... Maxim was one of the leading analysts of Russia space activities, those who set the basis for the open independent analysis of then-Soviet space program. q In the early 1990s the small blue paperback book became a real breakthrough. In the time being, almost everything is allowed; in that time, even the title of the book - The Military . ... I believe that to open Maxim's files and archives for the experts and Russian space program enthusiasts would be a best thing we can do in memoriam. ...

Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope site testing Tony Travouillon Sebastian Els, Angel Otarola, Reed Riddle, Matthias Schoeck, Warren Skidmore TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 1 Introduction TMT and its Site testing. Important choice before going on site. ... Considerations during analysis of the data. TMT.XXX.PRE.05.0XX.DRF01 2 Some Background about the TMT Site Testing TMT is a 30m, segmented, RitcheyChretien telescope design. ... ASCA Cloud Cover Analysis So how do we do it in practice? ...

... Julian Date Flux Densities (mJy) Julian Date Flux Densities (mJy) 2440000:0 A1 A2 B C 2440000:0 A1 A2 B C 8930.9968 153.8 134.6 59.8 22.6 9021.6846 154.0 137.0 59.0 22.9 8939.7717 163.7 146.0 66.1 22.9 9024.6766 151.4 134.6 58.4 22.1 8940.8936 153.2 135.8 59.2 22.6 9030.5334 156.7 139.1 59.0 22.4 8944.7380 161.7 142.2 63.7 23.1 9032.6650 151.8 136.5 57.7 22.6 8951.8637 148.4 131.3 58.3 21.7 9036.7067 155.1 137.1 58.8 ...

Introduction to Hardware Signal Injections Peter Shawhan, Isabel Leonor, Szabi MАrka (LIGO/Caltech, U. of Oregon, LIGO/Caltech) LSC Meeting March 19, 2003 LSC Meeting, 19 March 2003 Shawhan, Leonor, Marka LIGO-G030112-00-D Uses of Hardware Signal Injections Complete end-to-end test of detector and analysis Verify that detector does not distort si gnal in unexpected ways Verify that search algorithm can detect signals ! ...

trend1d - Fit a [weighted] [robust] polynomial [or Fourier] model for y = f(x) to xy[w] data. trend1d -F < xymrw > -N [ f ] n _ model [ r ] [ xy [ w ] file ] [ -C condition _# ] [ -H [ nrec ] ] [ -I [ confidence _ level ] ] [ -V ] [ -W ] [ -: ] [ -bi [ s ][ n ] ] [ -bo [ s ] ] trend1d reads x,y [and w] values from the first two [three] columns on standard input [or xy [ w ] file ] and fits a regression model y = f(x) + e by [weighted] least squares. ... E.g., a robust quadratic model is -N 3 r . ...

... 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). ...

A methodical and didactical complex "Sign Language" . ... ABSTRACT The process of communication of the deaf includes the wide use of the sign language. ... The aim of this work is to develop a tool that should facilitate process of sign language teaching and also give to the trainee a means for independent study of various normative variants of sign language - for example, Russian, English, International and so on. ... The process of dialogue of the deaf people includes wide use of sign languages. ...

... The original pro of used the fact that () any two such embeddings are related by isotopy and crossing changes, where edges are allowed to pass through each other. ... Lemma 5 is obviously false as stated: the sum should be over all unordered pairs of disjoint edges, i.e. it should be fact (), and this is what is assumed in the pro of. In the earlier argument, at the top of p.4, this do esn't matter because here, edges e and e that share a vertex automatically have lk (e, e ) = 0.) ...

Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . You may download the latest source code distribution and install the period search service at your own web server. ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

The original files with the data were in different formats. ... Such files were named "standard data files" and linked to the database. They can be easily transformed to any desirable format by a code. Here we present two simple computer programs of this kind. ... When running the code, you can specify columns in the output file: wavelength, energy (eV) or wavenumber (cm -1 ) as the first column, and complex refractive index or dielectric function as the second and third columns. ...

... synth : find optimum fit by adjusting abundances v turb , v sin i , and v rad . ... syn_... <p1> <p2> : Initialise parameter for synth . syn_vturb <vturb> [<dv>]; Initialise v turb (km/s) for a fit using synth (default 5) . ... abundance <elid> <abun> <dabu> : Initialise abundances for synth . ... General remarks on the initialisation of abundances in synth A solar abundance will be assumed for any elements not specified. ... Initialise abundances and microturbulence for synth (obsolete) . ...

. Figure 3. Dark dimmings and bright post-eruption arcades in solar sources of the severest FDs over the solar cycle 23 in SOHO/EIT 195 е fixed-base difference images. The FD magnitude of the strongest disturbances and the dates and time of their registration are specified in the upper right corner of each panel. The dates and time of EIT images subjected to the subtraction are specified at the bottom of each panel.

... Master . Master net Homepage . ... Ten years ago it was realized that robotic observatories boost the capabilities of astronomical observations of non-stationary and short-lived phenomena in the Universe. ... The first Russian robot-telescope MASTER was developed in 2002 and installed nearby Moscow. ... OAO MO "Optica" has mastered the production of such systems. The workshop is devoted to the results achieved by MASTER-net, that recently stretch over the globe from Blagoveshensk to Argentina. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Behemoth black hole found in an unlikely place . ... black holes . ... Clocking the rotation rate of a supermassive black hole . A recent observational campaign allowed a team of astronomers to measure accurately the rotational rate of one of the most massive black holes in the universe. ... This effect arises from Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, and its precessional rate depends mainly on the two black hole masses and the rotation rate of the more massive black hole. ...

fitshdr - FITS-file headers manipulation tool fitshdr [options] [FITSfile_name] . ... fitshdr [options] --edit FITSfile_name . ... If You want to modify headers of FITSFILE using new FITS-header lines from HEADER file (or from stdin), You have to use this option (You can skip this option, if -H or --header option is used). ... Empty header lines are not displayed (in 'dump' mode only). --line-offsets . ... In 'dump' mode: file offset will be displayed for each header line. --no-line-offsets . ...

... In the light curve depicting their observations, definite trends are noted, here is a "thumb-nail" analysis of the the magnitude estimations of the bright SN (1989B) in the galaxy NGC 3627 (M66). ... 10 (IAUC # 4742) 2/25 13.3 16 j 2/27 13.5(*) 18 lc 2/28 13.8 19 p 3/1 13.2 20 w 3/2 13.5 21 a 3/4 13.8 23 p 3/6 13.3 25 c 3/7 13.3 26 c 3/8 14.1 27 m 3/8 13.3 27 r 3/9 13.4 28 c 3/9 14.1 28 m 3/10 13.6 29 j 3/10 14.0 29 a 3/11 13.6 30 c 3/11 13.5 30 r 3/11 13.7 30 s 3/13 [13.69 CCD Mag.] ...

... VaST is a software tool for finding variable objects on a series of astronomical images. ... VaST performs object detection and aperture photometry using SExtractor on each image, cross-matches lists of detected stars, performs magnitude calibration with respect to the first (reference) image and constructs a lightcurve for each object. ... VaST FITS image viewer ./pgfv . ... Part I" PZP, vol. ... K. V. Sokolovsky, S. A. Korotkiy; "New Variable Stars Discovered by the NMW Survey" PZP, vol. ...