... Meta Index / Home Page This section documents the parameters recognized by this task (if any). ... The name of the FITS dataset+table which contains the input source list. ... Switch which specifies whether the source list (after filtering with expression ) should be truncated at some maximum number, specified by parameter ncut . ... This parameter is read by the task if withlabels =`yes' and controls how source labels are assigned. ... This parameter is read if outfilestyle =`prefix'. outfile . ...

Next: Details of Setup File Up: Setup Files Previous: Examples of Setup Files Contents . A list of the setup parameters is given below, followed by detailed information on each setup paramater in Section 3.6.4 . ... Note that the VLBA uses the concept of baseband channels. ... BBC: BBC assigned to each baseband channel. ... IFCHAN: IF channel to BBC for each baseband channel. ... NCHAN: Number of baseband channels. ... TPSPEEDH: Tape speed in inches per second at high density (obsolete). ...

... Classes . ... gTime Class Reference . This class implements time calculations. ... gTime (double ai_jDays=0) . ... gTime (const gTime &timeSrc) . ... Set the time value of the time object to the julian day of year, day. ... operator= (const gTime &timeSrc) . ... Returns the time GMT value in Julian days. ... Returns the time_t value of the gTime Object. ... Returns a gTime object setted with the actual machine time. ... gTime Object assigned with real machine time. double gTime::getGmtTm . ...

... The package AMPLE (Adaptable Minor Planet Ephemerides) is dedicated to solving a number of problems concerning minor planets with the aid of IBM-type personal computer. ... Obtaining selection of orbital elements and/ or photometric parameters of minor planets in conformity with imposed restrictions. ... The orbital elements of all minor planets used in AMPLE for 2015 have been determined in IAA on the ground of available observations in the catalogue of observations of the Minor Planet Center. ...

... Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (Captain, USN, RET.) ... After his second mission, he led the International Space Station (ISS) Operations branch of the Astronaut Office. ... In October 2014 Lopez-Alegria became an independent consultant; he is based in Washington, D.C. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Mission Specialist (MS)-2, STS-73 Columbia (October 20 to November 5, 1995). ... The primary mission objective was delivery of the Expedition 6 crew to the ISS and the return of the Expedition 5 crew to Earth. ...

Radio data are displayed in the following format: . After the title with name of cluster under examination and with line about kind of data under one, e.g. Radio data [ optical data ] [ radio source identifications ] [ radio spectra (1.0 or 1.1) ] . ... The first line contains the number of radio sources associated with the cluster (these are just those sources with entries in sections 'Radio galaxy', 'Radio source' and 'Radio spectrum' below). ... Radio sources in cluster: 2 # . ...

Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

... An error involving a missing tasks parameter indicates that the parameter file may have changed between the last time the task was used and the current version. ... If still in trouble, delete the parameter file in `myiraf/uparm' corresponding to the task (the names are somewhat contrived, but with a bit of imagination it is not too difficult to identify the right one). ... The imcnts task and region masks . ... A region descriptor of the kind: . CIRCLE(403, 403, 22.5) . ... See `help regions'.) ...

Rotang can either be run from the command line as described here or through the alfa_ang GUI . ... To run rotang at Arecibo: . Start IDL . ... rotang, Date , RA , Dec , Time , /choice . Here Date takes the format YYMMDD (e.g. 041128 for the 28 th of November, 2004). ... Rotang also calculates the Azimuth and Zenith Angle fir every source. If the Zenith Angle is greater than 20 degrees, then the program will return that the source is down and will not calculate an optimum ALFA angle. ...

Next: Star Formation Rate and Up: No Title Previous: Calculation of Evolutionary Tracks . To start calculations, we choose the distributions of the initial binary parameters: the mass of the primary ZAMS component, , binary mass ratio, , orbital separation a . ... whereas the mass ratio distribution is not. ... The zero assumption often made is that the mass ratio distribution has a flat shape, that is binaries with a high mass ratio occur as frequently as those with equal masses. ...

