FGS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Fine Guidance Sensor Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 4: Observing with the FGS > 4.3 Position Mode Observing Strategies . ... 4.3.2 Drift and Exposure Sequencing . 4.3.3 Cross Filter Observations . 4.3.4 Moving Target Observation Strategy . ... In Position mode, the FGS can track a bright target (V ) whose motion is less than ~ 0.1 arcsec per second. ... Transfer mode observations of moving targets are discussed in the next section. ...

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... This task operates on event data in an event list. ... In the first two cases, the celestial coordinates of the reference point are taken respectively as the values of the RA_NOM , DEC_NOM or RA_OBJ , DEC_OBJ values in the input event file header. ... Although the OM attitude information may be more accurate, it will not be present throughout part of the observation, and as such, the default source for the attitude data should be "ahf". ...

POSSIBLE WRONG COORDINATE SYSTEM TYPE IN ARECIBO FITS-HEADERS POSSIBLE INCORRECT REQUESTED COORDINATES IN ARECIBO FITS-HEADERS POSSIBLE INCORRECT COORDINATE OFFSETS IN ARECIBO FITS-HEADERS Data affected: some FITS-files taken with CIMA 2.3 up to 2008-Apr-01 some FITS-files taken with CIMA 2.2 and earlier versions ======================================================================= A bug affecting the reported commanded coordinate ...

... 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. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... ETX-90AT and Autostar Frequently Asked Questions . ... Which of the Autostar alignment procedures is recommended for viewing celestial objects right out of the box? When using Autostar, how important is leveling the telescope and pointing it to true north before alignment in the Alt/Az or Polar modes? ... Meade ETX-90EC Astro Telescope . ... Copyright 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation, All Rights Reserved. ...

Next: QUAL Up: Details of SCHED Parameters Previous: PTSLEW Contents . PTVLBA tells SCHED to write a VLBA pointing sequence in the VLBA control file for this scan. NOPTVLBA tells SCHED to stop writing such sequences. ... Note that this is not a peak in the sense that the antenna does not go to the derived position after the pattern. ... Parameters PTSLEW and PTDUR set, respectively, the time allowed to get to source and the time spent at each position in the pointing pattern. ...

Next: ASCII source files Up: Getting started Previous: Getting started . The essential data needed for program stars are names, positions, and the equinox to which the positions are referred. ... The command MAKE/STARTABLE helps you create a table of program stars. Some telescopes record the position toward which the control system thinks the telescope is pointing as part of the data stream, so it is tempting to extract these data to make a positional catalog for the program stars. ...

... In the framework of a collaboration between ESO and OAT concerning the development of a data reduction pipeline and the related quality control subsystems software for UVES/VLT, a detailed feasibility study is being performed on the basis of data extracted from the EMMI/NTT archive. ... It is ESO policy to perform data reduction for VLT instruments in ``pipeline" mode, either at the observing premises or at headquarters. ... archive data were processed in pipeline mode; . ...

INFRARED FOURIER-SPECTROMETER SICH-F . ... Instrument work regimes: 1) Inside. 2) Calibration at inside standard sources 2 - 4 times per a rotation. 3) Calibration at "free space" 2 - 4 times per a rotation. 4) Infrared radiation measuring 10 - 40 min. per a rotation. ... Spectrometer consists of the photodetector block and the block of signal processing and control. ... Diagnostic information and attach data will transfer by state telemetric channels. ... Detector temperature. ...

The 24-inch (0.6-meter) Ritchie-Chretien research telescope was manufactured by RC Optical Systems and installed in August 2006. ... Spacers are used to put the camera or other instruments at the proper position, and an encoded focus motor moves the focal plane 5 microns per encoder count. ... The telescope uses an Apogee U16M CCD camera with a 4096x4096 array of 9 micron pixels which oversample the seeing and permit very accurate photometry and imaging over a wide dynamic range. ...

polimplot -- Plot a polarization vector map . ... inpol = "" [name] . Input linear polarization image (in %) to plot. inpopa = "" [name] . Input image for position angle of linear polarization vectors (degrees). poi_err = "" [boolean] . ... Name of corresponding polarization position angle error image (degrees). ... This task is a flexible tool for plotting a polarization vector map from two images of the polarization and the position angle of the polarization vector. ...

polimplot -- Plot a polarization vector map . ... inpol = "" [name] . Input linear polarization image (in %) to plot. inpopa = "" [name] . Input image for position angle of linear polarization vectors (degrees). poi_err = "" [boolean] . ... Name of corresponding polarization position angle error image (degrees). ... This task is a flexible tool for plotting a polarization vector map from two images of the polarization and the position angle of the polarization vector. ...

Telescope Tip-Tilt Secondary Mirror The tip-tilt secondary mirror on the ANU 2.3 m telescope · Measures and adjusts image position at 30 Hz · Corrects image blur produced by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere · Both the tip-tilt secondary mirror and the 2.3 m telescope were designed and constructed by RSAA ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

... Telescopes . ... 2013: . A new control system for the 1-m telescope with remote control possibility for the observation process . In 2013, the creation of a control system for the multitask 1-m ZEISS-1000 telescope was completed in SAO RAS, allowing the use of the telescope's observational capabilities in the modes of local and remote control. ... FITS 3.0-compatible archive of direct images with astrometric calibration . ... SAO RAS Report N329, 2013. Archive . ...

... Positions in 2000 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec . Positions in 2001 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec . Positions in 2002 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec . Positions in 2003 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec . Positions in 2004 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec . ...

... Step 1: The magnetic field line tracing from the satellite position up to magnetic equatorial plane using IGRF magnetic field model. Step 2: Tracing back from the point (produced on the Step 1) to the Ionosphere (by using only dipole magnetic field) . ... The magnetic field line tracing from the satellite position up to the Ionosphere (the stop trace altitude 110 km) using Main (dipole) + Extraterrestrial magnetic field model (for example, Tsyganenko [1987], or [1989], or [1990] ) . ...

Overlapping Astronomical Sources : Utilizing Spectral Information David Jones Advisor: Xiao-Li Meng Collaborators: Vinay Kashyap (CfA) and David van Dyk (Imperial College) CHASC Astrostatistics Group April 15, 2014 1 / 30 Introduction X-ray telescope data : spatial co ordinates of photon detections photon energy Instrument error: diffraction in the telescope means recorded photon positions are spread out according to the point spread function ...

... The J, H and K bands are characterized by a bright background, such a background is mainly due to the emission of atmospheric lines and of thermal radiation. ... If the source cover a large fraction of the slit, spectra off-source must be observed to adequately sample the sky background. ... The on chip integration time (time spent in each position of the slit) must not exceed 40 seconds in J and H bands and 60 seconds in K band. ... We suggest a sequence of 10 for each elementary integration time. ...