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... overview of pyQC . ... output used by . ... All pyQC scripts and modules share a similar structure. Python offers to group functions, classes, etc. into modules which can be imported by different scripts. ... In order to avoid confusion if names are used by different (especially external) modules, the QC scripts use the 'from' statement only for pyQC modules, i.e.: . ... For other modules, the simple 'import' statement is used: . ... Python modules are also used for keeping script configuration. ...

. Some commands accept multiple options. These can be grouped together after a single hyphen: command -abc argument . A small number of commands require each option to be given separately. Check the command synopsis for a command to see how a command requires its options to be given. An option that takes an argument, such as the name of a printer or a filename is given separately. Examples .

XmTel ----- XmTel is a Motif-based program including a command line utility cmdtel developed by John Kielkopf (kielkopf@louisville.edu) to operate a telescope connected to a Linux computer system. ... In other words, slew to a bright or easily recognized target, center it in the field, and click Reference -> Target. ... See the main README for cautions.) ... XmTel assumes that target coordinates entered from the keyboard are in the Epoch that the telescope coordinates are currently displayed in. ...

... Some programs have support for for compression built in; for example, the -gzip ( -z ) option for GNU tar љ pipes the whole backup through the gzip љ compression program, before writing it to the backup medium. ... This means that if the backup is compressed the way GNU tar љ does it, with the whole output compressed as a unit, a single error makes all the rest of the backup lost. ... Compression takes some time, which may make the backup program unable to write data fast enough for a tape drive. ...

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) will be publishing the proceedings from its 2012 Annual Meeting and EPO national conference. ... 2012 Proceedings . ... The ASP Conference Series editors recommend that authors follow the writing guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition, 2003) and the Elements of Style by W. Strunk Jr. and E. B. White (4th edition, 2000). ... Please note that if you submit your paper in Word, the editors will copy the paper into LaTeX for publication. ...

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... PUL VLBI Analysis Center . ... Pulkovo EOP and Reference Systems Analysis Center (PERSAC) is located at the Pulkovo Observatory . ... Processing of VLBI , GPS, and optical observations aimed at analysis of the Earth rotation, station displacement, and celestial reference system. ... Celestial Pole Offset (CPO) and Free Core Nutation (FCN) . Four daily updated CPO and FCN series (models) are provided. ... File fcn1.dat contains the ZM1 FCN model with variable amplitude and phase. ...

... Stellar Evolution . Nucleosynthesis in Stars . The Evolution of Star Clusters . JAVA Physics Lab . Alternative Energies Class . Steve Kevan's Physics 251 Class . ... Talk on Solid State Physics of CCD detectors . Talk on Cosmological Issues . ... Digital Spectra of Stars . NETexperts E-mail List . The Electronic Universe Project e-mail: nuts@moo.uoregon.edu ...

... Study of Mg-Fe-silicate glasses of variable composition. ... With the new data, the astrophysical discussion started in Paper I was continued and focussed on the comparison of the olivine glass data with IRAS LRS spectra of O-rich circumstellar envelopes around Mira stars. ... The new olivine glasses point to the interesting consequence that the temperature for silicate dust grains at the inner edge of circumstellar envelopes must be considerably higher than the values often given in the literature....

... J5: Radio and Radar Studies of the Solar System. ... Analogously, the key idea of the USSR (United Solar System Radar) concept would be the thousandfold increase in sensitivity over existing radar astronomy facilities, and besides, only the tenfold increase in transmitting power and collecting areas of transmitting and receiving antennas is necessary for this purpose. ... So, let us try to imagine the scientific impact, which would provide this United Solar System Radar. ... 3)  Asteroid's moons; . ...