... Observing . Observing details . ... Mike Keith has code to parse these schedules to produce a list of pulsar-specific Parkes observing. ... Please identify which observing sessions you can support and then click on "add new" on Mike's pulsar-specific schedule to add your name to the roster. ... Familiarise yourself with the current remote observing documentation listed below. ... The PPTA dashboard allows anyone to view the log from the current or any previous observing session: . ... PPTA log . ...

... Logout of current observing session if necessary . ... Select 'Line' from the observing modes . From the ' Choose receiver' widget: Choose ALFA & then 'Select this receiver now' . Dismiss widget . From the 'Observer's interface' select Pointing Control . Within Pointing Control click on ' catalog' . ... Leave this widget open (i.e. don't click 'dismiss') . ... Dismiss the 'New improved IFLO Control' widget. ... From the WAPP ALFA widget click on 'Configure WAPP ALFA' . ...

. More information on the policies and procedures for submitting problem reports can be found in Policies for the Telescope Time Review Board (TTRB) . Your name: . Email: . Problem Visit(s): . 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 . Enter the Data Set ID(s): . Select Type of Problem: (Examples) . Telescope or SI Performance Problem Scheduling Error Proposal Error Other . Describe the problem: . Repeat Request . (include justification and description of observations to be repeated): .

... The following charts/text are intended as tools for monitoring the Type Ia supernovae ( SNe ) event visually or photographically (utilizing telescope equipped CCD equipment).The files include: A replication of The Type Ia SNe , V- magnitude (with data point checks from other cited references)and color index (B-V) templete (to indicate a general color-related trend of the type Ia ... I believe this might help alleviate some of the problems involving the making of acceptable amateur light curves...

... 27 May-1 June, 1993 (6 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Calamai + Richichi . ... Log (OK) . 28 June-4 July, 1993 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . Photometry (OK) . ... 20-27 December, 1993 (8 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Leinert + Richichi . ... 18-24 February, 1994 (7 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ... 16-21 July, 1994 (6 nights) Calar Alto, 2.2m. Calamai + Richichi + Stecklum . ... 12-16 January, 1995 (5 nights) Calar Alto, 1.23m. Richichi + Stecklum . ...

Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders . ... Archives . ... Title : How Astronomers, Computer Scientists and Statisticians are working together to tackle hard problems in astronomy . ... The IIC has established an inter-disciplinary Center for Time Series with an immediate focus on astronomy. ... Chandra Blog . ... SAMSI AstroStat Prog. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Archive of the ESO Enews > ESO-Enews #12: March 2009 . ... SECOND CALL FOR ESO/GTC PROPOSALS . ... The Call for Proposals for observations at ESO telescopes during Period 84 (1 October 2009 - 31 March 2010) has been released. ... Together with the regular ESO Call for Proposals, ESO invites users to submit proposals for observations at the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) within the framework of the accession agreement of Spain into ESO....

home publications > mercury . ... Astronomy Beat . ... Hitching a Ride on a Comet . Mercury, November/December 1996 Table of Contents . ... Late in the evening of Jan. 30, 1996 in Japan's Kyushu region, Yuji Hyakutake left his home in Kagoshima and drove to an observing site far from city lights. ... We bought our daughter a telescope to see the comet," she said, "and we can't see anything!" ... This helps us as we select the Guest Observer, and it helps readers to understand what you studied. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on April 6, 2016 | No Comments Spring has truly sprung. ... Continue Reading.. Posted on March 1, 2016 | ... Posted on February 2, 2016 | No Comments Goodbye January blues, hello February fun! ... Posted on January 7, 2016 | ... Posted on November 4, 2015 | ... Posted on October 5, 2015 | ... Posted on September 3, 2015 | ... Posted on August 3, 2015 | ... Posted on June 25, 2015 | ...

