Next: Descriptor NFILTCAR Up: Instrument descriptors Previous: Instrument descriptors . The two most critical types of physical information needed about the filters themselves are (1) what are their transmission curves? and (2) does the instrument either regulate or measure their temperature? ... In addition, we need to know how many different filter-code fields appear in the data. Bearing all this in mind, here are the descriptors for filters: . Pascal Ballester . ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Meade Pictor XT-Series CCD Autoguider/Imagers . ... Take new sets of calibration frames if the temperature changes significantly.(or change the set you are using or the scaling if you are reusing calibration frames). ... You can also use scaleable dark frames called thermal frames. ... However, if you wish to reuse dark frames with images of different exposure times, you must turn the dark frame into a thermal frame by subtracting the bias information. ...

Herschel Guaranteed-Time Key Projects . at Arcetri . ... Both regard spectroscopic observations of different classes of star-forming regions in the Galaxy. WISH: WATER IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS WITH HERSCHEL . ... HS3F: HERSCHEL SPECTRAL SURVEYS OF STAR FORMATION REGIONS . ... Since gas cools mostly by line emission, knowing what molecules are formed and which lines are emitted in the different regions at different times is mandatory to understand the gas thermal balance. ...

... SciSim release covered by this note . ... Data-Analysis-with-SAS in a simple and standardised way, and should allow calibration experts to re-assess the reliability of the different elements of XMM-Newton simulations. ... Also, a release of all calibration files to be used in the reduction, through the SAS, of SciSim generated data, is coordinated with this release. ... Furthermore, two SAS tasks (odffix and epicproc) had to be updated to make possible a proper SAS data reduction of simulated data. ...

WFC3 Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Wide Field Camera 3 Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 2: WFC3 Instrument Description > 2.3 Spectral Elements . ... 2.3.1 The Filter Selection Process . ... Both WFC3 channels are equipped with a broad selection of spectral elements. ... The UVIS channel has a selectable optical filter assembly (SOFA) that contains a stack of 12 filter wheels housing a total of 48 elements: 42 full-frame filters, 5 quad filters, and 1 UV grism. ...

... Site Map . ... Science Users Information > Observing Facilities > Paranal Facilities > Safety and Logistics . ... Paranal Facilities . ... Paranal News . ... VLTI . ... Important Facts . ... Paranal Site Information . ... This section provides important site and logistics information relevant for Paranal Staff and for users and visitors of the Paranal facilities. ... InformaciцЕn Importante . ... The Important Facts Sheets are also available at the Lobby Desk/Logistics and in the rooms at Paranal. ...

... In addition to its primary research role, the Armagh Observatory has an important secondary responsibility (a) to maintain and preserve the fabric of the historic buildings, the library, historic books and archives, and the collection of scientific instruments and other artefacts built up over more than two hundred years of continuous astronomical activity in Armagh, and (b) to advance public understanding of science, and of astronomy in particular. ... 2004 Robinson Lectures, 25-26 November 2004 . ...

Magnetic field measurements onboard the Interball Tail spacecraft are carried out by the FM-3I instrument which consists of two flux-gate magnetometers covering two different ranges: [-200, +200] nT and [-1000, +1000] nT. Besides scientific goals, the FM-3I experiment data is used to perform the attitude control of the Interball Tail spacecraft. ... August 22, 1995 . ... October 18, 1995 . Top of the page . ... Back to the Interball Home Page . ...

Next: The ESO VLT CCD Detectors Software . ... Up: Instrument-Specific Software . ... The framework for data calibration and analysis of the VLT instrumentation is presented, based on the concepts of a calibration plan, pipeline calibration, quality control, and archiving of calibrated data for a ground-based observatory. ... Quality Control Pipeline provides quality assessment for instrument performance data and observing conditions, and tests the results of the Reduction Pipeline. ...

TUI supports the following offsets: . Object Arc offset by a given amount on the sky (i.e. along the arc of a great circle). ... Arc offsets are useful for moving a different portion of your object or a different nearby object onto the boresight . ... Object Arc XY this is identical to an Object offset except that it has been rotated to align along the instrument x-y axes. ... This is just like the Calibration XY offset, except that it is typically cleared when you slew to a new object. ...

... The damage to NIFS has freed up the RSAA instrumentation team to concentrate on the timely delivery of the Gemini South Adaptic Optics Imager (GSAOI). ... GSAOI is the second instrument that ANU is building for Gemini. ... GSAOI Website: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/gsaoi/ NIFS Website: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/nifs/ RSAA Website: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/ Australian Gemini Project Office Website: http://www.ausgo.unsw.edu.au/ Gemini Public Information Website: http://www.gemini.anu.edu.au/public/ . ...

... Sagittarius Star Cloud . ... Stars come in all different colors. ... Most stars in the above Sagittarius Star Cloud are orange or red and relatively faint, as our Sun would appear. ... Stars like HD 82943 are main sequence G dwarf stars with temperatures and compositions similar to the Sun. Also like the Sun, HD 82943 is known to have at least two giant planets, but unlike gas giants in our solar system their orbits are not nearly circular and bring them closer to the parent star. ... April 2003 . ...

Next: A Gravimagnetic Rotator Up: No Title Previous: Special Cases: Supernova Explosion . One of the most important achievements in astrophysics during the period 1968-1970 was the realization that in addition to ``ordinary'' stars which derive their energy from nuclear reactions, there are objects in the Universe whose radiation is caused by a strong gravitational and magnetic field. ... Evolution of Magnetic Rotators . ... Evolution of Magnetic Rotators in Non-circular Orbits . ...

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... January 13, 1999 . Sagittarius Star Cloud . ... Most stars in the above Sagittarius Star Cloud are orange or red and relatively faint, as our Sun would appear. ... The bright red stars are cool Red Giants , bloated stars once similar to our Sun that have entered a more advanced stage of evolution . Stars of the Sagittarius Cloud lie towards the center of our Galaxy - tantalizing cosmic jewels viewed through a rift in the dark , pervasive, interstellar dust . ... About APOD > . ...

At Arecibo we have a variety of optical instruments that we use to study terrestrial airglow emissions. ... As a complement to the airglow instrumentation we also maintain a set of optical instruments, called lidars, used for "active" remote sensing of the atmosphere. That is, we generate our own source signal using lasers and measure the characteristics of the light scattered back from the atmosphere. ... An operations manual for the Optical Laboratories is currently under major revision. ...

A very important stage in a story of formation of any new science is the shift from discussion of situation which are possible but do not occur in practice due to some reason to recognition of real phenomena of interest. ... We suggest to consider computer viruses as this new specific form of life which is coming in the contact with our form of life. ... Computer life has been created by human being, the role of independent evolution of computer viruses seems to be still negligible. ...

Next: One example Up: No Title Previous: No Title . Wavelets are versatile tools of harmonic analysis. Because of their many uses, the word `wavelet' comes with different connotations (and different promises) to users in different fields. ... To pursue the analogy, one may wish to select from the data some contact surfaces with specific finish tolerances. the amount of information is then reduced by selection and/or by statistical means. ...

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... HOME . ... Richard J. Edgar, Project Scientist . DXS, the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer instruments were flown on the STS-54 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in January of 1993. ... A Summary of the First Results from the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer Experiment . ... In January of 1993 the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer (DXS) instruments flew on the STS-54 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. ... The DXS x-ray spectrum from the diffuse background in the constellations of Puppis and Auriga. ...