... HST . ... Data . ... HST Overview . ... FOS paper products could also be used for an initial quick look). Recalibrate all data to benefit from the latest calibration updates and calfos enhancements, as described in Chapter 31 (which includes a calibration checklist). ... Although the major focus of this handbook is on understanding FOS calibrations and their accuracies as applied to your data, a few routines that may be useful for specific types of analysis of FOS data are discussed in Chapter 33. ...

... Previous: Pipeline Processing and Quality Control for Echelle Data . ... On-the-fly re-calibration of HST data (OTF) has now been available at the CADC and ST-ECF for about 18 months. ... The calibration can only be executed using the calibration reference files which are available at that time. ... On-the-fly re-calibration has another advantage for our archive sites: we only need to keep the raw data and calibration reference files on-line for the process to be automatic. ...

scripts · Made a comparison with SCISIM ray trace that replicates each observation Main Analysis Steps · Select regions for each camera and run esas · Extract spectra and background · Made an . arf that is a guess for typical off axis angle ( fn(E) knowing only a single reflection occurs ) · Assume source spectrum of a LMXRB e.g. const*phabs*(diskbb+comptt) probably the detailed spectrum doesn't matter to 1st order · Also require an ...

... Archives . ... Woncheol Jang pointed me to the following web site describing a proposal opportunity at DOE that may be of interest to readers of this list: . Mathematics for Analysis of Petascale Data . http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-10.html . ... This solicitation seeks applications for basic research in mathematical models, methods and tools for the representation, analysis, and understanding of petascale data. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Entries RSS . ... Chandra Blog . ...

... Bojan Nikolic web pages (r. 329) . Modelling absorption and emission of radiation by interstellar dust . ... The search results are restrict to these pages only . ... Copyright 2005 -- 2016, Bojan Nikolic feedback welcome ...

... On­The­Fly Re­Calibration of HST Observations B. Pirenne and A. Micol Space Telescope -- European Coordinating Facility, ESO, Garching, D­85748 D. Durand and S. Gaudet Canadian Astronomy Data Centre, DAO, Victoria, BC Abstract. ... On­the­fly re­calibration data flow: from request submis­ sion to data delivery. ... On­the­fly re­calibration has another advantage for our archive sites: we only need to keep the raw data and calibration reference files on­line for the process to be automatic. ...

Next: Analysis in the Up: MIDAS utilities for Previous: Fourier analysis . For the detection of smooth signals, e.g. sinusoids, use either SCARGLE/TSA or AOV/TSA with bins. ... SCARGLE/TSA -- . Scargle sine model: This command computes Scargle's (1982) periodogram for unevenly spaced observations x . ... In this way, the command can be used to perform a CLEAN-like analysis manually by removing individual oscillations one by one in the time domain (see Roberts et al. ... AOV/TSA -- . ...

Next: Results & Discussion Up: Coronal Hole Diagnostics out Previous: Introduction . ... The dates of the observations discussed here, their locations, pointing, slit sizes and exposure times are given in BTDW. ... Line fits are given by the dotted line. ... An estimation of the errors in the derived parameters was obtained using the GA-derived parameters as an input for a ``classical'' IDL-CURVEFIT procedure (Peter, 1999; Peter & Judge, 1999). ...

... In order to realize the optimal scientific return from the VLT, ESO has undertaken to develop an end-to-end data flow system from proposal entry to science archive. The VLT Data Flow System (DFS) is being designed and implemented by the DFS Group (ESO Internal access only) in collaboration with VLT Division and Instrumentation Division . ... VLT Control System Interface . ... OBs are the quantum of data that flows within the DFS, collecting state, data and status information as they flow. ...

... An estimate the rotation period of cometary nuclei is important for understanding and describing the physical processes of the cometary activity. Unfortunately, the measurements of the rotation periods of the comet nucleus depend on the model assumptions and it is one of the main reasons for the scatter of the estimates given in various articles for a given comet. ... Right: the image of the comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 obtained at the 6-m telescope. ...

... Many of our new results favour a conal geometry for the arrangement of emission regions and allow accurate estimates of the emission heights and polar cap locations for the emission cones to be obtained. These results indicate that pulsar emission cones may be located at around half-way out the edge of the polar cap and at altitudes of a few hundred to a thousand kilometers above the neutron star surface. ...

Next: Correlator Products . Previous: RSOG Post-Observation Products . ... Merged Correlator Input Log . Calibration and Flag files . SRT Amplitude Calibration Data . ... Phase Calibration (PCal) Data . ... DPC to Correlators . What: The RSOG produces the `merged' correlator input log file based on the Data Processing Logs supplied by the GTSs and on Executed Sequence of Events supplied by GOCG to produce a single correlator input log for all the GTSs for each observation. ...

Peremennye Zvezdy ( Variable Stars ) 32 , No. ... We report on a new episode of decretion disk formation in the IGR J06074+2205 system. ... From a study of three HeI lines, the rotational velocity of the star was determined as km/s. After five years of spectroscopic monitoring of IGR J06074+2205 (Reig et al. 2010), a reversion from emission to absorption of the H line and hence disappearance of the equatorial disk was reported. ... Reig P., 2011, Astrophys.& ...

... 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. ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder . Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... CSIRO ATNF Data Archives . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . Visiting Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... Each TAURUS data-cube contains a total of 53165 spectra from an area of 1 arcmin , hence the analysis procedure is an enormous task. ...

Johann Kepler - a Legislator of the Sky. The laws of the planets movements put by Johann Kepler destroyed the thousand year old dogmas about the circles and spheres and opened the way to scientific understanding of celestial occurrences. ... The best object for observation was Mars - its orbit unlike the Earth's one has a noticeable eccentricity, the rotation period in comparison with Jupiter and Saturn is not too long and observation conditions are better than for Mercury and Venus. ...

... 2.3 Establishing the Extragalactic Distance Scale . ... 2.3.2 The Second Rung: Distances to stellar clusters . ... 2.3.4 Distances to Local Group Galaxies . ... The Luminosity Function of Planetary Nebulae . ... 3.2.2 Clusters of Galaxies . ... 4.2 Evidence for Dark Matter as a Function of Scale Size . ... 4.3 Other Dark Matter Indicators for Galaxies . ... What is the nature of the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe as traced by the three-dimensional galaxy distribution? ...

... Field of interest: data analysis and interpretation of X-ray observations of BHC and NS systems, astrophysics of compact objects and related phenomena: X-ray , optical and radio observations , shocks and stellar winds, emission mechanism, the spectral and timing analysis of the X-ray emission from microquasars ( signature of accreting BH), atoll- and Z-sources ( signature of accreting NS), modeling of INTEGRAL images % . ...

... 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. ...

Magnification (Power) And Using Eyepieces . ... To determine power in a telescope, divide the focal length of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece. By exchanging an eyepiece of one focal length for another, you can increase or decrease the power of the telescope. For example, a 25mm eyepiece used on a telescope with a 1000mm focal length would yield a power of 40x (1000 / 25 = 40) and a 10mm eyepiece used on the same telescope would yield a power of 100x (1000 / 10 = 100). ...