... Up: Science Software Applications . ... It has extensions for creating GUI (Tk) and object-oriented ([incr tcl]) applications. Several Tcl-based tools that may be used for astronomical and other scientific applications have been created and are discussed. One example is ptcl , which registers PGPLOT functions as Tcl commands, creating a powerful interactive plotting package. ... Both programs use the same C code, Tcl commands, and [incr tcl] classes; only the GUIs are different. ...

... December 7, 1999 . The Cat's Paw Nebula . ... Explanation: As soon as we find out whose cat did this . ... No cat, though, could have created the vast Cat's Paw Nebula visible in Scorpius . The Cat's Paw Nebula is the glowing red nebula near the top of the above picture -- the lower nebula is NGC 6357 . At 5500 light years distant, Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... List of SAS threads . This thread contains a (very!) simple standard XSPEC session for fitting data from the X-ray cameras. ... Start XSPEC . ... Load spectrum data: . ... response 1 PN.rmf . ... plot data . Fig.1: XSPEC data plot . Ignore bad channels in data: . ... The latter, the maximum number of channels to bu summed. plot data with model adjustment and e.g. the residuals (alternatives, ratio data/model, absolute chi-squared, etc) . ... Fig.2: XSPEC data, model and residual plot . ...

Motif and X-Windows . The applications described in this section are some of the many applications available. ... A DECterm session can be created by choosing the DECterm submenu item the Session Manager's Application menu or by using the CREATE/TERMINAL command at the system prompt. ... The CDA Viewer application displays the contents of compound documents consisting of graphics, images, and text. ... Ghostview is an application that displays PostScript documents using ghostscript. ... DECterm . ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 28.06.2006 . ... Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat's Paw Nebula visible in Scorpius . At 5,500 light years distant, Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. ... Pictured above , a deep wide-field image of the Cat's Paw nebula was photographed from New South Wales , Australia . ... June 2006 . ... Publications with keywords: emission nebula . ... Emission Nebula IC 1396 . ...

... ASAP contains flexible data selection. Data can be selected based on IF, beam, polarisation, scan number as well as values such as Tsys. ... Selection is based on a selector object. This object is created and various selection functions applied to it ( set_ifs , set_beams etc). The selection object then must be applied to a scantable using the set_selection function. ... The selection can then be reset and all spectra are visible. ... Select by source name. ... Select data based on Tsys. ...

GTK+ / Gnome Application Development . ... Overview of a Gnome Source Tree . ... Almost all Gnome applications use the same build system based on the GNU tools automake , autoconf , and libtool . ... Beginning with this chapter and continuing throughout Part 2 of the book, a sample application called GnomeHello will be used to demonstrate Gnome features. ... Together, these tools are used to create a portable shell script called configure ; configure is distributed to users with your software package. ...

... AAS 221 . AAS 219 . AAS 218 . AAS215 . ... Can we divine anything from the Twitter stream of the 215th meeting of the AAS ? The results presented here unfortunately do not reflect all the tweets from the meeting, but only those available via the Twitter Search API . ... For the period January 1, 2010 to January 8, 2010, I found there were 352 tweets that contained the #aas215 hash tag, and 895 that used the #aas hash tag. ... Here's the word cloud from the 1247 tweets: . ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . SSAU History . SSAU roadmap . ... Scientists of Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) develop a unique 3D-printer for chocolate confectionery printing. 3D-printer for chocolate printing is being created in SSAU Centre for Robotic Complexes and Mechatronic Systems. ... Know-how of the scientists of Samara State Aerospace University in that they were developed unparalleled chocolate delivery and cooling systems in 3D-printer. ...

Альтернативный форум . Scientific.ru Все форумы . ... Re: Astronomers Create 3D Map of Dark Matter Space.com 07 January 2007 01:37 pm ET . x203a; x203a; x203a; в ответ на: Astronomers Create 3D Map of Dark Matter Space.com 07 January 2007 01:37 pm ET Abramyan G.L. : An alternative theory . ... Astronomers Create 3D Map of Dark Matter Space.com 07 January 2007 01:37 pm ET Abramyan G.L., 10.01.2007 01:10 . ... Re: Прочел и привожу текст, меня вомутивший. Анатолий Рыков, 11.01.2007 08:53 . ...

