... First of all, I should say that you cannot guarantee user-mode processes to have exact control of timing because of the multi-tasking nature of Linux. ... However, for most applications using I/O ports, this does not really matter. To minimise this, you may want to nice your process to a high-priority value (see the nice(2) manual page) or use real-time scheduling (see below). ... Linux 2.x kernels have soft real time support; see the manual page for sched_setscheduler(2) for details. ...

asncombine -- Process and combine images in one or two NICMOS associations asncombine association . ... set to yes to include error planes in co-added images error. background . ... This is useful to use different background subtractions for different images. fheader . set to yes in order to multiply the background by the value of keyword "factor" in the image header. ... Set to yes to use quadrants statistics save in the image header from previous runs of asncombine. regquad1 . ...

Mercury magazine is now digital only, with all of the same articles and features that appeared in the print version. The magazine will be formatted to download and include space for advertising. Our readers are directly involved in the mainstream of astronomy research and education. ... 86% are involved in astronomy education at some level . ... 1/4 page . ... Additional work includes resizing of ad material, reformatting or correcting electronic files and correction of advertiser errors. ...

... Drag data has the following properties: . Drag action type (ie GDK_ACTION_COPY, GDK_ACTION_MOVE). ... A GDK_ACTION_COPY would be a typical drag-and-drop without the source data being deleted while GDK_ACTION_MOVE would be just like GDK_ACTION_COPY but the source data will be 'suggested' to be deleted after the received signal handler is called. ... Sent and received data format types ( selection target ) come into play only in your request and received data handler functions. ...

NAME ABbuilder - DFO data organization tool SYNOPSIS ABbuilder <options> where <options> are: --raw-dir directory containing raw data --cal-dir directory containing calib data --cal-ldir directory containing symbolic links to calib files --cal-list mcalib list --vcal-dir directory containing virtual products --pro-dir where pipeline products are created --ab-dir where association blocks are created --oca-rul file containing OCA rules --instrume instrument --date YYYY-MM-DD --mode { CALIB | ...

... Apr 14, 2016 - Monthly Meeting . ... The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ATMoB) is an astronomy club devoted to telescope making, observing, and studying the heavens. ... CURRENT MOON . ... April Sky . ... Lyrids Meteor Shower . ... Sources: NASA JPL Space Calendar , StarDate Online , Sky Telescope , Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , RASC Observer’s Handbook , Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar and Astronomy Magazine . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... An Annular Solar Eclipse at High Resolution . ... The event was not a total eclipse of the Sun for any Earth-bound sky enthusiast but rather, at best, an annular eclipse , where the Moon blocked most of the Sun. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Публикации с ключевыми словами: annular solar eclipse - prominence - кольцеобразное солнечное затмение - Протуберанец . Публикации со словами: annular solar eclipse - prominence - кольцеобразное солнечное затмение - Протуберанец . ... Протуберанец . ...

... This command specifies the default delay to be used under these circumstances. ... This command configures a trap receiver at the given host address and port number for sending messages with the specified local interface address. ... While such monitor programs may also request their own trap dynamically, configuring a trap receiver will ensure that no messages are lost when the server is started. setvar variable [ default ] . This command adds an additional system variable. ...

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This module provides for the generation of Expires HTTP headers according to user-specified criteria. ... This module controls the setting of the Expires HTTP header in server responses. The expiration date can set to be relative to either the time the source file was last modified, or to the time of the client access. ... ExpiresByType . ExpiresDefault . The ExpiresDefault and ExpiresByType directives can also be defined in a more readable syntax of the form: . ... Module: mod_expires . ...

... Comet Tutorial . ... On July 1, 1993 an image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that clearly shows at least 15 individual fragments in one image frame of the train. ... This made an accurate orbit (or orbits) difficult to determine; however, after numerous observations of the comet, astronmers determined that the comet had passed within 96,000 kilometers (60,000 miles) of the center of Jupiter or 25,000 kilometers (16,000 miles) from the cloud tops during the July 8, 1992, approach. ...

Computer Ephemeris. Lunar orbital data. Explanations. ... mean longitude of the Moon (degrees) . ... mean longitude of lunar node (degrees) . inclination of mean lunar equator to real equator of the Earth (degrees) . angular distance from ascending node of mean lunar equator on real equator of the Earth to ascending node of mean lunar equator on ecliptic (degrees) . angular distance from real equinox to ascending node of mean lunar equator on real equator of the Earth (degrees). ...

Superconducting Integrated Submm Spectrometer for Laboratory Applications Specification: · Input frequency range : 200 ­ 700 GHz (covered by four exchangeable sensor modules each one covering range of about 100-150 GHz ); · Output frequency (IF) range : 1-2 GHz · Receiver noise temperature: below 500 K (direct ... The SIR chip is a superconducting integrated circuit comprising a quantum-noise-limited SIS mixer and a tunable Josephson local oscillator (LO). ...

DIATOMEYA PLANKTON-LINZA-SA VOLNY RUSALKA SEINER EKON . ... EXPERIMENT DIATOMEYA . ... Video camera Sony DSR-PD150P . for video filming of the World Ocean bioproductive areas . ... Investigation of stability of geographic location and configuration of boundaries of the World Ocean bioproductive water areas. ... Exploration of the World Ocean areas within a latitude belt of ±54° aimed at check search and determination of current coordinates of location of bioproductive water areas . ... VIDEO | ...

... Triangle Service Station, Seaford, Virginia (Summer 1954) York Air Conditioner, Warwick, Virginia (Summer 1955) Colonial National Park, Yorktown, Virginia (Summer 1956) NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Hampton, Virginia Math Aid, Structural Dynamic Section, High Temperature Branch , Pilotless Aircraft Research Division (1957-1958) Research Engineer , Analysis and Computation Branch , Structures Research Division , ... B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... Microstep (pattern) - a pattern of exposures at positions each shifted by a very small movement (<3 arcsec) from the reference position. ... A microstep pattern can be contained within each position of a jitter pattern. Jitter (pattern) - a pattern of exposures at positions each shifted by a small movement (<30 arcsec) from the reference position. ... Making a tile: Ysteps ; . ... Resulting Exposure time map for a filled tile of 6 pawprints (no jittering). ...

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... The gravity-gradient force on the Moon. 4b Craters of the Moon--why round, why middle higher. ... Intuitive concept of 2nd law--planet or satellite slows down when further away, relation to conservation of energy and analogy to motion of thrown stone. 12a Example of non-algebraic equation (Kepler's) . ... Principle of rocket motion. ... Design of house windows, taking advantage of the Sun's motion. 4a Poem by Vachel Lindsay. 4b The story of exploration of the Moon using space vehicles. ...

... Noctis Labyrinthus (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Gale Crater (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Crater in Isidis region (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Meridiani Planum Crater (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Northern Meridiani (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Cerebus Fossae (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ... Dust dunes (Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) . ...

... spectrum . ... mn : main program, wh : subroutine WHOLE, in : subroutine INTEG and SFLUX, op : continuous opacities, ln : line opacities, at : atomic data, md : model atmosphere, ou : output, ot : other. ... This variable is set whenever a model atmosphere is read in, so that the default is whatever was used to compute the original model atmosphere. ... Default = 1 . ... As well as reading in the model, ionisation fractions and other depth-dependent quantities are also computed at this stage. ...