... I am still trying to determine the cause of a difference between the results for the new and old code with the other kernels. ... I then returned to trying to figure out the difference between the old and new drizzlepac coordinate mapping. It turns out the old drizzlepac was using its internal mapping code, so I forced it to use the wcs mapping code instead.But that did .. ... I did some more testing and code reading in drizzlepac in search of the discrepancy between the old an new version. ...

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... celprm Struct Reference . ... It consists of certain members that must be set by the user ( given ) and others that are set by the WCSLIB routines ( returned ). ... Given and returned) This flag must be set to zero whenever any of the following celprm struct members are set or changed: . ... Given ) The native longitude, [deg], and ... double celprm::theta0 . Given ) ... the native latitude, [deg], of the fiducial point, i.e. the point whose celestial coordinates are given in celprm::ref [1:2]. ...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE . ... The VC-4 flight tasks were successfully completed. The manned transfer vehicle Soyuz TM-34, been a part of ISS orbital complex since April 27, 2002, as a rescue vehicle and been the earlier manned space vehicle modification of Soyuz type, was replaced by Soyuz TMA-1, the new modification, designed by the S.P. Korolev RSC Energia specialists in cooperation with its subcontractors from Russian rocket and space industry. ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

... Returns UT1 in seconds, with UTC input in seconds. ut12gst ( utc _real [, ut1 _real ]) Function. Returns GST in hours, inputs are in seconds. hourangle ( gst _real , ra _real ) Function. Return hourangle in hours, with inputs also in hours. zenithangle ( ha _real , dec _real ) Function. Return zenithangle in degrees with inputs ha in hours and dec in degrees. mirrorangle ( ha _real , dec _real ) Function. ... Return horizon coordinates for input azimuth and elevation angle in degrees. ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. ... Being the 8th commercial launch for Dnepr, this is also its first 'return to flight' mission since the failure encountered on July 27, 2006 during liftoff from Baikonur. In parallel with the successful completion of its first launch campaign in 2007, ISC Kosmotras continues preparations for the next two Dnepr launch missions scheduled to fly from Baikonur and Yasny launch bases. ... Dnepr Program . ...

SUBROUTINE TAP_ESYMB ( IZ, SYMBOL, STATUS ) . Return the element symbol. SUBROUTINE TAP_ENAME ( IZ, NAME, STATUS ) . ... FUNCTION TAP_EMASS ( IZ ) . Return the mean atomic weight of an element. FUNCTION TAP_ZELEM ( NAME ) . ... FUNCTION TAP_AELEM ( NAME ) . ... The mean atomic weight of the element associated with the given name is ! ... The element name associated with the given atomic number is ! ... The atomic number ot element associated with the given name is ! ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . Venus Returns to the Evening Sky . ... 9.06.2005 . ... June . ... June 2005 . ... 2005 2006 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC . ... U. Based on Astronomy Picture Of the Day . Publications with keywords: Venus - sky . Publications with words: Venus - sky . ... A Daylight Eclipse of Venus . Venus Near the Moon . ... Venus Falls Out of the Evening Sky . ...

... To set the coordinates in E2000 use xpaset -p tel target [ra] [dec] All commands and arguments are lower case. ... Primary functions set or get values and provide basic control with the actions noted tel status [exit/on/off] manage xpatel and the telescope controller tel goto [on/off] go to target tel track [on/off] toggle track on and off tel guide [on/off] toggle precision guide on target tel target [#] [#] target coordinates [RA (h)] [ Dec (deg)] (E2000) tel ...

... Jupiter's icy moon Europa has a metallic core and layered internal structure similar to the Earth's , while the heavily cratered moon Callisto is a mixture of metallic rock and ice with no identifiable central core, according to new results from NASA's Galileo mission . In addition, recent plasma wave observations from Galileo show no evidence of a magnetic field or magnetosphere around Callisto, but do hint at the prospect of a tenuous atmosphere. ... Jupiter Galileo . ...

