... Science . ... Science Users Information > Observing Facilities > Instrumentation Development > VLT/Instrument Interfaces . ... APEX Visitor Instrument . ... The interfaces between the VLT Unit Telescopes and the scientific instruments to be operated at the VLT Cassegrain, Nasmyth and Coudц© foci are well defined. ... Interface and numerous other relevant information for instrument builders is available in the "Requirements for Scientific Instruments on the VLT Unit Telescopes" , ESO doc. no. ...

... GSAOI Home . Instrument . ... Other Links . NIR Camera Links . NIR IFU Spectrograph Links . Other NIR Spectrograph Links . NIR Instruments by Observatories . NIR Survey Links . Mid-Infrared Instrument Links . ... NIRI on Gemini . ... ISAAC on the VLT . ... Omega-Prime from MPIA, Heidelberg . ... IRCAM3 on UKIRT (InSb) and here . UFTI for UKIRT ( pictures ; UKIRT links here; ; and here ) . ... Gemini instrumentation . ... UKIRT instrumentation ( Future Instruments ) . ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

Next: Phenology Garden Up: Buildings, Grounds, Library and Previous: Buildings, Telescopes and Telescope Contents . Strong support for the provision of a new Library, Archives and Historic Scientific Instruments Building was expressed by the Board of Governors at their annual meeting in March 2004. ... During 2004 the project was advanced largely by John Butler, who prepared a detailed application for external funding to support the proposal, which is intended to be submitted to the HLF in 2005. ...

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. ... 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. ... Coronado€о Solar . ... Spotting Scopes . ...

... Up: Adaptive and Active Optics . Previous: NAOS Real-Time Computer for Optimized Closed Loop and On-Line Performance Estimation. ... The Computer Aided Control (CAC) developed for the Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System (NAOS) of the Very Large Telescope (VLT), will provide the astronomer with an extensive support, from the preparation of optimized observations to the automated operation of the instrument at the telescope either for hardware control, real time computing, or even preventive maintenance. ...

... VLBI Schedule . LBA Home Page . ... LBA Correlation . ... Observers Wiki . ... Main / . ... 8:15-8:30 Coffee and tea . ... Access to Tid and need for fast network . ... Chris . ... Access to Tid . ... Access to Tid and need for fast networking (Ed) 10min . LBA proposals and block scheduling (Phil Edwards) 30min . ... Observing issues (Chris) 30min . ... PI Support (Chris) 30min . ... Improved Access to Tid (Phil) 30min . ... Improving LBA (Chris) 60min . ... Tid network upgrade (30min) . ...

This general purpose telescope enclosure offers simple access to the sky for small instruments. Its truss roof rolls back on the steel I-beams and tracks that extend to the north of the building. A chain drive attached to the underside of the trusses provides the power that makes opening the observatory simple. Heavy steel pins secure the roof when it is closed. ...

... ARC 3.5-m Telescope ARC 3.5-m control room . ARC 3.5-m work area . ... SDSS 2.5-m Telescope SDSS 2.5-m control room . ... Operations building Library . ... Monitors and controls operations of the 3.5m telescope and is located off the main hallway of the Operations building. 3.5-m work area . ... Located between the 2.5-m work area and the kitchen , the area houses a washer/dryer, cleaning and paper supplies, emergency generator panel, shipping supplies and building electrical panels. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Concept Spacecraft . ... Posted on May 11, 2015 | 3 Comments A research group called the Eagleworks at NASAтАЩs Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. ... Continue Reading.. ... 133 Comments June 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. ... Posted on December 5, 2013 | ... Posted on June 26, 2013 | ... Posted on May 24, 2013 | ...

Poster Schedule . ... Poster Number . ... Poster Title . Building on the Momentum of the International Year of Astronomy . ... UC Berkeley's Celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. ... The AstroDay Festival - A Celebration of Astronomy and Hawaiian Culture. ... The International Year of Astronomy Meets National Science Week in Australia. ... Astronomy Posters and Trading Cards at Mauna Kea and in Japan. ... Refining Our Practice . ... back to Annual Meeting Schedule Overview ...

... Bojan Nikolic web pages (r. 329) . ... SCons user manual http://www.scons.org/doc/1.2.0/HTML/scons-user/book1.html . SCons man page (on web at http://www.scons.org/doc/HTML/scons-man.html , or man scons ) . ... SCons is a tool to build compile source code into (closer-to) executable format. ... Curiously, the shared-library SCons builder will accept multiple identical sources and pass them all to the linker, which will normally lead to ?multiple definition? errors. ... Introduction to SCons . ...

Statistical Tools Statistical Tools and Techniques for Solar Astronomers Alexander W Blocker Nathan Stein SolarStat 2012 Statistical Tools Outline Outline 1 Introduction Objectives Statistical issues with astronomical data Example: filter / hardness ratios Standard approach Building a statistical model Using the model 2 3 4 5 6 Statistical ...

... Recent Topics . ... MAO main . ... Fw: ASTRONET: Task 5.4 - observing schools . ... Subject: Re: ASTRONET: Task 5.4 - observing schools . ... second half of September, and which will be funded by the training and . ... www.iap.fr/opticon/neon_schools/2014/index.html . ... intended for master and starting PhD students. ... actions on observing schools, providing access for students, Master . ... observing schools for master students. ... in form of observing schools for pre-PhD students. ... MAO NASU...

... 15.06.2006 . ... Featured are SAAO telescope domes and buildings, along with the dark, wedge-shaped shadow of planet Earth stretching into the distance, bounded above by the delicately colored antitwilight arch. Visible along the antisunward horizon at sunrise ( or sunset ), the pinkish antitwilight arch is also known as the Belt of Venus. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: belt of Venus . Publications with words: belt of Venus . ...

... Gallery . ... Home Gallery Astrophotography Stan Honda Gallery . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... This Month's Sky - 2015 . This Month's Sky - January 2015 . ... Stan Honda Gallery . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer . Articles | ... John Huggins . ... The white buildings house a type of telescope called a siderostat. Each houses a 0.5 meter mirror which collects the starlight and sends it to a mirror system which guides the light to a central building. ... After the starlight hits the siderostat mirrors, additional mirrors guide the light to a feedbeam tube system. ... www.astronomy.net . ... dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Spanish translation of "Stargazers" by J. M. Mendez and Horacio Chavez . ... Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space: . ... The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic . ... 4b. Optional: Libration of the Moon . ... Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion ," a one-hour overview lecture to teachers presented 23 March 2005. Guide to the sections on Kepler's Laws which follow below. ... 11a. Ellipses and Kepler's First Law . ... Kepler's Second Law . 12a. More on Kepler's Second Law . ... Kepler's Third Law . ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... Ciel Espace, nouvelle formule, c'est . des actualit†йs . des reportages . ... les plus belles images de l'Univers d†йcrypt†йes pour vous . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Endeavour se pr†йpare pour son dernier vol . ... La navette Endeavour a effectu†й son premier vol en mai 1992. ...