... Observer Orientation and Training Policy Non-PhD level (Student) Training - APO staff will generally NOT train student users how to use the 3.5-m telescope and instruments. ... PhD level Remote-observing orientation & training - Before a new Ph.D.-level user can use the 3.5-m telescope remotely, he or she MUST spend three nights in person at the telescope. ... Once the three nights have been spent at APO, the new user can use the telescope remotely. ...

The run progress pages document the execution of Service Mode and Visitor Mode observing runs carried out at the Paranal Observatory. A summary of the run's characteristics is given, as well as a time-stamped list of all Observation Blocks (OB) that were executed until now. ... If reduced data for the given run exist, those are also reported in both the OB Summary table and in the details. ... Reduced : information shown only if pipeline-processed reduced data exist for the OB . ... OB ID . ...

FOC Instrument Handbook Version 5.0 83 8.0 THE FOC EXPOSURE TIME SIMULATOR, FOCSIM The general procedures to compute the required exposure times for any FOC observing configuration and possible emission source outlined in the preceding section are perfectly ad­ equate for most purposes including proposal preparation and feasibility verification. ... In support of COSTAR, FOCSIM has been upgraded to allow for automatic selection of the COSTAR imaging modes. ...

Next: The ESO VLT CCD Detectors Software . ... Up: Instrument-Specific Software . ... The framework for data calibration and analysis of the VLT instrumentation is presented, based on the concepts of a calibration plan, pipeline calibration, quality control, and archiving of calibrated data for a ground-based observatory. ... Quality Control Pipeline provides quality assessment for instrument performance data and observing conditions, and tests the results of the Reduction Pipeline. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

Requirements for a Science Operations Centre Accommodation and food · On site catered accommodation with full breakfast, lunch and dinner available · Soundproof, dark sleeping area with appropriate heating, air-conditioning and alarm clocks that is suitable for night and day sleeping · Access to snacks and drinks area while observing · Recreational area at the lodge (including access to beverages) Observing · Dedicated, quiet, remote ...

Next: Reducing the observations Up: PEPSYS general photometry Previous: Influencing the plan . ... If the telescope and instrumentation are unfamiliar to you, you may have trouble keeping to the schedule for the first night or two, so try to work with a previous observer on the equipment for a night or two of training before your observing run. If you fall behind, try to keep as many low-altitude observations of extinction stars as you can, and drop some circumzenithal ones if necessary. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Site . Weather . Roof Status . ... Average Max. ... 0.0 . ... In 2004, the roof was operated manually, while in 2005 through 2007, it was operated automatically by computer, but was not closed by weather sensors. ... The "Closed" column includes those nights outside the Monsoon season when the Observatory was closed due to weather (the usual cause), equipment failures, or vacation by the Winer staff in 2004 through 2006. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Section 3: File Menu . ... Displays the dialog to open an existing image: . ... Saves the current image as a new file name or new file type, or both. ... This can be useful to prevent having 20 or more images open at once, and saves having to close them manually. ... This is done by creating a text file with the same name as the image file. ... Note that Image Information is saved within the FITS file, so there will not be a text file to accompany these files. ...

home education > activities . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Activities . ... Astronomy . ... Activities on the . ... This is more about space technology than astronomy, but in this interactive module, students simulate what the astronauts go through when they go up to service the Hubble Space Telescope. ... Younger students are shown a drawing that can be interpreted in two ways and then apply what they learn to planetary images. ... table of contents . ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Meteors and Meteorites . ... Stars . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... This famous depiction of the Leonids was based on a first hand account of a meteor storm by a minister, Joseph Harvey Waggoner. ... In the autumn the Great Square of Pegasus is visible in the southern night sky. ... I hope this guide to the November night sky is helpful and have fun star sight-seeing! ... Tweets that mention The Leonid meteors: highlights of the November night sky | ...

... Mt Stromlo will resume its mantle as the home of Australian astronomy through the planned redevelopment, which includes the placement of two telescopes on Mount Stromlo and one at the ANU Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, reconstruction of heritage buildings and enhanced viewing facilities for the public, including a new virtual reality theatre. ... Mt Stromlo is not just an icon of Australian science, it is the workplace of number of the world?s leading researchers,? ...

... For these observations night-time is required. Begin ­ End Interval­Interval ­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Days Needed at This Interval Time Constraints (Must Be Justified in the Prop osal Text) LST 0700 0700 0930 1715 Range - 1145 - 1300 - 1300 - 2000 Nights Notes 19 NGC 2577/UGC 4375 + Leo I Group 6 NGC 2577/UGC 4375 + Leo I Group + Abell 1367 51 Leo I Group + Abell 1367 89 Local Void (complete in second semester ) Constraints on scheduling: The Turn On Galfa Survey ( TOGS ) operates commensally with ...

... Despite the use of counterweights, I have had ongoing problems with preventing unwanted motion in altitude, particularly during star parties when everyone seems to want to lean on the telescope while observing. ... After some difficulties at a windy star party a few years ago at the Boston Museum of Science, I designed a simple and very effective altitude brake and slow motion control which can be assembled very quickly and at minimal cost. ... The other end of the arm attaches to a turnbuckle*. ...

... Comet SWAN Outburst . ... Star clusters and nebulae abound in the ancient northern constellation Auriga - a region that includes the interesting pair NGC 1931 (lower left) and IC 417. ... The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. ... Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula . ... Where do stars form? ... But the skilled and careful astronomer also went on to discover star clusters, comets, asteroids, and clusters of galaxies. ...

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:06:41 EST Subject: Lectures, IAA at Mount Stewart, COSMOS Hi all, 1. ... IAA at MOUNTSTEWART: The first of three public observing events this spring: "JEWELS OF THE SKY AT MOUNT STEWART" Come and see the 'jewels of the sky' at Mount Stewart House, near Greyabbey, Newtownards, on Friday 18 March, through the IAA's powerful telescopes and binoculars. ... Book via Mount Stewart. ... Clear skies, Terry Moseley. ...

NMW survey overview . Access image archive . ... The New Milky Way survey aims to detect bright (V<13.5) optical transients near the Galactic plane using an automated wide-field (8x6 deg.) system capable of surveying the whole Milky Way area visible from the observing site in one night. ... All images obtained during the transient search survey are available online (please use the image archive access form ). ... Images per field: . ... Images per night: . ... Milky Way imaging time: . ...

... For queued observations, the nightly scheduling will be performed by sta# astronomers using an Operational Toolkit. ... The toolkit will make all observation preparation data available to the oper­ ator, and will allow the definition of queues and timelines of Observation Blocks (OBs). ... The operations team then uses the Operational Toolkit to browse the repos­ itory and build queues, based on object visibility, expected observing conditions, and user­defined scheduling constraints. ...

ChangeLog for srcmatch =============================== Version 3.15.1 - 2004-03-16 (GL) --------------------------------- Correction to documentation Version 3.15 - 2003-07-01 (GL) --------------------------------- Closed SPR: SSC-SPR-3107 (Incorrect flux units in merged source list) Version 3.14 - 2003-02-24 (GL) --------------------------------- Close SSC-SPR-3033: Copy ID colums and "TOT" columns also for single band input lists. ... Close SSC-SPR-3084: Included flag columns in copylist routine. ...