. The exec statement causes the command specified as its argument to be executed in place of the current shell without creating a new process. For example: exec zmail -visual . This runs just the zmail program without a shell. When you quit the application the current shell also exits.

... Created: 23 February 2001 . ... SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL . ... 9 January 2001 . ... Note: in the final document, the table of contents will be to third level] . The Software Maintenance Manual describes the procedures for installation and maintenance of the software for the Gemini Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS). ... Section 19.4.3 of the document “Programmatic Requirements for Gemini Instrumentation Development” states the requirements for the Software Maintenance Manual . ...

NAME ABbuilder - DFO data organization tool SYNOPSIS ABbuilder <options> where <options> are: --raw-dir directory containing raw data --cal-dir directory containing calib data --cal-ldir directory containing symbolic links to calib files --cal-list mcalib list --vcal-dir directory containing virtual products --pro-dir where pipeline products are created --ab-dir where association blocks are created --oca-rul file containing OCA rules --instrume instrument --date YYYY-MM-DD --mode { CALIB | ...

... In 2006 the Earth encounters the Leonid trail created at the 1932 return of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The following estimate by McNaught and Asher is for the meteor outburst that will result from this trail encounter. ... What follows was written before the 2002 Leonids. ... Time (GMT) Trail Estimated Estimated Moon Visible from ZHR FWHM age 2002 Nov 19, 03:56 7-rev 1,000 130 min 15 W. Africa, W. Europe, NE Canada, NE S. America 2002 Nov 19, 10:34 4-rev 6,000 71 min 15 N. America . ...

... xxxxL#.html for the spread sheet application and . xxxxL#.gif for the graphing or whiteboard applications. where xxxx is the last 4 digits of your SS# and L# is the number of the lab exercise under the homework area on the main course page. So if the last 4 digits of your SS# were 4561 then for the first lab you would name the file: . ... For the spreadsheet application you can look at the file that you created. ... http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~crew/spsheet/4561L1.html (for example) . ...

CIMA configuration files offer You a conveniant way of saving CIMA set-ups to files. ... Then instead of making this selections interactively when You are observing, You can just load and apply the configuration files. ... Any other set-up will be ignored! ... In that case, You are forced to use the 'Load only' option to load the configuration file, inspect the selected set-up carefully, apply the set-up (with the 'Accept' or 'Apply' buttons) and then save a new version of the configuration file. ...

... April 9, 1999 . WR 104: Pinwheel Star . ... Explanation: Like a cosmic lawn sprinkler, dust streaming from a rotating star system creates a pinwheel pattern in this false color infrared image . Astronomers discovered the surprising star dust scenario using a sophisticated interferometer and the 10 meter Keck I telescope to observe the bright Wolf-Rayet star WR 104. ... The problem is, their starlight would also be so intense that any dust flakes should be destroyed! ... About APOD > . ...

... We study in this paper the effect of shock excitation of leaky and surface modes by the p-polarized electromagnetic wave incident on the rapidly ionized gaseous or solid layer. ... For example, if [pic] (solid density, multiple ionized plasma), the basic frequency [pic], [pic], [pic] we find, that the wavelength of leaky wave [pic] is in soft x rays band. ... If [pic] (low density gaseous plasma), the basic frequency [pic], [pic], [pic] we find, that the wavelength of leaky wave [pic] is in THz band...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Wiki Farms . ... There are many ways to configure wiki farms; this page describes only one, in an effort to make it as simple as possible for the administrator who is creating a farm for the first time. ... Create a wiki farm using your existing wiki as the "home wiki" where most of the shared PmWiki components will live. ... If you choose to create a wiki farm, then read on .. ... In the directory that contains your existing wiki, create the file local/farmconfig.php . ...

... MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES < insert new M$ application name > REDMOND, WASHINGTON -- In an effort to < insert M$'s lame idea about what user's need >, Microsoft announced today that < insert M$'s lame answer to lame idea >. ... This is precisely why < insert competing software application's name > is failing in the marketplace -- they have failed to deliver a < enter quality that only a Business Major turned computer journalist could dream up >." ...