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... 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. ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

Space Telescope Science Institute . ACS Instrument Handbook Cycle 19 . ... Advanced Camera for Surveys Instrument Handbook for Cycle 19 . ... 2.1 SM4 Repair of ACS . 2.2 Comparison of ACS/WFC and WFC3/UVIS . 2.3 Comparison of ACS/HRC and WFC3/UVIS . ... 4.4 The SBC MAMA . ... Chapter 5: Imaging . ... 5.2 Important Considerations for ACS Imaging . ... 5.5 Ultraviolet Imaging with the SBC . ... 5.5.3 SBC Imaging Filter Shifts . ... 9.6.1 Example 1: WFC Imaging a Faint Point Source . ...

... Second, the observatory can control the configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. This paper presents the VLT object-oriented framework for the development of ETCs (Exposure Time Calculators) and data simulators. ... Instrument simulations are being developed for the purpose of predictive calibration, instrument configuration control, and evaluation of data analysis procedures. ...

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. ...

... Астрономическая неделя с 11 по 17 апреля 2016 года . ... Александр Козловский . ... День открытых дверей на Пущинской РадиоАстрономической Обсерватории 09 апреля 2016 года . ... Полное солнечное затмение 9 марта 2016 года . ... Полное лунное затмение 28 сентября 2015 года . ... Затмение, которое произойдет 28 сентября 2015 года, является повторением через сарос (цикл повторений затмений равный 6585 дней или 18 лет 11 дней) полного лунного затмения от 16 сентября 1997 года с максимальной фазой 1,20.....

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... Astrophysics Group . ... Introduction to COAST . ... The quest for high angular resolution at optical wavelengths has prompted the development of a variety of techniques to overcome atmospheric seeing at astronomical sites. ... The Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope ( COAST ) was planned as a coherent array of four telescopes operating in the red and near infra-red, using Michelson interferometry on baselines of up to 100m to give images with a resolution down to 1 milliarcsecond. ...

Next: The Transmission Gratings Up: The Instruments Previous: The Instruments . ... A conventional cross-grid charge detector reads out the photo-induced charge cloud and the electronics determine an arrival time to 16s, and the position with a resolution of about 18 m or 0.37 arcsec. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Space Research, in collaboration with Lincoln Laboratories, developed the detector system and manufactured the CCDs; Lockheed-Martin integrated the instrument. ...

... Europa lander", Moscow >12.02.2009 Outline Planetary instruments for in-situ chemical analysis Laser-induced plasma spectroscopy: principle, instrumentation, features GENTNER proposal of the LIBS instrument for the Europa lander mission State-of-the-art of the instrument Page 2 von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH Int. Symp. ... Page 3 von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH Int. Symp. ... Europa lander", Moscow >12.02.2009 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): Principle Page 5 von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH Int. Symp. ...

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Next: 2--Dimensional Images Up: Test Data Previous: Test Data . Modern solid-state detectors produce data which differ in two main aspects from classical photographic images: (a) a much higher S/N (signal to noise ratio) and (b) the rigid spatial digitisation of the incoming flux. ... The usage of the programs and images that we provide as a reference test package should also facilitate documentation of possible application software malfunctions and their subsequent repair. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Our Galaxy . ... Other Galaxies . ... Space Flight . ... When Galaxies Collide (Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Visible light image: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope) . In the southern sky constellation of Corvus (the Crow), we see the Antennae Galaxies (alias NGC 4038 and 4039). ... Your email address will not be published. ... Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Studies of Planet Formation by Imaging and Spectroscopy of Exoplanets and Circumstellar Disks . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... ESO HST Image Galleries . ... Statistical studies on exoplanet populations (combining Direct Imaging results with the Transit and Radial Velocity planet yield). ... Statistical studies of circumstellar disk populations to measure dust dispersal rates and their connection to planet formation. ...

... В четверг, 14 апреля 2016 г., состоится семинар кафедры астрофизики. Повестка дня . ... Начало в 11 час.15 мин. Ауд. ... В четверг, 31 марта 2016 г., состоится семинар кафедры астрофизики . ... В четверг, 24 марта 2016 г. , состоится семинар кафедры. ... В четверг, 17 марта 2016 г. , состоится заседание кафедры. ... ОСП НИИ ПММ Национального исследовательского Томского государственного университета) . ... Copyright 2016 Астрономия в Санкт-Петербургском университете . ...

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Near-Earth Asteroids and the Arecibo Observatory Radar The Arecibo Observatory radar is the world's most powerful instrument for post-discovery characterization and orbital refinement of near-Earth asteroids. Arecibo radar observations are critical for identifying asteroids that might be on collision course with Earth and, if necessary, preventing a collision. ... A model of the primary component of asteroid 1999 KW4, derived from radar data. ...

Next: CONICA: The high resolution Up: VLT Status and Instruments Previous: VLT First Light . ... Infrared instruments for the VLT . Instrument Summary . ... The already approved infrared instruments for the VLT are: . ... CONICA: Coude Near Infrared Camera (P.I. R. Lenzen, MPIA, Heidelberg) - an historical name as this instrument will be used for diffraction limited 1-5 m imaging, polarimetry and spectroscopy with the NAOS, Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System on UT1 (P.I. G. Rousset, ONERA ). ...