboration between ESO and OAT concerning the development of a data reduction pipeline and the related quality control subsystems software for UVES/VLT, a detailed feasibil­ ity study is being performed on the basis of data extracted from the EMMI/NTT archive. ... Overview It is ESO policy to perform data reduction for VLT instruments in ``pipeline'' mode, either at the observing premises or at headquarters. ... The work has been carried out under ESO Contract No. ...

... The ROSAT Consortium (the Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, the Goddard Space Flight Center, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Leicester University, and the Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam) announces the release of the completed source catalogs of all ROSAT pointed observations. ... Detailed information about the catalog and methods of access to the catalog and data products can be obtained from the ROSAT Results Archive web pages in Germany, in the US, and in the UK:...

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) . ...

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... Description . ... The SCORPIO-2 project: . ... The multi-mode spectrograph SCORPIO-2 was developed using the experience of observations at the 6-m telescope BTA with the SCORPIO focal reducer . ... The focal reducer consists of several units ('floors') mounted in the common case in the following order (from the telescope focal plane): . ... The focal reducer is connected with the platform-adapter which used for guiding by offset stars and for illumination the spectrograph by calibration lamps. ...

Optical design and verification of the sub-millimeter limb sounder TELIS P. Yagoubov1, G. de Lange1, A. Baryshev2, R. Hesper2, V. Koshelets3, G ... IREE, Russia 4Institute for Remote Sensing Technology, DLR, Germany 5Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland Vertical scan , mm Vertical scan , mm TELIS (Terahertz and submm Limb Sounder) is a cooperation between European institutes, DLR, RAL and SRON, to build a three- ... SIR cold channel phase distribution. ...

... Telescopes . ... 2013: . A new control system for the 1-m telescope with remote control possibility for the observation process . In 2013, the creation of a control system for the multitask 1-m ZEISS-1000 telescope was completed in SAO RAS, allowing the use of the telescope's observational capabilities in the modes of local and remote control. ... FITS 3.0-compatible archive of direct images with astrometric calibration . ... SAO RAS Report N329, 2013. Archive . ...