Messages for the plenary session
... • LSST ranked as the highest priority large ground-based facility for the next decade. – Compelling Science case – Addresses many science goals (massively parallel astro-physics) ...
... • LSST ranked as the highest priority large ground-based facility for the next decade. – Compelling Science case – Addresses many science goals (massively parallel astro-physics) ...
Astronomical Techniques Course
... altitude and at least zenith distance (ZL). It‟s altitude keep changing and reaches horizon at F and minimum at M. Again at G star rises and high at L. Thus, star from L describes S reaches 360° along a small circle LXM. At any moment star’s position on LXM is specified by the angle at P between the ...
... altitude and at least zenith distance (ZL). It‟s altitude keep changing and reaches horizon at F and minimum at M. Again at G star rises and high at L. Thus, star from L describes S reaches 360° along a small circle LXM. At any moment star’s position on LXM is specified by the angle at P between the ...
Invited Paper - Giant Magellan Telescope Organization
... Adaptive optics has been integral to the GMT design from the outset. The choice of adaptive secondary mirrors using thin glass face sheets9 and voice coil actuators early on in the GMT design phase was not without risks. The MMT adaptive secondary10 was not fully operational in 2003 and during the ...
... Adaptive optics has been integral to the GMT design from the outset. The choice of adaptive secondary mirrors using thin glass face sheets9 and voice coil actuators early on in the GMT design phase was not without risks. The MMT adaptive secondary10 was not fully operational in 2003 and during the ...
Manual - Scientifics
... Atmospheric conditions are of the utmost importance when considering viewing conditions for your astronomical binoculars. These conditions are commonly referred to as “seeing.” When seeing is good, star twinkling is minimal and objects appear steady in your lenses. Seeing is best overhead, worst at ...
... Atmospheric conditions are of the utmost importance when considering viewing conditions for your astronomical binoculars. These conditions are commonly referred to as “seeing.” When seeing is good, star twinkling is minimal and objects appear steady in your lenses. Seeing is best overhead, worst at ...
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... SIS providing softer energy response and the GIS providing higher energy response, ASCA has imaging capabilities spanning a wide 0.4 − 12 keV passband. Although ASCA observations have contributed to significant advances for X-ray astrophysics, the limitations of its mirrors did not allow the full po ...
... SIS providing softer energy response and the GIS providing higher energy response, ASCA has imaging capabilities spanning a wide 0.4 − 12 keV passband. Although ASCA observations have contributed to significant advances for X-ray astrophysics, the limitations of its mirrors did not allow the full po ...
Strategy For Verification and Validation
... elements needed for life. o NWO enables sky monitoring, which can be done simultaneously with the exoplanet observations (which use a different instrument). This will allow us to have wide and deep fields to observe supernovae and their remnants. Follow up observations can obtain spectra to identify ...
... elements needed for life. o NWO enables sky monitoring, which can be done simultaneously with the exoplanet observations (which use a different instrument). This will allow us to have wide and deep fields to observe supernovae and their remnants. Follow up observations can obtain spectra to identify ...
Diapositive 1
... 4 Unit Telescopes (UTs) with main mirrors of 8.2m diameter (Six Baselines 47m-130m) 4 movable 1.8m diameter Auxiliary Telescopes (30 stations with Baselines 8m-202m) in the middle is the location of the recombine light coming from the pairs or triplet of telescopes. In this room are installed ...
... 4 Unit Telescopes (UTs) with main mirrors of 8.2m diameter (Six Baselines 47m-130m) 4 movable 1.8m diameter Auxiliary Telescopes (30 stations with Baselines 8m-202m) in the middle is the location of the recombine light coming from the pairs or triplet of telescopes. In this room are installed ...
Analytical expressions for field astigmatism in decentered two mirror
... discuss the field dependence of astigmatism for fundamental types of two mirror telescopes. In a centered optical system the field center, projected towards the sky, is the direction parallel to the optical axis of M1. The formulae for the parameters B0 , B1 and B2 are initially derived for this ref ...
... discuss the field dependence of astigmatism for fundamental types of two mirror telescopes. In a centered optical system the field center, projected towards the sky, is the direction parallel to the optical axis of M1. The formulae for the parameters B0 , B1 and B2 are initially derived for this ref ...
