System Throughput and SNR / Exposure Time Estimation . ... Figure 6.11 shows the photometric monitoring data for the standard star GRW+70D5824 (a white dwarf classified DA3; B-V = -0.09) in the WF3 and PC1 for the set of filters which are routinely monitored. ... Figure 6.12 shows the throughput decline in all four chips as a function of days since the last decontamination for the F170W filter. ... Figure 6.12: - Throughput for the F170W Filter Following Decontaminations. ... Time. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... I think I will break from my usual format of Bad Astronomy/ Good Astronomy by saying that the way we define seasons currently is not strictly bad, but I feel (in my opinion!) that it could be better. The definition of when the seasons begin is at the moment of solstice or equinox; that is, winter (in the north) starts on December 22 nd and summer starts on June 22 nd . ... Now imagine breaking up the Sun's 46 degree up-and-down yearly swing into 1 day intervals. ...

... 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. ...

... Monthly plots: . ... Plots of wind during storms: . ... It stores the date, wind velocity, and wind direction. ... The wind meter is often offline/disconnected while the computer continues to log the data. ... The monthly average wind velocity versus wind direction. ... 02sep10: for 7 day plots switched from median to mean for direction data. 31aug10: wind meter direction reset. 29may09: wind meter disconnected to test distomat. jun08: wind meter reinstalled. jorge installs new version of program. ...

... Gravity data reflect changes, related to the groundwater redistribution, ice melting, and precipitation accumulation. ... We apply Multichannel Singular Spectrum Analysis (MSSA, or extended EOF) technique to filter GRACE data and separate the principal components (PCs) of different periods. We performed data averaging over the large river basins of Russia. ... Fig 1. ... MSSA is a promising method for GRACE data processing, de-striping, filtering, and Principal Components (PCs) separation. ...

... Phase Diversity Imaging: Real Time Correction of the Atmosphere and Telescope . Dr. Robert A. Gonsalves . ... Join us this month for what promises to be an engaging talk by Dr. Robert A. Gonsalves, “Phase Diversity Imaging: Real Time Correction of the Atmosphere and Telescope.” Phase diversity imaging uses multiple images of an object to combat the deleterious effect of the changes in the atmosphere and telescope. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Is the ozone layer recovering ? ... Global Regulation Global Regulation · · · · 1985: Vienna Convention 1987: Montreal Protocol Several amendments and adjustments Quantity for (chemical) ozone depletion of ODS: EESC (Equivalent Effective qu ect Stratospheric Chlorine): Weighting over release and ozone depletion of individual ODS EESC for mid-latitudes http//:www.wmo.ch/web/arep/reports/ozone_2002/q&as.pdf, Seite Q.29 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 3. ...

... enabled for phoenix v2, MCALIB production . ... supporting MASTER/SLAVE model (MUSE) . ... upload to qcweb (monitor/FINISHED); on SLAVE accounts, also scp to MASTER . ... The monthly output pages list only the SCIENCE ABs (if for IDPs) or only the processed CALIB ABs. ... YES . ... YES|NO (NO); if YES, the tool checks for the marker PROCESSED_SLAVE in $DFO_SCI_DIR and thereby recognizes data content as coming from the SLAVE account (which is then marked by dark square). ... PROC_INSTRUMENT . ... ABS...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . Three Month Composite of Comet Holmes . ... 5.02.2008 . ... Since brightening unexpectedly by nearly one million fold in late October, the last three months have found the coma of Comet 17P/Holmes both expanding and fading. This spectacular composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes have changed. ... The extent of the coma currently makes Comet Holmes over five times the physical size of our Sun. ... Publications with keywords: comet . ...

Posting Observations . ... You will need to subscribe to vsnet-acc (to allow you access to post your observations). ... VSNet has several different e-mail sigs, and sub sigs. ... These list are controlled by a software package called " Majordomo ", which allows you to subscribe and unsubscribe yourself from these list with an e-mail message (automated). ... Once you have subscribed to vsnet-acc (which will only send you a welcome message back and nothing else) you can post to the other list. ...