Plans are under way to create a new way of performing non-interactive observations which will be called auto-observing . ... Non-interactive observing with CIMA has for a long time been available with the use of CIMA command files. Contrary to normal command file observing which requires a command file with a set of commands to be executed sequentially, auto-observing will use a list of sources and a list of instructions on how to observe each of the sources. ...

The Cycle 11 calibration program will be defined a few months after the Phase II deadline for approved programs. ... In special situations it is possible that observers may find the STScI calibration programs do not meet their needs. ... In these cases observers may propose to obtain their own calibration data. ... During Cycles 9 and 10, two WFPC2 Calibration Outsource programs were awarded. ... Results of both programs will be disseminated via the WFPC2 WWW site, as results become available. ...

... Actual stars are expected to be more complicated than these simulations. ... The spot may be entirely visible most of the time (one would observe a prolonged flux minimum low), and then part of it may disappear over the horizon briefly and then return (slow rise and then fall back to constant level). ... With the set of observations taken here, I have information available from several comparison stars and color information. ... The period found must be consistent with the data from any given night....

... EXPN DNO D A T E UT TIME FQ SOURCE CORR-Telescopes VT734 355-MO Dec 21 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT735 356-TU Dec 22 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT736 358-TH Dec 24 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT737 359-FR Dec 25 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT738 360-SA Dec 26 09:00-20:00 C 0528+134 Mitk-UD KA SH W018c 364-WE Dec 30 06:00-15:00 L 0552+398 Socr-VLBA W071n 6-WE Jan 06 10:00-17:00 L J0745+10 Mitk-AT HO MP UD SH KA W059e 7-TH ...

If the calculated chi-squared statistic exceeds a tabled value for the appropriate number of degrees of freedom, then observed values are significantly different from expected values at the confidence level indicated by p. For one degree of freedom: . p=0.05, 3.84; p=0.025, 5.02; p=0.01, 6.64; p=0.005, 7.88 . For two degrees of freedom: . ... For three degrees of freedom: . ... For four degrees of freedom: . ... For five degrees of freedom: . ...

EPIC MOS response Steve Sembay, R.D. Saxton 10 December 20