The position of the objects on the sky were generally measured to a precision between 1 and 4 arcsec. ... For the stars, the position is always at epoch 2000, whatever J2000 or B1950 coordinates are printed. ... The celestial position is given as coordinates in 4 different systems: . ... B1950 . ... Galactic coordinates in the reference frame called "new" system, adopted by IAU in 1958. Galactic pole at B124900.0+272400, node at ra=282.25,l=33 deg (inclination 62.6 deg). ... 1 arcsec . ...

Next: Photometry Up: Regions and Source Parameters Previous: *imcnts* - Find counts . This task (developed for use with optical images, but also useful with x-ray data) will quickly compute location, size, ellipticity, and position angle of sources. ... User can generate contour plots of any portion of the image and count rates in slices through the image. The program is advertised as ``quick [optical] photometry''. input file: rp110590_im1.imh . output file: logfile . ... Photometry . ...

... epevents (epevents-6.43) [xmmsas_20080701_1801-8.0.0] . ... A pattern analysis is made which yields four distinctive parameters: the number of pixels in the structure, the running pattern number within a frame, the pattern orientation (zero for singles and unresolved patterns; otherwise a three digit code, with the last digit specifying the orientation of the pattern and the first two the position of the pixel on the pattern ) and the distance (in pixels ) to neighbouring ...

The following general subroutines belong to the category IR: . ... Tells whether a detector is alive or dead. ( ircc_const.c ) . ... band number given a detector number ( ircc_const.c ) . ... Returns IRAS band numbers ( ircc_const.c ) . ... Returns IRAS detector numbers. ( ircc_const.c ) . ... Returns IRAS the number of detectors. ( ircc_const.c ) . ... Returns SDET number in IRDS for IRAS-ES detector number. ( ircc_const.c ) . ... To read BPHF data for ticks from an IRDS ( irds_samples.c ) . ...

... 2.1 What is Dithering? ... 2.4.1 No Dithering . ... 2.4.4 Dithering for Parallel Images . 2.5 More Detailed Considerations . 2.5.1 Data Quality Issues involved in Dithering . ... 2.5.4 How many Images to Obtain at each Dither Location . ... 3.2.3 Drizzle . ... 3.4 Image Fidelity After Drizzling . ... 4.2.1 Introduction . ... 5.3.2 Parameters . 5.3.3 Basic Examples . ... 5.4.8.1 General Explanation . 5.4.8.2 Parameter Details . ... 5.5 Optimizing the Drizzle Parameters for Your Data . ...

... Consequently, it is inappropriate to expand and in ordinary spherical harmonics. The proper expansion expresses both and simultaneously in terms of a particular order of generalized spherical harmonics. ... Generalized spherical harmonics start at , and for each , . ... Generalized spherical harmonics obey a sum rule analogous to a familiar one for ordinary spherical harmonics, but it includes an explicit phase factor which depends on the orientation of the two lines of sight. ...

... Impact of Covariance Information on the Orientation Parameters Between Radio Source Position Catalogs, IVS 2012 General Meeting Proceedings, p.339­341 http://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/publications/gm2012/sokolova.pdf Impact of Covariance Information on the Orientation Parameters Between Radio Source ... IVS Analysis Centers provide these catalogs in a standard IERS format, where together with radio source positions and other relevant information, RA/DE correlations are reported. ...

... commands . scl . ... echo on | off : echo input commands to "stdout" . end : exit program . exit : exit program . ... Valid parameter groups are currently: meth, cont, data, slv, syn, gen, macro, all define <macro_name> : define a macro . The macro is defined by additional commands on the same and subsequent input lines up to the next "end" statement. For example: define my_fit; slv_teff1 25.0 1.0; solve; end run >macro_name< : run a previously defined macro . ...

