... This test ODF is an observation of nine point sources. Five form an F shape, and the other four form a smaller F shape with the middle source of the large F. The cluster extends over 0.25 degrees. Each source has a narrow Gaussian line spectrum, each around its own energy (1 keV, 2 keV up to 5 keV). These sources are observed with a spacecraft that is initially pointing to the source in the center and is drifting slowly during the observation. XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2006-06-28 ...

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... Three SCANs were obtained, two were in the -x direction at a wavelengths of 1400 and 2700 and one was in the +y direction at 2700 . ... Models were created to match the GHRS 1400 (FOC F140M filter) and the 2700 (FOC F278M filter) observations, see Figure 38.1 in which model profiles are offset by one pixel. ... The 1400 scan starts to diverge from the FOC model at ~1.0 arcsec, while the 2700 scan tracks the FOC model scan out to a distance of ~1.4 arcsec before diverging from the model scan. ...

... They are concerned with Attitude Control System of the spacecraft, satellite visibility from tracking stations, limits on the satellite autonomous operations during the orbit, and needs for auxiliary operations with the spacecraft. ... Among the operational constraints the most important one is the number of programmed slews per orbit, which determines the maximum number of radio sources to be observed during one orbit. ... System temperature (K) . ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures...

... 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. ...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

... Star formation . ... The puzzling core of the Phoenix cluster: deep X-ray observations . ... SPT-CLJ2344-4243 shows a strong cool core with a potential mass deposition rate of ~3000 Msun/yr derived from the X-ray luminosity. ... The spectral analysis of the deep XMM-Newton observation of the Phoenix cluster found an average mass-deposition rate between 210 and 620 Msun/yr for the gas in the temperature range 0.15-3.0 keV (subject to calibration uncertainties). ...

... O.B Slee , Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Sydney bslee@atnf.csiro.au ----------------------------------------------------- ... ----------------------------------- 1- 8 A8 --- Name IAU name 9 A1 --- nFlag Flagged '*' or '#' 11- 12 I2 h RAh Right Ascension B1950 (hours) 14- 15 I2 min RAm Right Ascension B1950 (minutes) 17- 20 F4.1 s RAs Right Ascension B1950 (seconds) 22 A1 --- DE- Declination B1950 (sign) 23- 24 I2 deg DEd Declination ... Dulk, G.A. Slee, O.B. 1972, Aust. ...

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ATMoB "Open Cluster Observing Award " Guidelines Purpose: To promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston through participation in the Open Clusters Observing Awards program. Introduction: This awards program is oriented towards visually observing open clusters above magnitude 9.9. ... It turns out that a very unprejudiced and convenient method to dermine the limiting magnitude is to count the number of visible stars in certain areas on the sky. ...

Astron 193 Lecture 2, Jan.28, 2015 NOTES 1/ Data vs. ... 4/ Data Storage View Your Data Software to read the data files rrent Astronomy Formats FITS inary with standards, Cu b defined keywords, but may become not good enough for large data of the future LOFAR, SKA in radio, LSST ds9 display the data mage gui, but also access to catalogs download and image the files i event files contain all the information about the observation photons , energy, arrival times ...

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The problem of solar wind data correlation for the observations onboard several spacecraft is very important for three points of view: . ... This problem is studied now in detail by systematic determination of ion flux and ion velocity data correlations by INTERBALL-1 (IKI group), WIND and IMP 8 (both - MIT group). ... Solar wind plasma correlation lengths from IMP 8, WIND and INTERBALL-1. ... Correlation of solar wind observations onboard several spacecraft: INTERBALL-1, IMP 8 and WIND data. ...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... In SAI OCL Catalog, we introduce our work on investigation of the Milky Way system of open star clusters. The main goal of our study is a search for new clusters using huge surveys. 168 new clusters have been already discovered by us using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS point source catalog. ... For 141 new clusters, we found their physical parameters using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS catalog and, for a number of clusters, our UBVRI CCD observational magnitudes. ...

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The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

RELATIVE SUNSPOT NUMBERS Description of Data from SGD Explanation of Data Reports: Relative Sunspot Numbers -- The relative sunspot number is an index of the activity of the entire visible disk of the Sun. ... The provisional daily Zurich relative sunspot numbers, Rz, were based upon observations made at Zurich and its two branch stations in Arosa and Locarno and communicated by M. Waldmeier of the Swiss Federal Observatory. ... This indicates the uncertainty above and below the predicted number. ...

Next: The Formation and Evolution Up: NICMOS Science Previous: NICMOS Observes the Galactic . ... We have taken diffraction-limited ( 0.15") near-infrared F160W (henceforth H-band, for convenience) images with NICMOS on HST of the center of the R136 cluster (age 3.5 Myr) in the core of the 30 Dor giant HII region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. ... 1996, ApJ 466, 274) can sample only M >2M , while previous V and I band HST images with WFPC2 (Hunter et al. ...

... 2.3 Establishing the Extragalactic Distance Scale . ... 2.3.2 The Second Rung: Distances to stellar clusters . ... 2.3.4 Distances to Local Group Galaxies . ... The Luminosity Function of Planetary Nebulae . ... 3.2.2 Clusters of Galaxies . ... 4.2 Evidence for Dark Matter as a Function of Scale Size . ... 4.3 Other Dark Matter Indicators for Galaxies . ... What is the nature of the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe as traced by the three-dimensional galaxy distribution? ...

Next: Star Formation Rate and Up: No Title Previous: Calculation of Evolutionary Tracks . To start calculations, we choose the distributions of the initial binary parameters: the mass of the primary ZAMS component, , binary mass ratio, , orbital separation a . ... whereas the mass ratio distribution is not. ... The zero assumption often made is that the mass ratio distribution has a flat shape, that is binaries with a high mass ratio occur as frequently as those with equal masses. ...