... The concerns here are similar to those for observing bright targets; saturation and blooming of the bright companion PSF must not impact the faint target. Also, one may need to consider subtracting the PSF of the bright object, and effects which limit the accuracy of that subtraction. If the bright companion will saturate and bloom, it will be necessary to rotate the CCD so that blooming along the CCD columns does not obliterate the faint target. ...

This page shows which observing modes are available with which correlator and gives a brief description of the observing modes.. available; . ... WAPP . ... ALFA . ... Calibration mode that scans 4 times across the calibrator, forming a spider shape. ... Calibration mode that scans twice across the calibrator, forming a cross shape. ... This is the standard spectral-line single-pixel observing mode. ... A Calibration mode used by the Galactic ALFA surveys to calibration the G-ALFA HI Spectrometer. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > zCOSMOS Advanced Data Products Available via Phase 3 . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Science Archive Facility . ... ESO Data . ... The zCOSMOS-bright advanced data products are now available via the Science Data Products query form of the ESO Archive . ... The zCOSMOS data were migrated to be compliant to the ESO standard and ingested in the ESO Science Archive Facility via the Phase 3 infrastructure. ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

Last modified: 17 April 1999 . ... V codes are for AO1 experiments W codes are for AO2 experiments VS experiment codes are VSOP Survey Observations VT Test/Calibration Observations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPNO SOURCE FRQ Corr DOY DY: DATE UT RANGE #TEL TELESCOPES W088b1 J1229+02 L* Socr 105 Th:Apr-15 00:00 - 09:00 14 VLBA RO GO EB JB W077a W066a1 J0841+70 L Socr 107 Sa:Apr-17 13:00 - 00:00 8 NT BR OV SC HN TR NL KA W066b1 J0841+70 C ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Bright planets meet at dusk . ... Astronomy magazine subscribers can read the full article for free. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter....

... Fit the ring around the equator and then change its inclination from 0 degrees (equatorial orbit used by geosynchronous satellites) to 28.5 degrees (space shuttle orbit) to 51.6 degrees (space station orbit) to 90 degrees (polar orbit used by spy satellites). by Rob Landis, Space Telescope Science Institute . ... With so many satellites now in orbit, it is likely that you have seen an artificial satellite zipping across the night sky. ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpsoft.html . ...