... A new task has been added; namely, PUFTCORR in the NICMOS package. ... Countrate documentation Language in the help file that described the passband specification for the countrate.magnitude parameter was corrected. ... The help file for this task was also updated: - The help file was modified to reflect new "query" status of saaperfile parameter. ... Help files were updated to reflect changes to task parameters. ... ITERSTAT The new parameter 'npix' was added to the list of output parameters. ...

... JavaScript 1.1: added current, next, and previous properties. ... To change a window's current URL without generating a history entry, you can use the Location.replace method. ... For example, if the history list contains three named entries, these entries are reflected as history[0] , history[1] , and history[2] . ... back . ... onClick="history.go('home.netscape.com')"> The following button navigates to the URL that is three entries backward in the history list: <P><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Go" ...

The following figures show the behaviour of the efficiency factors Q ext , Q sca , Q abs as well as albedo and asymmetry parameter g for porous particles. ... These optical characteristics are compared with results of Lorenz-Mie calculations for corresponding n -layered spheres. ... factors . Qext(x) . Qsca(x) . ... Qabs (x) . ... albedo (x) . ... Henning, Modelling the optical properties of composite and porous interstellar grains, Astronomy and Astrophysics , 429 , 371-381, 2005. ...

The magnetic mapping is fulfilled by the magnetic field line tracing from the satellite position up to the Ionosphere (stop trace at the altitude 110 km). ... As a rule the Tsyganenko [1987] external magnetic field model and IOPT = 3 (Kp = 2) are used. ... The output file includes the following information: . ... For example the file with name aa9610d1.geo contains the information corresponding to the aposteriory magnetic mapping for INTERBALL Auroral Probe for the first decade of October 1996. ...

The beam pattern and the polarization characteristics . of the radio telescope RATAN-600 . The Mueller matrix elements was computed via formulas [1]: . ... The BP were computed by the aperture method, proceeding from the fild distribution in the aperture of the primary mirror. The components of the main and cross-polarization components of the electric field in the vertical aperture of the primary mirror was computed in Frenel diffraction approximation. ...

... Field size . Object name . ... Map size . ... Field size: the approximate size of the map in the Y direction. ... Galaxies: . ... Galaxies, which size exceeds some value depending on the field and map sizes, are displayed with their real positional angles and sizes by 25m isophote. ... In the "tools" fields there are links to the several famous AVO (Astrophysical Virtual Observatory) resources: NED and Simbad databases and DSS2 (Palomar Digitized Sky Survey) images of the corresponding sky area. ...

... Telescopes, instruments and cameras are keenly affected by local weather and atmospheric conditions. The decision to open any telescope or have access to any instrument or camera is at the sole discretion of the on-duty observing specialist(s) at the time of your requested access. ... Specific parameters exist for access to APO telescopes, instruments, or cameras which protect our highly-sophisticated and sensitive equipment and provide safe work conditions for staff and visitors. ...

... Satellites of the planets are assigned a provisional designation (indicating year of discovery) by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams ( CBAT ) upon satisfactory demonstration of the existence of a new object. ... In the past, Comets were first given a provisional designation, consisting of the year and a lowercase letter indicating the order of discovery in the year (e.g., 1994a was the first comet discovered or recovered in 1994, 1994b the second, etc.) ... Names .. ...

... Satellites of the planets are assigned a provisional designation (indicating year of discovery) by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams ( CBAT ) upon satisfactory demonstration of the existence of a new object. ... In the past, Comets were first given a provisional designation, consisting of the year and a lowercase letter indicating the order of discovery in the year (e.g., 1994a was the first comet discovered or recovered in 1994, 1994b the second, etc.) ... Names .. ...

... The HST uses an onboard model of its orbit to perform in real-time various control functions relating to spacecraft operations and observation support. ... New coefficients for the ephemeris are updated every other day, and are archived as FITS keywords for each HST observation data set. Using these coefficients,an observer can perform a variety of calibration and characterization calculations relating to the orbital position and velocity of the telescope. ...