... The Multiple Extension FITS (MEF) file interface is an IRAF library providing facilities for general file operations upon FITS multi-extension files. ... The Multiple Extensions FITS (MEF) interface consists of a number of routines to mainly read a FITS Primary Data Unit or an Extension Unit and manipulate the data at a file level. ... Read the FITS header of a MEF file that matches the EXTNAME or EXTVER keyword values or if not specified, read the extension number `group'. ... The header filename. ...

Blog . ... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . Book Store . Bad Astro Store . ... Site Info . ... I just came back from "Superman Returns", the long-awaited sequel, kinda, of the Superman movie series of the 1980s. The movie was OK; I would say it was fun and all but hardly the equal of the original with Christopher Reeve. ... So let's find the nearest phone booth so we can go up, up, and review! ... My review of "Superman Returns" . ... Check out my book "Bad Astronomy" . ...

. Search this album . Gallery . :: Public Events . :: Between Light and Dark Matters, 24 Feb 2005 . :: Covers come off the artwork as fine weather rтАж . Sidebar Left . Sidebar Top . No Sidebar . Sidebar Bottom . Sidebar Right . View full size . Title: Covers come off the artwork as fine weather returns . File name: artRW5.jpg . Owner: Gallery Administrator . Dimensions: 504 x 378 px . Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 . Powered by Gallery 3.0.9 (Chartres) . Login

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... April . ... By admin March 16, 2015 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . ... Stargazing the Night Sky is a short and very informal course is for complete beginners who want to know more about the wonders of the cosmos. ... If you want to experience the amazing objects we can all see at night, this is the course for you. ... Copyright Armagh Planetarium 2014 All Rights Reserved. ...

... 6.03.2001 . ... Credit Copyright: AMOS, AEOS ; Courtesy Compton GRO Science Support Center Explanation: On 2000 June 4, the 17-ton Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory returned to Earth after 9 years in orbit -- ending its remarkable voyage of discovery. ... March 2001 . ... 1999 2000 . 2001 2002 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: orbit - satellite - compton - gro . Publications with words: orbit - satellite - compton - gro . ...

... IRAF Multiple Extensions FITS (MEF) Files Interface Nelson Zarate National Optical Astronomy Observatories Tucson, AZ 85719 (zarate@noao.edu) Abstract. ... If there are no values to match then `extver' should be INDEFL. 3.2. mef rdhdr gn (mef,group) Read extension number `group'. ... The header should have been read by now. mefo The output file MEF pointer returned by mef open. 4.2. mef copy extn (mefi, mefo, group) Copy a FITS extension given by its number `group' into an output file. ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. ... Being the 8th commercial launch for Dnepr, this is also its first 'return to flight' mission since the failure encountered on July 27, 2006 during liftoff from Baikonur. In parallel with the successful completion of its first launch campaign in 2007, ISC Kosmotras continues preparations for the next two Dnepr launch missions scheduled to fly from Baikonur and Yasny launch bases. ... Dnepr Program . ...

The Magnetospheric Yellow Pages directories are lists of links to remote web sites that provide magnetospheric physics data. ... The list of Data Servers sorted by Institution first provides a list of all institutions which host known on-line data servers. ... Then by clicking on one of those links you jump to the remote site that is listed - e.g. whatever web server actually hosts those web pages and download the data that you need. ... Data Servers sorted by Institution . Project Pages . ...

PRESS-RELEASE . about the return of the ISS-13 and VC-11 crews to the Earth . The Soyuz TMA-8 descent module returned to ground the Expedition 13 crew of the International Space Station (ISS-13) consisting of Pavel Vinogradov (commander, S.P.Korolev RSC Energia test cosmonaut), and Jeffry Williams (flight engineer, NASA astronaut). ... The spacecraft descent was carried out in the nominal automatic control mode. ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

The AstroGuide . ... Other Sites . ... AstroGuide Listing . ... This listing's details have proven difficult to confirm. See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . ... August 28, 2005: The info email on their web site returns an error. Last Update August 28, 2005 . Listed Since August 20, 2005 . ... Web Site . ... Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2016 John Huggins All Rights Reserved . dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... NASA Astronaut . ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in April 1996, Dr. Pettit reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. ... He lived aboard the International Space Station for 5-1/2 months during Expedition 6, was a member of the STS-126 crew, and again lived aboard the station for 6-1/2 months as part of the Expedition 30/31 crew. ... Expedition 30/31 (December 21, 2011 to July 1, 2012) launched to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-03M craft from Kazakhstan. ...

