... Computing the pointing error . ... The platform can be rotated by pulling on the tie downs or redistributing weight on the platform. ... The horn rotates through the same angle as the platform. ... The plots show the computed pointing error for different platform rotation angles (.ps) ( .pdf ): . This shows the pointing error in as you tilt the platform. ... B2209+080 has the pointing errors with no tilt. ... The computed pointing error for a platform tilt track the measured errors pretty well. ...

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Optical Filters . The linear ramp filters are designed for narrow-band absorption and emission line imaging of moderately extended objects. Each filter is divided into four parallel strips where the central wavelength across each strip varies by approximately 6%. ... Table 3.3: Ramp Filter FR418N Parameters. ... The selection of filter and aperture for the linear ramp filters is transparent to the user who is required only to specify the linear ramp filter name LRF and a central wavelength. ...

WCSLIB љ 5.15 . ... sph.h File Reference . Go to the source code of this file. intљ . sphx2s (const double eul[5], int nphi, int ntheta, int spt, int sxy, const double phi[], const double theta[], double lng[], double lat[]) . ... sphs2x (const double eul[5], int nlng, int nlat, int sll, int spt, const double lng[], const double lat[], double phi[], double theta[]) . ... sphdpa (int nfield, double lng0, double lat0, const double lng[], const double lat[], double dist[], double pa[]) . ...

... Posts tagged ?breakdown point? ... Tags: biased , breakdown point , chi-square , confidence interval , coverage , delta chi-square , estimator , LAD , mean , median , plug-in , rmse . Category: Bad AstroStat , Cross-Cultural , Data Processing , Jargon , Uncertainty | 2 Comments . ... The breakdown point of the mean is asymptotically zero whereas the breakdown point of the median is 1/2. ... ArXiv] use of the median? Tags: breakdown point , mean , median , quantile . ... Comment . ...

... Meta Index / Home Page / Description . ... opticsxy . DESCRIPTION . opticsxy computes for each instrument the intersection point of the optical axis of the respective telescope and the focal plane. The result in given in CHIPCOORD coordinates of the CCD containing the intersection point. The numbers can be used as CCD MiscData attributes OPTICS_X / OPTICS_Y (+ OPTICS_CCD ). ...

... Auroral Currents . ... Polar Caps . ... Aurora from Space . ... Magnetic Storms . ... Plasma phenomena occuring at one place in the magnetosphere also affect other locations This linkage is most pronounced between points that share the same field line, since field lines guide the motion of ions and electrons. ... Early researchers, who believed auroral electrons came from the Sun (see history ) could not understand why the aurora was absent from the vicinity of the magnetic pole itself. ...

... The greater the distance, the smaller the parallax. ... That triangle has the same proportions as the much larger triangle ABC, and therefore, if the distance B'C to the thumb is 10 times the distance A'B' between the eyes, the distance AC to the far landmark is also 10 times the distance AB. ... The most distant objects our eyes can see are the stars, and they are very far indeed: light which moves at 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second, would take years, often many years, to reach them. ...

... The very first step after correcting bias, dark, and overscan is to find the edges of the slitlets. This is done by the command LOCATE/MOS . This command takes the central trace of a flat-field and detects the edges of the slitlet by simple threshold comparison. ... The offsets in dispersion direction between the slitlets will be read from the header of the flat-field frame for FORS data and stored in :xoffset . ... The actual flat-correction is then performed with COMPUTE/IMAGE . ...

... BOM2 and the basic block of solar limbograph including pointing and control systems ? ... Fine tracking platform (FTP) for Sun tracking by the sight axis of the limbograph; . ... Tracking system frequency ? ... Controller of the control system and solar fine tracking of the sight axis of the limbograph; . ... The basic relative construction of the elements and instrumental blocks of the "Astrometria" space experiment is shown on the block diagram of units within the complex of SL-200 solar...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... 2/3-m Telescope . ... Site . ... Commanding . ... In a typical robotic observing scenario, each afternoon, a telescope control computer obtains a set of objects to observe from its home institution from a command or script file. ... The file is then transferred to the telescope control computer at the Winer Observatory in Sonoita. ... The Iowa control computer then begins processing the telrun.sls file. ... 2013 Winer Observatory. ...

. Computer Ephemeris. Lunar eclipse numerical map. Explanations. First portion of the page contains coordinates of sub-lunar points during the eclipse. Every point is represented with two numbers: geodetic longitude and geodetic latitude, both in degrees. Second portion of the page contains coordinates of the points at terminator line for the moments of contacts. There are 360 points on the lines, tens of them per line. The starting angle is indicated in the leftmost column.

Originally a manually operated photographic telescope, the Uppsala Southern Schmidt (USS, 0.5 metre corrector plate aperture) has been refurbished and modernised. ... This image of omega Centauri shows the central portion of the field. ... Built in 1956 at the Uppsala Observatory workshop in Sweden, the telescope was first located at Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra in 1957. ... The Uppsala Southern Station was relocated to Siding Spring Observatory in 1982. ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

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... There are number of features that can be set by the user in the Sparkle Dialog box. ... The Sparkle plug-in computes the luminosity (level of whiteness) of each pixel in the image (the user can see this when the progress window labeled Generating luminosity array... is displayed). ... The threshold value is currently a slider/text field pair which have a precision of .0001. ... Like the Threshold value, the Flare Intensity has both a slider and a text input field for specifying its value. ...

Operations in Point operations use the pointer to query sets about points, delete points in a set, and move points. In all cases where interaction is required, pressing the right mouse button with the pointer in the drawing area cancels the operation. ... Report on a point in a set . ... Press the left mouse button. ... Press Delete point with the left mouse button to activate. ... Move the pointer to the new location and press the left mouse button again to register the point's new location. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Autostar Computer Controllers . 497 Autostar . ... One of the most important advances in telescope control in the past 25 years, the Meade #497 Autostar Computer Controller turns the ETX into an automatic celestial object locating system. ... The #497 Autostar Computer Controller plugs into the control panel of ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, and ETX-125EC telescopes and enables automatic location of more than 30,000 celestial objects. ... about meade | ... Meade 4M | ...

. In an effort to provide a centralized database for indexing locations and descriptions of Shuttle debris, the editors of Astronomy Net have generated a database and web page where reports can be logged. This may or may not prove useful for cataloging debris reports, but Astronomy Net is happy to dedicate computer resources to help out any way possible. We express our sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of the Columbia crew. If you have located Shuttle debris, report it here.

... Next: The PROS Big Up: Software Systems Previous: Data Reduction Software . ... The srcinten task provides PROS users with a tool to compute count rates for point sources in the ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI). ... Corrected upper limits are cited at locations where the count rate falls below the source detection threshold. ... Srcinten is a new PROS task that computes and applies the above correction factors to the net counts in a user-specified aperture. ...

... They are concerned with Attitude Control System of the spacecraft, satellite visibility from tracking stations, limits on the satellite autonomous operations during the orbit, and needs for auxiliary operations with the spacecraft. ... Among the operational constraints the most important one is the number of programmed slews per orbit, which determines the maximum number of radio sources to be observed during one orbit. ... System temperature (K) . ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures...