... subroutine omlcbuild read parameters loop i=0, nSources get handle on source rates file get handle on source region file if (exposure IDs are different) issue warning get handle on background rates file get handle on background region file if (exposure IDs are different) issue warning if (exposure ID source != exposure ID background ) call fatal get source extraction radius = s_radius get ...

... The algorithm removes the cosmic rays from the sky spectrum before interpolation, using the CCD detector parameters for the read-out-noise, for the gain, as threshold of the kappa-sigma clipping and 2* +1 as size of the rejection window. ... Sky estimation parameters are displayed together with extraction parameters by: . ... SKYFIT/LONG ccd0056 sky56 . generate an image sky56.bdf of which size is identical to the input image ccd0056.bdf and corresponding to the interpolated sky background. ...

... This paper describes the main algorithms used by the Einstein Level One processing to create the exposure masks and the background maps for Einstein IPC images, and how these algorithms were recreated in the IRAF environment. Our goal was to recreate the algorithms used by the Level One Processing to create exposure masks and background maps for Einstein Image Proportional Counter (IPC) data (cf. sections 2.5 and 2.7 of Harnden et al. ...

... Posts tagged ?background? ... Probability density functions are another way of summarizing the consequences of assuming a Gaussian error distribution when the true distribution is Poisson. We can compute the posterior probability of the intensity of a source , when some number of counts are observed in a source region, and the background is estimated using counts observed in a different region. ... In both cases a background of 200 counts collected in an area 40x the source area is used. ...

... The Cosmic X-Ray Background . ... Now, peering through a hole in the obscuring gas and dust of our own Milky Way Galaxy, the powerful orbiting XMM-Newton telescope has recorded this deep image of the x-ray sky , resolving some of the mysterious background into many faint individual sources. ... Do massive black holes reside in the hearts of all large galaxies? ... Publications with keywords: black hole - XMM-Newton - x-ray background - cosmic microwave background radiation - X-ray . ...

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. ...

... 2000 November 9 . The Cosmic X-Ray Background . ... Notably, the faint sources tend to be green and blue, showing x-ray characteristics of huge amounts of material falling into massive black holes in very distant galaxies. ... The XMM-Newton results add to the growing consensus that they do and that, from across the universe , x-rays produced as matter feeds these black holes account for the cosmic x-ray background. ... About APOD | ...

... GPI Data Pipeline 1.0 documentation . ... Thermal/Sky Backgrounds . ... Using Thermal/Sky Backgrounds in GPI Data Reduction: . Creating Calibrations: . ... Thermal emission (from sky or telescope) becomes an important background source for wavelengths longer than 2 microns. ... The pipeline treats thermal/sky backgrounds similar to dark frames and is designed to subtract a thermal/sky background, scaled to the integration time of the science image, from K-band observations. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Foreground emission and Cosmic Microwave background intrinsic anisotropies . ... Since its discovery the Cosmic Microwave Radiation (CMB) has been one of the pillars of modern Cosmology. ... Further development of this work is the application of already tested algorithms to disentangle the foreground emission from the CMB maps and the determination of the CMB intrinsic emission. ... Return to list of thesis topics ...

To run a process in the background as a job and carry on working add an (ampersand) at the end of the command line. ... The shell forks a child process to run the command and displays the job number ( [ n ] ) and the PID (Process IDentifier) number. ... If the command is likely to produce error messages you will need to redirect standard error. ... Do not run an interactive command that requires you to type something at the terminal as a background job. ... You will then have to kill its process . ...

... Highlights . ... PPTA timeline . ... Data release 2 discussion . Editing this wiki . ... Detecting and limiting the gravitational-wave background: Yardley et al. (2011) used the PPTA data sets to attempt to detect a gravitational wave background. ... Jenet et al. (2006) provided the first stringent upper bound on the gravitational wave background using the PPTA data sets. ... 2012). ... We have used the PPTA observations to develop the first major pulsar-based timescale (Hobbs et al. ...

Family ASTRO Event Leaders can follow the links below to find a number of resources and more background reading to help them with their Astronomy Events and expand their knowledge on the topics covered in our series of Leader Kits for educators. ... Print and Web Resources on the Night Sky . ... If you have questions about Family ASTRO, see our Frequently Asked Questions for Educators and Astronomers page , or our Frequently Asked Questions for Families and Friends page. ...

... Astrophysics Group . Research . Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) . ... A significant fraction of the Astrophysics Group is involved in work on the Cosmic Microwave Background, both experimental and theoretical. We are currently operating the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager , an arcminute-scale survey telescope, and developing analysis techniques for the Planck satellite. ... 2013, Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE . ...

Next: BASIC PROPERTIES Up: R CORONAE BOREALIS STARS Previous: INTRODUCTION . RCB stars are named after a star just visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Corona Borealis. RCrB was discovered by Edward Pigott (1797), an English amateur astronomer, who had been observing a star in the `Northern Crown' for over a decade. ... Since 1795, other RCB stars have been discovered and their properties have been carefully observed. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . Forums: . ... Discussion Forums . ... Just A Little Background On Dick . Forum List | ... Post Message | ... Posted by Harvey on November 25, 2002 21:07:26 UTC . ... He knows a lot of math, probably more than anyone on this forum. ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

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Disastrous earthquakes happen 100 to 200 times a year. ... There is a chance that the data of ionospheric plasma observations hold an answer to the latter question. Satellites and ground-based facilities may detect earthquake precursors in the ionosphere a few hours or days before the main shock. ... ULF "Hz"-oscillations have been recorded several hours before the main shock in a narrow magnetic field tube (40...100 km along the satellite trajectory) conjugated with epicenter of the earthquake. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Open cluster NGC 2818, spiral galaxy NGC 2964, and spiral galaxy NGC 2976 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Cosmic Adventures . ... cosmic microwave background . ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email...

A FRAGMENT of BACKGROUND. Schoolchildren of Russia and France participated in the development, testing and delivery (in November 1998) to the Russian Orbital Station MIR of the communication satellite SPUTNIK-41. ... In his greeting to the participants in the youth Space Program, in connection with that satellite launch, the President of Russian Federation said: "I believe it is not only a fascinating but also a promising trend in youth education. ...