Alfa was reinstalled in the dome in sep11. Calibration runs were done in sep11,oct11 to measure any pointing offsets. ... After looking at the results, the alfa model was updated to correct for the constant offset term. ... The heiles calibration scans were used to measure the pointing error. ... page 1: measured pointing errors: . ... The pointing errors are: . ... Page 3: pointing errors in za and az with the fits over plotted: . ... Page 4: pointing errors with the fit removed: . ... 1az term . ...

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... NB The next 2 columns will only be present if the parameter usecat has been set to true . ... QUALITY FLAGS Each source has an associated ``quality flag''. ... 0 1 Source lies above one or more bad pixels . ... 6 64 Source lies near to another bright source . ... For example, a source with a bad pixel and lying on or close to a read-out streak would have bits 0 and 1 set and thus have a quality flag of 3. QFLAG The quality flag for each source in each filter obtained from the input source-lists. ...

... COS Data Handbook . ... Data obtained with the 1055 and 1096 cenwaves of the G130M grating have their wavelengths corrected for OSM mechanism drift and zero-point offsets, as long as SEGMENT A is in use. ... For these new modes, science exposures obtained with Segment = B will NOT have their wavelengths corrected for OSM drift and zero-point offsets. ...

Next: Deconvolution, Restoration and Self-Calibration Up: The Individual Approach Previous: The Individual Approach . Although this is largely a matter of taste, it may be convenient (particularly if self-calibration is to be used) to split the multi-pointing visibility dataset into single pointing ones. ... Even though you are imaging just a single pointing, you will still want to use invert 's mosaic mode ( options=mosaic ). ... INVERT . ... Select a single pointing. options=mosaic . ...

... With enough velocity, a spacecraft can break loose from the Earth's gravity and enter an orbit around the Sun, like that of a planet. If it then orbits the Sun with the same period as the Earth--one year--it may keep a fixed position relative to Earth. ... If the distance is just right--about 4 times the distance to the Moon or 1/100 the distance to the Sun--the spacecraft, too, will need just one year to go around the Sun, and will keep its position between the Sun and the Earth. ...

... sin f = y / r . cos f = x / r . ... They are now viewed as new definitions of the sine and cosine, for the polar angle f given by x and y ( a slightly different way of formulating this definition is described further below ). ... sin 2 f + cos 2 f = 1 . ... Angle . ... Many trigonometry texts define the sine and cosine slightly differently, using the so-called unit circle . ... Then the distance AB ("the sine line") equals sin a , and the distance OA ("the cosine line") equals cos a . ...

... When creating a mosaic from a set of individual frames, the correct background offset for each frame must be determined for proper matching. In this paper we describe a method for constructing a mosaic from a set of individual frames by applying a minimization technique. ... Typically these are frames with some known defect (see ? ... Determining which frames to exclude from the final mosaic is critical, since one bad frame can create background offset errors that propagate throughout the mosaic. ...

... This file irassss.dat 180 16740 IRAS Small Scale Structure Catalog Sources assoc.dat 58 5178 Information about positional associations with sources in other catalogs meaning.txt 80 235 Details of ... Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 10 A10 --- PSCname IRAS source name 11 A1 --- BMFlg Number of bands in 2): These fields are blank if the source was not detected in the corres- ponding IRAS band. ...

... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.2 . ... This document explains how to install, configure and run Apache 2.0 under Microsoft Windows. ... Version 1.3 of the Apache HTTP Server is the first version which includes a port to a (non-ASCII) mainframe machine which uses the EBCDIC character set as its native codeset. Warning: This document has not been updated to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the Apache HTTP Server. ...

specpsf -- Form a longslit spectrum for a point source from many point spread function images specpsf refima psfwavs psfims sliwid pixwid subsam cenoff psfpos outpsf . ... The name of the input 2-dimensional reference image to supply the dimensions and header information for the output longslit Point Spread Function (PSF) spectrum image. psfwavs = "" [table file name] . ... The centre of the Point Spread Function in each input image is determined by centroiding and the slit is placed over the image. ...

