... HST . ... Data . ... HST Overview . ... Phase I Proposing . ... STIS . ... Between launch on 14-Feb-1997 and failure of the "Side-1" electronics on 2001-May-16, CCD temperature was stabilized at -83 C. During the Side-1 era, the CCD median dark rate rose from 0.0013 to 0.0043 e-/sec/pix. CCD temperature cannot be stabilized with the "Side-2" electronics, so after 2001-May-16 thermal fluctuations perturb the dark rate. ... Please see HST Phase II Proposal Instructions for additional information. ...

... User Portal . ... Science Users Information > Observing with ESO Telescopes > Phase 2 Preparation > Phase 2 Instrument Table . ... Phase 2 Instrument Table . ... Manuals and Tutorials . ... Calibration Plan . ... The P2PP Tool (version 3) . ... Phase 2 Users Workshops . User Feedback . ... If one instrument has special requirements, this is visualized in the relevant row of the table. A summary table of the main characteristics of all instruments is available here . ... FAQ . ... User Manual . ...

... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? ... Calibration & Background Calibration Background Analysis . SOC Info XMM-Newton Contact Details How to get to ESAC ESA Research Fellowships ESAC Trainee Projects ESA Young Graduate Trainees . ... The Science Operations and Data Systems Division of ESA's Research and Scientific Support Department develops and runs astronomy projects in space. ... XMM-Newton EPIC Calibration Scientist . ... XMM-Newton RGS Calibration Scientist . ... XMM-Newton Scientist . ...

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... Up: Telescope and Instrument Control Systems . ... The XMM Science Operations Team developed a detailed simulator to describe the performance of the scientific payload on-board European Space Agency's X-Ray Mission XMM. ... Its application is not limited to simulations of instrumental data, but the simulator also plays a key role in calibrating the instruments, and as such it will become an integral part of the XMM analysis system. ... A major effort was spent in building the XMM simulator SciSim . ...

Astrophysics Space Missions . ... Space Physics Missions . Data Centers . ... Lectures in Space Science . ... Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) . ... University of Arizona , Theoretical Astrophysics Program Return to the top of this document . ... JHU/APL AMPTE/CCE Space Science Data Center . ... National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) . ... Astrophysics Data Facility (ADF) at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center . ... Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences/Utah State University (CASS/USU) . ...

Next: *imcalc* - Obtain a Up: Calibration Previous: Exposure Map . Background maps are provided by the standard processing for all ROSAT and Einstein instruments. For the PSPC and IPC these are in three standard bands: soft, hard, and broad (Table 6.2). ... N.B.: ROSAT PSPC background maps in SASS 5-6 or higher are generated by smoothing a source-subtracted, exposure corrected image (see the ROSAT Data Products Guide). ... imcalc* - Obtain a background subtracted image for ROSAT PSPC Data . ...

APO/GIFS Instrument Factsheet The Goddard imager and Integral Field Spectrograph (GIFS) has recently been commissioned on the APO 3.5 m telescope. This factsheet presents a high level overview of the GIFS instrument. ... GIFS Imaging The GIFS imaging mode is used for imaging science and target acquisition for the IFS mode. ... Imaging Mode pixel scale: 0.168"/pixel · Comparison to Other APO 3.5m instruments: The GIFS field of view is smaller than SPICAM, but the filter set is far more extensive. ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... des actualit†йs . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Les drapeaux des missions Apollo sont encore debout . ... Les images des sites d'alunissage des missions Apollo montrent le mat†йriel laiss†й sur place et les traces de passage des rovers lunaires mais aussi des pas des astronautes. ... Etat du ciel ...

... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... The LX850 combines innovative concepts like StarlockтДв fulltime automatic guiding and high-precision pointing, f/8 ACF OTAs with internal Crayford-style two-speed focuser and a portable precision German equatorial mount. ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... LX70 Optical Tube Assemblies . ... LX850 R.A. Motor Assembly . ...

... a) As source material for the high-school or college curriculum, especially in physics. astronomy and their history. (b) As a source of supplemental projects by high school students or by undergraduates. (c) As material for independent studies, In particular by motivated students who seek to know more about space . ... Those wishing to look up specific topics are advised to use the index file, accessible from the end of any "Exploration" file. ... files not listed and at other resource material. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

SXG Data Center . ... SXG instruments models . Data archive . ... SXG Scientific Data Output Modelling . The task of SPECTRUM-XG Scientific Data Output Modelling is multifold: Utilization of experiment data output computer simulations in pre-flight calibration of mission instruments. ... Utilization of computer simulations in the data analysis software development. The prototype of SXG X-model project is being realized at IKI. ...

... These sources are much more likely to be gravitationally lensed by intervening galaxies as compared with sources discovered in surveys in other wavebands. ... The effect of lensing by clusters is then discussed briefly. This is expected to increase the source confusion noise in a Planck survey in the directions of clusters, and could provide information about galaxies with flux densities that are too faint to be detected directly by Planck . ... 2 The properties of galaxy--galaxy lensing . ...

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... Events . ... Pre-university education . ... Research areas . ... Samara region . ... Samara State Aerospace University Research Research and education centers Research Laboratory of the "Analytical instruments and systems' (RL-54) . ... Development of control systems by applying a protective coating on the inner surface of pipes. Development of non-contact optical and acoustic systems for measurements of geometric parameters of profile products , including pipeline facilities. ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Mars . ... Mars mission team addressing vacuum leak on key science instrument . ... A key science instrument that will be carried aboard NASA's Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft being prepared for launch in March 2016 is experiencing a leak in the vacuum container carrying its main sensors. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... The UK has a very vibrant solar system science community highly regarded internationally. ... The PPARC Introductory and Advanced Courses in Solar System Plasmas has, since the1980s, played an important part in the early training of solar, heliospheric, magnetospheric and ionospheric physicists. ... We therefore seek support to provide the 2007 Introductory Solar System Plasmas School, which will provide valuable training for the next generation of solar system scientists . ...

... NASA's newest Great Observatory, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) -- formally known as the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) -- launched on July 23, 1999 and represents such an advance. ... Hughes Danbury Optical Systems (HDOS), now Raytheon Optical Systems Incorporated, figured and polished the x-ray optics; Optical Coating Laboratory Incorporated (OCLI) coated the polished optics with iridium; and Eastman Kodak Company (EKC) mounted and aligned the optics and provided the optical...

Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow . ... Credit Copyright: STS-39 Crew, NASA Explanation: A background of distant stars, sinuous and spiky bands of Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) , and the faint glow of charged plasma ( ionized atomic gas ) surrounding the Space Shuttle Discovery's engines give this photo from the STS-39 mission an eerie, otherworldly look. ... The aurora seen here are at a height of about 50-80 miles. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...