... 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. ...

WFC3 Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Wide Field Camera 3 Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 6: UVIS Imaging with WFC3 > 6.2 Specifying a UVIS Observation . ... Specifying a UVIS Observation . ... Configuration : always WFC3/UVIS . ... Aperture: must be specified; see Section 6.4.4 and Section 6.4.5 for the dimensions, location, and reference point (target placement) of the full array and subarray apertures. ... Spectral Element: must be specified for each exposure; see Section 6.5 . ...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

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) . ...

Next: Program use Up: Description of program searchdup Previous: Description of program searchdup . Parameter input is done with a graphic user interface. ... Input file: Name of the input catalog file. It has to be formatted, one record per source/observation, according to the format used in the Arcetri observations and source archives. ... Minimum number of observations per source Source with less than this number of independent observations are not included in the output file . ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

... Extend the Observation Data File summary file with data extracted from the instrument housekeeping datasets. ... Parameters . ... Errors . ... Input Files . ... Observation/ Slew Record . File Details Record . Instrument Details Record . Exposure Record . EPIC MOS Configuration Record . EPIC p-n Configuration Record . EPIC Radiation Monitor Configuration Record . RGS Configuration Record . OM Configuration Record . Proposal Summary Record . Data Quality Record . ...

... CentralProcessor 0.11 documentation . ... The Central Processor Manager is the local monitoring and control agent for the Central Processor sub-system. ... At the moment the Central Processor Manager only controls the acquisition phase; that is, it only controls the ingest pipeline. ... In addition to the CP manager specific parameters, any parameters that begin with ice_properties are passed directly to the ICE Communicator during initialisation. ... string . ... Central Processor Manager . ...

Next: The Reduction Session Up: Echelle Reduction Previous: Standard orientation . ... The command SHOW/ECHELLE displays only those parameters which must be set according to the options and methods chosen for the reduction. ... Current parameters are saved with the command SAVE/ECHELLE name , where name is the session name. ... Current parameter values are set to the default value with the command INIT/ECHELLE , or set to the values of a previously saved session with INIT/ECHELLE name . ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... Coronado€о Solar . ... Spotting Scopes . ...

... 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.. ...

... The INTEGRAL Science Data Centre Roland Walter, Alain Aubord, Paul Bartholdi, Jurek Borkowski, Pierre Bratschi, Tomaso Contessi, Thierry Courvoisier, Davide Cremonesi, Pierre Dubath, Donnald Jennings, Peter Kretschmar, Tim Lock, St’ephane Paltani, Reiner Rohlfs and Julian Sternberg 1 INTEGRAL Science Data Centre, Chemin d' ’ Ecogia 16, CH--1290 Versoix, Switzerland Abstract. INTEGRAL is a gamma­ray observatory mission of the Eu­ ropean Space Agency to be launched in 2001. ...

... Basic Observables: Zero-differenced phase and code ionosphere-free combinations of global GNSS network stations, corrected by P1-C1 satellite code biases (cc2noncc), daily observations with 30 seconds sampling rate Sites coordinates : IGb08 reference frame coordinates and velocities Displacements: solid tides, ocean loading, pole tide loading (IERS 2010) Geometric model : Receivers antennas eccentricities, absolute receiver and ...

... 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. ...

... One of the instruments, the Troughton equatorial telescope, is maintained at constant temperature and relative humidity, to reduce the rate of deterioration. ... 3.1 Troughton Equatorial Telescope . Figure 1 shows the equatorial telescope constructed by J E Troughton of London and which was erected in the west dome of Armagh Observatory in 1795. ... Troughton, J. E.: c.1790, Instructions for Adjusting the Troughton Equatorial Telescope, Armagh Observatory Archives , M17.2, 3pp. ...

... New version of magnetic field data (descriptor "itm") is now available with small corrections in offsets and attitude coverage. ... Full set of INTERBALL-TAIL AKR radiointensity KP for AKR instrument is now available (descriptor "ita"). ... KP data availability plots are created. ... Magnetic field data (descriptor "itm") after 1st January, 1998 are recomputed with corrected Bx_GSE offset (this was just 0.5 nT correction). ... CDF files for plasma wave KP are now available (descriptor "itw"). ...

The starting page - The catalogues page - The list of the PUL2 fields - The list of the Pul-3(Pul-3SE) fields - The list of the PUL_ERS fields . please read short description of the access form controls . ... catalogue number of star (Obligatory parameter) . ... Right Ascension (ICRF/Tycho-1) J2000 at the central epoch of obs. (hours, minutes, seconds) (Obligatory parameter) . ... Declination (ICRF/Tycho-1) J2000 at the central epoch of obs. (degrees, arcmin, arcsec) (Obligatory parameter) . ...

The problem of solar wind data correlation for the observations onboard several spacecraft is very important for three points of view: . ... This problem is studied now in detail by systematic determination of ion flux and ion velocity data correlations by INTERBALL-1 (IKI group), WIND and IMP 8 (both - MIT group). ... Solar wind plasma correlation lengths from IMP 8, WIND and INTERBALL-1. ... Correlation of solar wind observations onboard several spacecraft: INTERBALL-1, IMP 8 and WIND data. ...

... Observatory . ... The Laboratory of Astrometry . Dept. for Physics of Stars&Galaxies . ... Astronomical Calendar . ... UkrVO . ... The purpose of research: Creating a stellar catalog to study the structure and kinematics of star systems, including open star clusters and stars with large proper motions; the enhancement ICRF / Hipparcos system to stars dawn to 17 m (V); Search of binary systems of brown dwarfs and determination of their parameters; astrometry of minor bodies of the Solar System. ...

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