... 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. ...

These routines are meant to provide high level definition and processing of command lines. ... Create a control panel object. panel_create_group . Create a panel to contain a group. panel_add_item . ... Pop last pushed control panel object from control panel stack. panel_process_command_with_stack . ... Register a function to be called when a panel item changes. panel_PROTO_decode_func . ... This routine will create a control panel object which is a container for a group of items. ... flag . ...

... Posts tagged ?change point problem? ... X-ray summer school is on going. ... Tags: ARCH , Bayesian Block , challenges , change point problem , GARCH , light curves , summer school , X-ray . ... 4 Comments . ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ...

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... The mouse pointer is represented on the screen by a small bitmap called the cursor . ... GdkWindow* gdk_window_get_pointer (GdkWindow* window , gint* x , gint* y , GdkModifierMask* state ); . ... It is possible to grab the pointer, which means that all pointer events will go to the grab window for the duration of the grab. ... gint gdk_pointer_grab (GdkWindow* window , gint owner_events , GdkWindow* confine_to , GdkCursor* cursor , guint32 time ); . void gdk_pointer_ungrab (guint32 time ); . ...

Next: File Manipulation Routines Up: File and Directory Manipulation Previous: File and Directory Manipulation . This basically involves calling appropriate functions. int chdir(char path) - changes directory to specified path string. ... NOTE: rindex() is a string handling function that returns a pointer to the last occurrence of character c in string s , or a NULL pointer if c does not occur in the string. ( index() is similar function but assigns a pointer to 1st occurrence.) ...

... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.2 . ... In order to assist folks upgrading, we maintain a document describing information critical to existing Apache users. ... This document describes only the changes from 2.0 to 2.2. ... Your existing version 2.0 config files and startup scripts can usually be used unchanged in version 2.2. ... Many third-party modules designed for version 2.0 will work unchanged with the Apache HTTP Server version 2.2. ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Changes From Pm Wiki 1 . This page is intended to describe features of PmWiki 1.0 that have been changed or eliminated in PmWiki 2.0. ... ThisGroup:SideBar&action=edit Edit menu]] . ... action=post no longer exists -- posting a new page is now performed by using ?action=edit with the post control set to a true value. ... PmWiki's ReadPage() function no longer supplies default text for non-existent pages -- this is now decided by whatever functions need the page. ...

For some applications you need to know how fast the model correction changes with az, za so you can estimate the error you make if you evaluate the model at a "nearby" point. ... This can be useful if you want to evaluate the model correction for the current az,za but you have the az,za position of the previous second. ... This is the maximum that the az,za can move in 1 second. 3rd: The change in the az, za errors if you move the az,za position by the model error at that position. ...

Next: Mission Element Points-of-Contact . Previous: Mission Operations Data Transfer . ... Each mission element should ensure that their contact information remains current and notify the RSOG of any changes. ... Non-RSOG mission elements will also use the "dit" list to notify the RSOG (and all other mission elements) of unexpected events that may impact operations elsewhere, e.g., if a tracking station discovers that the spacecraft is in an unexpected configuration. ...

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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. ...

... Seasonal Streaks Point to Recent Flowing Water on Mars . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , JPL , U. Arizona Explanation: What creates these changing streaks on Mars? ... After much study , including a recent chemical analyses , a leading hypothesis has emerged that these streaks are likely created by new occurrences of liquid salty water that evaporates as it flows. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - water . ... NASAs Curiosity Rover at Namib Dune (360 View) . ... A Dark Sand Dune on Mars . ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . THE CHANGING UNIVERSE: EVOLUTION HAPPENS! . c) Changes in the Universe . ... In a universe that is not evolving, we should see as many of these hyper-active galaxy cores in each period of cosmic history. ... An Ancient Universe - Table of Contents . ... The Ancient Universe - The Age of the Expanding Universe - The Age of the Oldest Stars - The Age of Light From Distant Galaxies - The Age of the Chemical Elements | ...

spaceweb@oulu.fi - last update: 14 January 1999, 0950 UT (RR) . Term 'global change' is used to describe the changes of the large scale weather systems on Earth , and especially the surface temperature increase, by man-made increase of atmospheric CO 2 . ... It is the last point that is of importance for space physics, since it is possible that also the changes in Sun 's activity could be causing some changes in terrestrial climate. ... Space Physics Text Book of Oulu ...

... new: . ... Python 2.6.2 + most up-to-date modules (December 2009) . ... pyQC script structure . ... The current installation of python and its associated modules on our DFO machines is extremely old (i.e. python 2.4.2 was released in Sept. ... The new python executable lives in: /qcdp/bin/python . ... The first figure shows the execution times for the old python installation, while the second figure shows the execution times based on scripts running the python 2.6.2 installation with the new modules...

... Astronomical Observatory, Shevchenko Park, Odessa, 65014, . ... The XVI -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 14-20 August, 2016, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 16-23 August, 2015, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIV -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 17-23 August, 2014, Odessa, Ukraine . ... The XIII -th G. Gamow's Odessa Astronomical Summer Соnference-School, 19-25 August, 2013, Odessa, Ukraine . ...

... 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 ]). ...

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