The Planewave Instruments 20-inch (0.5-meter) f/6.8 corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope at Moore Observatory in Kentucky and its identical companion at Mt. ... The CDK20 North at Moore Observatory has been our primary platform for developing technology for remote and robotic operation in the Shared Skies program. ... g'r'z'i' filter wheel . ... Axis quad video server to send realtime video to the remote observer . ... Telescope monitor camera in the dome also on the video server . ...

SINGULAR POINTS IN THE SOLAR CHROMOSPHERE . ... In the structure of the solar chromosphere, containing information on the configuration of the magnetic field, we have found and identified all the main types of the singular points ( see Fig. 1 ), which are known as inherent features of the 2-D vector field. ... The main types of the singular points are the node, the focus, the center, and the saddle. ... Singular point of the focus type in the solar chromosphere. ...

... This plug-in enables you to add various types of lighting effects to your (RGB) image. ... Directional light . ... Well, you get the idea :) The default settings for this light-type is [-0.5,-0.5,-1.0]. ... Higher values makes your image reflect a lot of light (appear lighter or more intense), while smaller values makes it appear more dull or matte. ... A value of 1.0 makes your image very shiny (bright high-lights) while smaller values makes you image less shiny, making the high-lights dimmer. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bad Astronomy: The North Star, Polaris, is a very bright star. Good Astronomy: Polaris is a middling-bright star, easily missed. ... He said it was close to Polaris, the North Star, but he also said it was in the East. ... It's natural, I suppose, to think that such an important star should be bright, but really, that's a conceit, like thinking that the Earth is at the center of the Universe. If more people knew just why Polaris is the North Star, this Bad Idea would stop. ...

XPA supports host-based access control for each XPA access point. You can enable/disable access control using the XPA_ACL environment variable. ... See XPA Access Points and Templates for more information about xpa templates. ... For example: xpaset -p xpa1 -acl "somehost -" will turn off all access control for somehost to the xpa1 access point, while: xpaset -p XPA:xpa1 -acl "beberly gs" will give beberly xpaget and xpaset access to the access point whose class is XPA and whose name is xpa1. ...

Stellarium 0.12.3 . ... StelCircleArcRenderer Class Reference . Provides functions to draw circle arcs using StelRenderer . ... drawGreatCircleArc (const Vec3d &start, const Vec3d &stop, const SphericalCap *clippingCap=NULL, void(*viewportEdgeIntersectCallback)(const Vec3d &screenPos, const Vec3d &direction, void *userData)=NULL, void *userData=NULL) . ... Create a circle arc renderer to draw multiple circle arcs . ... void(*)(const Vec3d &screenPos, const Vec3d &direction, void *userData)љ . ...

Set the display of the status bar, tool bar, locator bar, and properties associated with the display of the pointer position in the Locator bar. ... Set fixed point . ... When the fixed point is set, and the display format is (DX, DY), (DIST), or (R, Theta) then give the location relative to the fixed point. ... Set the fixed point to (0.0, 0.0). ... DX, DY] Display the delta in X and Y of the position of the mouse relative to the fixed point, or (0, 0) if no fixed point has been selected. ...

... BOM2 and the basic block of solar limbograph including pointing and control systems ? ... Fine tracking platform (FTP) for Sun tracking by the sight axis of the limbograph; . ... Tracking system frequency ? ... Controller of the control system and solar fine tracking of the sight axis of the limbograph; . ... The basic relative construction of the elements and instrumental blocks of the "Astrometria" space experiment is shown on the block diagram of units within the complex of SL-200 solar...

... Fit the ring around the equator and then change its inclination from 0 degrees (equatorial orbit used by geosynchronous satellites) to 28.5 degrees (space shuttle orbit) to 51.6 degrees (space station orbit) to 90 degrees (polar orbit used by spy satellites). by Rob Landis, Space Telescope Science Institute . ... With so many satellites now in orbit, it is likely that you have seen an artificial satellite zipping across the night sky. ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpsoft.html . ...