HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #2019 PERIOD COVERED: 0000Z (UTC) 12/08/97 - 0000Z (UTC) 12/09/97 Daily Status Report as of 343/0000Z 1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED: 1.1 Completed FOC/96/WF/PC-2/STIS/CCD/NIC/1/2 7697 (Focal Plane Monitoring Program) All of the onboard instruments were used to make astrometric and alignment observations of the standard stars 415W3, 421W3, 237W3 as part of the focal plane monitoring program. ... Two dither positions are obtained for each filter. ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Foreground emission and Cosmic Microwave background intrinsic anisotropies . ... Since its discovery the Cosmic Microwave Radiation (CMB) has been one of the pillars of modern Cosmology. ... Further development of this work is the application of already tested algorithms to disentangle the foreground emission from the CMB maps and the determination of the CMB intrinsic emission. ... Return to list of thesis topics ...

... The J, H and K bands are characterized by a bright background, such a background is mainly due to the emission of atmospheric lines and of thermal radiation. ... If the source cover a large fraction of the slit, spectra off-source must be observed to adequately sample the sky background. ... The on chip integration time (time spent in each position of the slit) must not exceed 40 seconds in J and H bands and 60 seconds in K band. ... We suggest a sequence of 10 for each elementary integration time. ...

... Capability of space means for the solution of problems of military character . ... Classification and functions of space systems of military purpose(assignment) . ... Ground complex of maintenance of launch and control of space vehicles . ... Capability of space systems of optical reconnaissance . ... Complexes topographical and earthresource shooting on base of "Zenit" space vehicle . ... Space vehicle for optical-electronic reconnaissance . ... System with space vehicle on low-altitude orbits . ...

Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM B. Safonov Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites, 2010 B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 1 / 17 Why observe in twilight with MASS/DIMM? ... ASM includes 3 devices sensitive to background: guider, DIMM and MASS. B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 2 / 17 Background in guider. ...

Next: ZODIACAL Up: DIFFUSEGALA Previous: Generation from Ground Calibration Contents . It is not expected to update these CCF files on the short term, neither is there a dedicated calibration activity. However on the longterm it will be possible to estimate the diffuse background components (DGL and Zodiacal light). ... The two background components can be disentangled in this 5-dimensional data-space. Michael Smith 2011-09-20 ...

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 . ...

... X-Ray Binaries I . ... In late January 2000 Cygnus X-3 made a transition from a quiescent radio state (low X-ray state) to a radio flaring state (high X-ray state). ... Throughout this activity an extensive multiwavelength campaign was undertaken. These included observations in the hard X-ray (CGRO/BATSE), X-ray (RXTE/ASM/PCA/HEXTE), radio (GBI, Ryle Telescope, VLA, RATAN-600), radio imaging (VLBA), and high resolution X-ray spectroscopy and imaging (Chandra). ...

... As modern observatories evolve to production units delivering data products and calibrated scientific data to the end users, new challenges arise in assessing the quality of data products. ... Taking the analogy of speed control on a motorway we can describe the system as a device (radar) collecting measurements of the system performance (passing cars). ... One of the direct applications of quality control is the verification of instrument performance based on the analysis of calibration exposures. ...

An astronomer by training, I currently work at the Australia Telescope National Facility , part of the CSIRO . I am part of the computing group for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), where my job is to develop science analysis software for the ASKAP processing pipeline. The huge volumes of data that ASKAP will produce mean that all observations will be processed automatically in pipelines. ... Matthew Whiting . ... Australia . ... Matthew.Whiting <at> csiro.au . ...

