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. ...

FGS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Fine Guidance Sensor Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 7: FGS AstrometryData Processing > 7.1 Data Processing Overview . ... FGS Astrometry observations are analyzed at three distinct levels, the exposure-level (individual observations), the visit - level (all observations within the HST orbit), and the epoch-level (relating data from one visit to others). ... More detailed discussions can be found in the FGS Data Handbook version 4.0 or later. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Publications > Science Announcements > Processed Calibration Files for VLT instruments Now Available . ... ESO Data . ... ESOReflex data reduction workflows can be used to customize the generation of the processed and co-added calibration frames and to apply them to the science files. A detailed step-by-step guide on how to automatically associate the appropriate calibrations, raw or processed, to the science files of interest is available . ...

... This website gives the possibility to judge the calibration situation of the XMM-Newton and Chandra instruments by comparing joint and individual fits and their parameters on various targets and observations. ... select a target {OPTIONS} . ... select a version {FLUX_VERSIONS} . ... Using all available observations a histograms in various energy ranges are produced. ... select a version {FLUX_VERSIONS} select the method** 1 2 . Flux - output fluxes in various energy bands for all observations . ...

... On­The­Fly Re­Calibration of HST Observations B. Pirenne and A. Micol Space Telescope -- European Coordinating Facility, ESO, Garching, D­85748 D. Durand and S. Gaudet Canadian Astronomy Data Centre, DAO, Victoria, BC Abstract. ... On­the­fly re­calibration data flow: from request submis­ sion to data delivery. ... On­the­fly re­calibration has another advantage for our archive sites: we only need to keep the raw data and calibration reference files on­line for the process to be automatic. ...

Next: Observations and Analysis Up: The Second EGRET Catalog Previous: The Second EGRET Catalog . ... The first EGRET catalog ([ Fichtel et al. 1994b ]) covered Phase 1 of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) viewing program which began shortly after launch of the observatory on 1991 April 5 and ended on 1992 November 17. ... No additional solar flares were seen during Phase 2; therefore, the first EGRET catalog summary has not been updated in the present work. ...

AO Home AO Astronomy Schedule Receivers CIMA AO IDL . This page describes the backends available for passive radio astronomy observations. ... PUPPI The Puerto Rico Ultimate Pulsar Processing Instrument, for single-pixel pulsar observations. The Mock Spectrometers for spectral line and pulsar observing using the full 300 MHz bandwidth of ALFA and . single-pixel observing with 7 164 MHz boards or 14 boards with a bandwidth of 82 MHz or less in 7 independently steerable groups. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

The A TNF S pectral A nalysis P ackage is a new software package that has been developed within the ATNF, to reduce single-dish, single-pointing spectral line observations. ASAP is now used for single-dish data from ATNF instruments and should be able to read data from any telescope if the data can be written in the "sdfits" format. ... The c++ code makes extensive used of the casa libraries (the package formerly known as aips++). ... A binary version for Fedora Linux should be available shortly. ...

Next: Model Spectra for Spectral-Fitting Up: Spectral Analysis Previous: A Quick Look at . ... For ROSAT PSPC data, this conversion is done during the on-line (SASS) processing. For IPC observations, the instrument gain varies both across the detector and in time, and is applied during off-line processing (PROS) using the BAL histogram. By default, spectra are extracted in PI bins for PSPC data and in PHA bins for IPC data. ... Special techniques are required when using Einstein IPC data. ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... If however the object is moving , the encounter is not symmetric, and in the end the spacecraft may have gained or lost speed, depending on its trajectory. ...

... available from http://www.vsop.isas.ac.jp/ops/VSOG_doc.html . draft dated 1 July 1996. ... dated 12 March 1996. ... version 2.0, dated 14 Dec 96. ... version 2.0, dated 19 Feb 1996. ... version 1.0, dated 11 October 1996. ... version 3.0, dated 10 April 1996. ... version 1.1, dated 30 July 1996. ... version 1.10, dated 13 Nov 1996. ... version 1.0, dated 05 Sep 1997. available from http://www.vsop.isas.ac.jp/ops/VSOG_doc.html . ... draft version dated 27 November 1996. back to top . ...

Peremennye Zvezdy ( Variable Stars ) 26 , No. ... Moscow 119992, Russia . ... 84/32, Moscow 117997, Russia . ... Our CCD observations compared to times of minima derived from the archival photographic plates and from the NSVS and ASAS-3 data clearly show that the orbital period of the system is variable. ... The phased light curve for the light elements . ... CCD, Moscow . ... and for the current linear light elements (in excellent agreement with the NSVS, ASAS, and our CCD observations): . ...

Home About Meade Product Information Dealer Locator Customer Support Investor Relations Dealer Support Employment Opportunities Site Map . Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Meade Pictor XT-Series CCD Autoguider/Imagers . Section 13: Viewing and Processing Images . ... The software can read most images in these formats, and convert between them using the File, Save As command. ... This is done by placing the information in a .txt file with the same name as the image file). ... Merge Images: . ...

... Stellar Evolution is driven entirely by the never ending battle between Pressure and Gravity . As imbalances are reached, the star is driven to find a new Energy source. ... Pressure and gravitational forces are equal, the star is stable and its core is sufficiently hot to fuse Hydrogen into Helium More about main sequence stars . ... The luminosity generated by the core fusion of Helium into Carbon is far greater than the shell luminosity associated with the fusion of Hydrogen into Helium. ...

... Directives | ... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 . ... The most important directives used to control this MPM are ThreadsPerChild , which controls the number of threads deployed by each child process and MaxRequestWorkers , which controls the maximum total number of threads that may be launched. ... Two directives set hard limits on the number of active child processes and the number of server threads in a child process, and can only be changed by fully stopping the server and then starting it again....

... Satellite data ] . ... Data organization and access. ... The following data types are used for storage of information relevant to the project: . ... All data available within the Pavodok-96 project are copyright ї Space Monitoring Information Support laboratory (SMIS IKI RAN). Neither the data themselves nor any materials obtained with the use of these data can be used for commercial purposes and/or by any mass-media or public information system without prior writting permission from SMIS IKI RAN. ...

As in the last years, the Ephemerides of Minor Planets for 2015 are prepared by the IAA RAS only in the electronic form. ... Orbital elements of all numbered planets have been determined in IAA all over again on the ground of available observations in the catalog of the Minor Planet Center. ... More detailed information on orbital elements used in the present volume of EMP and their accuracy is given in section "Information on new orbital elements". ... a) information on new orbital elements; . ...

SAI 175 anniversary . ... Moscow University . Search for in SAI Moscow University Search for in Russian astronomical resources . ... SAI Astronomical Databases . ... Browse SAI Software archive(ftp.sai.msu.su) . ASTRONET.RU - Russian Astronomical Network (available in translit also) . ... SAI Supernovae Research Group . ... Department of the Galaxy and Variable Stars (in Russian) . Sternberg Astronomical Institute Seminars . ... All-Russian Astronomical Olympiad (in Russian) . ...