The Cycle 11 calibration program will be defined a few months after the Phase II deadline for approved programs. ... In special situations it is possible that observers may find the STScI calibration programs do not meet their needs. ... In these cases observers may propose to obtain their own calibration data. ... During Cycles 9 and 10, two WFPC2 Calibration Outsource programs were awarded. ... Results of both programs will be disseminated via the WFPC2 WWW site, as results become available. ...

... P2865 Arecibo Observatory Date Received: 2013-Sep-03 17:52:22 William E. Gordon Telescope Observing Time Request COVER SHEET Section I - General Information Submitted for Sep 1 2013. ... Remote Observing Request Observer will travel to AO X Remote Observing In Absentia (instructions to operator) Section I I - Time Request The following times are in LST. ... As in past when the proposal is approved, I will communicate with Hector Hernandez about available time and pulsars to be observed. ...

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. ...

... XMM-Newton SOC Home Page Conferences & Meetings . ... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? How to use SAS SAS Workshops SAS Version Changes Download and Install SAS Science Simulator (SciSim) . ... EPIC cameras optical loading . ... The PI is invited to cross-check the expected X-ray flux from the target source (and from any other potentially bright source in the target field of view), or to provide the SOC with her/his own estimate, if not originally specified in the proposal. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2012 > ALMA Community Days 2012 . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ALMA Early Science Operations started with Cycle 0 in September 2011. ... The European ARC will host a 2-3 day workshop entitled "ALMA Community Days: Early Science in Cycle 1" from 25-27 June 2012 at ESO Headquarters in Garching. The aim is to prepare the European Astronomical Community for Cycle 1 of ALMA Early Science Operations. ...

... In addition to the standard 20, 13, 6 and 3-cm systems, we expect that all six antennas will be available for 12-mm observations. ... As in 2002, three antennas will be available with 3-mm systems for the winter of 2003, with the frequency range limited to two sub-bands of 84.9 - 87.3 GHz and 88.5 - 91.3 GHz. Proposals for 3-mm observing time must include an observer who has had previous experience with the ATCA 3-mm systems. ... Changes to the ATNF Time Assignment Committee . ...

... An Unexpected Flare from the Crab Nebula . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , DOE , Fermi LAT , R. Buehler ( SLAC , KIPAC ) Explanation: Why does the Crab Nebula flare? ... As recently as one month ago, gamma-ray observations of the Crab Nebula by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope showed an unexpected increase in gamma-ray brightness, becoming about five times the nebula's usual gamma-ray brightness, and fading again in only a few days. ... Publications with keywords: Crab Nebula - gamma ray . ...

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SETUP : For service mode observations within the SOLARNET Access Program, ROSA and IBIS can be utilized either as stand alone instruments, or combined together. ... PROPOSAL STRUCTURE: Proposals should include up to max 2 pages, including a scientific rationale and technical requests (detailing i.e. spectral filters and wavelength sampling). ... For the case of joint IBIS and ROSA observations, proposals should indicate which instrument is to be considered as the primary one. ... SOLARNET Access . ...

... N. Kardashev and M. Popov informed the participants on the current IOC results. ... Kovalev). ... Agenda of the RadioAstron teleconference November 16, 2011 Corrections to the Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 6 IOC status and results Single Dish observation with RA VLBA observations to find best fringe search candidates Fringe search plan Early science program plan Tracking stations outside Russia N.Kardashev N. Kardashev / M.Popov V. Kostenko E.Fomalont M.Popov Y.Y. Kovalev / M.Popov /A.Alakoz ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2008 January 1 . Rays from an Unexpected Aurora . ... Explanation: This aurora was a bit of a surprise. ... Possibly more surprising, however, the aurora appeared to show an usual structure of green rays from some locations. ... Note: A German language mirror of APOD is now available . ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... PROBLEMS: "Unknown" (i.e. no physics model) components; What's a "Good-Enough-Fit" (e.g. Poisson)? ... ASIDE: MULTI-SCALE FOR POISSON - called Multiplicative Multiscale Innovation Models MMI Slides courtesy of R.Willett, SAMSI 2006 Timmermann Nowak, 1999 Kolaczyk, 1999 ASIDE: MULTI-SCALE FOR POISSON - called Multiplicative Multiscale Innovation Models MMI Slides courtesy of R.Willett, SAMSI 2006 Timmermann Nowak, 1999 Kolaczyk, 1999 ASIDE: MULTI-SCALE FOR ...

... Bojan Nikolic web pages home . ... I've posted a short note on using 183 GHz Radiometers to correct for . the atmospheric emission fluctuations that can limit total power . observations. The note is available at: . ... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. blog comments powered by Disqus . Copyright 2012, Bojan Nikolic feedback welcome ...

... INSTRUMENT: SurveyCam FILTERS: Stromgren uvby, 2" square COMMENTS: remote observations are expected BRIEF SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION: Last decade numerous faint structures at the periphery of regular galaxies, as arcs, tails, or streams, have been discovered (see e.g. Martinez-Delgado et al., ... The broad-band photometry is used for observing the faint structures, but it does not allow to break the age-metallicity degeneracy efficiently. ... The standard Stromgren set is available at APO. ... 2014). ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) on 2012 August 9th. Images obtained using the Faulkes Telescope South, operated by Las Cumbres Observatory. The Faulkes Telescope Project and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network kindly gave us the opportunity to use the Faulkes Telescope South in 2012 August. ... More astronomical projects with the Faulkes Telescopes . Last Revised: 2012 August 13th . ...

... At 13:30 pm March 2 stars were acquired with the WUPPE detector and the focussing process had begun . ... The galaxy below, UGC 6151, is in the center of the field. ... In addition, the active galaxies NGC 4151 and NGC 1068 were done. ... Later in the day HUT made observations of Jupiter, the interacting galaxy pair NGC 6090 and the UV bright galaxy- Markarian 3. ... HUT acquired additional spectra of NGC 4151, a new spectra of NGC 4631, more data on the Cygnus Loop and a new spectra of MKN 421. ...

... Expected NICMOS Performance after HST Servicing Mission 3 . NICMOS Cooling System Design . ... NASA is developing the NICMOS Cooling System (NCS) to provide operation of NICMOS beyond the exhaustion of its stored solid nitrogen cryogen. ... The NCS combines an external radiator identical in design to the ACS/STIS Aft Shroud Cooling System (ASCS) planned for SM3, a Creare, Inc. reverse-Brayton cycle turbine cooler, and an EVA installed neon loop to the NICMOS dewar's cooling coil. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... I Expected More Sense Than That. ... Post Message | ... Posted by Richard D. Stafford, Ph.D. on November 8, 2002 04:14:05 UTC . ... You are missing the point - harvey1 - November 8, 2002 - 13:10 UTC . I hope Stafford doesn't mind my intruding his forum - mrsouza - November 8, 2002 - 14:55 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Ceresт?? bright spots show unexpected changes . ... CERES | ... Observations made using the HARPS spectrograph at the European Southern Observatory s (ESO) La Silla Observatory in Chile have revealed unexpected changes in the bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. Although Ceres appears as little more than a point of light from Earth, careful study of its light shows not only the changes expected as Ceres rotates, but also that the spots brighten during the day and also show other variations. ...

The direct detection of gravitational waves is one of those events long-expected by physicists that are nevertheless a significant occurrence which excites the world scientific community as if something unexpected has happened. ... Many rumors leaked ahead of the conference, and the fact that something (that is, a signal corresponding to gravitational waves) was discovered by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) was discussed on the sidelines. ... arXiv:1602.03868 . ...