I Zwicky 1 (I Zw 1) is the prototype narrow line quasar. Its narrow line profiles minimize blending effects and thus allow a significantly more accurate study of individual quasar emission lines. We report here the results of our study of the 1150-3250 Å emission of I Zw 1 using a high S/N (50-120) spectrum obtained with the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). T...

The Virtual Observatory (VO) for Astronomy is a framework that empowers astronomical research by providing standard methods to find, access, and utilize astronomical data archives distributed around the world. VO projects in the world have been strenuously developing VO software tools and/or portal systems. Interoperability among VO projects has been achieved with the VO standard protocols defi...

We describe the Arizona-NOIRLab Temporal Analysis and Response to Events System (ANTARES), a software instrument designed process large-scale streams of astronomical time-domain alerts. With advent large-format CCDs on wide-field imaging telescopes, surveys now routinely discover tens thousands new events each night, more than can be evaluated by astronomers alone. The ANTARES event broker will...

A laboratory prototype spectral-spatial interferometer has been constructed to demonstrate the feasibility of the double-Fourier technique at far infrared (FIR) wavelengths (0.15-1 THz). It is planned to use this demonstrator to investigate and validate important design features and data-processing methods for future astronomical FIR interferometer instruments. In building this prototype, we ha...

The Sub-millimetre Common User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) at the JCMT employs a chopping and nodding observation technique to remove variations in the atmospheric signal and improve the long term stability of the instrument. In order to understand systematic effects in SCUBA data, we have analysed single–nod time streams from across SCUBA’s lifetime, and present an analysis of a ubiquitous optical...