Status of the RadioAstron project development . The engineering model of the Space Radio Telescope (SRT) was assembled in Lavochkin Association (LA) in the configuration consisting of 10-m parabolic radio astronomical antenna made of carbon-fiber, F ocal and Device cabins of the scientific payload and on-board and ground complex of high data rate up-down radio link (VIRK). ... Then,radio astronomical tests were conducted using real radio sources. ... Space Radio Telescope . ... Data Processing . ...

... Since completing his PhD David has worked in several temporary roles with the ATNF, including a three-month sojourn in Narrabri, on various aspects of system performance related to operation at mm wavelengths. ... Part of the current ATCA upgrade provides new antenna stations to support improved compact antenna configurations, ultimately using the new North Spur to provide N-S baselines. ... Three millimetre receiver packages are now installed on the Array in antennas 2, 3 and 4. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... Min . ... 2MASS J16480306-6715178 . ... The variable star catalogued as ASAS 164802 6715.2 by Pojmanski (2002) was found to display two types of eclipsing variability by Pilecki and Szczygiel (2007). ... The comparison stars (identified in the finding chart) used were: . ... The data for Star A and B has been obtained using Comp Star 2 between HJD 2455709.956 and 2455710.089 and between 2455718.005 and 2455718.096. All other data was obtained using Comp Star 1. ...

... Research . ... Ljubljana Univ., ... Zagreb Univ., ... Asiago Observatory, Italy . ... ESO, Germany . ... I am an associate astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). I divide my work between the scientific research and management of the ESO's User Support Department (USD), which is in charge of providing support to observers who use ESO's Paranal Observatory facilities . ... A final standard disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this site do not reflect in any way the opinions of ESO. ...

... Astrophysics Group . ... VSA . ... CAT . ... The Very Small Array is a custom-built radio telescope (operating between 26-36 GHz), designed expressly to make high resolution observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation on angular scales around and below one degree. ... The VSA has been operated in ?compact array? and ?extended array? configurations (see the technical description below) and data collected to achieve high sensitivity in both regimes have been analysed. ... 1.75 GHz)...

... The SIRTF Science Center is developing two Web-based tools that will be used during operations. One tool is for Quality Analysis. ... The basic design requirements for the QA tool are (1) that it provide an easy way of looking at all the data, observation by observation, and (2) that it provide an easy way to specify status and comments for each observation. ... The data accessed by this tool consists of meta-data in the central database as well as the actual data files in the archive. ...

... Observing . ... Solar Observing . ... April 3 (SUN) - Solar Observing, Central Park , Manhattan . ... APRIL'S SKY . ... Lecture Series at the American Museum of Natural History The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the .. ... The€аAmateur Astronomers Association of New York€аwas organized in 1927 to promote the study of Astronomy, emphasizing its cultural and inspirational value. ...

... The NICMOS calibration task is divided into two stages: calnica, which is used for every individual exposure, and calnicb, which is used after calnica on those exposures which comprise an association. The first calibration stage, calnica, ( Figure 13.1 ) performs those calibrations which can be done to a single exposure using the configuration information from its telemetry and the Calibration Data Base. ... Scale (when necessary) and subtract the dark image. ...

The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) is seeking an exceptionally well-qualified applicant for a position as a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in radio astronomy at the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. ... A relocation allowance is provided. ... Staff Research Associates are appointed for a three-year period and may be reappointed for an additional three years, at which time promotion to Senior Research Associate may be considered. ...

... School students recover Martian companion using Faulkes Telescope . ... We therefore decided to calculate positions 2 arc minutes and 6 arc minutes on either side of the predicted position to point the telescope, with the field of view being 4.7 arc minutes. ... Line of variation search (+ marks predicted position, O marks actual position) - Images obtained using the Faulkes Telescope North, operated by Las Cumbres Observatory . ... These observations were also sent to the Minor Planet Center. ...

Back . This is one of two central "Knot-houses", operating the elements of main mirror. It contains operating computers Electronis-100 and net CAMAC equipment. Here the antenna-operators are on duty during a observation program. Local call: 2-50, 2-51.

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Asteroid . ... Site . ... The evening of October 26, 2011, Mark Trueblood, Robert Crawford, and Larry Lebofsky used the Kitt Peak 2.1-m telescope to observe Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2008 QT3. ... single still jpeg frame . ... The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) issued a press release concerning Morgan's work on Monday, November 21, 2011 and posted it on the home page of their web site . ... 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

This instrument is a spectometer with . ... maximum resolution of 40 Hz (8.4 m/s at 1.4 GHz) . ... The control software has been developed using Object Oriented analysis and modelling techniques ( Arcetri report 3/98 ). ... n. 3/93: ARCOS - Arcetri Correlation Spectrometer: Clock Generation module . n. 13/93: ARCOS - Arcetri Correlation Spectrometer: Project status report . ... n. 3/98: Software Analysis for the Arcetri COrrelation Spectrometer . ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . A consortium of educational and other non-profit institutions that operates world-class astronomical observatories. They endeavor to serve the astronomical community by providing modern, major facilities to qualified scientists from all universities. ... http://www.aura-astronomy.org/ . ... Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2016 John Huggins All Rights Reserved . ...

Status of EPIC Operations Pedro CalderСn RiaЯo Mallorca 31-March-2009 XMM-Newton Overview · · · · · Routine operations New DB items Nominal OCR operations Not nominal events AOB's XMM-Newton SOC Operations Support Group Pedro CalderСn RiaЯo 31 March 2009 Pag. ... And, of course, a lot of nominal observations performed XMM-Newton SOC Operations Support Group Pedro CalderСn RiaЯo 31 March 2009 Pag. ... XMM-Newton SOC Operations Support Group Pedro CalderСn RiaЯo 31 March 2009 Pag. ...

... ROBERT J. CENKER . ... This has included launch vehicle evaluation and systems engineering support for Motorola on Iridium; avionics architecture, generation of performance specification, and generation of performance map for small expendable launch vehicle; and constellation configuration and launch vehicle performance definition for proprietary smallsat communications system. Last two years with RCA were spent as Manager of Payload Accommodations on EOS Platform. ...

... J2000); TELESCOPE: telescope used for obtaining spectrum; SPEC: spectrograph used for obtaining spectrum; DATE: date of spectroscopic observation; REDSHIFT: spectroscopic redshift; CLASS: spectroscopic classification, BLAGN (broad-line AGN), NELG (narrow emission line galaxy ), ALG (absorption line galaxy ); NETB: number of counts and associated errors ; FSC: soft (0.5-2 keV) X-ray flux in units of 12-13 erg s-1 cm-2 and ...

... Mirror hard points, Galil channels A-D, are at nominal positions for observations . Lateral link drives, Galil channels E & F, are at nominal positions for observations . Install telescope-wind baffle turnbuckles . ... Remove wind baffle (see wind baffle rem. proc.) . ... Remove remaining 2 pair of wind baffle counterweights . ... Move wind baffle + telescope to zenith "bird bath", install pin, apply telescope altitude brake, depress emergency stop button and disable wind baffle drive . ...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...