. Telescope parameters (Coordinates, Reflector Info, Performance, etc.) . Current Receiver Status . Arecibo New Users' Guide (astronomy) . Arecibo Airglow and Lidar Instrumentation . Telescope Monitor and Control Software . Miscellaneous Facts . Last updated: Monday, 02-Nov-2009 09:46:52 AST . R. Minchin

General Knowleges about Astrometry. ... Universal Tool, Meridian Tool, Meridian Circle, Vertical, Photografic Zenithal Telescope, Astrolabe, Zenith Telescope, Horizontal Meridian Circle, etc. Meridian Principle of Objects' Coordinates Determination. ... Absolute and Relative Methods of Coordinates Determination. ... Photografic Method in Astrometry. Telescopes for Position Observations by Photografic Method. ... Basis and Theory of Photografic Method of Coordinates Determination. ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... LX70 Series . ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... General Accessories . ...

... We have compared visualized fields of GSC and USNO A1.0 catalog with unpublished photographic finding charts that were sent by L. Plaut to the compilers of the GCVS. ... 7-15 A9 --- GCVS GCVS or NSV name 17-25 F9.4 --- GSC GSC number 26 A1 --- NoteFlag *Nonstar (GSC) flag 28-29 I2 h RA2000GSC.h Hours RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 31-32 I2 min RA2000GSC.m Minutes RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 34-38 F5.2 s RA2000GSC.s Seconds RA (GSC), equinox 2000.0 40 A1 --- DE2000GSC.- ... Plaut, L., 1966, Bull. ...

... The general scientific activity of the stuff is not a static phenomena, but mainly it lies in the direction, reflected in the famouse book by Ya.B.Zeldovich and I.D.Novikov "Relativistic Astrophysics". ... They can be separated into three main branches: "discology" (prof. N.I.Shakura, N. Ketsaris and grad.student G.V. Lipunova); astrophysics of neutron stars, evolution of close binaries and related problems (prof. V.M.Lipunov , prof. K.A.Postnov , drs. ...

This WWW form allows the user simplified access to images produced by the NRAO/VLA Sky Survey (NVSS). This service determines which NVSS image is desired based on a celestial position and returns either the image directly or a Web page with a link to the file. ... The NVSS Postage stamp (small FITS file) server can be used to obtain images with other geometries.) ... Web browsers use external viewers to display files like FITS images which they do not understand. ...

... Staff . Research staff . Technical, administrative & librarian staff . ... Staff in alphabetic order . Research . ... Galaxies, AGN, Cosmology . ... Infrared astronomy . Optical turbulence . ... Historical highlights . Historical research . ... At the Observatory, there are active experimental groups which develop technologies for the realization of the largest optical and infrared telescopes and of advanced optical instrumentation for visible wavelengths, infrared and radio. ...

. ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ . Предисловие к четвертому изданию . Введение . § 1. Предмет и задачи астрономии . § 2. Подразделение астрономии . § 3. Возникновение и основные этапы развития астрономии . § 4. Практическое и идеологическое значение астрономии . § 5. Основа и источник астрономических исследований . § 6. Краткий очерк строения Вселенной . Глава I . Основные сведения из сферической астрономии . § 7. Видимые положения светил. Созвездия . § 8. Видимые движения звезд, Солнца, Луны и планет . § 9. Географические

General Information . ... The conference is organized by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) of Moscow University and the IAU Working group "Site-testing Instruments" . ... Use of site data in telescope operation and adaptive optics. ... Recent conferences on this subject (2007, 2008) demonstrated great interest of the community, hence the need for a new meeting. ... Unlike previous recent conferences, this meeting will cover all aspects of site monitoring for optical/IR astronomy. ...

... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2009 > Special Session 1 IAU General Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3rd-6th, 2009 . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO Data . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... will take place as a Special Session of the IAU General Assembly 2009 . ... Registration for the meeting is through the IAU General Assembly and their registration server . ...

... IAA VLBI Analysis Center . ... First IAA SLR EOP submission to IERS Annual Report . ... Beginning of operational processing of SLR observations . ... We use several program packages for analysis mostly developed at the IAA: GROSS for processing of the SLR observations and analysis of EOP and coordinates time series, OCCAM/GROSS for computation of EOP, station coordinates, and troposphere parameters time series from the VLBI observations, GRAPE for processing of GPS observations. ...