Site testing for the Discovery Channel Telescope
... The site-testing facility consists of a Celestron 14-inch Schmidt telescope mounted on a surface cement pier, housed in a roll-away shed with an adjacent trailer housing the system computers. The telescope aperture is at approximately 2.5m height above grade. Differential image motion is measured by ...
... The site-testing facility consists of a Celestron 14-inch Schmidt telescope mounted on a surface cement pier, housed in a roll-away shed with an adjacent trailer housing the system computers. The telescope aperture is at approximately 2.5m height above grade. Differential image motion is measured by ...
New Meade 60 EQ-D 8-03
... Line up one of the leg braces (4, Fig. 1) between the opening of one of the tripod leg brace supports (5, Fig. 1) on the tripod so that one of the short screws will be able to pass through the holes of the leg brace support and the leg brace. Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, thread one of the shor ...
... Line up one of the leg braces (4, Fig. 1) between the opening of one of the tripod leg brace supports (5, Fig. 1) on the tripod so that one of the short screws will be able to pass through the holes of the leg brace support and the leg brace. Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, thread one of the shor ...
Te lescopes - Astromedia AB
... For astronomical observing, the 60mm refractor allows you to see lunar details, Saturn and its rings, Jupiter and its moons, the phases of Venus, larger globular clusters, bright double stars and some bright nebulae. After adding an optional solar filter, you can observe activity on the sun. In addi ...
... For astronomical observing, the 60mm refractor allows you to see lunar details, Saturn and its rings, Jupiter and its moons, the phases of Venus, larger globular clusters, bright double stars and some bright nebulae. After adding an optional solar filter, you can observe activity on the sun. In addi ...
Australian Membership of the Giant Magellan Telescope Project
... astrophysics and chemical evolution within galaxies spanning a broad range of Hubble types and evolutionary histories. The increased sensitivity compared to current 8m class telescopes will allow determinations of abundance patterns in RGB stars in Local Group galaxies and extreme metal-poor stars i ...
... astrophysics and chemical evolution within galaxies spanning a broad range of Hubble types and evolutionary histories. The increased sensitivity compared to current 8m class telescopes will allow determinations of abundance patterns in RGB stars in Local Group galaxies and extreme metal-poor stars i ...
Optics Is…
... microscopy (STM) at OSC can get close enough to resolve individual atoms (like these three buckyballs). ...
... microscopy (STM) at OSC can get close enough to resolve individual atoms (like these three buckyballs). ...
lhaaso-km2a
... • Began to operate in October 2014 and has been running steadily for more than two years ...
... • Began to operate in October 2014 and has been running steadily for more than two years ...
October, 2014 - Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society
... comet will complete more than 1/2 rotation during the descent; P67’s rotation rate is 12.4 hours. Philae has 12 different instruments on board. One is called CONSERT which will bounce low-frequency waves through its center, creating the first-ever image of a comet nucleus. Another instrument is APXS ...
... comet will complete more than 1/2 rotation during the descent; P67’s rotation rate is 12.4 hours. Philae has 12 different instruments on board. One is called CONSERT which will bounce low-frequency waves through its center, creating the first-ever image of a comet nucleus. Another instrument is APXS ...
ISA_lecture02
... Keck AO; K-band, 2.2micron. Upper Right: Galileo; visible light. Lower Left: Keck AO; L-band, 3.5micron. Lower Right: Keck without adaptive optics. © NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
... Keck AO; K-band, 2.2micron. Upper Right: Galileo; visible light. Lower Left: Keck AO; L-band, 3.5micron. Lower Right: Keck without adaptive optics. © NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
Developments for coating, testing, and aligning Cherenkov
... actuators, even if the mirror dish is stiff enough that only an initial alignment after mirror mounting or mirror exchange is needed. In the current baseline design for the MST, the dish is indeed expected to be stiff enough that an active alignment (i.e. frequent realignment during telescope observ ...
... actuators, even if the mirror dish is stiff enough that only an initial alignment after mirror mounting or mirror exchange is needed. In the current baseline design for the MST, the dish is indeed expected to be stiff enough that an active alignment (i.e. frequent realignment during telescope observ ...
possum observatory - The Ohio State University
... My observatory was originally built in 1981 by my friend Bill McLaughlin. It was known as ‘Te Whare Whetu’- The Star House… Sadly Bill passed away in 1995 and left it to me. I enlarged it in all directions to house a 41cm scope and renamed it ‘Possum Observatory’. ...
