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... In the above example, the second region uses the global coordinate system (PHYSICAL by default). ... Supported systems include: name description ---- ----------- PHYSICAL pixel coords of original file using LTM/LTV IMAGE pixel coords of current file FK4, B1950 sky coordinate systems FK5, J2000 sky coordinate systems GALACTIC sky coordinate systems ECLIPTIC sky coordinate systems ICRS currently same as J2000 LINEAR linear wcs as defined in file In addition, two mosaic coordinate ...

Trail encounter . ... Expected meteor rates . ... The Leonids are the debris of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. ... The Earth's passage right through the centre of trails is associated with the most spectacular meteor displays (studies show that, as well as how close to the centre of the trail you are, the strength of the display also depends on how far along a trail's length you are). ... The encounter with the 1932 trail will lead to enhanced meteor activity: a nice outburst, but below storm level. ...

A typical radio dataset might be a 3-dimensional "cube" named AURORA, with axes RA, DEC and FREQ. ... These can be specified by giving the axis name(s) and grids for each subset. For instance, AURORA specifies the whole 3-dimensional ``cube''; AURORA FREQ 3 specifies the subset FREQ=3 (i.e. the RA-DEC plane at FREQ grid 3) of the set AURORA. ... Specifying only the axis name, and no grids, selects all subsets along that axis: AURORA FREQ selects all RA-DEC planes in AURORA. ... axis centre. ...

comments sql gen Rick Whitman November 27, 1996 Usage The tool is invoked by entering comments sql gen on the command line followed by one argument which is a file specification for the updated load file you want to process. ... Changing any of the mode keywords will invalidate the SQL that is produced by this tool. ... The sql file will be executed to load the values into the database. ffl The database will be queried to get the comments associated with the reference file loaded by unex­hrs­init.lod. ...

... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 . ... It describes how you can use mod_rewrite to control access to various resources, and other related techniques. ... This technique relies on the value of the HTTP_REFERER variable, which is optional. ... RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !www.example.com [NC] RewriteRule \.(gif|jpg|png)$ - [F,NC] . ... RewriteCond ${deflector:%{HTTP_REFERER}} =- RewriteRule ^ %{HTTP_REFERER} [R,L] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} != ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... November : 2015 . ... Magnetic storm of level G1 (minor) are expected . From 2 November 2015 to 28 November 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . ... November 03, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G2 (moderate) . ... November 09, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... November 02, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G3 (strong) 2 November 2015 - 28 November 2015 . 01.11.2015 . ...

... This function can also be used for particular types of subtypes or kinds: KIND (0) integer KIND (0.0) floating point number KIND (.FALSE.) logical variable KIND ("A") string of characters There is an intrinsic function SELECTED_REAL_KIND , which returns the kind of the type REAL that has a representation with (at least) the precision and the exponential range requested. ... With the choice SELECTED_INT_KIND (5) all integers between (but not including the limits) -100 000 and +100 000 are permitted. ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Wiki Style Examples . Wiki styles | ... PmWiki uses WikiStyles for styling text with color and other attributes. PmWiki 2.0 introduced the ability to control the styling further and to even place styles on blocks. ... In addition, an author can define a style "shortcut" by using the define= property. For example, to define a style of %red% , one can use: . define=mystyle color=red% Here is some %mystyle% red text created using a style shortcut. ...

... IPACMAN V2.5 Test Plan (or more) . ... Anyway, results given hereafter are related to one plaform only (the one mentioned on the top). ... specific testcases The following testcases correspond to the minimum set of tests to be run on every new IPACMAN release (alpha, beta, final, .. ... 1/ START IPACMAN . ... Expected result . ... Verify IP: select an IP on disk and run Reports>verify IP . ... IP Diff: select two IPs on disk, and run Reports>IP Diff and check manually the results: verify the . ...

The Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Statistic . This statistic enables us to test whether observed frequencies are close to . those we would expect. ... Expected frequencies . ... For example, if we . have an honest die we would expect 1/6 of all cases to show any of . ... So, for example, if we roll a die 60 times we would expect : . ... If we actually roll a die 60 times we wouldn't expect each of the faces . ... times each face actually comes up is the observed frequency for that face. ...

