The space physics data environment is evolving with the advent of virtual observatories. With the primary function of most virtual observatories being data search and retrieval, an emphasis has been placed on providing value-added data processing services. That is, creating web services that take discovered data and provide common and routine processing such as coordinate transformations and da...

We have serendipitously discovered a previously-unknown, bright source (BT = 11.75±0.07mag) with a very blue VT − Ks color, to which we have named Albus 1. A photometric and astrometric study using Virtual Observatory tools has shown that it possesses an appreciable proper motion and magnitudes and colors very similar to those of the well known white dwarf G 191–B2B. We consider Albus 1 as a DA...

S. Mei, J.P. Blakeslee, R. Demarco, H. Ford, N. Homeier, and M. Postman Dept. of Physics &Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 M. Franx Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. B.P. Holden and G.D. Illingworth Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 P. Rosati European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, D-85748 Garc...

Abstract. We have developped a new method for the scheduling of astronomical automatic telescopes, in the framework of the autonomous TAROT instrument. The MAJORDOME software can handle a variety of observations, constrained, periodic, etc., and produces a timeline for the night, which may be modified at any time to take into account the specific conditions of the night. The MAJORDOME can also ...

This paper investigates how companies in the fashion industry organize, plan and perform their New Product Development process (NPD). The results have been achieved through an empirical study carried out by the authors with the support of the GeCo Observatory, an Italian research initiative launched in 2012. This paper shows the details of eight selected case studies from the Italian fashion in...

Spectral analysis by means of NLTE model atmospheres has presently arrived at a high level of sophistication. High-resolution spectra of central stars of planetary nebulae can be reproduced in detail from the infrared to the X-ray wavelength range. In the case of LSV+46◦21, the exciting star of Sh 2−216, we demonstrate the state-of-the-art in the determination of photospheric properties like, e...

Astronomy is facing a revolution in data collection, storage, analysis, and interpretation of large datasets. The data volumes here are several orders of magnitude larger than what astronomers and statisticians are used to dealing with, and the old methods simply do not work. The National Virtual Observatory (NVO) initiative has recently emerged in recognition of this need and to federate numer...

T. Kotani∗a, K. Kubotab, M. Namikic, N. Kawaia, Y. Uedab, S. Trushkind, S. Fabrikad, V. Afanasievd, P. Abolmasovd, K. Kinugasae, T. Nagatab, T. Irsmambetova f , T. Tsukagoshig, K. Nakanishih, M. Tsuboih, S. Ozakibi, K. Yanagisawa j, S. Nishiyamak, T. Shimokawabea, Y. Yatsua, T. Ishimuraa, and K. Fujisawal a Tokyo Tech, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan b Kyoto University, Kitashir...

1Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. These observations are associated with program # 9291 2Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden,Netherlands. 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, ...

Within the framework of the German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory (GAVO), we provide synthetic spectra, simulation software for the calculation of NLTE model atmospheres, as well as necessary atomic data. This will enable a VO user to directly compare observation and model-atmosphere spectra on three levels: The easiest and fastest way is the use of our pre-calculated flux-table grid in whic...