... HST . ... Data . ... HST Overview . ... These files constitute a complete re-calibration of the SBC prisms and should be used for all aXe reductions of ACS/SBC prism spectroscopy obtained after Nov 8th, 2004. ... aXe SBC PR110L sensitivity curve: ACS.SBC.PR110L.Cycle13.sens.fits . aXe SBC PR110L flat-field cube: ACS.SBC.PR110L.Cycle13.FFCUBE.fits . aXe SBC PR130L configuration file: ACS.SBC.PR130L.Cycle13.3.conf . aXe SBC PR130L sensitivity curve: ACS.SBC.PR130L.Cycle13.2.sens.fits . ...

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. ...

Next: CCD Operation Up: Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) Previous: Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) . ... However it is only now that a number of important X-ray astronomical applications of CCDs have reached critical development stages, so that this is an appropriate time to review the application of space-borne CCD instruments to cosmic X-ray astronomy, and highlight the particular concerns which are being addressed for X-ray instruments, as distinct from optical applications. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2007 > cal07 . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Data Pipelines and Calibrations . ... Feb 06, 2007: Cal07 Posters available . ... Now in 2006, after seven years of science operation with the innovative, complex, and still growing instrumentation suite at the VLT, it is timely to review the achievements and limitations of the established instrument calibration plans together with the ESO user community. ...

Herschel Guaranteed-Time Key Projects . at Arcetri . ... Both regard spectroscopic observations of different classes of star-forming regions in the Galaxy. WISH: WATER IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS WITH HERSCHEL . ... HS3F: HERSCHEL SPECTRAL SURVEYS OF STAR FORMATION REGIONS . ... Since gas cools mostly by line emission, knowing what molecules are formed and which lines are emitted in the different regions at different times is mandatory to understand the gas thermal balance. ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... Coronado€о Solar . ... Spotting Scopes . ...

Interlace Operation in TI Virtual-Phase CCD Image Sensors JANUARY 1993 SOCA009 IMPORTANT NOTICE Texas Instruments (TI) reserves the right to make changes to its products or to discontinue any semiconductor product or service without notice, and advises its customers to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify, before placing orders, that the information being relied on is current. ... Use of TI products in such applications requires the written approval of an appropriate TI officer. ...

Mid-Infrared All Sky Cloud Camera . ... These documents are provided to give users the information needed regarding instrument design, performance and operation to plan and carry out observations. While every effort is made to keep information on this site current, instrument performance does vary continuously with time and environmental conditions. ... Comments and suggestions are always welcome! Return to the APO Home Page . April 3, 2000 - Jon Brinkmann (brinkmann/nmsu.edu) ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Upflows at the edges of active regions - called AR outflows , are studied using multi-instrument observations. ... The evolution of the photospheric magnetic field associated with the footpoints of the upflow region and the plasma properties of active region upflows are investigated aiming at providing such information for benchmarking data-driven modelling of this solar feature that is presented in Galsgaard et al. ...

... A2606 Date Received: 2010-Oct-28 14:04:44 Technical Page Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Urgent Astronomy Spectroscopy Solar System 10 Hours Backup Observations of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 of OH at 1667 MHz Comet 103P/Hartley 2 is the target of the EPOXI spacecraft flyby on November 5, 2010. ... Radar images show an elongated bilobate nucleus. ...

... He made observations of a supernova (literally: nova= "new star") in 1572 (we now know that a supernova is an exploding star, not a new star). ... Brahe's meticulous observations showed that the supernova did not change positions with respect to the other stars (no parallax). ... This was early evidence against the immutable nature of the heavens, although Brahe did not interpret the absence of parallax for stars correctly, as we discuss below. Brahe made careful observations of a comet in 1577. ...

... Our scientific interest is an accuracy of asteroid CCD observations obtained by amateurs and professional astronomers all over in the World. ... These data help us to analyse an accuracy of real CCD positions in the MPC Database. ... Do you test your observations of the small Solar System bodies permanently before sending them to the International Minor Planets' Center? ... Do you know a real accuracy of your positional CCD-observations in comparison with the other observatories' one ? ...

... There are compelling reasons for the pulsar community to utilise a standard data storage format. For example, standardisation of file formats significantly decreases the amount of effort required to integrate new instruments into the analysis chain. ... Accordingly, we have defined PSRFITS as a standard FITS-based format for pulsar data files. ... For example, the first line of Processing History HDU contains information about the data acquisition program and the initial structure of the file. ...

... 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. ...

... Telescope . ... In 2009 a new Electron Multiplying Frame Tranfer CCD Andor iХon DU-888 was purshased with support from Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universitaet Muenchen and delivered to RTT150 telescope. ... First scientific observations were made on 3--10 November 2009. In particular, the time resolved observations of Crab pulsar were made (33 ms pulse period). In the Figure we show the pulse profile with 7 msec time resolution, obtained in a single 10 minute long observation. ...

Static Fourier spectrometers are often used for spectral measurements of the ionosphere emissions. There are two main advantages of Fourier spectrometers (FS) - large geometric factor and high spectral resolution; these parameters are two orders better than for grating spectral instruments. ... In scanning Fourier spectrometer optical and electric modulation of signal is used to avoid this problem, for static Fourier spectrometer there are no such ways. ...

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 . ...

Instruments and Methods 139 Data browsing at Metsahovi Radio Observatory Prisse Kononen, Ari Mujunen, and Jan Engelberg Metsahovi Radio Observatory, Kirkkonummi, Finland There are several di erent types of non-astronomical, chronological data which are collected non-stop at Metsahovi Radio Observatory. ... The rst version of the weather data presentation program is available at the site http: kurp.hut.fi local which limits the access only to the network computers of Metsahovi Radio Observatory. ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT • INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . General information Main characteristics of the Radio telescope Observing programs General view of the antenna array Main research areas Principle of generation of radio images Radio telescope 's beam Receiving systems Main characteristics of the base receiving-recording complex Calibrations Data archive and databases Publication SSRT - Siberian Solar Radio Telescope . ...

Next: Preface Up: Front Cover Previous: Front Cover . ... VLT First Light . ... CONICA: The high resolution near-infrared camera for the ESO VLT . The STScI NICMOS Calibration Pipeline . ... The Evolution of Stars seen with ISOCAM - the Need for NICMOS and VLT Follow Up. ... HST NICMOS Observations of Circumstellar Matter Around CYG X-3 . ... HST-NICMOS Observations of Galactic Bulges: Red Nuclei in Nearby Galaxies . ... Investigating the Evolution of Quasar Host Galaxies with NICMOS . ...