05/10/2007 1:01 PM . ... Original: 1936x1296 (418k) . ... Thumbnail: 200x134 (68k) . Flash: Flash fired, auto mode, return light detected . Exposure time: 10/2000s . Focal length: 18.0mm . Aperture: f/8 . ... Original: 1936x1296 (314k) . ... Thumbnail: 200x134 (69k) . Flash: Flash did not fire . Exposure time: 10/1600s . ... Original: 1936x1296 (388k) . ... Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode . ... Focal length: 7.9mm . ... Focal length: 13.7mm . ... Focal length: 6.3mm . ...

For a sample of 16 people, the error would be 4/16 = 25%. This a large error since the range of YES vs NO is from 0-100% if 12 people answered yes and 4 people answered no then your result would be: . Percentage yes = 75 +/- 25% . ... For a sample fo 1000 people, the error would be SQRT(1000)/1000 = 33/1000 = 3%. If 750 answered yes and 250 answered no then your result would be: . ... Conclusion: Always ask what the measuring errors are!! Previous Lecture Next Lecture Course Page ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Mars . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Mars returns to glory . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter...

. Photographs . Lena watches the sun . Moscow University in winter . Clouds gather over Baikal . Euan contemplates the depths . Oleg finds another mushroom . Adam takes the helm . An islet of Baikal . An izba of Irkutsk . Mongolian yak . Audition for 'Comedy of Errors' . With Elizavetta . Department of Lunar . and Planetary Research . Return . Return on . Michael Gregory .

... The Chinese would certainly not have invented the magnetic compass. ... Chemically and mineralogically, the lodestone is magnetite, a massive type of iron ore, an oxide of iron, a mineral related the the brown stuff coating the magnetic disks and tapes used by computers. ... But even then, just resting a few million years in the Earth's magnetic field would produce no magnetization. ... Still, as Gilbert observed, in a long iron rod that magnetism was channeled to the ends, where it could be noted. ...

Crews of the Space Station "Mir" . ... First main crew on the Station Mir. ... Soyuz TM-2" . ... Second main crew on the Station Mir. ... Third main crew on the Station Mir. ... Fifth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Sixth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Tenth main crew on the Station Mir (175 days). ... Twelfth main crew on the Station Mir. ... Thirteenth main crew on the Station Mir (179 days). ... Copyrigth © The People's Charity Foundation for the Preservation of the Space Station "Mir", 1999 . ...

Общая Астрономическая Конференция > Все про астрономическое оборудование > Астрономическое оборудование . ETX Autostar error (Proc. Trap 2) ? ... Поиск . ... Имею "Proc. Trap 2" надпись об ошибке на дисплее ETX Автостар. ... Читайте здесь: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_proc.html . ... Созвездия (поиск и описание) .. Созвездия южного неба (поиск и описание) .. Осенние созвездия (поиск и описание) .. Летние созвездия (поиск и описание) .. ... Autostar & GPS . ...

So what is "Code Blue" and what does it mean? It's no great secret that several years ago we had the mirror re-coated on the 31" Blue Beast at Warren Rupp Observatory, and within a few short weeks, portions of the coating began to fail. ... These are the fellows that showed up at the Observatory on February 20th to help with the gargantuan and nail-biting task of getting mirror out of the telescope safely, out of the cell safely, into the box safely, and put into the truck safely. ...

... When two grd files are on the stack, each element in file A is modified by the corresponding element in file B. However, some operators only require one operand (see below). ... COSD 1 cos (A) (A in degrees). ... I0 1 Modified Bessel function of A (1st kind, order 0). ... INV 1 1 / A. J0 1 Bessel function of A (1st kind, order 0). J1 1 Bessel function of A (1st kind, order 1). ... K1 1 Modified Bessel function of A (2nd kind, order 1). ... Y0 1 Bessel function of A (2nd kind, order 0). ...