... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

... Up: Software Applications . ... Written in ANSI C, eclipse is a library offering numerous services related to astronomical image processing : FITS data access, various image and cube loading methods, binary image handling and filtering (including convolution and morphological filters), 2-D cross-correlation, connected components, cube and image arithmetic, dead pixel detection and correction, object detection, data extraction, flat-fielding with robust fit, ...

... Context files provide a way to group commands which relate to a specific reduction sequence or application package. For example, the command SET/CONTEXT applic1 will execute the MIDAS procedure applic1.ctx , which would contain all the new command definitions for the application package applic1 as well as any new keyword definitions and default settings. Each enabled context has a corresponding context no. which links new commands to the context in which they were created. ...

February 10, 2003 (Monday) Igor Tyukhov, Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory . February 17, 2003 (Monday) Osamu Yasuda, Tokyo Metropolitan University . February 20, 2003 (Thursday) Linear Collider Seminar . ... Fall 2002 . Fall 2001 . ... Fall 2000 . ... 3:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ... The American Linear Collider Physics Group (ALCPG) has initiated a series of monthly seminars intended for a broad audience. ... This is the inaugural seminar. 1:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ...

Next: Modes of Operation Up: CCD Scientific Performance Previous: Field of View . Thermal excitation of charge carriers from the valence to the conduction band creates a dark current signal which may vary with position in the array, and also has temporal shot noise variation. ... In a device devoid of localized defects which give rise to individual dark current spikes , most dark current arises from electrons generated at interface states at the surface. ...

All teams have to inform the Olympic Coordinating Council (OCC) and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) about their participation not later than the dates determined by the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad , send applications and pre-applications in time. ... For the countries, starting their activity at the International Astronomy Olympiad (see the Supplementary Instructions N 3 ), the requirements for the short report are not strong. ... Personal data for visas. ...

... Annual Meeting . ... Scholarships for Cosmos . ... Download scholarship application instructions in pdf format. ... Scholarships will be provided after the meeting as reimbursement for document expenses incurred. ... While the deadline for scholarship application has now passed, there may be the possibility of additional funds from our generous meeting sponsors. You may submit a late application until June 30, 2010 and these will considered if funds become available. ... Cosmos Scholarships . ...

O ptimal transport : T heory and A pplications . ... Home Research Publications Software Rencontres People Links . A draft bibliography on optimal transport is available on CiteULike , a free Web service for scientific bibliographies. ... A random collection of optimal transport-related home pages (for a list of OTARIE participants' home pages click here ): . ... Wilfrid Gangbo : Georgia Tech . ... Allen R. Tannenbaum : Georgia Tech . ... Optimal transport-related projects: . ...

reu-program@naic.edu . ... The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico invites applications for its undergraduate summer research progrm. Students selected for the program will work with staff scientists on projects related to ongoing research or instrumentation development. ... Applications for the REU program should be made via the online form. ... After email verification, we will send you a link to upload your supporting documents. ... Online Application Open . ... Online Application Deadline . ...

The Preferences window allows you to specify various application preferences (surprise!) It is brought up by selecting Preferences from the TUI Menu. ... Each preference may be edited by clicking on it. If the value is changed to anything other than the current value then an exclamation mark is shown between the name and the value. ... Seq By File : controls whether whether images are numbered in the order taken (unchecked) or are numbered separately for each image name (checked). ...

... You are here: start €Ё difx €Ё release . ... difx:release . ... Edit the news page of the wiki with the release date . ... For future versions change NEW_VERSION and check for package completeness. export NEW_VERSION = DiFX -2.4 svn mkdir https :// svn.atnf.csiro.au / difx / master_tags /${ NEW_VERSION }/ -m top directory for ${ NEW_VERSION } release #mpifxcorr svn cp https :// svn.atnf.csiro.au / difx /mpifxcorr/trunk https :// svn.atnf.csiro.au / difx / master_tags /${ ...

Stellarium 0.12.3 . ... Classes . ... StelLocaleMgr Class Reference . Manage i18n operations such as message translation and date/time localization. ... The time display format. ... voidљ . ... QStringљ . getAppLanguage () const . Get the application language currently used for GUI etc. ... Get the format string which describes the current time format. ... Set the time format from a format string. ... Get the format string which describes the current date format. ... const QString &љ . ...

Next: Database of Optical Properties Up: Electronic database Previous: Current state . ... Collaboration is planned with the Physical Institute of the St.Petersburg University, Ioffe Physical Institute and the St.Petersburg Institute of Precise Mechanics and Optics. ... Some changes of the general design of the database are planned too, but main efforts will be directed at extension of the JPDOC. ...

Marses Instrument . ... Currently we use a Tem-fast 48 sounding instrument that is based on time domain electromagnetic sounding technology. ... Areas of application are following: . ... hidrogeological research, . ... Despite many competitors' instruments with similar areas of application, Tem-fast 48 has reasonable advantages among small depth sounding devices. ... The Tem-fast 48 sounding instrument consists of following devices: . ... The block diagram of the sounding instrument is outlined below. ...

... Activities | ... Collaborations | ... The main objective of laboratory #235 is development of imaging array detectors for different applications (including radio-astronomy, safety and security systems). We develop ultra-sensitive detectors (bolometers) and detector arrays, planar antennas and tuning circuits, refractive and reflective quasi-optical systems focusing millimeter and sub-millimeter wave irradiation on the detectors. ...

This book is available from CUP . Geometric algebra is a powerful mathematical language with applications across a range of subjects in physics and engineering. This book is a complete guide to the current state of the subject with early chapters providing a self-contained introduction to geometric algebra. ... Following chapters extend the concept of a complex analytic function theory to arbitrary dimensions, with applications in quantum theory and electromagnetism. ...

The XV_VTDF is a viewer for TDF format files (extension to TIFF 6.0 format for storage of high-resolution satellite data). More information about TDF format and relevant topics, as well as satellite data in this format you may receive from Space Monitoring Information Support lab (Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia) . ... XV_VTDF <filename> - load TDF file at startup (default size) . ... The XV_VTDF operates with fixed-size satellite images in TDF format. ... Back to SMIS Home Page . ...

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... This page gives access to the current specification for the EVM and ETRM scripts, included in the instrument packages of the ESO instruments, and used by the OHS tools like P2PP or the OT. ... The following table gives you links to access the ETRM or/and EVM specifications for a given instrument. The specification for an EVM script is a text file listing all checks done on the OBs for the concerned instrument. ... AMBER EVM . ... CRIRES not offered . ... FEROS EVM . ... FLAMES EVM . ... KMOS EVM . ...