... We describe a systematic, regular testing program for CCDs which is now being applied at La Silla. ... The test are integrated in the CCD reduction package of the Munich Image Data Analysis System (ESO-MIDAS). ... To that end, we have instigated a systematic program of standard CCD tests at ESO, La Silla. ... The test program has been integrated in the CCD reduction package of the Munich Data Analysis System (ESO-MIDAS) (ESO 1993), and will be available in the 94NOV release. ...

A hardware problem in the HST power system has caused overcharging of 2 of the 6 on-board batteries, which, if nothing was done, could result in battery overheating and possible failure. ... This report describes the actions taken by the NASA Goddard HST Project to address this need and their effect on the scheduling of HST observing programs . ... An engineering analysis tentatively identified the fault as a loose screw connecting two copper bus bars. ... V1/Sun angle . ...

... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 1998 > eso-osa98 . ... The European Southern Observatory and the Optical Society of America are cosponsoring for the second time a topical meeting on Adaptive Optics. ... The meeting will cover the full range of topics from astronomical observational results and techniques, to foreseen breakthroughs in astrophysics due to new generation systems, from data reduction techniques, to AO system engineering and developments. ...

ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Information & tools for observers . ... CSIRO ATNF Data Archives . ... What is a pulsar? ... Group . ... Parkes Pulsar Observing Wiki . ... In order to carry out observations using Parkes, the observer first requests observing time by submitting a proposal through the OPAL system ( http://opal.atnf.csiro.au ). ... Select 'Search', followed by 'Pulsar Search' to obtain the Parkes data. ...

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... GBT results . ... OOF Holography Home Page Quick Links: . ... This page contains the more recent measurements with our new OOF Holography system. ... The latest Out-Of-Focus data were taken with SCUBA on 11th February 2003. ... Aperture . ... Residuals . ... The results are summarised in the following plots: ~~available soon - see previous results page for now~~ . We have recently obtained some OOF data from the Green Bank Telescope operated by the NRAO in the US. the results are shown here. ...

IV International Astronomy Olympiad . ... Text of these problems is available also . ... To solve every problem you may use constants and well-known values you know by heart. ... The apparent diameter of the Moon, as seen from the Earth, is 31'. ... Can you observe a star with magnitude . ... Consider the stars as black bodies. ... Estimate the diameter of a black hole constructed using this patent from a ship with the mass of 5000 tn (1 tn = 1000 kg). ... What stars would you observe this nigth? ...

... Points are given for workshop attendance. ц ASTRO BOSTON ц In its fifth year, Project ASTRO Boston is operated jointly by the HarvardSmithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Boston Museum of Science. Together these institutions are pooling their vast resources to make this exciting program available to selected teachers and their students throughout the Greater Boston area. ... Classroom visits. ... The goal of Project ASTRO is to use student interest in astronomy to enhance science teaching. ...

. XMM-Newton Science Analysis System . omgsource (omgsource-1.4) [xmmsas_20080701_1801-8.0.0] . Meta Index / Home Page Occasionally problems can arise with the interface between the program and ds9, resulting in XPA errors and the ds9 image to disappear. This is more likely to happen if the system is very busy. If it does happen, then you click the Start ds9 button to restart the ds9 image displayer. XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2008-07-02

... Operating at a wavelength of 10 ?m, it produces a 135њx135њ image with a resolution of 0.9њ. ... The clouds move from the west-southwest. ... At the same time as the IR images, visible light images were taken with an Apple Computer QuickTake electronic camera. ... At 1540 MDT, the large central cloud is visible in both images. At 1544 MDT, a distinctive cloud is apparent near the center in the visible image and right of center in the IR. The performance of the SDSS cloud scanner is excellent. ...

... Chapter 1. ... Problems of observational radio cosmology (6) . ... Analysis of radio astronomical data (32) . ... Data analysis system (33) . ... Actuality, goals and results to depend (45) . ... Interactive processing of continuum radio spectra of radio sources (72) . ... Creation of the astrophysical catalogs data base CATS and its application for selection and analysis of radio galaxy samples (112) . ... Data and methods (176) . ... Results of analysis of known radio galaxies data (179) . ...