... My observatory was originally built in 1981 by my friend Bill McLaughlin. It was known as ‘Te Whare Whetu’- The Star House… Sadly Bill passed away in 1995 and left it to me. I enlarged it in all directions to house a 41cm scope and renamed it ‘Possum Observatory’. ...
... regional astronomy clubs, by donating equipment and expertise to start new astronomy programs overseas for elementary and junior high school age children locally with our own observatory and showroom, where we conserve and display telescopes and other instruments that have been worthy of note for at ...
Calibration of a ground-based solar coronal polarimeter
... of the elements of the polarimeter response matrix gives an indication of the stability of the calibration (Figures 3a-c). Sample elements are the gain, g, response to polarized light, X22, and cross talk from intensity into polarization, X21. The fractional variation of the gain decreases from 1.5% ...
... of the elements of the polarimeter response matrix gives an indication of the stability of the calibration (Figures 3a-c). Sample elements are the gain, g, response to polarized light, X22, and cross talk from intensity into polarization, X21. The fractional variation of the gain decreases from 1.5% ...
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... maximize POG length. The increased area offers greater collection, and the increased length improves angular resolving power. With projects for extremely large telescopes aimed at apertures of 30 meters as well as some deferred projects that flirted with 50 and 100 meters, the arrival of primaries a ...
... maximize POG length. The increased area offers greater collection, and the increased length improves angular resolving power. With projects for extremely large telescopes aimed at apertures of 30 meters as well as some deferred projects that flirted with 50 and 100 meters, the arrival of primaries a ...
Sensor Modeling and Demonstration of a Multi-Object Spectrometer for Performance-Driven Sensing
... 3.1 Multi-object spectrometer modeling An adaptive multimodal optical sensor at the heart of a performance-driven sensor system is an imaging device with the capability of interacting with a performance-driven algorithm to detect, identify, and track targets in real-time using multiple modalities. ...
... 3.1 Multi-object spectrometer modeling An adaptive multimodal optical sensor at the heart of a performance-driven sensor system is an imaging device with the capability of interacting with a performance-driven algorithm to detect, identify, and track targets in real-time using multiple modalities. ...
Astronomical Instruments
... sensitive only to X rays? – As you build this scientific argument, you must imagine a totally new situation. – That is sometimes a powerful tool in the critical analysis of an idea. ...
... sensitive only to X rays? – As you build this scientific argument, you must imagine a totally new situation. – That is sometimes a powerful tool in the critical analysis of an idea. ...
UCO Focus - Lick Observatory
... Astronomers are expanding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence into a new realm with detectors tuned to infrared light at UC’s Lick Observatory. A new instrument, called NIROSETI, will soon scour the sky for messages from other worlds. “Infrared light would be an excellent means of interstel ...
... Astronomers are expanding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence into a new realm with detectors tuned to infrared light at UC’s Lick Observatory. A new instrument, called NIROSETI, will soon scour the sky for messages from other worlds. “Infrared light would be an excellent means of interstel ...
Linear optical model for a large ground based telescope
... Usually a significant number of columns in S contain only zero elements corresponding to nodes with no influence on the optical response. These columns can be removed from the sensitivity matrix, expediting further calculations. However, for a system as large as a 30 meter class astronomical telesco ...
... Usually a significant number of columns in S contain only zero elements corresponding to nodes with no influence on the optical response. These columns can be removed from the sensitivity matrix, expediting further calculations. However, for a system as large as a 30 meter class astronomical telesco ...
Allen Telescope Array
The Allen Telescope Array (ATA), formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope (1hT) is a radio telescope array dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). The array is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, 290 miles (470 km) northeast of San Francisco, California.Originally developed as a joint effort between the SETI Institute and the Radio Astronomy Laboratory (RAL) at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkley) with funds obtained from an initial US$11.5 million donation by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the project completed the first phase of construction and become operational on 11 October 2007 with 42 antennas (ATA-42), after Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) pledged an additional $13.5 million to support the construction of the first and second phases.Though overall Allen has contributed more than $30 million to the project, the project has not succeeded in building the 350 six metre (19.7 feet) dishes originally conceived, and suffered an operational hiatus due to funding shortfalls between April and August 2011. Subsequently, UC Berkeley exited the project, completing divestment in April 2012. The facility is now managed by SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), an independent, nonprofit research institute.In August 2014 the installation was threatened by a forest fire in the area and was briefly forced to shut down, but ultimately emerged largely unscathed.