... As part of the initial data delivery, the observer receives a package of so-called paper products , which are intended to provide a quick look at the data in hard-copy form. ... The information is presented in three separate tables: Target List, Observation List, and Observation Statistics. ... First, they do not have the visit-level summary of observations; some of the information is available via the tape log, but without any data quality flags or image statistics. ...

... user-defined data file formats . ... better integration with a user's analysis routines To add such functionality to SAOimage, we developed the XPA Messaging System that allows X programs to define points of public access through which data and commands can be exchanged with external programs. ... We have utilized XPA to develop "SAOimage: The Next Generation" (SAOtng), an extensible image display service that can cooperate with other processes and programs. ... SAOtng help pages . ...

... Performs adaptive smoothing on EPIC or OM images. PostScript . ChangeLog . ... Calculates sky coordinates on an event-by-event basis . ... Perl script for the EPIC MOS pipeline . ... Defines final list of events, their position and time for EPIC-MOS . ... Creates cosmic background-filtered event lists, images, lightcurves and a qdp plot from EPIC MOS or PN pipeline-processed event lists . ... Correct RGS event positions for spacecraft pointing . ... Constructs an RGS event list . ...

... It provides long range planning information to the scheduling team; it provides bright object, timing, and orientation information to the observation planning team; and it provides graphical description of the observations and their constraints. ... The GUI graphically displays the constraints that are computed by Spike and stored in the description files and in the database. ... BOAS processes all bright objects that have entered the database since the last time BOAS was run. ...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

... abspixel, image coordinate units . ... amplitude, uv select . Selecting UV Data in . ... antennae, uv select . ... auto, uv select . ... calibration, application . ... Miriad 's Calibration Model . ... Image Deconvolution . ... datasets, archiving . ... Miriad Data Disks at . ... ddec, uv select . ... dra, uv select . ... FITS files, visibility data . ... frequency, uv select . ... increment, uv select . ... select, u-v data selection . ... spectral index . ... visibility datasets, calibration . ...

Next: Radiopulsars as Sources of Up: Cosmic Rays and Evolution Previous: Cosmic Rays and Evolution . Presently, there is little doubt that galactic CR can be generated at rapidly expanding shock fronts produced by supernova explosions. ... Statistical properties of radiopulsars in our Galaxy indicate a formation rate of NS of about 1 per 10-20 years in the present cosmological epoch, while direct astronomical observations have so far not detected supernova explosions at this high rate. ...

My name is Steve Foulkes, I have had the good luck to find SN 2000C in NGC2415. This is part of my discovery image which shows NGC2415 and the SN. ... Steve Foulkes . Image Data: . ... Object NGC 2415 recorded on 2000 Jan 8.789UT with a 0.26-m LX200 telescope on an image secured for the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. ... The software is also used to analyse an image, and can to a limited degree, also indicate changes in the image. ... Back to Supernova 2000C in NGC 2415 . ...

... Primordial theory review : Dick Bond . Defects and the CMB review : Andy Albrecht . ... Gravitational wave contribution to CMB anisotropies : V.B. Lukash and E.V. Mikheeva . C_l from cosmic strings : Lloyd Knox . Some aspects of CMB anisotropies induced from topological defects : Mairi Sakellariadou . ... CMB anisotropies from scaling sources : Ruth Durrer . ... SZ observations I : Sarah Church . ... Holes in the microwave sky? ... Detecting cosmic strings in the CMB : James Robinson . ...

The skycat techical documentation, like the application itself, is divided into five parts. Skycat is based on the Real-Time display and Catalog Library packages, which are in turn based on two utility packages: one general purpose and one for astronomy related utilities. ... Skycat - Combines the rtd image display features with catalog searching features for the skycat application . Catlib - Astronomical catalog library and widgets for searching catalogs and browsing catalog directories . ...

Both gripes from users and continued spectrum monitoring initiate in-house and off-site searches for the source of Radio Frequency Interference. The digital equipment used in various backends, frequency synthesizers at different mixing stages of the IF/LO, electric motors, video cameras used for safety-status monitoring, on-site vehicles, displays at the Visitor Center could in principle cause internally generated RFI. ... Summer 97 project of Francisco (to be linked) . ...

. md5 [ -0123456789 ] [ -h] file . This program generates the message digest of the given file using the RSA Message Digest 5 (MD5) and other selected algorithms. If file is not given, the program uses the standard input. -0123456789 . Select algorithm from the following list . -0 null . -1 MD5 . -2 SNEFRU . -3 CRC32 . -4 CRC16 . -5 MD4 . -6 MD2 . -7 SHA . -8 HAVAL . -9 null . -h . Display the result in hex; the default is base-64 . David L. Mills (mills@udel.edu)

... Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box . ... 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky . ... The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion is still visible to modern astronomers, but what did the supernova look like in 1006? Skylab Over Earth . ... Many scientific tests were performed on Skylab, including astronomical observations in ultraviolet and X-ray light. NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea . ... Crumbling Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 Approaches . ... M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind . ...

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Next: NICMOS Science Up: NICMOS Data Calibration and Previous: NICMOS Software at the . ... Reference File Tools . Image Analysis and Reduction . ... These include the tasks used in the STScI pipeline, tools to generate the reference files used by the calibration pipeline tasks, and general image analysis, manipulation, and arithmetic tasks. ... Calnica is used to apply instrumental calibrations to individual datasets, while calnicb is used to process associated sets of NICMOS images. ...

Stellarium 0.12.3 . ... Classes . ... Supernova Class Reference . ... Supernova (const QVariantMap &map) . ... Get a QVariantMap which describes the supernova. ... getSelectPriority (const StelCore *core) const . ... getInfoString (const StelCore *core, const InfoStringGroup &flags) const . ... getVMagnitude (const StelCore *core, bool withExtinction=false) const . ... getAngularSize (const StelCore *core) const . ... getPositionInfoString (const StelCore *core, const InfoStringGroup &flags) const . ...

On 2001 November 18th UT, the Earth will have close encounters with trails of meteoroids and dust generated over the past few centuries by Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. It has previously been shown that these trail encounters will produce spectacular meteor displays, observers at east Asian longitudes and in North America having the chance to see this year's Leonid activity peaks in a moonless sky. Work by Lyytinen et al. has discussed the relevance of dispersive radiative effects in trail aging. ...

. A pager is a program for displaying the contents of a text file one screenful at a time. The most commonly used pager programs are more and less . Most pagers have many other capabilities built in, such as searching for a particular piece of text. Did You Know? . Using the more pager . Using the less pager .

... Tonight's Sky . ... News . Observing . ... Sky this Month . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... galaxies . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Stellar effervescence on display . ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... This appendix describes how to use the JavaScript console to evaluate expressions and display error messages to the user. ... Displaying Error Messages with the Console JavaScript 1.2 and earlier versions. ... You can specify whether to automatically open the console when a JavaScript error occurs or to display a dialog box for each JavaScript error. ... To open a dialog box each time an error occurs, add the following line to prefs.js : user_pref("javascript.classic.error_alerts", true); . ...