... ARC 3.5m | 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. ... 3.5m Telescope . ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2016 > ESO/NEON Data Reduction School in Garching . ... Observing Tools and Services . ... Science Data Products Forum . Data Reduction FAQ . ... During one week of intense work, this NEON Archive School will give the participants the chance to gain hands-on experience on data reduction tools for the X-Shooter and KMOS instruments. ... The school is taking place at ESO headquarters in Garching, Germany. ...

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. ...

... 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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

... Our tours this year include: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Bauman Moscow State Technical University Orevo Laboratory, Russian Mission Control Center (TsUP), Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Lavochkin Scientific and Industrial Association, Energomash Scientific and Industrial Association, Scientific and Industrial Association "Zvezda", Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center, Monino Air Force Museum. Bauman Moscow State Technical University . Moscow) . ...

... 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. ...

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. ...

... Liyong Liu (NAOC) . Site testing on seeing conditions of the astronomical observatories over China are briefly reviewed, including Xionglong station of NAOC, Gaomeigu station of Yunnan Observatory, Delingha station of Purple Mountain Observatory. ... PDF [3.0€аMB] October 8, 09:55 10:20 . ... In this paper, we will review the site survey activities in the past years, and present the site-testing results on the Oma site, including cloud cover, seeing, water vapor, transparency and sky brightness. ...

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 ...

... Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . Binoculars Instruction Manual . ... Regardless of your application bird watching, nature studies, spectator sports or sightseeing you will appreciate the superior optics and durable construction that make Meade binoculars an excellent investment. ... FOCUS LOCK SYSTEM . Meade Safari Pro binoculars include a Focus Lock feature (see diagram), permitting the locking of the Center Focus Knob to maintain precise focus of an object at a specified distance. ...

... 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. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

... Europa's ocean sits under a thick ice shell. If this ocean covers the moon's solid core, does the shell rotate at a different speed? ... To the best of our knowledge, Europa has an ice shell of a few to as many as 12 miles (20 kilometers) in thickness, underneath which lies a global 60-mile-deep (100km) liquid water ocean. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

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 | ...

... 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. ...

... SciSim release covered by this note . ... Data-Analysis-with-SAS in a simple and standardised way, and should allow calibration experts to re-assess the reliability of the different elements of XMM-Newton simulations. ... Also, a release of all calibration files to be used in the reduction, through the SAS, of SciSim generated data, is coordinated with this release. ... Furthermore, two SAS tasks (odffix and epicproc) had to be updated to make possible a proper SAS data reduction of simulated data. ...

... 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. ...

... 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,? ...