... 2005 November 20 . Rays from an Unexpected Aurora . ... For starters, on this Friday morning in August 2002, no intense auroral activity was expected at all. Possibly more surprising, however, the aurora appeared to show an usual structure of green rays from some locations. ... Large sunspot groups indicate that activity from an active Sun is relatively likely, possibly causing other streams of energetic particles to cascade onto the Earth and so causing more auroras . ... About APOD | ...

fitshdr - FITS-file headers manipulation tool fitshdr [options] [FITSfile_name] . ... fitshdr [options] --edit FITSfile_name . ... If You want to modify headers of FITSFILE using new FITS-header lines from HEADER file (or from stdin), You have to use this option (You can skip this option, if -H or --header option is used). ... Empty header lines are not displayed (in 'dump' mode only). --line-offsets . ... In 'dump' mode: file offset will be displayed for each header line. --no-line-offsets . ...

THE RELATIVE MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER ON NOVEMBER 2012 HAS MADE Wnov.= ... Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 26.11 - 02.12.2012, Forecast on 03 - 10.12.2012, Carrington Rotations 2130, 2131 (04,86.11, 02,17.12.2012) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN WAS REMAINED ON THE AVERAGE LEVEL. ... NEXT WEEK THE LEVEL OF SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE AVERAGE AND THE LAST TWO DAYS-ON LOW LEVELS. ... NEXT WEEK THE GEOMAGNETIC CONDITION IS EXPECTED UNSETTLED AND QUIET. ...

HTML is an application conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). ... Every SGML document has three parts: . SGML declaration . ... For example, the SGML declaration in the HTML DTD specifies that the string that opens an end tag is </ and the maximum length of a name is 72 characters. ... Most HTML elements are identified in a document as a start tag, which gives the element name and attributes, followed by the content, followed by the end tag. ...

... This section discusses the tags for defining scripts in a document. Scripts allow you to include JavaScript code in your HTML documents. ... The SCRIPT tag specifies client-side JavaScript code, which means JavaScript code that runs directly in the browser. ... For example, the browser interprets text within angle brackets as a script element, not as an HTML element. ... You can also use SCRIPT tags in the body of your document to define JavaScript code to be executed in that part of the document. ...

... lcplot (lcplot-1.18.1) [xmmsas_20050815_1803-6.5.0] . ... We note that no RGS Source Time Series FITS file is specified in [ 1 ]. ... Time intervals all have the same length, the first one is TSTART , TSTART + Binsize*TIMEDEL where TIMEDEL is the bin width read from the file [ 1 ]. ... We have assumed it to be given in seconds. ... The mean, variance, Chi Square, etc are provided with six significant digits. ... The output devices are those of the PGPLOT library. ...

. This is a new popup window - close it when you are done . Submitted by Bruce Berger on 03/14/2007 11:14:36 . Scopes for Sale at the Beijing Planetarium . I was surprised that the prices were close to what you'd spend online at Orion Telescopes. I expected them to be much less. But hey, this WAS a museum so I shouldn't have expected any bargains. Logon to post a follow-up comment or review comments from others . Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. About Us Contact Us

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Comets and Asteroids . ... Space Flight . ... November . ... By admin September 26, 2012 Posted in: Comets and Asteroids . Comet ISON is revealed.( ... Comet ISON.'s orbit and position on 25 September 2012.( ... The comet€а will reach its closest point to the Sun, perihelion in late November 2013.Then it is expected to whizz around the Sun a mere 1.1 million km above its surface making Comet ISON one of that class of comets called€а Sungrazers. ...

User catalogs allow you enter positions for your objects into a file, to save time during an observing run. ... Before diving into the details, here is an example: # default coordinate system and object # (these are the standard defaults, so if you like them you can omit this line) CSys=FK5; Date =2000; RotType= Object ; RotAng=0 # some random objects # Name Pos1 (e.g. RA) Pos2 (e.g. Dec) Options in keyword-value format NGC6543 rot 90 ... Object Data . Defaults . Catalog Options . ...