Infrared Detector Array Links . ... Control Software Links . Optics Links . Micro-Optics Links . ... Optical Materials Databases . ... Atmospheric Database Links . Linux Links . ... Rockwell Science Center home page. ... Santa Barbara Research Center home page. ... CCD-World home page. ... SDSU home page. ... EPICS home page. ... Optics Society of America . ... Linux on Laptops ( local site and US home page ). ... Instrumentation Links * Gemini Project Links * Other IR Instruments ...

... Imaging Basics . ... Image Galleries . ... Year of Pluto . ... An interview with Jim Christy: How "defective" images revealed Pluto as a double planet . ... PLUTO | ... James Christy points to the "defective" photographic plate that he used to find Pluto's moon Charon in 1978. ... James and Charlene Christy sealed a place together in astronomical history thanks to a set of 'defective' images of Pluto. ... That realization told astronomer James Christy there was nothing 'defective' about the images. ...

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VII ASP Conference Series, Vol. ... CDS GLU, a Tool for Managing Heterogeneous Distributed Web Services P. Fernique, F. Ochsenbein and M. Wenger Centre de Donn’ees astronomiques de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'universit’e, 67000 STRASBOURG ­ FRANCE, Email: question@simbad.u­strasbg.fr Abstract. ... In the data base %ActionName %Description %Url simbad Simbad query by identifier http://simbad.u­strasbg.fr/simbad?id=$1 In the GLU dictionary Figure 1. ...

... Moon . ... In July 2014 we are celebrating 45 years since the first lunar landing, a remarkable event that extended the limit of mankindтАЩs abilities. ... In the previous missions, the aims were to successfully test the flight equipment before the first lunar landing mission. ... Despite their release from quarantine, they remained encapsulated in history as the first Apollo crew to reach the Moon and complete the nationally set goal by President John Kennedy to successfully complete a lunar...

... Modify Indicates that a dataset, table or column is to be modified. ... public virtual Dal . ... The default value of -1 ensures that the table is placed at the end of the dataset. virtual Array * addArray( const string& name, DataType dataType, const vector<unsigned long> & size, const string & units = "", const string & label = "", int position = -1 ) = 0 . ... Determines if the table has a column with the given name. virtual unsigned int columnNumber(const string & columnName ) const = 0 . ...

... These Facts and Questions pages mainly tell you how to use the Aberrator-interface and also explain the nature of the aberrations. ... Airy disc: the brightest spot of light when you look at a star in focus. This disc can contain a maximum of 84% of all the light that arrives from a star (perfect refractor telescope). MCT : Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. A closed-tube mirror-telescope with a secondary obstruction. Less common than the SCT, this telescope uses a corrector (real glass). ...