... Intro to HST Data Handbooks 8.0 May 2011 . ... Introduction to the HST Data Handbooks > Chapter 6: Observation Logs > 6.1 Observation Log Files . ... 6.1.1 Jitter File Contents . Observation Log Files , also known as jitter files, record pointing, jitter, and other Pointing Control System (PCS) data taken during an HST observation. ... A detailed description of the observation log files can be found online: http://www.stsci.edu/hst/observatory/pointing/obslog/OL_1.html . ...

... The MIDAS Data Organizer, a customizable utility to analyze and identify associations in a database of astronomical observations, is described. ... On-line Data Reduction: . ... The main characteristics of the on-line implementation of the DO at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) are described below. The database for all operations is a MIDAS (ESO-IPG 1993) table, the so-called Observation Summary Table (OST) which contains all relevant parameters extracted from the FITS keywords. ...

... The second step is to inspect the data, to define a set of criteria to select the science frames and their associated calibration frames, and to use the MIDAS Data Organizer to do the selection and to create the Association Table. ... Table: Example of an Association Table . ... For example, one can require that in the calibration process of frame susi0099.bdf the master bias susi_124_125.bdf is to be used, i.e. the bias frames associated with the science frames susi0097.bdf and susi0098.bdf . ...

... This class is designed to be an up to date summary of the last 10-20 years of observations relevant to Cosmology. ... Theory today is bombarded by a vast array of observational data but there remains no clear and preferred model for the origin and evolution of structure in the Universe. ... The inflationary paradigm and the nature of the Dark Matter - Inflation solves a lot of problems that are inherent in the standard Big Bang Model. ... Kinds of Dark Matter and Observational Constraints . ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Documentation Index . Beginner Topics for Creating/Editing Pages . ... The pages below describe various aspects of using , administering and troubleshooting a PmWiki installation, as well as aspects of the PmWiki community . ... Page variables - variables that are associated with pages . Page text variables - Page variables automatically made available through natural or explicit page markup . ... Wiki structure - PmWiki structural support for page organization . ...

Appendix B: Annotated Bibliography There are a wide variety of texts available for those who are interested in learning more about assembly language or other topics this text covers. ... Microprocessor Programming for Computer Hobbyists Neill Graham TAB books ISBN 0-8306-6952-3 1977 This book provides a gentle introduction to data structures for computer hobbyists. ... IBM Assembler Language and Programming Peter Able Prentice-Hall ISBN 0-13-448143-7 1987 A college text book on assembly language. ...

... The first column has the name of the qualifier. ... name of AB (inherited from first raw file, with grouping tag read from <instr>_organisation.h) . ... root name of products (inherited from first raw file and grouping tag read from <instr>_organisation.h) . ... name and value of non-default parameter(s) required to execute the recipe (set by createAB; read from <instr>_association.h) . ... name of waitfor(s) for this AB (relevant for DRS=CON only; set by createAB; read from <instr>_association.h) ....

... Observing . ... Solar Observing . ... April 3 (SUN) - Solar Observing, Central Park , Manhattan . ... APRIL'S SKY . ... Lecture Series at the American Museum of Natural History The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the .. ... The€аAmateur Astronomers Association of New York€аwas organized in 1927 to promote the study of Astronomy, emphasizing its cultural and inspirational value. ...

... This talk focuses on exploring the connection between Ly absorbers and galaxies. The theorist view of gas in the low z universe is based on the filamentary structures that are evident in simulations based on the CDM paradigm. ... The observer's view of gas in the low-z universe is based on the Ly absorbers which have column densities as low as 10 cm , while galaxies are at column densities of 10 cm . ... The absorber has N cm . ... Can examine LSS defined by gas-rich galaxies around absorbers. ...

This home page belongs to small group of scientists working at . Sternberg Astronomical Institute which is a part of Moscow State University . ... Электронная библиотека научно-технической и художественной литературы (доступна только из ГАИШ) . ... Local staff . Dr. Edward Kononovich (konon -at- sai.msu.ru), Associate Professor . ... Dr. Sergey Ayukov (asv -at- sai.msu.ru), Research Fellow, Webmaster of the group . ... Joint seminar of Solar Studies Structure Group and Solar Photometry Group . ...

