... This paper describes the main algorithms used by the Einstein Level One processing to create the exposure masks and the background maps for Einstein IPC images, and how these algorithms were recreated in the IRAF environment. Our goal was to recreate the algorithms used by the Level One Processing to create exposure masks and background maps for Einstein Image Proportional Counter (IPC) data (cf. sections 2.5 and 2.7 of Harnden et al. ...

... Image created from the following: 120 images of Clear filter, 20 of RGB. each of 60 second subframe. 10 Haplha of 120 second subframe. Combined Red and Halpa to get a red/haplha mean image and then processed normally through CCDStack with finishing process through Photoshop CS 5. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Aurora from Space . ... Magnetic Storms . ... The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... Why no aurora at the magnetic poles? ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Stars . ... Telescopes and Observatories . ... The majestic star-forming region in the Lagoon Nebula. The pale ring to the right is an internal reflection in the telescope.€а (Image credit: ESO/ VPHAS+/ V. Kalari and J. Vink (Armagh Observatory) . ... The 18 component images were further processed twice. ... Venu and his colleagues use images like this to identify individual young forming stars in the Lagoon Nebula and determine their ages. ...

... GPI Data Pipeline 1.0 documentation . ... Polarimetric Spot Location Calibration . ... Pipeline Processing: . ... Generate with Recipe: ?Calibrate Polarization Spots Locations? ... Reduce these using the ?Calibrate Polarization Spots Locations? recipe and you should be ready to go. Typically the same exact set of input data are used for ?Calibrate Polarization Spots Locations? and ?Create Polarized Flat-field?, but two distinct output files are produced from the two recipes. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Governance overview . Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Our people overview . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes | ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... Next: Fourth: Controlling the S2 Up: Starting up correlator control Previous: Second: Create a session б  Contents . Use the pop-up menu to create an elleba window ``Xterm - elleba''. ...

... Aurora from Space . ... Magnetic Storms . ... The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... Why no aurora at the magnetic poles? ...

The IMF and Star Formation History of the Stellar Clusters in the Vela D Cloud . ... 2005, A , in press . ... M.T. Beltran, J. Brand, R. Cesaroni, F. Fontani, S. Pezzuto, L. Testi, S. Molinari . ... 2005, Proceedings of the IAUS227 "Massive Star Birth: A Crossroads of Astrophysics", in press . ... Francesco Palla . ... Podio, L., Bacciotti, F., Nisini, B., Giannini, T., Massi, F., Eisloeffel, J., Ray, T.P. 2005, Ap Lecture Series, "Cores to Clusters", in press . ... Star Formation Group . ...

Next: Illumination Corrected Flat Up: Additional Processing Previous: Sky Illumination Corrections . For creation of one or more sky illumination correction frames the command ( SKYCOR/CCD ) is available. ... After this calibration step, the command will smooth the reduced sky frame(s) to create the final sky illumination frame(s). ... After the illumination frame has been created, one can multiply the original flat field by the illumination frame, resulting in an adjusted flat field. ...

... Skygazers around planet Earth enjoyed the close encounter of planets and Moon in July 15's predawn skies. ... A Hole in Mars . ... The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of Mars' Pavonis Mons volcano taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars. ... The moon was discovered earlier this month in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for the New Horizons mission's scheduled flyby of Pluto in 2015. ...

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. ...

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Pulkovo NEO Page . Central Astronomical Observatory at Pulkovo . ... NEA Accuracy Estimation . Positions of the asteroids that have been sent by observers to the Minor Planet Center are automatically processed by means of calculation of (O-C) values with the help of the EPOS software package created at Pulkovo Observatory. ... Here attention is paid to observations of the near-Earth asteroids. This work was initiated by Dr. O.Bykov at Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory. ...

... During all period of our investigations Dr. N.Sumzina from the Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS had prepared the Numbered Minor Planet positions from MPC Database for our processing with kind permission of the Director of Minor Planet Center Prof. Braian Marsden. ... Our extensive processing of the MPC data allows us to conclude that CCD observations of the Numbered and Unnumbered Minor Planets have the errors, sometimes very crude. ...

These are tips I've either worked out myself or gathered from the discussions on the Gimp Mailing list. ... I didn't put up images for each of them because that would take up alot of disk space and my ISP charges a premium for disk space. ... Basic Text Tricks . ... Duplicate the image ( filters/channel ops/duplicate ) . ... Vertical: yes Offset the blurred image ( filters/channel ops/offset ) . ... Blur the image ( Filters/Channel Ops/Blur ) . ... Blur the image using Filters/Channel Ops/Blur . ...

... The study of extra solar planets will be one of the most important areas of research in astronomy in this century. ... The first planets outside the solar system were found in 1992 around the millisecond pulsar PSR B1257+12 by Alex Wolszczan at the Arecibo Observatory . ... Three space missions based on this principle (MOST, COROT and Kepler ) have already been launched or approved, and have the last one at least has the potential to find Earth-sized planets. ... SIM ( NASA ) is one of such missions...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System . ... The SAS summary file is examined to produce a list of the OM filters that were used in the observation, and for each filter a list of the exposures for that particular filter is also produced. ... The chain then scans the input directory to check that the necessary auxilliary files (e.g. tracking history, window files, housekeeping files etc) are present, exiting with an error message if any key files are absent. XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2007-07-09 ...

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... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . SSAU History . SSAU roadmap . ... Scientists of Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) develop a unique 3D-printer for chocolate confectionery printing. 3D-printer for chocolate printing is being created in SSAU Centre for Robotic Complexes and Mechatronic Systems. ... Know-how of the scientists of Samara State Aerospace University in that they were developed unparalleled chocolate delivery and cooling systems in 3D-printer. ...

... Although they all formed from similar material, it is a mystery why the planets closest to the Sun Mercury, Venus and Earth are so different. Astronomers hope to learn more about how they were created by studying asteroids, which are pieces of rock that were surplus to requirements in planet building. A team of astronomers has been observing an asteroid called Lutetia that is 100 kilometres wide. ... Meteorites are much smaller than asteroids and range in size from marbles to basketballs.) ...