... insbs instrument=<instr> ra=<ra> dec=<dec> apos=<apos> bstoolsout=true|false . ... Given the viewing direction of the star tracker in terms of Right Ascension and Declination of the boresight + astronomical position angle insbs computes the viewing direction of the instrument specified via the instrument parameter - result is written to stdout in verbose form (default) or as a strbs command line if bstoolsout =true. ...

ACS Insturment Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Advanced Camera for Surveys Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 9: Exposure-Time Calculations > 9.3 Computing Exposure Times . ... The detector background ( B det ) or dark count in units of counts/second/pixel and the read noise ( R) in counts of the CCD. ... As a consequence, in order to obtain correct estimated count rates for red targets, observers are advised to use the synphot package in IRAF /STSDAS (or Pyraf), or the pysynphot package in Pyraf. ...

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. ...

... Next: The PROS Big Up: Software Systems Previous: Data Reduction Software . ... The srcinten task provides PROS users with a tool to compute count rates for point sources in the ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI). ... Corrected upper limits are cited at locations where the count rate falls below the source detection threshold. ... Srcinten is a new PROS task that computes and applies the above correction factors to the net counts in a user-specified aperture. ...

... This page gives access to the current specification for the EVM and ETRM scripts, included in the instrument packages of the ESO instruments, and used by the OHS tools like P2PP or the OT. ... The following table gives you links to access the ETRM or/and EVM specifications for a given instrument. The specification for an EVM script is a text file listing all checks done on the OBs for the concerned instrument. ... AMBER EVM . ... CRIRES not offered . ... FEROS EVM . ... FLAMES EVM . ... KMOS EVM . ...

... In most cases it will however be necessary to compute an appropriate airmass using the COMPUTE/AIRMASS . ... It is important to keep in mind that ``mean airmass'' and ``mean atmospheric extinction correction'' are different from the values at mid-exposure, especially for larger zenith distances. ... For reasonable combinations of exposure time and zenith distance, the weighted mean airmass supplied by COMPUTE/AIRMASS should be appropriate. ...

This document explains values, tables and other matters on solar physics computing pages. ... is040423.ete : SAHA-S tables, interpolation values: T, rho, X. Z is fixed at 0.02. See reference above. opal2005.etf : OPAL EOS, interpolation values: T, rho, X, Z. Downloaded from OPAL site , marked there as "2005", seems to be unpublished. opal2001.etf : OPAL EOS, interpolation values: T, rho, X, Z. Rogers F.J., Nayfonov A. Astrophys. ... The following values can be calculated: . ... dimensionless . ...

... User Guide ] Task: moment Purpose: Calculate moments of a Miriad image. ... Key: in The input image. No default. ... Key: mom -3: Velocity at peak intensity using a three-point quadratic fit around the peak (km/s). 2: Peak intensity using a three-point quadratic fit (units same as individual channels). ... The moments are calculated independently for each pixel using spectral channels with intensity satisfying the specified clip range. ... Key: axis Axis for which the moment is calculated. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... Autostar Computer Controller Instruction Manual . Autostar Computer Controller . ... NOTE: This manual covers both Model #495 Autostar and #497 ETX Autostar Computer Controllers. ... Autostar Primary Menus and Options . ... Chapter 3: Alignment . ... Guided Tour Menu . ... Chapter 5: Autostar Menu Functions . ... Meade Autostar Computer Controller . ... Meade #505 Connector Cable Set Manual . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

... The various Inst :Focus scripts allow you to take a series of exposures over a range of secondary mirror focus values, report the resulting FWHMs and optionally adjust the focus to the estimated best value. ... Slitviewer scripts assume the focus star is on the boresight. ... Focus scripts runs in three phases: . ... The script moves the boresight so the focus star is visible next to the slit, sets the focus to Center Focus, takes an exposure and tries to measure the star's FWHM. ...

Computer Ephemeris. Reduction quantities for Sidereal time. Explanations. Each row contains for the date specified at 0 h of Time Dynamical Sidereal: . sidereal julian day, . interval from date to mean epoch T m expressed in julian years, . reduction quantities A+A', B+B', C, D, (all in seconds of arc), E (in 0.0001s), A', B' (in 0.001). The same table, but for moments, expressed in Dynamical Time is to be found on 'Reduction. Dynamical time.' page. ...

... An analysis of series of flat­field exposures obtained in echelle mode adds support to the view that the performance of an instrument should be monitored closely and described quantitatively. ... This may result in confusion about basic instru­ mental parameters, the precision of the set­up, the amount and distribution of calibration frames which are required and finally the assumptions on which the data reduction procedure should rely. ... The value for pure random noise is indicated 1). ...

Pulkovo NEO Page . ... EPOS Software Package . ... EPOS ( E phemeris P rogram for O bjects of the S olar system) is the Windows PC application for study and ephemeris support of observations of the Solar system objects. ... It controls the part of common data and transfers the control to one of the programs that solve the restricted set of tasks. ... So with the EPOS software package one can calculate the accurate ephemerides for many objects and get the quick illustration of their motion as well. ...

... Restrictions ) are used. If specified form of output is EMP then astrometric equatorial coordinates are printed in the form usual for Ephemerides of Minor Planets, with formal precision of 0.01 minute of time in R.A. and 0.1 minute of arc in declination. ... It should be noted that the near-opposition ephemerides are not calculated for bodies/ points with numbers from –12 to 0 (in case they are included into task for computation of such ephemerides only their names are displayed in the results). ...

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the following articles and reports, which are available online . Mills, D.L. Internet time synchronization: the Network Time Protocol. ... Mills, D.L. Network Time Protocol (Version 3) specification, implementation and analysis. ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ...

NATIONAL ASTRONOMY AND IONOSPHERE CENTER . ... Astronomy . ... Visitor Center . ... Optical . Lidar . At Arecibo we have a variety of optical instruments that we use to study terrestrial airglow emissions. ... This equipment is located in our Optical Laboratory, which is on site about 1000 feet from the center of the incoherent scatter radar. ... The various observational modes that are available are described in supplementary documentation for the Arecibo Observatory Optical Laboratories. ...

Symbolic circuit-matrix processor and evaluator . ... This software is reliable over the range of benchmark circuit complexity (both *.CIR and *.MAT file). ... SYMBOL is a symbolic-algebra package which in contrast to REDUCE, MACSYMA, MAPLE, MATHEMATICA, MathLAB, MathCAD and other known multi-purpose systems is especially intended for analysis of any lumped, linear, time-invariant circuit. ... pure ASCII text . ... CIRSYM - SYMbolic CIRcuit processor used to format ASCII text file *.out for CALCSYM. ...

The original files with the data were in different formats. ... Such files were named "standard data files" and linked to the database. They can be easily transformed to any desirable format by a code. Here we present two simple computer programs of this kind. ... When running the code, you can specify columns in the output file: wavelength, energy (eV) or wavenumber (cm -1 ) as the first column, and complex refractive index or dielectric function as the second and third columns. ...