... If usecal = Y, the uplinked bright pixels and known dead pixels (within the current window) are read from the CAL and those pixels are ignored in computing the local median and the threshold. ... Because the MOS1 PSF in the CCF is not peaked enough, the above recipe wrongly rejects the core of very bright sources as bright pixels. While the MOS1 PSF in the CCF is being reworked, embadpixfind uses a hardcoded version of the MOS1 PSF obtained on a very bright (but not too piled-up) source. ...

This diagram shows the six superimposed "layers" of the CSS table model. This diagram illustrates the algorithm for calculating a cell's final background. ... The diagram shows how, looking down on the six rectangles, one may compute the background color of each cell. ... A cell without a background color in the top layer is depicted as a "window" onto the lower layers, which give its final background color. ...

Up: DATA ANALYSIS Previous: More Analyz Stuff . In this section we describe some useful routines for quick-look on-line analysis of your data. For a complete description of the routines, and for a description of analyzing HI spectra, look at the Spectral Line Appendices. ... cd a9999 [or whatever your project number is . ... corinfo = List the current set-up parameters. ... That is, if you want to look at the second data dump of scan number 57401, you `just' type ``corget 57401.00002". ...

... A technique allowing automatic representation by a relatively small number of independent parameters based on the principal component analysis of data sequences is presented. ... In recent years the spectrum of observed astronomical data can be characterized as greatly varied. ... In this instance, the problem of initial description and classification of newly-observed data becomes most urgent, especially if there is a lack of preliminary observational material and theoretical expectations. ...

Modern AstroStatistics has emerged as a new field in recent times, informed by a Bayesian foundation, utilizing powerful computational tools like MCMC, and applied to diverse analysis and inference problems in Astronomy. ... The goal of our Special Session is to review current practices, highlight modern techniques, and explore how the transition into the realm of Big Data Astronomy can be facilitated. ... Big Computing in Astronomy: Perspectives and Challenges . ...

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As the Universe expands, gravity pulls on the Universe, and slows the expansion down over time. As we look to great distances, we are looking back in time. If we can measure how fast the Universe is expanding in the past, and compare it to how fast it is expanding now, we can see the total gravitational effect of all matter in the Universe. Here we plot the distance between two galaxies as a function of time. ... Universes with lots of material . ...

... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

. The command man gives you access to an on-line manual containing a complete description of every command available on this system. man can also provide you with one line descriptions of commands specified by name; or for all commands whose description contains any of a set of keywords. Understanding the organisation of the manual . Searching by keyword . Checking the description of a command . Viewing manual pages . Printing manual pages .

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A typical sequence for reading and setting up data, setting up a template, cross-correlating and analysing the resultant velocity shifts, total absorption light curve and might look as follows. ; read in and prepare the 2d spectra for analysis . ... compute cross-correlations, clean velocity curve and analyse . ... dft_periods . find_peaks . analyse equivalent width variations . ... analyse light curve . ...

... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 . ... User authentication using an SQL database . ... AuthnCacheProvideFor dbd AuthnCacheContext my-server # mod_authz_core configuration Require valid-user # mod_authn_dbd SQL query to authenticate a user AuthDBDUserPWQuery "SELECT password FROM authn WHERE user = %s" </Directory> . ... SQL query to look up a password for a user . ... The AuthDBDUserRealmQuery specifies an SQL query to look up a password for a specified user and realm in a digest authentication...

USSR Venus Orbiters . ... Venera 15 and Venera 16 were a two-spacecraft mission designed to use 8-centimeter (3-inch) band, side-looking radar mappers to study the surface properties of Venus . ... Each spacecraft consisted of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and a radio altimeter. ... The Venera 15 and 16 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems were identical, and were used to map the surface of Venus at a resolution of 1 to 2 kilometers (.6 to 1.2 miles) over a period of 8 months. ...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the following articles and reports, which are available online . Mills, D.L. Internet time synchronization: the Network Time Protocol. ... Mills, D.L. Network Time Protocol (Version 3) specification, implementation and analysis. ...

nearneighbor - A Nearest neighbor gridding algorithm nearneighbor [ xyzfile ( s ) ] -G out _ grdfile -I x _ inc [ m|c ][/ y _ inc [ m|c ]] -N sectors -R west / east / south / north [ r ] -S search _ radius [ m|c|k|K ] [ -E empty ] [ -F ] [ -H [ nrec ] ] [ -L flag ] [ -V ] [ -W ] [ -: ] [ -bi [ s ][ n ] ] nearneighbor reads arbitrarily located (x,y,z[,w]) triples [quadruplets] from standard ... Default is quadrant search, i.e., sectors = 4]. ... H Input file(s) has Header record(s). ...

... Purpose: The purpose of this test is to determine the optimal threshold settings for the GHRS detector diodes. Description: This internal test performs a pulse height analysis to determine individual diode response as a function of threshold for GHRS detectors 1 and 2. ... This test will execute twice during Cycle 6, near the beginning and end of the Cycle. Fraction of GO Programs Supported: This test supports 100% of GHRS observations. ...

... This file GMRT_FLS_dr1.1.dat 95 3944 GMRT FLS sourcelist of 3944 sources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byte-by-byte Description of file : GMRT_FLS_dr1.1.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations ... ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1- 24 A24 --- Name IAU designation of source 27- 28 I2 h RAh Centroid position right ...

Next: stecf.impol - an IRAF Up: The ``stecf" IRAF Layered Previous: stecf.nictools - NICMOS GRISM . Slitless is an IRAF task originally written to allow the ``quicklook" extraction of spectra from STIS direct/grism HST image pairs. ... Optionally, a Data Quality image extension can be used to avoid extracting flagged pixels. Slitless is configured to work primarily with the STIS G750L grism mode, but more modes can be defined by the user using a simple grism dispersion configuration file. ...