... region (region-6.2.2) [xmmsas_20030110_1802-5.4.1] . ... The region task will automatically determine the optimal source and background extraction regions for a detected source in an XMM observation. ... The regions are defined in sky coordinates. region will attempt to maximise the area of the extraction region for each source, whilst ensuring that the extraction regions of neighbouring sources do not overlap, and that the background extraction region for a given source excludes neighbouring...

... They are concerned with Attitude Control System of the spacecraft, satellite visibility from tracking stations, limits on the satellite autonomous operations during the orbit, and needs for auxiliary operations with the spacecraft. ... Among the operational constraints the most important one is the number of programmed slews per orbit, which determines the maximum number of radio sources to be observed during one orbit. ... System temperature (K) . ... Progress of the RadioAstron Project in Pictures...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

It is a matter of common knowledge that in processes of genesis and evolution of many solar phenomena participate magnetic fields of sunspots. ... As a basis for formation of the database we take data on magnetic fields, collected by set of observatories during many years of observations. ... Section "Magnetic field data" contains data of magnetic field observation for separate sunspots, presented in standard text format (ASCII). ... Description of structure of these files is presented here . ...

... The analysis and reduction of the STIS flanking fields proceeded in similar fashion as for the imaging of the Main STIS Field. ... The DARK calibration reference file used in the CALSTIS data reduction steps was constructed using a 'delta-dark' image appropriate for the epoch of the flanking field observations. ... DRIZZLE drop-size used for the flanking fields was a "pixfrac" of 0.8. ... For information on the data reduction, please read first the technical information for the Main WFPC2 Field . ...

Next: The Echelle Relation Up: Wavelength Calibration Previous: Wavelength Calibration . A preliminary step to the wavelength calibration consists of extracting the orders of the WLC image which can then be used to determine the dispersion relation in two steps: . ... Both methods are based on the echelle relation and therefore are not applicable if the disperser is not an echelle grating, as it is the case for EFOSC which involves a grism disperser. ...

About us . ... Telescopes . ... Apart from the 6-meter telescope BTA two small telescopes are operative at SAO: the 1-m and 0.6-m telescopes, both manufactured by Carl Zeiss, Jena, are located near the BTA. ... These telescopes are used for adjusting the equipment and techniques of observations used at the BTA. ... The observational time allocation and also a brief description of the equipment of the 1-m telescope, which is used either permanently or mainly on this telescope, are presented below. ...

... Initial Setup Tasks . ... Go to new wiki . ... LBAOct2010 / . ... 299 00:00:00 . ... Setup v255l.5cm-icrf: nif=4 . ... Channel 1 . IFP#1-LO 6300 - 6316 MHz USB RCP . ... IFP#2-LO 6642 - 6658 MHz USB LCP . ... IFP#2-HI 6658 - 6674 MHz USB LCP . ... IFP#1-LO 6642 - 6658 MHz USB RCP . ... 6658 MHz . ... Ftp: ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/vlbi/v255/v255l . ... For Hobart the LOs should be set to 468 MHz (IFP#1) and 810 MHz (IFP#2) for the 4 x 16 MHz setup and 810 MHz for the 2 x 16 MHz setup. ...

... Description . ... The SCORPIO-2 project: . ... The multi-mode spectrograph SCORPIO-2 was developed using the experience of observations at the 6-m telescope BTA with the SCORPIO focal reducer . ... The focal reducer consists of several units ('floors') mounted in the common case in the following order (from the telescope focal plane): . ... The focal reducer is connected with the platform-adapter which used for guiding by offset stars and for illumination the spectrograph by calibration lamps. ...

True Color Image Gallery: Galactic SNR | Magellanic Cloud SNR . ... Radio Images Page . ... Exposure uf . ... Exposure uf Exposure time of unfiltered event file . Exposure f Exposure time of filtered event file . ... Event 2 FITS File . ... AUX file . ... Region . ... see fit detail page for more about the fit. see chandra spectrum page for region used. Images in Several Energy Bands . ... Spectra of Several Regions . ... 1.0" . ... in central region . ... in central region, double? ...

