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... Public . Science . ... Science Users Information > Observing with ESO Telescopes > Phase 3 . ... Public Surveys . ... New release of UltraVISTA Public Survey data [ Read More ] . ... In a nutshell, Phase 3 denotes the process of preparation, validation and ingestion of science data products (SDPs) for storage in the ESO science archive facility, and subsequent data publication to the scientific community. ... Phase 3 is mandatory for ESO Public Surveys and for ESO Large Programmes since period 75. ...

... Astrophysics Group . ... Optical Interferometry . OIFITS: A Data Exchange Standard for Optical (Visible/IR) Interferometry . ... OIFITS is a standard for exchanging calibrated, time-averaged data from astronomical optical interferometers , based on the FITS Standard (OIFITS is a registered FITS convention ). ... The OIFITS standard is used in the biennial optical interferometry Imaging Beauty Contests: . ... A data exchange standard for optical (visible/IR) interferometry. ...

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NIST Special Publication 500-223 . A Framework for the Development and Assurance of High Integrity Software . ... The purpose of this document is to recommend a framework for the development and assurance of high integrity software. ... High integrity software, project management, software assurance, software configuration management, software development, software hazard analysis, software quality assurance, software verification and validation. ... 2 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT . ...

home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Publications of the ASP (PASP) . ... Editorial . ... Science teachers say the same. ... I've taught classes where kids were so unmotivated that they wouldn't even copy [from each other]," said Jonathan Frank, a chemistry teacher at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. ... What teachers need, Frank said, are ways to prove to students that learning matters -- and that not bothering has tangible consequences. ...

... 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. ...

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... Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) are currently by far the most widely used type of detector in astronomy. ... After a brief introduction to the VLT Control System, the VLT CCD Detectors Control Software is presented. The VLT Control System is a distributed system consisting of a set of UNIX Workstations, dedicated to high level operations, such as coordination of sub-system activities and interface to the users, and VME-based Local Control Units (LCU), dedicated to the control of sub-systems hardware. ...

Contact Marses team . ... E-mail: yozorovi@mx.iki.rssi.ru . Phone: (7 095) 333 31 77 . ... E-mail: bzubkov@romance.iki.rssi.ru . ... Programmer and Web Designer: Fyodor Babkin . E-mail: bgv@mx.iki.rssi.ru . ... Contacts . ... MARSES project Web page design and maintenance . Fyodor Babkin ...

... Data . ... HST Overview . ... Cycle 24 Announcement . ... There are various sources of uncertainties when performing photometry with NICMOS that could affect the final accuracy of the measurements. In the following, several systematic uncertainties and special cases are mentioned. ... In summary, the accuracy of the absolute spectral energy distribution of NICMOS primary standards introduces a systematic uncertainty of about 2% - 3% in the absolute calibration of the filters. = 2.0 ?m) in NIC3. ...

... News Latest News News Archive Newsletter Quarterly Status Report . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: Chandra . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: XMM-Newton . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: Swift . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: RXTE . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: Suzaku . ... Calibration strategy, status and factors limiting success: Integral . ...

... Contact John Barentine (primary) or your Observing Specialists (secondary) for additional information. Contact Jack Dembicky for web page errors, corrections, ommisions, or additions. Last updated 14 July 2003 by JMD . Last link checked 14 July 2003 by JMD . The following are offered as primary near-infrared spectrophotometric standard stars ( Bohlin, Dickinson and Calzetti, AJ 122, 2118 (2001) ): . ... RA 2000.0 . ... ARNICA Near-Infrared Standard Stars from Lick Observatory . ...

... AstroAsciiData is a Python module to handle ASCII tables. ... The idea to develop this Python module emerged from the fact that ASCII tables continue to be one of the most popular and widely used data exchange formats in astronomy and probably science in general. ... To load this ASCII table, go into Python, load the AstroAsciiData module and read in the table with: . ... demo = asciidata.open('webexa.txt') . ... Users who only want to work with ASCII tables neeed no further python modules. ...

Next: Fitting the Blaze Up: Instrument Response Correction Previous: Instrument Response Correction . ... This flux has to be corrected for two effects in order to get absolute fluxes: first, for the echelle blaze effect, and second, for the chromatic response of the instrument. ... The solution adopted in the reduction, using the standard star љ , is to correct for both the blaze effect and the instrument response simultaneously. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Biography: From his schooldays in Copenhagen, J.L.E. Dreyer showed unusual ability in history, mathematics and physics - the subjects which were to form the background to his later work. ... From 1878-1882 he became assistant at Dunsink Observatory before moving to Armagh where he became Director in 1882. ... A Short History of Armagh Observatory . ... Dreyer's History of the Armagh Observatory . ...

... Educational programs (English) . ... Additional training . ... Samara State Aerospace University Education Educational programs (English) Mathematical Modeling and Informational Technologies in Photonics . Degree awarded (diploma or credits): Master of Science in Photonics. ... The Master s program is focused on the project-oriented activity (Applied Master s program the Program). ... Areas of the professional activity for graduates with the Master s Degree include: . ... Professional skills: . ...

Modern AstroStatistics has emerged as a new field in recent times, informed by a Bayesian foundation, utilizing powerful computational tools like MCMC, and applied to diverse analysis and inference problems in Astronomy. ... The goal of our Special Session is to review current practices, highlight modern techniques, and explore how the transition into the realm of Big Data Astronomy can be facilitated. ... Big Computing in Astronomy: Perspectives and Challenges . ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997