... Binary orbits in the acceleration/period plane . Circular Orbits . ... We first present the equations for the period and acceleration of a pulsar in an eccentric binary system as a function of its position in the orbit. ... In Freire, Kramer & Lyne (2001) (from where most of this text and following equations are taken), we describe in more detail how circular binary orbits can be determined from the observed periods and accelerations of the pulsar. ... where is the orbital period of the binary. ...

Follow-up astrometry and recoveries are made with the ANU 40 inch (1.0-m) f/8 reflector at Siding Spring Observatory (IAU code 413). ... A routine follow-up of 2003 WY153 on 2003 Dec 15 became much more than routine when a faint object with unusual motion vector was found close to the target asteroid. ... During routine astrometry with the 1.0-m to improve the orbit of the Apollo asteroid 2004 CB, the asteroid was found on March 30 to have a short tail! ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

... Information about a variety of different calendars for different cultures (e.g., Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, Hindu etc.) ... In addition, the Chinese had two different ways of interpreting and observing celestial events. One way the Chinese used astronomy was known as lifa; it was a discipline that aimed to understand the regularities and the predictable events in the celestial system through careful, observations, measurements and records. ... back to Teachers' Newsletter Main Page ...

DIGITAL WDC EXCHANGE FORMAT . FOR OBSERVATORY 1.0 MINUTE VALUES 1. ... DATA-1 .. DATA-60 are 1-minute values of the given element for that hour. ... Typically, digital 1-minute values received by WDCs from organizations operating automatic magnetic observatory instruments are averages of more frequendy sampled values, e.g. 10-second point samples. ... If the method used to obtain 1-minute average values is important to a user, the WDC will assist in determining the exact procedure applied. ...

Radiative losses have been determined by using the Arcetri Code line emissivities for each element calculated adopting a plasma electron density of 10 10 cm -3 . Each emissivity line is structured using the following format: An example from the Mg file (Phot cm 3 s -1 ) is given below: . ... Mail comments regarding interface to landi@poppeo.nrl.navy.mil Mail comments regarding spectrum data to mlandini@arcetri.astro.it, landi@poppeo.nrl.navy.mil ...

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... Site Fire . ... Medical . ... If an emergency occurs, contact the Site Operations Manager or any staff member; they know the area and services available to APO. ... APO fire protection has individual panels in each building that have a local alarm and are also monitored by an outside alarm monitoring company. ... Fire response is provided by the Sunspot Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) through the Otero County Sheriff s Office Dispatch Center. 911 is the Emergency phone number for all emergencies. ...

Next: DIRECT MASSES FOR BXCIR Up: EXTREME HELIUM STARS: PULSATION Previous: PULSATION PROPERTIES . As already indicated, V652Her is an important EHe star because its relatively short pulsation period and large amplitude pulsations allow its overall dimensions to be determined with high precision. ... Saio & Nomoto (1998) made the first successful models for the merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs, and prompted Saio & Jeffery (2000) to attempt models for the merger of two helium white dwarfs. ...

Procedure to be followed by DMD secretary for DFS Group documentation . Initial email comes from author requesting document number. ... An email is then sent by the DMD secretary to the Technical Archive (tecarch@eso.org) with the same information, to request the last 4 digits of the document number (the 'chronological number'). ... Some time will pass and then the author, using the DFS Group tool 'WebCheck', will post a web readable version of the document on the DFS Group website. ...

... xntpd is an operating system daemon which sets and maintains the system time-of-day in synchronism with Internet standard time servers. xntpd is a complete implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) version 3, as defined by RFC-1305, but also retains compatibility with version 1 and 2 servers as defined by RFC- 1059 and RFC-1119, respectively. xntpd does all computations in 64-bit fixed point arithmetic and requires no floating point support. ... Specify the name and path of the log file. ...

... The file names' construction . The flight (m) stage's file set . ... the orbital data used for the flight operation monthly (m) long-term planning, . ... The orbital calculations are based on the initial orbital data determined by KIAM RAN using the orbital radio- measurement treatment. The determined initial orbital data are presented as a state vector (satellite position and velocity) in the J2000 reference. ... Accept the file with extension '.bgr', where the Moscow time (MT=UT+3h) is used. ...

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... List of all members. static Vector < Bool > . isValidPathName (const Vector < String > &pathName) . ... static Vector < String > casa::DOos::baseName . ... If from is a symbolic link and follow is False, only the symbolic link is copied. static Vector < String > casa::DOos::dirName . ... Return the full directory names of the given files. static Vector < Bool > casa::DOos::fileExists . ... If follow is False, symbolic links are not followed. static Vector < String > casa::DOos::fileNames . ...

... The if statement . ... The switch statement . ... if ( expression ) statement 1 else statement 2 ...or: . ... expression 1 ? ... The C switch is similar to Pascal's case statement and it allows multiple choice of a selection of items at one level of a conditional where it is a far neater way of writing multiple if statements: . switch ( expression ) { case item 1 : statement 1 ; break; case item 2 : statement 2 ; break; case item n : statement n ; break; default: statement ; break; } . ...

... solar system . ... Solar eclipse travelogue: Sulawesi delivers a spectacular eclipse . ... Observe the Solar System . ... Tour the Solar System . ... Do the paths of totality during solar eclipses follow a pattern that repeats after a certain period? ... RELATED TOPICS: SOLAR ECLIPSE . Total eclipses follow a period known as the saros, which is 18 years and 11 1/3 days long. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Join Astronomy for America's 2017 total solar eclipse! ...

... The variability of the spectrum of the optical component of the IR-source IRAS01005+7910 was discovered for the first time in the BTA spectra [1]. ... The spectral features include absorptions that form in near-photospheric layers, narrow envelope emissions, and emission-absorption profiles that form in photosphere-to-envelope transition layers (the wind). ... Discovery of spectral variation in the optical counterpart of IRAS01005+7910. ... Dashed line - envelope curve of all the SiII 5979 profiles ...

Each Apache configuration directive is described using a common format that looks like this: . ... This indicates the format of the directive as it would appear in a configuration file. This syntax is extremely directive-specific, and is described in detail in the directive's definition. ... If the directive has a default value ( i.e. , if you omit it from your configuration entirely, the Apache Web server will behave as though you set it to a particular value), it is described here. ...

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Ephemerides of minor planets, arranged in order of opposition date, are given on p. 6462 – 23098. ... The following data are tabulated for each planet: . 1.The number and name or principal provisional designation of the minor planet, the opposition date, the mean anomaly on the fourth ephemeris date, the minimum value of the phase angle and the date of its occurrence, the last two figures of the year of the most recent astrometric observation. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Stars . ... Space Flight . ... Some 13.7 billion years ago, a mere millionth of a second after the Big Bang, the first hydrogen and helium nuclei condensed out of a hot, dense soup of quarks and gluons. ... In the very last few kilometres some of the light was scattered by a myriad of water droplets (containing hydrogen nuclei which had existed almost since the Big Bang) slowly descending through the air following a rainshower. ...