... The distomats measure the average height of the platform every 2 minutes. If the average platform height is more than .04 inches from the nominal position, the tiedowns will pull (or release) equally on all 3 corners to bring the average height back to the nominal position. ... The platform corner height versus dome position (at fixed average platform height) shows that the platform corners move by +/- 6 inches just from the dome motion (this was before the alfa upgrade). ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

... This plug-in enables you to add various types of lighting effects to your (RGB) image. ... Directional light . ... Well, you get the idea :) The default settings for this light-type is [-0.5,-0.5,-1.0]. ... Higher values makes your image reflect a lot of light (appear lighter or more intense), while smaller values makes it appear more dull or matte. ... A value of 1.0 makes your image very shiny (bright high-lights) while smaller values makes you image less shiny, making the high-lights dimmer. ...

Next: Catalog Construction Up: Observations and Analysis Previous: Source Detections . ... It was assumed that the highest signal gives the most likely position of the source. ... Comparing the summed map with the maps from the individual energy ranges, the one which produced the smallest error box was chosen to represent the source position, as long as was greater than 4, a level chosen to reflect a reasonable degree of confidence in the detection. ...

... Archives . ... X-ray summer school is on going. ... Recently I went to JSM 2007 and tried to attend talks about (bayesian) change point problems, which frequently appears in time series models, often found in economics. ... Tags: ARCH , Bayesian Block , challenges , change point problem , GARCH , light curves , summer school , X-ray . ... I received another type of changing point problem, defining a peak precisely, from a x-ray school student, who tried bayesian block but said it didn?t work. ...

... You are here: start €Ё difx €Ё ivs2016extras . Trace: тАв ivs2016extras . difx:ivs2016extras . ... Make high resolution spectra of baseband channels . Inspect VDIF data headers . ... The program and output text file containing the spectrum is documented in Reference Manual sections 5.50. This program works on many varieties of VLBA baseband data (including the Mark5B data in the first dataset), but does not work on VDIF data with multiple threads (e.g., from the second dataset). ...

... The shape and width of observed PSFs varies slightly over time, due to the change in focus of the telescope. The focus variation consists of two terms: a secular change, due to the ongoing shrinkage of the Metering Truss Assembly, at a currently estimated rate of 0.85 mm month-1, and short-term variations, typically on an orbital time-scale (the so-called "breathing" of the telescope). ... a(1 pix) = 0.0338 +/- 0.0038 . ... See sample PSF subtraction in Figure 7.2 on page 148 ). ...

XMM-Newton CCF Release Note XMM- CCF -REL-172 Improving pn Window mode CTI correction and re ning the long term CTI correction for all pn Modes M. Kirsch July 19, 2004 1 CCF components Name of CCF VALDATE List of Blocks changed CAL VERSION XSCS ag EPN CTI 0013 2000-01-01T00:00:00 CTI - HIGH ADD PAR 3.169 NO EPN CTI 0013 2000-01-01T00:00:00 LONG TERM CTI 3.169 NO 2 Changes The EPN ... The upper panel is using the old EPN CTI 0012.CCF and the lower the new EPN CTI 0013.CCF. ...

... With enough velocity, a spacecraft can break loose from the Earth's gravity and enter an orbit around the Sun, like that of a planet. If it then orbits the Sun with the same period as the Earth--one year--it may keep a fixed position relative to Earth. ... If the distance is just right--about 4 times the distance to the Moon or 1/100 the distance to the Sun--the spacecraft, too, will need just one year to go around the Sun, and will keep its position between the Sun and the Earth. ...

... The Sun rises higher in summer than in winter. ... Over the course of the year, the angle between the Sun and the zenith (straight up) varies by 47 degrees -- a fourth of the way across the sky. ... A solar incidence angle of 90 degrees means the Sun is on the horizon; an angle of 0 degrees means the Sun is directly overhead; negative angles, which occur only in the tropics, mean that shadows point toward the equator. ... Every day, the stars rise and set along arcs parallel to the celestial equator...

... With enough velocity, a spacecraft can break loose from the Earth's gravity and enter an orbit around the Sun, like that of a planet. If it then orbits the Sun with the same period as the Earth--one year--it may keep a fixed position relative to Earth. ... If the distance is just right--about 4 times the distance to the Moon or 1/100 the distance to the Sun--the spacecraft, too, will need just one year to go around the Sun, and will keep its position between the Sun and the Earth. ...

Next: Scattering properties Up: Polarization properties (transmitted radiation) Previous: Linear polarization: wavelength dependence . Traditionally, the main problem considered in connection with circular interstellar polarization is the meaning of the wavelength where changes the sign . ... This is also demonstrated by Fig. 19 (lower panel) which shows the wavelength dependence of the factors of linear and circular polarization for particles of magnetite as was done by Shapiro ([ 1975 ]). ...

Modules | ... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.2 > Developer Documentation . ... This is a first attempt at writing the lessons I learned when trying to convert the mod_mmap_static module to Apache 2.0. ... create per-server config structures */ . ... merge per-server config structures */ . ... Questions on how to manage the Apache HTTP Server should be directed at either our IRC channel, #httpd, on Freenode, or sent to our mailing lists . ...

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... It turns out one possibility is a form of matter/energy invented by Einstein in the 1920s to make sure his equations of General Relativity did not predict the Expansion of the Universe. Although Einstein was willing to predict several things with his equations of General Relativity, he obviously thought an expanding Universe was too much, and so he invented the Cosmological Constant, which repels itself, and was meant to balance the force of gravity, and make the Universe static. ...

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... Winter 2003 . ... We also invoke abelian flavour symmetry to explain the order of magnitudes of the R-parity violating parameters and investigate whether this scenario is compatible with the data. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ... return to top . ... These measurements rely on the unique features of the SLD experiment, especially the high resolution CCD vertex detector, the micron size beam spot, and the Cherenkov Ring Imaging Detector used for particle identification. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall ...

... The previous example, Chapter 12, "Expanding Colored Squares Example," illustrates how to expand and contract the clipping region of a layer without changing the wrapping width of the layer. This example illustrates how to capture mouse events so that the user can make a layer's wrapping width wider or narrower by dragging the mouse. ... how to capture mouse events for a layer . how to change the wrapping width of a layer by using the load() function . ... Capturing Events for the Layer . ...

... GRACE Maps the Gravity of Earth . ... To help better understand the Earth's surface , slight distance changes between a pair of identically orbiting satellites named GRACE have been used to create the best ever map of Earth's gravitational field . ... Maps like this also help calibrate changes in the Earth's surface including variable ocean currents and the melting of glaciers . ... Publications with keywords: GRACE - Earth . ... Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth . ... All the Water on Planet Earth . ...