... GPI Data Pipeline 1.0 documentation . GPI IFS Data Handbook . ... GPI Data Formats . Multi-Extension FITS format . ... Data quality flags extension ?DQ? ... This extension will contain a 8-bit integer flag for each pixel in the main image array. ... Bit 5 may be written by the data pipeline, which can also modify bit 0. bit 0: bad pixel, do not use if set. ... bit 5: [work in progress] flagged as bad pixel by data pipeline using time-dependent bad pixel map from calibration database. ...

... Alternatively, the PI channel boundaries will be read directly from the data subspace extension of the input image (not yet implemented). ... EPIC PN offset columns (as specified in the offsets extension of the photon event list) are set to zero in the exposure map, if they had been removed from the input reference EPIC image. ... The task tries to determine the exposure time by looking for gti extensions in the input image of the form STDGTInn, STDGTIn, STDGT, or GTI. ...

Next: The ESO VLT CCD Detectors Software . ... Up: Instrument-Specific Software . ... The framework for data calibration and analysis of the VLT instrumentation is presented, based on the concepts of a calibration plan, pipeline calibration, quality control, and archiving of calibrated data for a ground-based observatory. ... Quality Control Pipeline provides quality assessment for instrument performance data and observing conditions, and tests the results of the Reduction Pipeline. ...

... Scoring Necessary step towards more automated certification Idea: · define key QC1 parameters , check new values against trending for those · evaluate compliance: o if new within defined range, ok o if outside: nok · user may focus on nok ones, while ok is certified automatically in `confidence mode ' Required: · configure set of key parameters per product · configure comparison mode o fixed: ...

Next: Calibration Frames and Up: CCD Reductions Previous: General Overview of . ... However, apart from a few cases the keyword setting itself is not modified: principally, keywords can only be changed by the SET/CCD command. ... After (partially) having finished a CCD reduction the user may want to store the current keyword setting. ... The keyword setting can be restored by the command INIT/CCD red_table , where red_table is the reduction table containing the CCD keyword setting, previously saved. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . ... How to Calculate Power . How to Calculate Power: The magnification, or power, at which a telescope is operating is a function of the focal length of the telescope's main (objective) lens (or primary mirror) and the focal length of the eyepiece employed. ... Example: The Meade DS-2070AT telescope has an objective lens focal length of 700mm; when this telescope is used with a 25mm eyepiece, a power of 700/25 = 28 power (written as "28x") results. ... about meade | ...

Program: ROTMOD Purpose: This program calculates the rotation curve for a truncated exponential disk (Casertano, M.N.R.A.S., vol. 203, p735-p747, 1983), or for any other user supplied density law. ... USER= DISK radial surface density distribution supplied by the user [Y], or a truncated exponential surface density distribution. In case the user wants to supply his own density distribution, the following two keywords will be asked: UNITS= Enter units of radius and surface density [KPC,MSUN/PC**2]. ...

... There are still a few items on a punch list of things to be completed. ... Sometimes recovery is quick and other times the instrument self corrects itself just by sitting idle. ... As of August 30, 2013, the 3.5-m has implemented a TAI time standard in all the instrument headers. ... ARCES . ... 2015-11-30: The slitviewer computer problems appear to be intermittent but are quickly resolved by the observing specialist. ... The instrument is available again . ... 2015-10-26: Vacuum not soft. ...

samp2fits.pro ; make an AREF file with all of Pete's sample ARFs ; ;usage ; arfdef='obs866/acis.arf' ; arfdir='store_arfs' ; arfroot='866' ; .run samp2fits ; ; reads ... _samp_aref.fits ; ;vinay k (Sep2009, based on pca2fits_Cedge.pro) ; updated initialization (VK; Jun2014) ;- ; initialize if not keyword_set (arfdef) then arfdef='obs866/acis.arf' if not keyword_set (arfdir) then arfdir='store_arfs/' if not ...

