XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 specadd July 1, 2008 Abstract It creates a multiple X-ray spectrum FITS le either by stacking or putting to- gether two single spectrum les or by stacking a single spectrum on top of an existing multiple spectrum le. ... This type of spectral les is particularly useful when the user wants to simultaneously analyse di erent observations of the same object carried out with the same instrument or with di erent instruments. ...

... HST . ... HST Overview . ... FGS Instrument Handbook . ... The interferometric response (in filter F583W) of the 3 original FGSs are shown in Chapter 2 of the FGS Instrument Handbook. ... For complete details on the interferometric response of FGS, please see the FGS Instrument Handbook . For other details on the FGS interferometric response, see Section 2.1.2 of the FGS Instrument Handbook. ... The HST Data Handbook is the primary guide for calibration, reduction and analysis of FGS data. ...

... The x-ray spectral analysis consists of a comparison between the observed pulse height spectrum and a pulse height spectrum calculated using a given spectral model. ... To obtain the spectral parameters for an x-ray source, several steps need to be followed. For each source: . ... obtain the best fit parameters for a spectral model - repeated for each model of interest . obtain a 1-D or 2-D grid of values around the best fit values - this can be done for as many models as desired . ...

IBIS Data Analysis . ... IBIS . ... Flat Fielding - Introduction . The images obtained by IBIS will have intensity variations across the field of view that are not due to the solar image, but rather caused by instrumental effects that alter the observed intensity in each point of the field of view. ... IBIS Flat Fielding Techniques . ... Therefore, it is desirable to obtain the flat field measurements center on a point along the equator near the heliographic center of the solar disk. ...

Next: The ESO VLT CCD Detectors Software . ... Up: Instrument-Specific Software . ... The framework for data calibration and analysis of the VLT instrumentation is presented, based on the concepts of a calibration plan, pipeline calibration, quality control, and archiving of calibrated data for a ground-based observatory. ... Quality Control Pipeline provides quality assessment for instrument performance data and observing conditions, and tests the results of the Reduction Pipeline. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Data Handling and Products > Data Reduction FAQ > The response curve leaves residual instrument features in my science. ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... Science Archive Facility . ... ESO Data . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... To can be avoided by flat-fielding the flux standard star spectrum with the same flat field as is used for the science data. ...

God Science Forum Message . ... God and Science ћ SETI ћ Software ћ UFO ћ XEphem . ... God and Science | ... Does God Exist? ... Firstly, in Scientific Proof of God's Existence, Marco Biagini states, "The existence of these mathematical equations implies the existence of a personal, conscious and intelligent Creator." Put simply, "Why?" I see no connection between the existence of mathematical equations, no matter how profound, implies the existence of God. ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... If you have a program to convert data to MIDAS input format, fine. ... All you need to do is cannibalize the part of the existing program that reads the data, and add a short piece of code to re-format the data first as a flat ASCII file, one measurement per line; and then convert this to *.tbl format. ... It's just like the process of creating a program-star table. ... You may decide to write a short MIDAS script to apply your format-conversion program and the edited *.fmt file to each night's data...

... What's GOODS . ESO Data Products . Other Data Products . ... ESO dataset on GOODS/CDF-S . ... FoV . ... link to RAW data] . Data . ... 2.2m / WFI . ... U<26.0, B<26.4, V<25.4, R<25.5, I<24.7 . ... VLT / FORS . ... VLT/ISAAC . ... FOV Layout ] . ... 168.A-0485(A) . ... Send comments to <goods@eso.org> . ...

Clay minerals show green in this false-color image made with two of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's instruments. The region is Nili Fossae, and was shot on October 4, 2006. Features as small as 60 feet (18 meters) are resolved in the multicolor CRISM image, which reveals mineralogy; the HiRISE background topography, taken in 3 colors, shows features as small as 1 foot (30 centimeters) across. ... Reddish areas indicate dunes of sand rich in the mineral olivine. ...

Program: PLATE Purpose: snips raw data from tape(s) to custom plate Category: IRAS Author: Do Kester File: plate.src Keywords: INSTRUME= give instrument identification [] a combination of observation mode SURVEY SPLINE AO PO FLASH UNKNOWN and band number 12 25 60 100 LRS BPHF 1 2 3 4 ( 2 letters suffice ) PO is an alias for AO; AOs, POs and UNKNOWNs are collectively known as pointed observations. ... Only scan(snip)s which pertain to the same area and instrument can be stored in the same IRDS. ...

This module provides for the customization of HTTP response headers. ... This module provides a directive to control the sending of HTTP headers. ... Header . ... Syntax: Header set|append|add header value . ... Module: mod_headers . This directive can replace, merge or remove HTTP response headers during 1xx and 2xx series replies. ... set . The response header is set, replacing any previous header with this name . ... The response header is appended to any existing header of the same name. ...

At the end of December 2004, the CCD was removed from the telescope and returned to Spectral Instruments in Tucson. The existing thick chip will be replaced with a thinned chip and the readout changed from 2-channel to 4-channel. ... Additional changes being made during this period include the installation of a compress air drier, collimating camera and cloud monitoring camera. Back to Recent News List . Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ... Follow-up Astrometry with the 1.0-m at SSO . ...

... R2737 Date Received: 2012-Mar-21 16:01:27 Technical Page Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: Urgent Planetary Radar Solar System 3 hours Hours 1 hour Observations of two NEAs by extending scheduled radar time on March 23 and 24. ABSTRACT: We propose to extend existing scheduled planetary radar time to observe two NEAs: 2010 SV3 and 2012 BT23 on March 23, 24, 2012. ... If it rotates more slowly, the SNR will be higher. ...

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Peremennye Zvezdy ( Variable Stars ) 32 , No. ... We report on a new episode of decretion disk formation in the IGR J06074+2205 system. ... From a study of three HeI lines, the rotational velocity of the star was determined as km/s. After five years of spectroscopic monitoring of IGR J06074+2205 (Reig et al. 2010), a reversion from emission to absorption of the H line and hence disappearance of the equatorial disk was reported. ... Reig P., 2011, Astrophys.& ...

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... 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 instrument has been tested in both Spectral Imaging and Spectral Timing Mode. PICsIT Single Events, Multiple and ISGRI data of the Crab are simultaneously fitted to a power law model and fit parameters are compared with the standard values. We present a joint fit of SPI, ISGRI, PICsIT data of the long GRB041219, that was seen by the PICsIT instrument in both Spectral Imaging and Spectral Timing acquisition modes. ... The energy range for single events is 175 keV - 6.5 MeV. ...

... Two years ago, the Clementine space probe snatched this picture of the Moon as lit not by direct sunlight, but by reflected sunlight from Earth. ... Out With the Tide . ... Tides occur because the gravitational force between two bodies decreases with distance. ... The imbalanced gravitational pull of the Moon causes the oceans to be slightly non-spherical, creating two high tides and two low tides. ... In return, the Moon exerts a gravitational force on the high tide, causing Earth to rotate slower....