STScI . ... Phase I Proposing . ... Astronomer's Proposal Tool . ... STScI solicits proposals for HST Observing, Archival Theoretical Research. ... HST Cycle 24 Phase II Proposal Deadline . The Call for Proposals (CP) invites the astronomical community to propose for observing time on HST in a given cycle (nominally one year in duration). It summarizes the policies and procedures for proposing in that cycle of HST observing, including requests for funding research on archival HST data. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2012 > ALMA Community Days 2012 . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ALMA Early Science Operations started with Cycle 0 in September 2011. ... The European ARC will host a 2-3 day workshop entitled "ALMA Community Days: Early Science in Cycle 1" from 25-27 June 2012 at ESO Headquarters in Garching. The aim is to prepare the European Astronomical Community for Cycle 1 of ALMA Early Science Operations. ...

... P2865 Arecibo Observatory Date Received: 2013-Sep-03 17:52:22 William E. Gordon Telescope Observing Time Request COVER SHEET Section I - General Information Submitted for Sep 1 2013. ... Remote Observing Request Observer will travel to AO X Remote Observing In Absentia (instructions to operator) Section I I - Time Request The following times are in LST. ... As in past when the proposal is approved, I will communicate with Hector Hernandez about available time and pulsars to be observed. ...

... Science . ... PPTA timeline . Internal . ... Data release 2 discussion . Editing this wiki . ... Prep . Hobbs et al. (submitted), "TEMPO2 III" . Journal: MNRAS . Co-authors: Jenet, Lee, Verbiest, Yardley, Manchester, Lommen, Coles, Edwards & Shettigara . Science content: summary of simulating GW signals in tempo2 . ... Science content: Summary of the PULSE@Parkes project including description that some observations will be useful for the PPTA. ... Data content: PPTA datasets . ...

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The following are useful tcsh completions I use, which should mostly be fairly standard for any unix platform, so you can just drop them into place. # directories complete cd 'C/*/d/' complete rmdir 'C/*/d/' complete lsd 'C/*/d/' # signal names # also note that the initial - can be created with the first completion # but without appending a space (note the extra slash with no # append character specified) ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

... The process of proposing for Hubble Space Telescope observing time has been revised, to make it simpler for proposers. We describe the simple, flexible, and robust prototype system created to handle proposal submission. ... Proposing for Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) observing time proceeds in two phases: the scientific merits of the proposal are considered in Phase I; only accepted proposals enter Phase II, where the observations are described in complete detail. ...

ARCSAT Call for Proposals for Shared-Risk Observing during May-Sept 2014 Suzanne Hawley, Director and Mark Klaene, Site Manager April 18, 2014 Updated June 14, 2014 We are happy to announce that the ARCSAT upgrade project led by APO engineers Joe Huehnerhoff and Bill Ketzeback is nearly complete. ... ARCSAT proposals will be accepted as text files using the ARCSAT proposal form (available from the website) which is similar to the 3.5m proposal form. ... Remember, the time is shared-risk! ...

... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... The newly discovered ?mega-Earth? ... Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background (the two planets? proximity is grossly exaggerated) .€а Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 29 000 km, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. ... The first mega-earth to be discovered is Kepler-10c which orbits a star lying about 560 light years from the Sun in the constellation Draco. ... Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The ?Mega-Earth? ...

The Status of Hungarian Space VLBI Assistance Software By S a nd o r F r e y e­mail: frey@novell.sgo.fomi.hu FOMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, Penc, P.O. Box 546, Budapest, H­1373, HUNGARY A new space VLBI user support software development is going on at the Satellite Geodetic Observatory (Penc, Hungary). ... The space agencies preparing the space VLBI satellites will have scheduling software which perform more or less similar operations than user assistance software. ...

... C. Erd, 29-Oct 1999 begin msim_config begin estimatedRays 0 # dummy extended 0 # whether to show extended widgets, 0/1 overrule 3 # 0:none 1:ideal 2:precalc 3:accurate models begin # path of model files fm1 fm1model_xrb_f7492.9_v1.dat fm2 fm2model_xrb_f7493.2_v1.dat end model fm1 # choice of model raytraceMode 1 # 0=photon 1=ray transform 0 # whether to ...

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. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 6.03.2006 . ... Right now, however, a new comet has brightened unexpectedly and is visible as a faint streak to the unaided northern observer in the eastern morning sky just before sunrise. ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. ... March 2006 . ... Publications with keywords: comet - comet tail . Publications with words: comet - comet tail . ...

... 2006 March 6 . Unexpected Comet Pojmanski Now Visible . ... Explanation: Have you ever seen a comet? ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. Comet Pojmanski 's ion tail is due to gas particles expelled by the comet being pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind , the same wind that ionizes gas in the tail causing its blue tint. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

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... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

... A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers who set up their telescopes and observe the dynamic night sky. ... Star parties are best scheduled during first quarter and waxing gibbous Moon. During full moon, the moon is so bright it obscures a view of other celestial objects and even the Moon is best viewed when NOT full. ... We will consult local weather forecasters and make a decision by 2:00p on the day of the star party. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

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