Next: List of PROS and Up: PROS USERS GUIDE Previous: Glossary . ... Available from SAO. ... The IRAF Data Reduction and Analysis System. ... File Structure and Formats of Processed Einstein Data [G. Fabbiano and J. McSweeney] - Details of the structure of the Einstein data files. ... User Manual for SAOimage [M. VanHilst] - Available from SAO. *documents so indicated are also available as compressed postscript files in subdir /pub/pros/docs of SAO anonftp. ftp sao-ftp.harvard.edu . ...

... This thread contains a step-by-step recipe to extract MOS spectra of a point-like source observed in Imaging mode and to create associated response matrices, starting from a calibrated, concatenated event list (either produced with emproc or available as PPS product; here it has the assumed file name MOS.fits ). ... The users should note that the SAS metatask xmmselect allows them to interactively define source and background regions (via ds9) and to run backscale on the fly. ...

Next: NICMOS Science Up: NICMOS Data Calibration and Previous: NICMOS Software at the . ... Reference File Tools . Image Analysis and Reduction . ... These include the tasks used in the STScI pipeline, tools to generate the reference files used by the calibration pipeline tasks, and general image analysis, manipulation, and arithmetic tasks. ... Calnica is used to apply instrumental calibrations to individual datasets, while calnicb is used to process associated sets of NICMOS images. ...

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: 18 November 2006 13:29:55 GMT Subject: IAA Leonid watch, AP on RTE, Structure of Matter, Armagh lecture Hi all, 1. ... The lecture, entitled "Our Enigmatic Sun" will begin at 7.30 pm on Friday 24 November 2006 in The Synod Hall, Abbey Street, Armagh, and is scheduled to end at 9.00 pm, followed by light refreshments. ... Attendance at the Robinson Lecture is free, but if you would like to attend, please contact the Armagh Observatory in order to obtain tickets. ...

... The Sun of our solar system is a typical star of intermediate size and luminosity. ... The Sun has a very complex surface magnetic field created by convective flow of the electrically conducting solar material. ... The escaping hot coronal plasma is called the solar wind . ... See the table below for the observed features above the Sun's surface. ... Chromospheric features . Coronal features . ... dense clouds of material suspended above the surface of the Sun by magnetic field line loops . ...

... The following discussion presents Information on how to select and configure the device drivers in a running Unix system. ... Click on a selected type for specific description and configuration documentation, including the clock address, reference ID, driver ID, serial port device name and speed, and features (line disciplines, etc.) ... Type 1 Local Clock Driver ( LOCAL_CLOCK ) . Type 2 Trak 8820 GPS Receiver ( TRAK ) . ... Type 5 TrueTime GPS/GOES/OMEGA Receivers ( TRUETIME ) . ...

Next: Open, Close and Rewind Up: UV Data Sets Previous: UV Data Sets . At the very least, a uv data set can be viewed as a sequence of correlation records, with associated u and v coordinates, time and baseline number. ... A uv data set can be viewed as an ordered (generally time ordered) stream of named records or ``variables''. ... The notion of variables is unique to uv data sets, whereas all Miriad data sets are composed of data items. ... There is a ``miriad'' of uv routines. ...

Part 1 of the course: . describes various data types available in computer languages (on the base of Pascal ), . introduces basic data structures used in programming and . shows program realization of the structures. ... This part is available in Russian as LaTeX and PostScript files. ... presents a set of typical algorithms of non-numerical programming and . ... The text of this part is in preparation. The authors are thankful to V.Titov and A.Shneewais for useful discussions. ...

Databases (NSDC) of the Natural Planetary Satellites. ... NSDC: Database of astrometric observations of Natural Planetary Satellites . ... They are thoroughly looking for observations in different sources, creating their owndatabases which are then mostly inaccessible to other researchers. ... In the file "content" with explications, the reference is given to the data source as well as the bibliographic reference. ... Data sources. ... Why a specific bibliographic database for Natural satellites? ...

Next: The course and unit level Up: Ceilidh - On Line C Tutoring System Previous: Introduction . ... To enter the system at the general level, the appropriate command (which should have been set up by your computer systems administrator) is . ... q quit this session fs find student | ... text ceilidh only) in X the courses available appear on main window.This command tells you which courses are available and supported by the Ceilidh system, their full title and their abbreviation. vp . ...