... This calibration approach is recommended when dealing with high frequency data from the old ATCA correlator, especially at 3mm wavelengths. ... The approach described here exploits the dual frequency bands that were available with the old correlator. ... Rather the current approach assumes that you have a single Miriad dataset containing bandpass calibrator, phase calibrator, flux density calibrator and program source. ... MFCAL . ... Input multi-source, dual-band dataset. select=source(1921-293) . ...

Next: Results Up: HST Image Restoration with Previous: The FMAPE Algorithm . ... Up to now, we have considered to be an adjustable parameter belonging to object space that is constant for a given image. ... To solve this problem several approaches have been presented in this conference (Katsaggelos 1994, Lucy 1994, Puetter 1994, Stark et al. ... Our approach consists in the introduction of a space variant hyperparameter in the Bayesian framework. ... 3 is space variant in the object space. ...

... In the pn-CCD, 768 individual amplifiers allow fast readout, but imply different gains for the different readout channels which all have to be determined and corrected for. The gains of the 768 readout nodes were derived by comparing the position of CTI corrected calibration lines (in adu) with their known energy. ... More details on the CTI and gain correction can be found in []. ...

Next: The Scenario Machine: Operational Up: Evolution of Magnetic Rotators Previous: Ejector-propeller hysteresis . ... The length of this segment is determined by the eccentricity. ... In this case no hysteresis occurs and transitions E -- P and the reverse take place in symmetrical points of the orbit. ... Here EP means a mixed state of the rotator at which it is in the ejector state during one part of the orbit, and in the propeller state during the rest of the orbital cycle. ...

... Data . AAS 221 . AAS 219 . ... The first thing to note is that Twitter does not guarantee to return all matching Tweets, whatever method is used (unless you have direct access to their "fire hose", which I don't). ... This should result in the same results as my REST-based search (method 2), since the volume of Tweets was probably not enough to cause this site to miss Tweets based on their collection strategy . ... A search for the tag #aas219 (case insensitive) using the Twitter REST API . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 April 24 . Rosetta Approaches Asteroid Lutetia . ... In 2010, ESA's robotic Rosetta spacecraft zipped past the asteroid 21 Lutetia taking data and snapping images in an effort to better determine the history of the asteroid and the origin of its unusual colors . ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... Future seminars . P a s t seminars . Seminar council . Collective processes and structures in spiral galaxies " . ... A new approach to studying global structures in thin stellar disks, which allows to describe universally both bar and spiral modes, is presented. ... Study of line-of sight velocity maps of gaseous disk in spiral galaxies allows, under some conditions, to reconstruct 3 components of gas velocity in the galactic plane. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... The number distribution is shown in the middle panel. The right panel illustrates the distribution of chirp mass due to different DWD types, normalized by the total number (2.76†Ч108) of DWDs in the Galaxy (bin size M = 0.001M ? ... The frequency spectra of DWD strain amplitude and number distribution are presented as a function of galactic component, DWD type, formation channel, and metallicity. тИТ4.5. ...

Atmospheric influence on the different radio-engineering system functioning . ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND REMOTELY SANSED IMAGE CORRECTION . ... Direct transmittance estimation results for 12 channels of the spectrometer CHRIS. ... We have managed to develop a direct method of estimating the discrete Normalized Atmospheric Point Spread Function (NAPSF) from available images alone, not using any external sources of information about the atmosphere. ... IRE RAS 1996-20 11 ...

Next: CORRELATOR BOARDS Up: OBSERVING PROCEDURES Previous: Frequency Switching . ... Continuum sources in the list used for flux density calibration were selected in an ad-hoc fashion from a variety of places, but primarily from Kuehr et al (A&AS, 45, 367, 1981), the compendium of linearly polarized sources by Tabara & Inoue (A&AS, 39, 379, 1980), and an unpublished list of unconfused calibrator sources prepared from the NVSS survey by Jim Condon and Qi Feng Yin. ... Board 0 . ...