OptInt PmWiki . ... Science Instrument Downselect . ... Page History | ... PmWiki . ... PmWiki FAQ . ... pmwiki.org . ... Return to Science Instrument Downselect ( Edit ) . ... Proc. SPIE paper on downselect . ... March 09, 2007, at 05:30 PM by John Young - Status from 2006/10/12 update (see attachment) . ... Complete . ... P4S combiner optimization . ... P4S switchyard optimization . ... P8 combiner optimization . ... P8 (internal) switchyard optimization . ... Due 2006/07/31 . ... Due Date . ...

... STScI has undertaken a project to place all HST keyword information in one source, the keyword database, and to provide a mecha­ nism for making this keyword information accessible to all HST users, the keyword dictionary, which is a WWW interface to the keyword database. ... Along with form­ ing the headers for the science data, most keyword values are ingested into HST archive catalog fields where they are accessible for archive searches and data characterization. ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

On the Approach to Form International-Legal Foundations to Ensure Planetary Defense . ... The building of the planetary defense system (PDS) against asteroid and comet nucleus impact hazards will require adequate international legal instruments that may take the form of an international treaty "On the principles of ensuring the Earth's defense against asteroid and comet nucleus impact hazards". ... It is noted that the United Nations could coordinate the PDS formation and exploitation. ...

Magnetic field measurements onboard the Interball Tail spacecraft are carried out by the FM-3I instrument which consists of two flux-gate magnetometers covering two different ranges: [-200, +200] nT and [-1000, +1000] nT. Besides scientific goals, the FM-3I experiment data is used to perform the attitude control of the Interball Tail spacecraft. ... August 22, 1995 . ... October 18, 1995 . Top of the page . ... Back to the Interball Home Page . ...

... Far Side of the Sun . ... At right, is a map projection of calculated magnetic field strengths on the Earth-facing solar hemisphere with yellow and red indicating high magnetic fields characteristic of solar active regions. At left is a similar map of the solar hemisphere opposite planet Earth, which shows the large active region AR9393 as the 27-day solar rotation carried it across the far side . ... Publications with keywords: ar9393 - active region - helioseismology - far side - Sun . ...

An example of visual expert system. The program is written on Actor Prolog. -- -- (c) Alexei A. Morozov, March 19, 1999. ... Actually I wrote this program to train myself -- -- in carrying out SADT interview. ... A logical description of the blocks of the SADT model. ... The main purpose of these classes is keeping lists of cooking -- -- battery corresponding to various blocks of the SADT model. ...

Modules | Directives | ... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.4 > Modules . ... User authentication using MD5 Digest Authentication . ... AuthDigestShmemSize . ... To use MD5 Digest authentication, simply change the normal AuthType Basic and AuthBasicProvider to AuthType Digest and AuthDigestProvider , when setting up authentication, then add a AuthDigestDomain directive containing at least the root URI(s) for this protection space. ... Module: . ...

The Arecibo telescope is a versatile instrument with multiple receivers, backend processors, and telescope scanning modes. ... Observing modes are implemented at Arecibo through the Control Interface Module for Arecibo (CIMA). ... In this case, the observer is encouraged to submit a proposal for a new observing mode. ... Proposals for new observing modes will be evaluated by a technical review panel consisting of Arecibo technical and scientific staff. ... Flow chart. ...

... Satellite data ] . ... Data organization and access. ... The following data types are used for storage of information relevant to the project: . ... All data available within the Pavodok-96 project are copyright ї Space Monitoring Information Support laboratory (SMIS IKI RAN). Neither the data themselves nor any materials obtained with the use of these data can be used for commercial purposes and/or by any mass-media or public information system without prior writting permission from SMIS IKI RAN. ...

... GSAOI Home . Instrument . ... The Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager (GSAOI) is a near-infrared adaptive optics camera that will be used with the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) system on the Gemini South 8-m telescope . ... Gemini's major instrumentation goal is to develop its Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) system for scientific use on Gemini South. ... Existing adaptive optics systems use a single natural guide star or artifical laser guide star to measure this image blur. ...