... PISTON piston . ... this command is not used by the TCC The guide camera mechanical controller sets the filter, focus and other mechanical functions, but not the position of the guide camera in the focal plane. Positioning, if available, is handled by one or two guider position axes controllers , one per axis of motion. ... Notifies the controller that subsequent commands apply to the guider mechanical controller. ... Sets the piston of the guider to the specified value (in decimal microns). ...

AO19 Cal Controller - Commands Document No. RCV001, Rev. 001 AO19 Cal Controller - Commands Luis Quintero, Arecib o Observatory 1 Intro duction Example: >> << >> << >> << CAL? calm0000000 CALS01 calok CAL? calm1000000 All the commands must start with the same initials (CAL - case sensitive) and followed by the command letter, and options, if required. The examples below show commands from the computer to the device >>, and the device response <<. ...

... November 22, 1997 . Surveyor Hops . Credit: The Surveyor Project, NASA . Explanation: This panorama of the cratered lunar surface was constructed from images returned by the US Surveyor 6 lander. ... After touching down near the center of the Moon's nearside in November of 1967, NASA controllers commanded the spacecraft to hop . Briefly firing its rocket engine and lifting itself some 4 meters above the surface, the Surveyor moved about 2.5 meters to one side before setting down again. ...

There are various kinds of generic information you can retrieve about an XPA access point by using the xpaget command. ... Each XPA access point supports a number of reserved sub-commands that provide access to different kinds of information, e.g. the access control for that access point. ... acl get (set) the access control list [options: host type acl, for set] . ... This access point is available only on the server machine. -env get (set) an environment variable [options: name (value, for set)] . ...

For vi , a line is the string of characters between two <RETURN> characters. Although vi will automatically wrap the text onto a new line when it reaches the right-hand side of the screen, it does not insert a <RETURN> character. ... Adding a <RETURN> at the end of every line ensures that the appearance of the text on your screen corresponds to vi 's understanding of how text is structured. Setting the wrapmargin option automatically inserts a <RETURN> character whenever vi wraps text. ...

... Prev . Next . comedi_get_max_buffer_size -- maximum streaming buffer size . ... int comedi_get_max_buffer_size (comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice); . The function comedi_get_max_buffer_size() returns the maximum allowable size (in bytes) of the streaming buffer for the subdevice specified by device and subdevice. Changing the maximum buffer size requires appropriate privileges. ... comedi_get_buffer_size . ... comedi_set_buffer_size ...

... NASA Astronaut . ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in April 1996, Dr. Pettit reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. ... He lived aboard the International Space Station for 5-1/2 months during Expedition 6, was a member of the STS-126 crew, and again lived aboard the station for 6-1/2 months as part of the Expedition 30/31 crew. ... Expedition 30/31 (December 21, 2011 to July 1, 2012) launched to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-03M craft from Kazakhstan. ...

Next: Wavelength calibration Up: Reduction using Standard Previous: Order Definition: Methods . ... The algorithm accepts frame which can be mildly contaminated by particle hits, bad columns, order gaps due to absorption lines, as found in FLAT or STD . ... the interorder background is roughly constant over the frame. the slope of the orders is in the range ]0., ... For a background estimate without previous order definition, consider the echelle command BACKGROUND/SMOOTH . ... LOAD/TAB order :X :Y . ...

Crews of the Space Station "Mir" . ... First main crew on the Station Mir. ... Soyuz TM-2" . ... Second main crew on the Station Mir. ... Third main crew on the Station Mir. ... Fifth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Sixth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Tenth main crew on the Station Mir (175 days). ... Twelfth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Thirteenth main crew on the Station Mir (179 days). ... Copyrigth ї The People's Charity Foundation for the Preservation of the Space Station "Mir", 1999 . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... The length of the shadow depends on the height of an object (like a mountain or a human) and how high up the Sun is. ... We can calculate the length of the shadow if we know the Sun's angle above the horizon and the object's height. ... The Earth spins 360 degrees in 24 hours, which means it spins 1 degree in 4 minutes; that in turn means the Sun moves 1 degree every 4 minutes in the sky. ...