... Information about a variety of different calendars for different cultures (e.g., Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, Hindu etc.) ... In addition, the Chinese had two different ways of interpreting and observing celestial events. One way the Chinese used astronomy was known as lifa; it was a discipline that aimed to understand the regularities and the predictable events in the celestial system through careful, observations, measurements and records. ... back to Teachers' Newsletter Main Page ...

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Next: Extinction efficiencies: general behaviour Up: Optical properties of cosmic Previous: Optical properties of cosmic . It is now evident that observed interstellar extinction cannot be explain using particles of only one kind. ... The intensity of radiation after passing a dust cloud is equal to . ... The interstellar extinction is . ... Next: Extinction efficiencies: general behaviour Up: Optical properties of cosmic Previous: Optical properties of cosmic root 2003-04-09 ...

... We had a unique diagnostic tool for determining whether or not the secondary was fractured during the dark run in that we had 3 sets of focus sweep data for the imaging camera taken on the nights of 05 October 1999, 11 October 1999, and 14 October 1999. ... Figure: 05 October 1999, CCD g1 . ... Surface plot. ... Figure 32 plots the same data but for CCD g3. ... Figure: Comparison of normalised brighness for the out-of-focus doughnuts for the nights of 05, 11, and 14 October 1999 for CCD g1. ...

... Each data set has 36 values in it. ... If it is, what can you conclude about the nature of the data? ... Data Set 1: 12.8 8.4 12.5 2.5 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.6 6.4 9.3 6.9 6.8 7.6 2.9 2.2 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.1 5.7 8.5 7.1 9.8 7.6 6.2 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.4 2.0 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 Data Set 2: 6.8 12.3 10.6 3.4 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.2 0.5 1.4 13.1 7.5 2.1 9.6 6.4 5.4 3.9 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 6.1 18.7 4.6 0.3 5.1 5.7 0.5 1.5 2.5 1.4 0.1 2.1 4.8 6.3 3.5 Data Set 3: 6.9 2.6 8.6 7.9 6.9 3.7 1.1 1.8...

... Tsupko Gravitational Lensing in Plasmic Medium Plasma Physics Reports, 2015, Vol. ... 562­581 The influence of plasma on different effects of gravitational lensing is reviewed. Using the Hamiltonian approach for geometrical optics in a medium in the presence of gravity, an exact formula for the photon deflection angle by a black hole (or another body with a Schwarzschild metric) embedded in plasma with a spherically symmetric density distribution is derived. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > I want to process MOS data of the same target from different nights together - how can I do that? ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... However, if you want to process science data from different nights together you should limit the available calibrations to those from one night as the pipeline assumes that the calibration data were taken without mask movement in between. ...

Next: CBASE/ROMAFOT Up: How to use Previous: REGISTER/ROMAFOT . The procedure described above is the standard procedure and results in an independent reduction of each frame. However, there are cases where a different approach is more efficient. ... Create a base for transformation of coordinates from frame A to frame B ; . ... These steps are accomplished by the commands CBASE/ROMAFOT , CTRANS/ROMAFOT and ADAPT/ROMAFOT , respectively. CBASE/ROMAFOT . CTRANS/ROMAFOT . ...

This section of AMPLE enables one to make ephemeris calculations in various coordinate systems (spherical, rectangular) connected with different main planes (equator, ecliptic, horizon) and having origin in different points: geocenter, any point on the Earth surface, the Sun, any major planet, any minor planet. The choice of some minor planet as a center gives possibility to find approaches of the minor planet with any set of major planets and minor planets. ... equinox . 1950 2000 true . ...

Next: One example Up: No Title Previous: No Title . Wavelets are versatile tools of harmonic analysis. Because of their many uses, the word `wavelet' comes with different connotations (and different promises) to users in different fields. ... To pursue the analogy, one may wish to select from the data some contact surfaces with specific finish tolerances. the amount of information is then reduced by selection and/or by statistical means. ...