The figure below shows what stellar spectra are like in this wavelength range. All stars hotter than about 3000 K effective temperature radiate like a hot blackbody at these long wavelengths, possibly with a very few atomic lines (of Hydrogen, in the A-type stars) or molecular bands (the CO band overtone near 2.25 microns for example, in K-type stars and G-type stars). ... unusual features: mixed chemistry sources, Wolf-Rayet stars, ice bands, featureless carbon-star spectra ...

Next: Radial velocity of the Up: Optical spectrum of IRAS04296 Previous: Observations and spectra reduction . ... However, molecular emission features are only very rarely observed in the optical spectra of PPNe. ... On the other hand, it is well known that cometary nuclei spectra show prominent Swan band emission. In both spectra of IRAS04296 we have discovered strong emission in the (0;0) and (0;1) bands of the Swan system of the molecule. ... Now consider the case of IRAS04296. ...

... Observatory . ... Science . ... Science Users Information > Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > My data shows an extended, bright feature - what can this be? ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... ESO Data . ... You might also want to check http://www.eso.org/sci/observing/PublicSurveys/useful_links/OmegaCAM_images.html where we provide a collection of example OmegaCAM images, illustrating some special data features. ...

... A concrete application is displayed step by step by the command: TUTORIAL/CLOUD . The data used for this example are CaII absorption features observed in the spectrum of SN 1986g in NGC 5128 (observer: S. d'Odorico, instrument: CASPEC). ... Sampling is 0.05? per pixel and the measured instrumental resolution, 17km/s. The final cloud model consists of 12 absorption doublets. The corresponding image includes both components K and H and has been convolved by a gaussian PSF of 0.22? (17km/s) FWHM. ...

... A detailed study of two consecutive bright points observed simultaneously with CDS, EIT and MDI is presented. The analysis of the evolution of the photospheric magnetic features and their coronal counterpart shows that there is a linear dependence between the EIT Fe XII 195? flux and the total magnetic flux of the photospheric bipolarity. ... In a follow-up study, we used wide slit (90arcsec240arcsec) movies of four EIT coronal bright points (BPs) obtained with CDS. ...

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... 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. ...

Next: Amorphous magnesium silicate Up: Examples of data contained Previous: Examples of data contained . ... We have used the infrared optical constants of forsterite contained in the database for calculating the absorption cross sections of spherical and non-spherical particles in the Rayleigh limit (see Fig. The spectra are obtained by averaging the cross sections calculated for the three different crystallographic directions. ...

This annotated example walks a user through a PINTofALE session using predominantly .par files where available. ... read in line and continuum emissivity databases, . compute a theoretical spectrum, . spectral browsing using SHOW_LINE . ... Carole Jordan type" plot!) in_flx=fitlines_fstr.flx @potem_tool.par ; plot the output EM curves @plotem.par ;NOTE: ; the emission measures are in the IDL save file !ARDB+'example_5.save' ;save,file=!ARDB+'example_5.save',out_LOGT,out_EM,out_multid . ...

... Usually, H I is seen as bright emission against a darker background, but under the right viewing conditions, it can also be seen as dark absorption against a brighter background. In the case where the background is itself H I emission, the hydrogen is said to be self-absorbed, and the radiative transfer process is termed H I self-absorption (HISA). ... Shown below is a single CGPS H I 21cm spectral line channel at a radial velocity of -41 km/s in the Local Standard of Rest, at l =140њ, b =+1њ. ...

... Under certain conditions, like those in the nucleus of a QSO, all atoms can be made to emit light at particular wavelengths. ... If that source is approaching the observer, the wave is squashed up onto itself making the wavelength shorter. ... This is redshift. ... You can see how the section of the QSO spectrum which we observe changes with redshift. ... We then see how far we had to slide the observed spectrum along the scale to make it match and that is the objects redshift. ... The 2QZ team . ...

View Edit Attributes History Attach Print Search . ... Observing . ... PPTA timeline . ... Editing this wiki . ... RFI . This page is dedicated to identifying the types of RFI that you may encounter whilst observing for P456. ... To upload an image, click 'Edit' at top right, log on, and click 'Attach'. ... Then add a title, description, and the 'Attach' definition and save the page. ... View Edit Attributes History Attach Print Search - Page last modified on February 19, 2014, at 10:59 PM . ...

These are very prominent absorption lines is most all galaxies. ... These pair of absorption lines will appear in all the spectra and they should be your principle source for determining the redshift. ... When this applet opens you will see an iconic representation of galaxies in the left hand side of the applet and a target area in the right side of the applet. ... Note: What you are doing in this excercise is identical to what Hubble did in the 1920's and you are using the same galaxies. ...

... Most bright spots in the featured image are galaxies in this cluster. A Dark Earth with a Red Sprite . ... Earth's annual Geminid meteor shower did not disappoint, peaking before dawn on December 14 as our fair planet plowed through dust from active asteroid 3200 Phaethon. ... The Horsehead Nebula . ... Like rainbows that are caused by rain, arcs of sunlight broken up into component colors can also result when ice crystals floating in Earth's atmosphere act together as a gigantic prism. ...

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... The technique is based on the iterative subtraction of continuum estimates and eigenvector sky models derived from singular value decompositions of sky spectra and sky spectra residuals. ... The spectra may also be redshifted to a common radial velocity, though this feature isn't used for sky subtraction. svdvec is a Fortran program, called by IRAF as a foreign task, which decomposes an array of spectra, such as that created by svdprep , into eigenvectors using Singular Value Decomposition. ...

... The Galactic low-mass X-ray binary GS 2023+338 was discovered during the burst on May 22, 1989 with the Japanise satellite Ginga (aka Galaxy). The flux reached 17 crabs (this unit of flux measurement is an bright X-ray source, Crab Nebula) at 10-35 keV. ... No other radio telescope worldwide carried out multi-frequency measurements. ... Upon 14 days the radio flux fell below the detection level at the RATAN-600 in relation to the decrease of the X-ray flux. ...

Subject, Problems and Objects of Theoretical Astrophysics. ... Stellar Photospheres, Their Features. ... Physics of Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres. ... Continuous Radiation Absorption in Stellar Photospheres of Various Spectral Classes. Solar Type Photospheres. ... Characterisics of Absorption Lines. ... Interstellar Absorption Lines, Their Features. ... Physical and Dynamic Features of Interstellar Medium, Which Follows from Observations of Interstellar Absorption Lines. ...

... 2002 November 20 . Leonids vs. The Moon . ... Explanation: Beautiful and bright, the 2002 Leonid meteors battled against glaring moonlight . ... Overall, observed rates were much lower than last year's Leonid meteor storm, but for many the sky was still filled with a rewarding spectacle of bright meteors. ... The annual Leonid meteor shower will not likely approach even these rates again until the end of this century. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ... NASA SEU Edu. ...