... CentralProcessor 0.11 documentation . ... Here we detail the input parameters that cover the overall process control, and the switches to turn on & off different parts of the pipeline. Values for parameters that act as flags (ie. those that accept true/false values) should be given in lower case only , to ensure comparisons work properly. These parameters affect how the slurm jobs are set up and where the output data products go. ... SUBMIT_JOBS . ... User Parameters - Pipeline & job control . ...

... Second, the observatory can control the configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. This paper presents the VLT object-oriented framework for the development of ETCs (Exposure Time Calculators) and data simulators. ... Instrument simulations are being developed for the purpose of predictive calibration, instrument configuration control, and evaluation of data analysis procedures. ...

... mama/ : STIS UV imaging . ... stis_flank/ STIS Flanking Field imaging . ... Directory name: stis_v1catalog/ stis_v1generic.cat Generic parameters (e.g. numbers, positions) from detect image fuv_v1.cat Photometric parameter from FUVMAMA+F25QTZ observation lp_v1.cat Photometric parameter from CCD+F28X50LP observation nuv_v1.cat Photometric parameter from NUVMAMA+F25QTZ observation s50ccd_v1.cat Photometric parameter from CCD+50CCD observation stis_v1catalog.fits Full Catalog in stsdas table format . ...

... The task accepts two sources lists: the observation source list and the exposure source list. ... List of selected sources. This le contains a table, called SRCLIST, with the following columns: Name Type Description SRC NUM Integer Source ID from observation source list RA Double RA from exposure source list DEC Double Declination from expoure source list RATE Real Count rate from observation source list COUNTS Real Number of source counts, from exposure source ...

... The instrument modes and arms should be indicated and described, and the keywords that distinguish between different modes should be indicated (usually INS.MODE is used if it is a mode and OCS keys are used in case it is related to an arm). ... Raw frames The format of the raw frames for each mode and arm should be described. ... The design should be checked on pre-processing or processing, which involves products only (no trigger via raw frames). ... QC parameters. ...

... Basic Observables: Zero-differenced phase and code ionosphere-free combinations of global GNSS network stations, corrected by P1-C1 satellite code biases (cc2noncc), daily observations with 30 seconds sampling rate Sites coordinates : IGb08 reference frame coordinates and velocities Displacements: solid tides, ocean loading, pole tide loading (IERS 2010) Geometric model : Receivers antennas eccentricities, absolute receiver and ...

Distributed Software for Observations in Near Infrared V. Gavryusev 1 and C. Baffa Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri E. Giani Dipartamento di Astronomia, Universit`a di Firenze Abstract. ... The processes denoted for control of hardware (telescope and other instruments) should be executed currently on PC dedicated for this task under DESQview/X, while all other components (user interface, tools for the data analysis, etc.) can work also under Unix. ... 1993, Di Giacomo et al. 1993). ...

Next: Echelle Reduction Method Up: No Title Previous: Example . This Chapter provides the basic information necessary to understand the echelle љ package implemented in MIDAS . ... Tutorial examples are available in the system (command TUTORIAL/ECHELLE ) and are also included in the Appendix so that users without previous experience in MIDAS could become familiar with the calibration procedures. ... The methods described here are generally sufficient to cover a wide range of echelle formats. ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

BOKZ Star Instrument Family In-orbit processing results The operating star trackers ­ BOKZ and BOKZ-M ­ can be considered prototypes for the instruments should which provide for controlling s/c angular motion parameters in nominal operation conditions without any support by other systems of the s/c housekeeping system. ... There are bright natural objects (the Sun, the Earth and the Moon) within the instrument's field of view. ...

Next: Star Formation Rate and Up: No Title Previous: Calculation of Evolutionary Tracks . To start calculations, we choose the distributions of the initial binary parameters: the mass of the primary ZAMS component, , binary mass ratio, , orbital separation a . ... whereas the mass ratio distribution is not. ... The zero assumption often made is that the mass ratio distribution has a flat shape, that is binaries with a high mass ratio occur as frequently as those with equal masses. ...

Next: Principles of organization Up: Further advance in the Previous: Further advance in the . ... An ability of using different catalogs makes this problem considerably simpler. Lately Different attempts have been made for combining many astronomical catalogs in unified databases NED, SIMBAD, ESIS, ADS, etc.(see reviews by Andernach et al.1994; Andernach 1995). ... We propose a new solution to this problem with a ``CATalogs supporting System'' (CATS) at Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Although their determination is based on the scattering process model, independent check-ups by rocket experiments have shown their correctness in experimental applications. ... Ionospheric data analysis, especially during strong disturbances, cannot be without some other kinds of diagnostic tools. ... The lack of data has always been a challange in this case. ...

Proposal Identification No.: P1924 Date Received: 2004­Feb­02 15:30:11 Technical Page Proposal Type: Regular General Category: Pulsars Observation Category: Total Time Requested: 55 Hours Proposal Title: Polarisation Calibration for the Arecibo Signal Processor ABSTRACT: We propose an extension of the high quality, full Stokes Parameter calibration procedures developed by Heiles and others for spectroscopy to a new backend based on realtime voltage processing in a PC array. ...

... IAA VLBI Analysis Center . ... First IAA SLR EOP submission to IERS Annual Report . ... Beginning of operational processing of SLR observations . ... We use several program packages for analysis mostly developed at the IAA: GROSS for processing of the SLR observations and analysis of EOP and coordinates time series, OCCAM/GROSS for computation of EOP, station coordinates, and troposphere parameters time series from the VLBI observations, GRAPE for processing of GPS observations. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Markup Expressions . ... The {(...)} "expression markup" allows for a variety of string and formatting operations to be performed from within markup. Operations defined by this recipe include substr , ftime , strlen , rand , toupper / tolower , ucfirst , ucwords , pagename and asspaced . ... Note that the initial position argument is zero-based (i.e., the first character is referenced via a "0"). the number of characters to extract . ... ftime "fmt" "when")} . ...

... 18-Jan-2010 17:22 . ... Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at www.wdcb.ru Port 80 ...

Preliminary results of astroclimate parameters measurements at the Sternberg 2.5m telescope installation site V.Kornilov, N.Shatsky, S.Potanin, O.Voziakova, B.Safonov Moscow, 2008 Acknowledgements A.Belinskiy M.Kornilov A.Tokovinin M.Kuznetsov P.Kortunov E.Gorbovskoy SAI administration some SAI students Pulkovo solar station (KHSS) staff RFBR support MAVEG Gmbh Why to study optical turbulence and some other relevant ... Mean seeing by DIMM data for this night is 1''5. ...

... Stellar Evolution is driven entirely by the never ending battle between Pressure and Gravity . As imbalances are reached, the star is driven to find a new Energy source. ... Pressure and gravitational forces are equal, the star is stable and its core is sufficiently hot to fuse Hydrogen into Helium More about main sequence stars . ... The luminosity generated by the core fusion of Helium into Carbon is far greater than the shell luminosity associated with the fusion of Hydrogen into Helium. ...