... The program begins with a residential summer institute at the Arecibo Observatory. ... The summer program will introduce the conceptual base (atmosphere science, geology), and provide the hands-on activities with the technology and equipment that will be used to carry out the research projects. At the end of the year, participants will report their findings to colleagues and mentors in a geoscience congress that will be organized at the Arecibo Observatory. ... Arecibo Geoscience Congress . ...

... It turns out one possibility is a form of matter/energy invented by Einstein in the 1920s to make sure his equations of General Relativity did not predict the Expansion of the Universe. Although Einstein was willing to predict several things with his equations of General Relativity, he obviously thought an expanding Universe was too much, and so he invented the Cosmological Constant, which repels itself, and was meant to balance the force of gravity, and make the Universe static. ...

RTT150 . ... System is built on "quasi-Ritchey-Chretien" scheme. 5-lens focal reducer is used to increase focal ratio to 1:3. Reducer was intended to use photographic plates with focal plane being at only 3 cm distance from the last lens. ... Linear field of view, mm . ... Angular field of view . ... on the optical axis within the circles of diameter: . 0.022 mm, %, at least . ... 0.043 mm, %, at least . ... The same at the edge of field of view, at 39.5 mm from the center, . ...

Next: Program use Up: Description of program searchdup Previous: Description of program searchdup . Parameter input is done with a graphic user interface. ... Input file: Name of the input catalog file. It has to be formatted, one record per source/observation, according to the format used in the Arcetri observations and source archives. ... Minimum number of observations per source Source with less than this number of independent observations are not included in the output file . ...

... The results are used in quasireal time by the observing process, but also as input by hardware quality control, by the dynamical scheduler, and by the Science Pipeline. Among processing operations are the calibration of the atmospheric absorption, of phase radiometric correction, of pointing scans, of phase and amplitude reference measurements, .. ... Using the last few measurements, we will determine a provisional amplitude calibration curve (to be also used by the Quick Look pipeline). ...

... Description . Catalog . ... In the Catalog, we publish equatorial (ЮБ 2000 , ЮД 2000 ) and galactic (l,b) coordinates of cluster centers derived as the position of overdensity in 2MASS catalog (Koposov et al. ... Distances, color-excesses and ages are the mean-square values calculated using all available evaluations from different color-magnitude diagrams. ... There are individual pages for every cluster where all available plots and parameters are published. ... 2002). ...

. Statistics of sunspot activity . The sunspot indices . My observations . NGDC's observations . The solar regions . Links . About authors . Russian pages . The solar regions . NOAA 11300's . NOAA 11200's . NOAA 11100's . NOAA 11000's . NOAA 10900's . NOAA 10800's . NOAA 10700's . NOAA 10600's . NOAA 10500's . NOAA 10400's . NOAA 10300's . NOAA 10200's . NOAA 10100's . NOAA 10000's . NOAA 09900's . NOAA 09800's . NOAA 09700's . NOAA 09600's . NOAA 09500's . NOAA 09400's . NOAA 09300's .

... The schedule assigned id (example: AS05) for your observing program. ... Use the time you started using the telescope including when you started taking calibrations. The time you opened for on sky observations can be entered later in the activity log. UTC End Time: . ... Focus Log: . ... The focus position can be obtained under the Telescope column of the System Status in ACP or from the run log. ... When all fields are filled out press this button to email the log to the ARCSAT and community. ...

The large magnetic cloud caused by coronal mass ejection at the Sun on January 6, 1997 came to the Earth at early morning on January 10 and continue to interact with Earth's magnetosphere till January 11 (see for example home page of this event prepeared by Dr. M.Peredo http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/cloud_jan97/event.html ). ... During the days discussed here INTERBALL-1 satellite was in the magnetosphere (MS) near its dusk flunk - see the Fig. 1 for compearing. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... How did early astronomers determine the distance form earth to the sun, and what method is used today to determine distances in space? ... Since Huygens knew the Sun-Venus-Earth angle (from the phases), and he could directly measure the Sun-Earth-Venus angle (simply by measuring Venus' apparent distance from the Sun on the sky) all he needed was to know the distance from Earth to Venus. ...