... During the past year the Astrophysics Data System has set up two mirror sites for the benefit of users around the world with a slow network connection to the main ADS server in Cambridge, MA. ... The software used to perform the actual mirroring of the databases consists of a main program running on the ADS master site initiating the mirroring procedure, and a number of scripts, run on the mirror sites, which perform the transfer of files and software necessary to update the database. ...

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VII ASP Conference Series, Vol. ... The WWW interface now uses WWW cookies to store and retrieve individual user preferences. ... This cross­linking between di#erent data systems pro­ vides the user with the means to find comprehensive information about a given subject. 1 http://adswww.harvard.edu 378 New Capabilities of the ADS Abstract and Article Service 379 2. ... Quick Updates: The quick updates allow us to quickly enter new data into the database. ...

... Overview and field layouts . ... Release Content . ... As part of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey ( GOODS ), near-infrared imaging observations of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S) are being carried out in J, H, Ks bands, using the ISAAC instrument mounted at the Antu Unit Telescope of the VLT at ESO's Cerro Paranal Observatory, Chile. ... Since ISAAC observations are still ongoing, this release consists of J and Ks images of fields that have already been completed and are . ... 12600...