... Science . ... Science Users Information > Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > I see unexpected boxy emission-like features in my REDL spectra - where do they come from? ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO Data . ... The pipeline by default interpolates across the bad columns in the REDL CCD when it creates the master bias, but does not so when it processes the science data. This inconsistency can create boxy emission-like features as seen in the figure below. ...

... This section highlights some typical FOC image characteristics. ... Occulting fingers located near the aperture entrance if the image size is greater than 512 x 512 pixels or if the FUV prism is in the beam. Reseau marks etched onto the faceplate of the detector to aid in geometric correction ( Figure 4.4 ). ... A faint diagonal parallel striping pattern called pattern noise . ... Warped edges ( Figure 4.4 ). ... Figure 4.5: FOC 512 x 512 Image Showing Faint "Thumbprint" Pattern or "Fringes" . ...

... 2006 March 6 . Unexpected Comet Pojmanski Now Visible . ... Explanation: Have you ever seen a comet? ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. Comet Pojmanski 's ion tail is due to gas particles expelled by the comet being pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind , the same wind that ionizes gas in the tail causing its blue tint. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

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... You are here: start €Ё lbaops €Ё special-vlba-lba-2012-notes . ... VLBI Schedule . ... Active proposals . ... Observer's Wiki . ... Other VLBI . ... lbaops:special-vlba-lba-2012-notes . Notes from the VLBA meeting 22 Feb 2012. ... In February 2011, a meeting of all institutions around the world with interest in VLBI €аwas held in Socorro to discuss the future of the VLBA. ... For many institutions, such contributions were only possible if guaranteed time was made available on the VLBA. ...

... For a pulsar search observation, with the two polarizations averaged, a useful rule of thumb can be given for calculating the expected rms noise. If the rms noise, , is expressed in terms of the flux density of the target pulsar, then; . ... Robert Minchin 2012-02-22 ...

... Briefly, the count rate at the detector from a source at a redshift z is . ... Another possible way that could lead to arising diverse peculiarities in the - distribution induced by the sources evolution is connected with a possible non-monotonic character of the star formation rate in galaxies. ... The most prominent feature of the obtained theoretical - is a notable sharp increase at low count rates due to evolutionary effects. ...

... We have observed and studied critical supercurrents, Ic, in cross-type Nb-Cu/Ni-Nb junctions with Josephson layers prepared from diluted ferromagnetic alloys. For suitable values of the exchange energy in the ferromagnet and the F-layer thickness we have observed Ic(T) oscillation with vanishing Ic for the definite values of T and dF. ... Critical supercurrents, Ic, in Nb-Cu(1-x)Ni(x)-Nb Josephson SFS junctions with F-layers prepared from ferromagnetic Cu(1-x)Ni(x) alloys have been studied. ...

The Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Statistic . This statistic enables us to test whether observed frequencies are close to . those we would expect. ... Expected frequencies . ... For example, if we . have an honest die we would expect 1/6 of all cases to show any of . ... So, for example, if we roll a die 60 times we would expect : . ... If we actually roll a die 60 times we wouldn't expect each of the faces . ... times each face actually comes up is the observed frequency for that face. ...

... The technique is based on the iterative subtraction of continuum estimates and eigenvector sky models derived from singular value decompositions of sky spectra and sky spectra residuals. ... The spectra may also be redshifted to a common radial velocity, though this feature isn't used for sky subtraction. svdvec is a Fortran program, called by IRAF as a foreign task, which decomposes an array of spectra, such as that created by svdprep , into eigenvectors using Singular Value Decomposition. ...

Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 08 - 14.12.2014, Forecast on 15 - 22.12.2014, Carrington Rotation 2157, 2158 (11.30.11; 8,61.12.2014) SUNSPOT-FORMING ACTIVITY OF THE SUN WAS AT THE AVERAGE LE- VEL, HOWEVER IN THE LAST DAY OF THE PERIOD GREW TO THE HIGH. ... NEXT WEEK EXPECTED THE HIGH AND AVERAGE LEVELS OF SUNSPOT AC- TIVITY. ... R - solar rotations; KP - KIT PEAK solar observatory; EE-date of possible geomag. disturbance in the Earth's environment. ...

... December 30, 1998 . Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe . Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team , HST , NASA . Explanation: Far away, long ago, a star exploded. ... Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae . ... The large number and great distances to supernovae measured in 1998 have been interpreted as indicating that we live in a previously unexpected universe . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... There are result from two global VLBI observations at 3.6 cm spaced about 2 years. ... The analysis of the apparent motion, indication of the jet flow trajectory and the other implications for the CSS quasars are discussed. ... The quasar 3C380 ( ; thus 1 arcsec corresponds to 4 kpc for , ) is one of the most powerful radio sources (its radio luminosity at 2.7 GHz is ) ( Wilkinson et al. ... 3C380 is a member of the class of Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) sources. ...

Next: Coordinate Systems Up: IRAF/PROS Previous: Other Types of Files . A few new features and enhancements to the standard IRAF system have been introduced with the PROS software: . ... Default compound extensions are used by the PROS tasks when no extension is given for the output file name. Most PROS tasks allow the output file name to be defaulted, with the convention that the output file name will be composed of the input `root' name, plus the default extension specific to the task. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 6.03.2006 . ... Right now, however, a new comet has brightened unexpectedly and is visible as a faint streak to the unaided northern observer in the eastern morning sky just before sunrise. ... Comet Pojmanski , officially designated C/2006 A1 and discovered only in January, now sports a turquoise tail several times longer than the full moon. ... March 2006 . ... Publications with keywords: comet - comet tail . Publications with words: comet - comet tail . ...

... Predicting the 1999 Leonid Storm : David Asher also explained previous Leonid meteor storms (notably the great storms of 1833 and 1966), and together with Rob McNaught (Australian National University, Siding Spring Observatory) made accurate predictions for the times of the `normal' storm trails of the Leonids. The prediction for the 1999 storm (for November 18 02 08 ) turned out to be `spot-on', and made headlines around the world. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Flights Chronology . ... Acquiring new scientific information about the role of the right and the left heart in adaptation of the blood circulation system to long-term space flight conditions. ... Investigation of relations between hemodynamic and energetic characteristics of the heart in different phases of a long-term space flight. ... Data carrier "Cardiovector - Data". ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

Blackholes2 Forum Message . ... Post . ... Shifts Are As Would Be Expected. ... Post Message | ... Red and blue shifts can be caused by velocities also. ... The expectd result would be a red or blue shift proportional to the aparent distance an object is from the observer. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... CI ) - Cm (I )) ( = 2 (I) N 2 2 PKS0558-504 simultaneous fitting The Chi-Squared is the most common statistic in use to fit a function f to data {x, y} : = 2 N ( yi - f ( xi )) 2 2 i N = number of data points i2 = variance (related to the measurement error for yi ) y = independet variable x = dependet variable f = assumed relationship between x and y yi = observed mean f(x i ) = predicted mean Statistical concepts relevant to data ... 2 * < 1 { (I) OVERESTIMATED} BAD FITTING!! ...

The problem of solar wind data correlation for the observations onboard several spacecraft is very important for three points of view: . ... This problem is studied now in detail by systematic determination of ion flux and ion velocity data correlations by INTERBALL-1 (IKI group), WIND and IMP 8 (both - MIT group). ... Solar wind plasma correlation lengths from IMP 8, WIND and INTERBALL-1. ... Correlation of solar wind observations onboard several spacecraft: INTERBALL-1, IMP 8 and WIND data. ...