... Although this is usually a constant for a whole table, and so might be stored in a descriptor, observers may want to use lists of program stars compiled from heterogeneous sources. Therefore, the year of the equinox must be stored in a separate column of Real*4 values, with the label EQUINOX. This column is easily created for a star catalog with a single equinox date using the COMPUTE/TABLE tablename :EQUINOX = year command. ... Table: Columns for star-catalog table files . ...

Plans are under way to create a new way of performing non-interactive observations which will be called auto-observing . ... Non-interactive observing with CIMA has for a long time been available with the use of CIMA command files. Contrary to normal command file observing which requires a command file with a set of commands to be executed sequentially, auto-observing will use a list of sources and a list of instructions on how to observe each of the sources. ...

... HST . What overhead is required to change ACS detectors during an observing sequence? ... HST Peer Review Process . ... HST Overview . Overview . ... Cycle 24 Announcement . Cycle 23 Results . ... Mid Cycle Submission . ... Phase II Cycle 23 . ... Retrieving HST Data . ... Exposure Time Calculator### * What overhead do I incur if I change ACS detectors during an observing sequence? ... For a complete discussion of overheads, please read Chapter 9 in the ACS Instrument Handbook. ...

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... Star Atlas . ... stars . ... Nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium powers stars, but fusion requires a lot of energy. Where does this energy come from? ... You re in good company: This question also stumped the physicists who first tried to understand nuclear fusion in stars. In a star s core, all atomic nuclei have been separated from their electrons, so each hydrogen atom is really just a proton and thus holds a positive charge. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... About ATMoB . ... The Observing Committee is starting an Observing Awards Program to promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. ... Participant must be a current member of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston . ... To qualify for your Observing Award Certificate, turn in your worksheet and drawings to an ATMoB Observing Committee member or observing@atmob.org . ... This Excel sheet has useful macros. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... SDFITS is a FITS binary table convention for the interchange of single dish data in radio astronomy. ... In October of 1989 a meeting of interested representatives of many of the world's radio-astronomical observatories was held in Green Bank, West Virginia, to consider the creation of a standard data transport and interchange format for single dish (i.e. non-synthesis) radio astronomy data. ... A set of required (CORE) and recognized but not required (SHARED) column names were also agreed to. ...

... In more detail, the task requires as main input a table in a data set which contains a column with times in XMM MET (Mission Elapsed Time) frame[1]. ... Parameter Mand Type Default Constraints withtable yes boolean true Whether to convert ta- ble in a dataset should be set to true if a table containing events to correct has been speci ed and to false otherwise. table yes string name of existing table a speci er which must point to a table in a data set. ...

Telescope maintenance and operations are supported by the staff at APO and the Astrophysical Research Consortium . Warning : observers must monitor weather conditions at APO in real time and follow closure policies. ... ARCSAT web interface (login required) . Astronomer's Control Panel (ACP) (Vendor, DC-3 Dreams, website) . DFM Telescope Control System - TCS (TBD) . Telescope Closure Policy . ARCSAT Observing Logs (TBD) . APO Weather Status . ...