... Chapter 4: Solar System Targets > 4.4 Observing Windows [Windows] . ... 4.4.1 Default Target Windows . ... In general, ?windows? which define when the target is visible to HST need not be explicitly identified, since these windows will be calculated by the STScI. ... If the target is a surface feature on a body, the times when the feature is within the field of view of the HST (i.e. the feature is on that part of the body ?facing? ... radial velocity of one body relative to another in km/sec . ...

... Spacecraft . 29a. Satellite looking up . ... 29e. Explorers of distant space . Space Index . ... Many "down-looking" satellites also carry out local observations, among them Polar, Viking, Freja and satellites of the GOES and DMSP series. ... Other explorers of the distant magnetosphere have included the three ISEE spacecraft (International Sun-Earth Explorers), Polar in an elliptical polar orbit with cameras observing the polar aurora, and Image observing energetic neutral atoms. ...

... Science Users Information > Observing with ESO Telescopes > Phase 2 Preparation > Observing conditions . ... Service Mode Philosophy . ... The following definitions of the observing conditions are common between Phase 1 preparation and Phase 2 preparation, as well as between Service Mode and Visitor Mode observations. ... There are additional Service Mode Policies and Service Mode Guidelines regarding the observing conditions. ... Seeing (Phase 1) and Image quality (Phase2) constraints . ... Moon . ...

... Perhaps the most interesting satellites in this group are the ones sent into distant orbits, some of them extending well past the Moon--e.g. the WIND spacecraft pictured here. Among them is a long series of IMP s (Interplanetary Monitoring Platforms) which sampled the Earth's distant magnetic environment, the magnetosphere, and the surrounding interplanetary region; IMP-8 is still returning good data, more than 20 years after its launch. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Posted on February 6, 2014 | 2 Comments While the winter sky may be the тАШAladdinтАЩs caveтАЩ for skywatchers, and we may already have plundered deeply one of its greatest celestial treasures, the constellation of Orion, we forge [ ] . Continue Reading.. Posted on January 22, 2014 | ... Posted on December 6, 2013 | ... Posted on November 6, 2013 | ... Posted on October 4, 2013 | ... Posted on September 9, 2013 | ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Information & tools for observers . ... Infrared and Sub-millimetre Observing Conditions on the Antarctic Plateau . ... The Antarctic plateau provides the best terrestrial sites for infrared and sub-millimetre astronomy. ... Finding a location where aerosol levels are minimised is a key constraint in determining the optimum site on the Antarctic plateau for an infrared observatory. ...

... ARC 3.5m | Weather Closure Conditions . The enclosure will be closed by the Observing Specialist under the following conditions. ... This policy will be consulted whenever there are questions or disagreements concerning closure of the APO 3.5-meter telescope due to hazardous conditions or situations, at times when telescope operations are being overseen by an APO Observing Specialist. ... the on-duty Observing Specialist has full responsibility, and sole authority, to make this decision. ...

Proposal Identification No.: ... Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Time Requested this semester: Hours already used for this pro ject: Additional Hours required to complete pro ject: Minimum Useful Time : Expected Data Storage: Prop osal Title: Regular Astronomy 61.5 2.5 hours 100-500 GB AN UPDATED PROPOSAL TO MEASURE MAGNETIZED ELECTRON DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS IN MIRA-VARIABLE-STAR CORONAE ABSTRACT: We have recently realized a technique for measuring ...

... They are concerned with Attitude Control System of the spacecraft, satellite visibility from tracking stations, limits on the satellite autonomous operations during the orbit, and needs for auxiliary operations with the spacecraft. ... Among the operational constraints the most important one is the number of programmed slews per orbit, which determines the maximum number of radio sources to be observed during one orbit. ... System temperature (K) . ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

... Within the transnational Access program of SOLARNET, European investigators can apply for observing time with the European instruments IBIS and ROSA , which are installed at the Dunn Solar Telescope of the US National Solar Observatory ( DST/NSO ). ... Periodic calls for proposals will be published for requesting SOLARNET observing time with the European instruments IBIS and ROSA, installed at the Dunn Solar Telescope of the US National Solar Observatory (DST/NSO). ... SOLARNET Access . ...

... The software systems are described following the forward and backward data flow to/from the satellite: starting from the Observation Proposal reception and archiving, the long term observation scheduling up to the detailed weekly planning and telecommands sequence uplinking, and vice versa the scientific and housekeeping raw telemetry acquisition and archiving, quick look data analysis, data reformatting and distribution as a Final Observation Tape to the Observation Proposal PI. ...

... Fit the ring around the equator and then change its inclination from 0 degrees (equatorial orbit used by geosynchronous satellites) to 28.5 degrees (space shuttle orbit) to 51.6 degrees (space station orbit) to 90 degrees (polar orbit used by spy satellites). by Rob Landis, Space Telescope Science Institute . ... With so many satellites now in orbit, it is likely that you have seen an artificial satellite zipping across the night sky. ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpsoft.html . ...

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 . ...

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... About ATMoB . ... The Observing Committee is starting an Observing Awards Program to promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. ... Participant must be a current member of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston . ... To qualify for your Observing Award Certificate, turn in your worksheet and drawings to an ATMoB Observing Committee member or observing@atmob.org . ... This Excel sheet has useful macros. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

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... How does the New Horizons mission team intend to target additional objects in the Kuiper Belt, and how will the craft approach them after the Pluto system encounter? ... RELATED TOPICS: NEW HORIZONS . While there is an incredible dispersion of orbits for objects in the Kuiper Belt, only an extremely small fraction of those bodies are potential targets for the New Horizons spacecraft. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...