Next: J.E. Chambers, Research Astronomer Up: Research Previous: Research Contents . ... Solar Variability and Climate . Other Activities . ... Applied to data of flares on Gliese866 he was able to estimate the area of hydrogen emitting flare regions as 1-13% of the stellar surface. ... As partners in the project, Armagh Observatory has been asked to contribute to the selection process in exchange for priority access to the data which will eventually flow from the satellite. ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... Star Name: . GSC 3710-00312, USNO-A2.0 1425-04252279 . ... Variability type: . ... USNO-A2.0 1425-04252279 is located at the distance of 15?.7 from the X-ray source 1RXS J031707.9+572942, which is larger than the position error of the source (12?), but its hardness ratio HR1 = 0.03 0.29, typical of chromospherically active stars, and its character of variability allow us to assume that the star is related to the X-ray source. ... Eclipsing variability . Sine wave 1 . ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope 's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication SSRT - Siberian Solar Radio Telescope . ...

... kupry@sai.msu.ru also kupry@asu.cas.cz . ... Solar expeditions. Astronomical Institute Czech Republic Examples IDL procedures Evpatoria Space Image Evpatoria Winter 2012 European Solar Physics Meeting Digital Images Album IDL Lib Karlovy Vary, 2008 List of publications Masha MAX MILLENNIUM PROGRAM My family (new) HSFA-2, 2005 Ondrejov (brezen 2005 ) Ondrejov webcam Photo Ondrejov observatory Praha SatTV Seznam SOHO Solar eclipse 31 July 1981 Software IDL programmes ...

... Copyrightї1997 Bob Yen (byen@ix.netcom.com) (http://www.comet-track.com/hb/hb.html) . ... Information on Comet Hale-Bopp for the Non-Astronomer Hale-Bopp rotates about twice a day (3/14/97) . ... The Comet Observation Home Page was been selected to receive the Griffith Observatory Star Award for the week of February 2 - 8, 1997 for excellence in promoting astronomy to the public through the World Wide Web. ... Typically, about 1,000 individual users/computers access this page every day. ...

... Flux density at 1 GHz (/Jy): 19 . ... Notes: This is the remnant of the SN of AD 1006. ... Optical: Filaments to the NW, with broad H component. ... Point sources: The background Schweizer Middleditch star is near the middle of the remnant. ... van den Bergh 1976, ApJ, 208, L17. Optical observations. ADS . ... X-ray spectroscopy. ... Schweizer & Middleditch 1980, ApJ, 241, 1039. ... Optical spectroscopy of the Schweizer Middleditch star. ... Optical spectroscopy. ... 2013, A&A, 552, A9. ...

... 2.3 Establishing the Extragalactic Distance Scale . ... 2.3.2 The Second Rung: Distances to stellar clusters . ... 2.3.4 Distances to Local Group Galaxies . ... The Luminosity Function of Planetary Nebulae . ... 3.2.2 Clusters of Galaxies . ... 4.2 Evidence for Dark Matter as a Function of Scale Size . ... 4.3 Other Dark Matter Indicators for Galaxies . ... What is the nature of the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe as traced by the three-dimensional galaxy distribution? ...

... 2005-Sep-19 18:00:24 Technical Page Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Prop osal Title: Regular Terrestrial Aeronomy Radar Thermosphere 288 Hours A Proposal for Radar Meteor Observations during the Seasonal Minimum of the Sporadic Activity at Arecibo: A Crucial Need for the Confirmation of Modeled Predictions and its Relation to the Atmospheric Ca, Ca+ and K Layers ABSTRACT: We request ... Part of the observing run. ...

... Moon Story . ... There is a lesson in the poem, however: We on Earth always see the same side of the Moon because the Moon rotates exactly once and revolves exactly once in a month. ... see activity . ... children learn that the Moon is a sphere, and we always see the same side . ... why do we only see one side of the Moon? ... children learn that the Moon is always facing us because of its monthly cycle of rotation and revolution, and that the Sun affects how much of the Moon we see each night . ...

Next: Photometric Performance of NICMOS Up: NICMOS Data Calibration and Previous: The STScI NICMOS Calibration . ... Cycle 7 Calibration Plan. ... This document summarizes the goals and status of the various calibration programs that form the basis of the NICMOS Cycle 7 calibration plan. ... This document summarizes the content, goals and status of the Cycle 7 calibration plan for NICMOS and also points to the WEB pages where detailed information on specific topics of interest can be found. ...