... The technology needed to implement a Distributed Astronomical Data Archive (DADA) is available today (e.g., Fullton 1993). Query interface standards are needed, however, before the DADA information will be discoverable. ... These parameters would be used to index each dataset in each catalog. ... The technology is available today to perform cross-catalog queries, to fetch the data at the click of a mouse, quickly to add new observation catalogs, and to distribute the load across multiple machines. ...

... 153, 1998 U. Grothkopf, H. Andernach, S. Stevens-Rayburn, and M. Gomez (eds.) The VLT/HST Archive Research Facility R. Albrecht1,2, M. Albrecht, M. Dolensky1,2 , A. Micol A. J. Wicenec European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany 1 ,2 , B. Pirenne1 , Abstract. The European HST science data archive has been combined with the VLT science data archive. ... At the same time the archive facilty will be optimised for knowledge discovery through data mining. ... R. Albrecht et al. ...

Next: Program use Up: Description of program searchdup Previous: Description of program searchdup . Parameter input is done with a graphic user interface. ... Input file: Name of the input catalog file. It has to be formatted, one record per source/observation, according to the format used in the Arcetri observations and source archives. ... Minimum number of observations per source Source with less than this number of independent observations are not included in the output file . ...

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) . ...

... We now describe the input parameters to the self-calibration tasks. ... For selfcal , you need not perform source , dra , or ddec selection if you use the selradec option (see below). minants : The minimum number of antenna that must be present before the tasks will attempt to find a solution. ... and phase : This determines whether the self-calibration tasks solve for just phase ( options=phase , which is the default) or amplitude and phase solution ( options=amplitude ). mfs : . ...

Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

... CIMAFITS is the name for the Arecibo FITS-file format. ... This is a list of (fairly) up-to-date documents describing CIMA and CIMAFITS: . The CIMA version history log which is the most up-to-date page listing all changes made to the different versions of CIMA . ... The CIMA user's log which chronologically lists changes made to CIMA that may be relevant to an observer. The CIMA engineering log which lists engineering changes made to CIMA that probably are of less interest to an observer. ...

... Enhanced HST Pointing and Calibration Accuracy: Generating HST Jitter Files at ST­ECF M. Dolensky, A. Micol, B. Pirenne and M. Rosa Space Telescope ­ European Coordinating Facility, Karl­Schwarzschild­Str. ... The Pipeline In order to generate the missing jitter files a pipeline was set up (Figures 1 and 2). ... Both the Mission Schedule and the AEDP subset files are retrieved from the Data Archive and Distribution System (DADS) at STScI. ... 94 STScI started producing obs logs on a regular basis. ...

Next: Echelle Reduction Method Up: No Title Previous: Example . This Chapter provides the basic information necessary to understand the echelle љ package implemented in MIDAS . ... Tutorial examples are available in the system (command TUTORIAL/ECHELLE ) and are also included in the Appendix so that users without previous experience in MIDAS could become familiar with the calibration procedures. ... Reduction steps which are not specific to echelle spectra are described in more detail in Chapter . ...

... ESO Science Newsletter May 2014 . ... This newsletter is a summary of recent ESO Science Announcement items. Follow the links or visit ESO Science Announcements to read more. ... Part of the Cycle 2 software is an on-line interface to the ALMA calibrator source catalogue, which will soon be available on the ALMA science portal . ... ESO Workshop, ESO Headquarters, Garching, Germany, 24тАУ28 November 2014 . ... You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the ESO Science Newsletter. ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System . ... yes . ... pn source region expression for spectral analysis . ... pn background region expression for spectral analysis . ... mos1 source region expression for spectral analysis . ... mos1 background region expression for spectral analysis . ... mos2 source region expression for spectral analysis . ... pn source region expression for timing analysis . ... mos1 source region expression for timing analysis . ... mos2 source region expression for timing analysis . ...

SITE 2010 Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites Kislovodsk, Russia, 49 October 2010 Conference Summary Marc S. Sarazin*a a European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany Abstract The main topics discussed during the Site 2010 conference are outlined and the outcome is described. Keywords: Astronomical Site testing, precipitable water vapor, atmospheric turbulence, cloudiness, seeing 1. ... Site surveys for National observatory projects in China, India, and Iran benefit from this. ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

Atmospheric influence on the different radio-engineering system functioning . ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND REMOTELY SANSED IMAGE CORRECTION . ... Direct transmittance estimation results for 12 channels of the spectrometer CHRIS. ... We have managed to develop a direct method of estimating the discrete Normalized Atmospheric Point Spread Function (NAPSF) from available images alone, not using any external sources of information about the atmosphere. ... IRE RAS 1996-20 11 ...

Next: Star Formation Rate and Up: No Title Previous: Calculation of Evolutionary Tracks . To start calculations, we choose the distributions of the initial binary parameters: the mass of the primary ZAMS component, , binary mass ratio, , orbital separation a . ... whereas the mass ratio distribution is not. ... The zero assumption often made is that the mass ratio distribution has a flat shape, that is binaries with a high mass ratio occur as frequently as those with equal masses. ...

Peremennye Zvezdy", . ... GSC 4232-02515, NSVS 3147658, NSVS 3174760 . ... 14.2-14.9 (R, NSVS); . ... During observations of a secondary eclipse of GSC 04232-02830 (Goranskij et al., 2005) on August 8, 2007, we identified GSC 4232-02515 as a W UMa eclipsing binary. ... VAST software was used for aperture photometry. ... This method produces a light curve with an arbitrary zero point. ... Light Curve . Light curve of GSC 4232-02515 in NSVS magnitude scale. ... gsc423202515_kadar_nsvs.dat . ...

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SAI VO . ... Web Services . Catalog Access Services . ... SAI Web Services . ... This service aims to automatically match stars in FITS image provided with catalogue and add the correct WCS keywords to its FITS header. ... Service Web Interface . ... The service is available here To use it, you has to provide the image as a Base64-encoded string, along with the rough information on image field of view size and center (the latter may be deduced from FITS header keywords like 'RA' and 'DEC'). ...

There is a full list of publications by members of SSSG . ... Seismic calibration of the solar envelope model" . ... Ayukov, S.V., Baturin, V.A., Mironova, I.V.[ RFBR ] . ... Postscript (110KB) ] . Ayukov, S.V., Baturin, V.A.[ RFBR ] . ... Baturin, V.A., Ayukov, S.V., [ RFBR ] . ... Testing models of solar convection zone by helioseismic methods ", . ... Baturin, V.A., Ayukov, S.V., . Parameters of solar convection zone in evolutionary and seismic models" , . ... Ayukov, S.V., Baturin, V.A., . ...

... Standard modeling packages such as XSPEC and Sherpa provide the Poisson likelihood and allow computation of rudimentary MCMC chains, but so far do not allow for settin g a full Bayesian model. ... Poisson likelihood methods appropriate for low counts data require techniques for checking model selections and assessing "goodness-of-fit" that involve sampling from the posterior probability distribution. ... Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods explore the posterior probability in Bayesian analysis. ...