... HST Phase II Proposal Instructions for Cycle 20 > Chapter 4: Solar System Targets . ... Table 4.3: Positional Parameters for TYPE = COMET . ... Observers for solar system Targets of Opportunity (e.g. a ?new? comet or asteroid, a solar-wind disturbance reaching the Jovian magnetosphere, etc.), should complete the Generic Target List ( See ?Generic Targets List [Generic_Targets]? in Chapter 3. ) and the Visit and Exposure Specifications (to the extent possible) in time for the Phase II deadline. ...

... The package AMPLE (Adaptable Minor Planet Ephemerides) is dedicated to solving a number of problems concerning minor planets with the aid of IBM-type personal computer. ... Obtaining selection of orbital elements and/ or photometric parameters of minor planets in conformity with imposed restrictions. ... The orbital elements of all minor planets used in AMPLE for 2015 have been determined in IAA on the ground of available observations in the catalogue of observations of the Minor Planet Center. ...

... TelescopeClientDirectNexStar Class Reference . ... TelescopeClientDirectNexStar (const QString &name, const QString &parameters, Equinox eq=EquinoxJ2000) . ... isConnected (void) const . ... voidљ . ... getInfoString (const StelCore *core, const InfoStringGroup &flags) const . ... getEquinoxEquatorialPos (const StelCore *core) const . ... getJ2000GalacticPos (const StelCore *core) const . ... getSideralPosGeometric (const StelCore *core) const . ... getSideralPosApparent (const StelCore *core) const...

... This task takes an OM OSW source list, with source positions in pixels, and converts to sky coordinates. These sky coordinates are then used to produce a sky coordinate image. The task requires the user to enter the name of an OSW source list and its corresponding OSW image. ... The tangent plane coordinates are then converted to sky coordinates. ... The algorithm sets up a grid of offsets in the x and y directions to be used to match up stars in the source list to those in the catalogue. ...

Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

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ESO Phase 3 Data Release Description Please start from this template when preparing the documentation for your ESO Phase 3 data release. ... Finally, the release description will be published as submitted - without further editing by ESO - to support the user community in utilizing the data. ... Please indicate if this is a catalogue data release. ... Data Reduction and Calibration Please address the following questions for scientific catalogue data, particularly in case of source catalogues: . ...

I-GALFA Survey Coverage Complete . ... The upper figure shows positions in equatorial coordinates: right ascension and declination, which are like extensions of the Earth's longitude and latitude coordinates on the sky. The lower figure shows positions in Galactic longitude and latitude, where Galactic latitude = 0 is the Galactic equator, or the plane of the Milky Way, and the center of the Galaxy lies in the Galactic plane in the direction where the Galactic longitude = 0. ... I-GALFA Main | ...

In 2007-2008, the planet Uranus will reach one of its annual equinoxes for the first time since 1966. As a consequence, its five major satellites orbiting in the equatorial plane will undergo a season of mutual eclipses and occultations very similar to the one that Jupiter's Galilean satellites undergo every 6 years. ... Some of these events occur when Uranus is at conjunction, or the satellite is transiting or too close to the limb of the planet. ... Complete table of events . ...

... Search . ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder . Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . Visiting Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ...

makeasn -- Group images in "associations" makeasn *cal.fits . ... The output are calnicb type "associations" tables. These tables contain the names of the images in each group, and the relative offset of the images in pixels. These files can be used to co-add iamges either with calnicb or with asncombine. ... In addtion, the observing time as well as the relative orientation of the imgages can be used as a criterion for an images to be included in a group. ...

The MOD and IOPT parameters value depend of the external magnetic field model (MOD), used during magnetic mapping and IOPT version (IOPT = Kp + 1), see the table: . MOD . External model . IOPT range . ... N.A.Tsyganenko, Planet. Space Sci., ... N.A. Tsyganenko, A magnetospheric magnetic fields model with a warped Tail current sheet: Planet. Space SCI., ...

The position of the objects on the sky were generally measured to a precision between 1 and 4 arcsec. ... For the stars, the position is always at epoch 2000, whatever J2000 or B1950 coordinates are printed. ... The celestial position is given as coordinates in 4 different systems: . ... B1950 . ... Galactic coordinates in the reference frame called "new" system, adopted by IAU in 1958. Galactic pole at B124900.0+272400, node at ra=282.25,l=33 deg (inclination 62.6 deg). ... 1 arcsec . ...

Orbit . ... The orbit of the RadioAstron provides four types of study: . rough images of radio sources with ultra-high angular resolution, using all baselines up to the radius of the apogee, that is much larger than Earth diameter; . ... high quality imaging of radio sources, with moderate resolution, by observing either with small projected base lines Earth-spacecraft, i.e. close to the orbital plane, or near the perigee. ... high accuracy orbit determination. ... Space Radio Telescope . ...

Next: Program use Up: Description of program searchdup Previous: Description of program searchdup . Parameter input is done with a graphic user interface. ... Input file: Name of the input catalog file. It has to be formatted, one record per source/observation, according to the format used in the Arcetri observations and source archives. ... Minimum number of observations per source Source with less than this number of independent observations are not included in the output file . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Telescopes and Observatories . ... January . ... By admin February 20, 2013 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . ... M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, imaged through Armagh Planetarium?s telescope in January 2013. ... Image credit: Colin Johnston/Armagh Planetarium) . ... M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, imaged with the new telescope in January 2013. ... Armagh Planetarium?s new telescope in action in January 2013. ...

... Up: Data Analysis and Processing Techniques . ... Also, a method for quality control of CCD observations is suggested. ... Everyone who observes a celestial object using a CCD detects moving celestial objects as a ``by product''. ... We hope that our investigations may be useful for near-Earth space control and also for searches of the moving celestial objects through analysis of old and new CCD frames obtained at any amateur or professional astronomical observatory. ...

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Next: DETAILED LIST OF ROSAT Up: PROS USERS GUIDE Previous: List of Related Documents . This section lists all PROS tasks (some of which are not described in this guide) and some useful IRAF tasks which are included. ... converts FITS to images and/or tables . ... delete a list of images . ... convert an Einstein FITS file into an IRAF/PROS QPOE file . ... convert a list of IRAF/PROS IMAGE files into RDF compatible format . ... convert a list of IRAF/PROS QPOE files into RDF compatible format . ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...