Magnetic field measurements onboard the Interball Tail spacecraft are carried out by the FM-3I instrument which consists of two flux-gate magnetometers covering two different ranges: [-200, +200] nT and [-1000, +1000] nT. Besides scientific goals, the FM-3I experiment data is used to perform the attitude control of the Interball Tail spacecraft. ... August 22, 1995 . ... October 18, 1995 . Top of the page . ... Back to the Interball Home Page . ...

... 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. ...

LOFAR in Australia ­ A Brief Engineering Perspective By Dr Peter J Hall, CSIRO SKA Program Leader 11 October, 2002 Background LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) is a proposed radio telescope designed to operate in the approximate frequency range 30 - 200 MHz. ... In both cases, the instruments would be built and operated by intern ational consortia; Australia is a founder member of the 11 -member SKA consortium and may join the USA and Europe in the LOFAR endeavour. ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 rgsbkgmodel July 2, 2008 Abstract Compute a model background spectrum from RGS background templates 1 Instruments/Modes Instrument Mode RGS Spectroscopy 2 Use In the interactive environment. pipeline processing no interactive analysis yes 3 Description The aim of this package is to compute a model spectrum of the RGS background applicable to a given observation from a combination of observations of empty elds. ... Model background spectra (OGIP-compliant). ...

FGS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Fine Guidance Sensor Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... 1.2 Instrument Handbook Layout . 1.3 The FGS as a Science Instrument . ... 1.4.4 FGS1r and the AMA . ... 1.4.6 Modes of Operation . ... Chapter 2: FGS Instrument Design . ... 3.2 Position Mode: Precision Astrometry . 3.3 Transfer Mode: Binary Stars and Extended Objects . ... 3.3.2 Transfer Mode Performance . ... 5.3 Linking Transfer and Position Mode Observations . ... 7.3.1 Position Mode . ...

... ESO Science Newsletter October 2014 . 22 Oct 2014 . ... This newsletter is a summary of recent ESO Science Announcement items. Follow the links or visit ESO Science Announcements to read more. ... The most recently installed instrument at Paranal, the ESO Planet-finder instrument SPHERE , underwent its last commissioning run during 05 тАУ 15 October 2014. ... Read more . ... ESO Workshop, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, 23тАУ27 March 2015 . ... Upcoming ESO or ESO-Related Workshops . ...

Next: J.E. Chambers, Research Astronomer Up: Research Previous: Research Contents . ... Solar Variability and Climate . Other Activities . ... Applied to data of flares on Gliese866 he was able to estimate the area of hydrogen emitting flare regions as 1-13% of the stellar surface. ... As partners in the project, Armagh Observatory has been asked to contribute to the selection process in exchange for priority access to the data which will eventually flow from the satellite. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 October 12 . Pan-STARRS and Nebulae . Image Credit: PS1 Science Consortium . ... Explanation: A single field from the world's most powerful survey instrument captures this spectacular skyview. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices . ...

... Direct data transmission rate (Mbps) . ... the density of electron fluexs with energies in four bands from 0.04 MeV to 1.7 MeV; . ... sensor (TV, IR) data and heliogeophisical information (HGI) transmission to data receiving and processing centers at a rate of up to 2.56 Mbps; . ... 1.76 GHz - TV- and heliogeophysical information and DCLI's data transmission to data receiving and processing centers; . 7.5 GHz - TV- and heliogeophisical data transmission to data receiving and processing centers; . ...

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. ...

... Astrophysics Group . ... Meetings . Past meetings . THE@INT Science Discussion Meeting: 6th October 2014, RAS, London . ... We will be holding an afternoon (2pm start) meeting on 6th€аOctober 2014€аto present and discuss the prospects of a new high resolution spectrograph installed on the Isaac Newton Telescope.€а This meeting is in light of the recent call for new instrument ideas ( http://www.ing.iac.es/about-ING/int2014.html ) put forward by the ING group in La Palma. ...

... ARC 3.5m | Instrument Summary . ... ARCES (Echelle) : the ARC Echelle spectrograph, a high resolution (R~31,500) echelle spectrograph that observes the entire wavelength range from 3200 е to 10000 in a single image on a 2048x2048 CCD. This instrument is permanently mounted at the NA1 port. ... In addition to the facility instruments, several visitor instruments have been used at the 3.5m, and some of these are available to the ARC observing community by contacting the instrument PIs: . ...

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Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... Navigation in the near planetary space, Mars and Phobos observations. ... navigation in the near-planetary space based on images of Mars, Phobos and the starry sky; . Phobos high resolution imaging; . ... angle               angle . ... Number of TV-cameras                     2                       2 KNM — Mars Observation Camera — is being designed as the scientific instrument of the Phobos-Grunt mission. ... Both instruments are developed for Russian Phobos-Grunt project. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 12.10.2012 . ... Credit Copyright: PS1 Science Consortium - Processing: Nigel Metcalfe, Gene Magnier and Peter Draper Explanation: A single image from the world's most powerful survey instrument captured this spectacular skyview. ... Built and operated by the Pan-STARRS project, the instrument features a 1.4 gigapixel (billion pixel) digital camera and telescope. ... October . ... October 2012 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...

Next: Observations and Analysis Up: The Second EGRET Catalog Previous: The Second EGRET Catalog . ... The first EGRET catalog ([ Fichtel et al. 1994b ]) covered Phase 1 of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) viewing program which began shortly after launch of the observatory on 1991 April 5 and ended on 1992 November 17. ... No additional solar flares were seen during Phase 2; therefore, the first EGRET catalog summary has not been updated in the present work. ...

Images of Pluto taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope with the ESA Faint Object Camera. These images, taken in late June and early July, 1994 are the first views which allow resolution of features on Pluto's surface. ... The large lower images are processed versions made from a number of Hubble observations. ... Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A . ... Instrument: HST ESA Faint Object Camera (FOC) . ... Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A . ... Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA . ...

Next: Preface Up: Front Cover Previous: Front Cover . ... VLT First Light . ... CONICA: The high resolution near-infrared camera for the ESO VLT . The STScI NICMOS Calibration Pipeline . ... The Evolution of Stars seen with ISOCAM - the Need for NICMOS and VLT Follow Up. ... HST NICMOS Observations of Circumstellar Matter Around CYG X-3 . ... HST-NICMOS Observations of Galactic Bulges: Red Nuclei in Nearby Galaxies . ... Investigating the Evolution of Quasar Host Galaxies with NICMOS . ...

Next: AXAF Recipes Up: ROSAT HRI Recipes Previous: Quantum Efficiency Correction (a.k.a. For some observations, a significant amount of data may have been rejected during SASS processing because the background level was higher than the calculated threshold for rejection. ... REJECTED EVENTS . ... The recipe will allow the user to include rejected events in the generation of a new qpoe file and filter on the background level. ... This creates a qpoe file with standard + rejected events. ...