... Main / . ... For IFP #1, observe and note the average value of the three arrowed "Level" and "Counter" numbers as shown below. Level : lvl Auto <== lvl X-Th BS: xth Auto Y-Th BS: yth Auto Counter: cnt <== cntX Counter: cnt <== cntY X-Th FT: .. ... Under "Config_Sftw", select "Filter BSB" Set gain control to MANUAL for both IFPs Set the GAIN value to 4*(255-LVL) To lock the threshold loops set threshold control to MANUAL, and; set the X counter value to CNTX set the Y counter value to CNTY 5. ...

... Data Reduction FAQ > A number of OmegaCAM filters show vignetting in their central regions. What are the causes for this and what are the dimensions of these features? ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO Data . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... A number of OmegaCAM filters are not monolithic, but consist of four segments (each covering 8 detectors) that have a central cross-shaped support structure. ... Filter . ...

... Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer Instrument Handbook for Cycle 17 > Chapter 4: Imaging > 4.7 The Infrared Background . 4.7 The Infrared Background . ... Most of the background between 1 and 2 ? ... All three NICMOS cameras carry broad-band filters which are centered on this wavelength. ... Figure 4.17: HST Background as seen by NICMOS. ... The Exposure Time Calculator tool on the STScI NICMOS WWW page also produces background count rates for any filter/camera combination. ...

... Position Switching Separation Tolerance with Arecibo in L-Band . ... Arecibo Elevation Wheel and Track Life . ... Carl Heiles . ... Dynamics of the Arecibo Radio Telescope . ... The Future: Ultra Wide Band Feeds and Focal Plane Arrays . ... 2002-03 (pdf) . ... 2002 May . ... 2001-09.pdf . ... Multi-Beam Array System Feed Selection . ... 2000-07.pdf . ... The LBW Feed: The Mueller matrix in 1999 and 2000 . ... P. Perillat . ... Feed Resonances in Wide L-Band Gregorian Feed . ... J. Cordes, J. Lazio ....

... Rounds up rebinned pixel size to the nearest integer multiple of the elementary size of the input image . Ignores pixels on the edges that do not fit in an integer number of rebinned pixels . The ancilliary response file for the output spectra should be created with SAS task arfgen . When dealing with filter masks, arfgen works by averaging the ARF in a number of grid elements on an internal map, thus, it is necessary to allow a large number of elements in the internal arfgen map: . ...

... PISTON piston . ... this command is not used by the TCC The guide camera mechanical controller sets the filter, focus and other mechanical functions, but not the position of the guide camera in the focal plane. Positioning, if available, is handled by one or two guider position axes controllers , one per axis of motion. ... Notifies the controller that subsequent commands apply to the guider mechanical controller. ... Sets the piston of the guider to the specified value (in decimal microns). ...

... NFILTCAR is the logical rather than the physical number of carriers; if two or more filter wheels are encoded as a single character in the data, there is effectively only one filter wheel, as far as data handling is concerned. If one filter mechanism carries chromatic filters and another carries ``neutral'' filters, the total number of bands (i.e., rows) in the table should be the product of the number of positions in the two carriers. ...

... Asteroid . ... In case you didn't hear about it, which you probably didn't: On Jan. 7, an asteroid 1,000 feet across -- nearly three times the current diameter of Marlon Brando -- barely missed the Earth, which is most likely your planet of residence. ... What if this asteroid had hit the Earth? ... As it happens, the American Astronomical Society was holding a conference in Washington AT THE VERY SAME TIME as the asteroid nearly hit the Earth. ...