The two main numerical libraries in Fortran 90 are . NAG Numerical Libraries for Fortran 90 Users . IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library Both of these offer both a modified version of the Fortran 77 library, recompiled for Fortran 90, and a completely new library, using all the new facilities of Fortran 90. ... On the Sun using Sun OS 4.2.1 we also got completely wrong results when using library functions in single precision, since the C system on Sun converted all function calls into double precision. ...

Dams are frequently located upstream from major population centers: . 1918--1958: 33 Major dam failures resulting in 1680 documented fatalities . 1959--1965: 9 major dams failed throughout the world . 1976: Teton Dam failure in Idaho . ... The Salmon Problem: . ... Some Federal Dam Licenses can now be lost because of salmon migration problems . ... Actual Salmon Count data is available for these dam sites: . John Day Dam . Bonneville Dam . ... Adverse effects of dams on salmon: . ...

... During all period of our investigations Dr. N.Sumzina from the Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS had prepared the Numbered Minor Planet positions from MPC Database for our processing with kind permission of the Director of Minor Planet Center Prof. Braian Marsden. ... Our extensive processing of the MPC data allows us to conclude that CCD observations of the Numbered and Unnumbered Minor Planets have the errors, sometimes very crude. ...

... Other Characteristics of the Sun: Variability of Rotation, Magnetism, Chemical Structure, Planetary System. ... Methods of Solar Magnetic Fields Measuring: Visual, Photografic, Photoelectric. ... Empiric Datas of Magnetic Fields in Photosphere, Chromosphere and Corona. ... Characteristics of Magnetic Field in Balanced Force Tubes by Potential and Forceless Field. ... Phenomenons in Active Region (Magnetic Field, Spots, Torches, Solar Prominences, Flares, Discharges. ... Magnetic Fields in Flares. ...

... SSAU History . ... Representatives of SSAU and the Polytechnic University of Turin held talks in Samara to discuss prospects for development of international cooperation in structural dynamic analysis of rotar systems of aircraft engines. ... During the negotiations, it was agreed to establish a research laboratory for structural dynamic analysis of aircraft engines in SSAU. ... Daniel Vernyano, Professor Muzio Gola and Professor Sergey Falaleev in SSAU museum of aviation and space exploration . ...

... Team . ... V.V.Sokolov "The gamma-ray bursts, core-collapse supernovae and global star forming rate at large redshifts" . ... I.V.Sokolov, A.S.Moskvitin, Eda Sonbas, O.V.Verkhodanov, O.P.Zhelenkova "A galaxy cluster in the GRB 021004 field" . ... The monitoring of GRB afterglows and the study of their host galaxies with the SAO RAS 6-m telescope from 1997". ... A.S.Moskvitin, T.A.Fatkhullin, V.V.Sokolov and V.N.Komarova, "Spectral and photometric monitoring of CCSNe at SAO RAS" . ...

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... October 6, 09:00 09:40 . Jorge Melnick (ESO) . ... We present a statistical and temporal analysis of the ground meteorological properties recorded at the five selected sites for hosting the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT). ... Marc Sarazin (ESO) . The organization and development of the E-ELT site testing campaign by ESO are described. ... The E-ELT Site Testing activities in northern Chile and Argentina are reviewed, and pioneering explorative campaigns are illustrated. ...

... In 2009 I wrote several papers : Some applications of W. Rudins inequality to problems of combinatorial number theory, Uniform Distribution Theory, 15 pages, submitted for publication, On an inverse theorem for U3 ( )-norm, Modern problems of mathematics and mechanics, Mathematics, Dynamical systems, v. 4, 2, (2009) 55­127. ... In the first paper we obtain some new applications of a well­known W. Rudin's theorem concerning lacunary series to problems of combinatorial number theory. ...