... Dr. Ravil Nazirov is the head of the workshop, and Andrew Ananjev is the secretary of the workshop. ... The workshop is used to be held in the last decade of the month, preferably on Tuesdays. ... The next session will take place October 29, 1996 . ... There is "CONPAS" mailing list which you can join to discuss issues of problem solving and to be automatically notified of important dates and decisions with respect to the coming sessions. ... Secretary of the Workshop: Andrew Ananjev . ...

... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? ... Back to Calibration Homepage In order to analyze the data collected with XMM-Newton you need some calibration files (Current Calibration File, see below) and a copy of the Science Analysis System (SAS) available here . ... Mirroring the Calibration Archive . ... CCF$ or use instead: package=xmm-ccf comment="The XMM-Newton calibration archive" site=xmm.esac.esa.int mode_copy=true max_delete_files=100% remote_dir=pub/ccf/constituents local_dir=/ccf get_patt=^*.\...

IV International Astronomy Olympiad . ... Text of these problems is available also . ... To solve every problem you may use constants and well-known values you know by heart. ... The apparent diameter of the Moon, as seen from the Earth, is 31'. ... Can you observe a star with magnitude . ... Consider the stars as black bodies. ... Estimate the diameter of a black hole constructed using this patent from a ship with the mass of 5000 tn (1 tn = 1000 kg). ... What stars would you observe this nigth? ...

... Previous: Ground Tracking Station (GTS) Products . ... GRT Log File . ... GRT Gain Curves . ... What: Co-observing GRTs will each generate a log file identical to those for ground-based VLBI experiments. ... Where: Files are placed by GRTs on their regional server ( Regional Servers for GRT logs etc ) in the sub-directory named for the month and year (e.g. may97 ) below the sub-directory named gps . ... Where: Files are placed by GRTs on their regional server ( Regional Servers for GRT logs etc ). ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... Product Reviews . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... A review turns into an observing session . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... 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. ...

... ARC 3.5m | Observer Orientation and Training Policy . ... Non-PhD level (Student) Training - APO staff will generally NOT train student users how to use the 3.5-m telescope and instruments. ... PhD level Remote-observing orientation & training - Before a new Ph.D.-level user can use the 3.5-m telescope remotely, he or she MUST spend three nights in person at the telescope. ... Once the three nights have been spent at APO, the new user can use the telescope remotely. ... 3.5m Telescope . ...

... Up: Software Applications . ... Described is a Tcl/Tk application suite that helps expedite operations at Hat Creek Radio Observatory (HCRO). ... Xscribe provides an integrated environment for maintaining the schedule and summary of observations. Xplore is a sky chart based calibrator selector. ... The predecessors of the BIMA Xfiles were Unix C-shell (csh) scripts with command line interfaces. Tcl/Tk scripting allowed for rapid development of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). ...

... The choice of the spectrograph design (Fig.2) is determined by the quantity R, the overall dimensions of the PF cage and the restrictions on the rigidity of the structure of the device. ... As the camera's objective a fast 4-lens aplanat is used having a focal distance F cam =140 mm and a relative aperture of 1:1.8, the resolution at the centre is no less than 80 gr/mm, that over the field at a distance of 3 mm from the edge along the frame ( ) diagonal is 35 gr/mm. ...

... This chapter describes the PEPSYS package for general photometric reductions. The function of photometric reductions is to measure and remove, so far as possible, the instrumental signature from the data. ... The package contains two main parts: a planning program and a reduction program. The planning program interacts with the user to find out the goals of the observing program, and then produces a schedule of the observations needed to meet those goals efficiently. ... ASCII source files . ...

... That's because the radiant lies a few degrees further N W than the normal Leonid radiant, and so will be a few degrees higher in the sky at the time of the predicted early peak. ... So a lot depends on how long any enhanced activity lasts - if it's still going on several hours later when the radiant is higher, then we should indeed see something. ... However, there seems to be some confusion among some observers about meteor showers streams, meteor rates, meteor observing generally! ...