... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2015 May 31 . Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe . Image Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA . Explanation: Long ago, far away, a star exploded. ... Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... About APOD | ...

... December 30, 1998 . Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe . Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA . Explanation: Far away, long ago, a star exploded. ... Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... The large number and great distances to supernovae measured in 1998 have been interpreted as indicating that we live in a previously unexpected universe . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 31.05.2015 . ... Credit Copyright: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA Explanation: Long ago, far away, a star exploded. Supernova 1994D , visible as the bright spot on the lower left, occurred in the outskirts of disk galaxy NGC 4526 . Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... Publications with keywords: supernova - cosmology . ... A Supernova through Galaxy Dust . ...

... Meta Index / Home Page This section documents the parameters recognized by this task (if any). ... string . ... maxlegal'/`maxactual'/`user' . ... If xrangetype is set to `maxlegal', the values of TLMINn and TLMAXn are used, where n is the number of the column whose name is given by the xcolumn parameter. ... When xrangetype is set to `user', this parameter is expected. xmax . ... This is set if the total flux image should be read (using the name given in parameter imageset ) rather than created. ...

Cosmic ray detection was performed in stacks with the same dither position. ... At each pixel CRREJ looks at the stack of frames and selects some initial pixel value, which can be the minimum or the median across the stack. ... For these suspect pixels, the thresholds are multiplied by a parameter PFAC which can be anything from zero, meaning that all suspects are automatically rejected, to one. ... The pixel values for pixels thrown out by a PFAC=0 choice, but not by PFAC=0.5 choice were compared. ...

... In order to disentangle the effects of different climate variables on tree-ring growth rates of different species, and to explore the possibility that more than one species could improve the accuracy of the reconstructions of climate using tree rings, a methodical study of trees in close proximity to the Armagh Observatory climate station was initiated together with Ana Maria Garc?a Su?rez, and continued as part of the latter's PhD thesis with John Butler and Professor Mike Baillie (QUB). ...

... We demonstrate through numerical simulations that model parameters estimated with our technique are essentially bias-free, even when the average number of counts per bin is 1. ... The IW technique avoids such biases by estimating through successive iterations, where for each iteration, j, , and the best-fit parameters are determined by minimization of . ... In our sample, we find that the minimum values and best-fit parameters converge after about 6 iterations. ...

Next: Context Levels Up: MIDAS Command Language Previous: Interrupting Procedures . ... In MIDAS, the ENTRY command defines entry points for different procedures in the same file. These individual procedures are executed by specifying also their entry point besides the file name in the `@@' command. ... DEFINE/PARAM P1 11 NUMBER "Enter input number: " . DEFINE/MAXPAR 1 ! only one parameter expected . ... DEFINE/PARAM P1 spiral IMA "Enter input image: " . ... DEFINE/LOCAL LOOP/I/1/1 0 . ...

... The parameter y ? characterizes the ratio between the gravitational and magnetic ``properties'' of a star and will, therefore, be called the gravimagnetic parameter . Two magnetic rotators having quite different magnetic fields, subjected to different external conditions but with identical gravimagnetic parameters, have similar magnetospheres, as long as the accretion rate is quite low ( ). ... For isolated rotators, the accretion rate ?yr is assumed. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... ISS Russian Segment . ... Consolidated study of the ISS dynamic characteristics; parameters defining a space position of scientific devices and attitude sensors with respect to the station hull deformation; parameters of magnetic and microgravity disturbances on board the station. ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... The visibility datasets possibly contain correlations for different polarizations and Stokes parameters. There are two basic ways that polarization characteristics can be measured: firstly, two orthogonal feeds can be present on the antennas, and the four different polarization correlations from a baseline can be taken and recorded. ... There are two ways the user can determine which polarizations he or she wants to process, either with the select parameter, or with the stokes parameter. ...

... Heracles Triplane and Aerospace Systems . The key characteristics of two-stage aerospace systems are determined according to speed and carrying capacity of the aircraft-carrier used . ... So the SPIRAL system hypersonic carrier was expected to launch the second stage by weight 63 tons at a speed corresponding to 6M; whereas launching weight of the MAKS system orbital stage with the use of the An-225 MRIYA heavy subsonic aircraft reaches 275 tons, and the HERACLES aircraft - 450 tons. ...

... Of the 4 buttons in the bottom part of the configuration screen, three deals with power level adjustments: the 'Power control' button brings up the power control window where You can adjust the power levels of the different parts of the IF/LO system, the 'Power levels' button brings up the power level monitoring window (which also can be run outside CIMA as the 'powerwin' program), and the 'Adjust Mock power' button which adjusts the power levels on the Mock spectrometer (but nowhere else). ...

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... 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 . ...

... IRAF supports two kinds of parameters, auto parameters and hidden parameters, which are treated differently. auto parameters are updated every time a task is run. ... Parameters for each task are contained in `parameter files' in the uparm sub-directory in `myiraf'. ... im > imhead.longheader=yes # explicitly setting <task.param>=<value> im > eparam imhead # Edit the parameter file to update one or more # parameters at the same time # see next section . ...

... The behaviour of the polarization efficiency (see Eq. ( 14 )) for non-absorbing and absorbing spheroids is shown in Fig. 11 for the case when a maximum polarization is expected (PF alignment, ). ... Figure 11: Polarization efficiency against for prolate and oblate spheroids with and , picket fence orientation, . The size/shape effects are illustrated. ... Figure: Polarization efficiency as a function of particle equivolume radius for prolate core-mantle spheroids with and , PF orientation, . ...

Introduction to Hardware Signal Injections Peter Shawhan, Isabel Leonor, Szabi MАrka (LIGO/Caltech, U. of Oregon, LIGO/Caltech) LSC Meeting March 19, 2003 LSC Meeting, 19 March 2003 Shawhan, Leonor, Marka LIGO-G030112-00-D Uses of Hardware Signal Injections Complete end-to-end test of detector and analysis Verify that detector does not distort si gnal in unexpected ways Verify that search algorithm can detect signals ! ...

MAKING THE PROFILES . First of all you are expected to load a FITS file ("FILE"-"LOAD"). ... By pressing the middle button you copy the profile from the first profile window to the second one. ... An example: first integral can correspond to the profile of active region and second integral can correspond to the profile of quiet chromospheric region. ... The second profile (which is subtracted from the first one) you extract after clicking on "SUBTRACT"-"MARK QUIET PROFILE" and marking the region. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Although their determination is based on the scattering process model, independent check-ups by rocket experiments have shown their correctness in experimental applications. ... Ionospheric data analysis, especially during strong disturbances, cannot be without some other kinds of diagnostic tools. ... The lack of data has always been a challange in this case. ...