广角望远镜观测资料处理软件

本文介绍一种广角望远镜观测资料处理软件。其特点是将背景恒星显示在微机屏幕上,以便直接和观测星图进行比较,并借移动光标至目标所在位置而得到其赤道坐标,本软件可以简化观测资料处理过程并提高目标定位精度。     

Swift时代伽马暴的观测及研究进展

Swift卫星从2004年11月20日升空开始运转到现在已有2年多时间.到目前为止,它-共观测到了200多个伽马暴及其余辉现象.由于Swift观测到了早期X射线余辉、短暴余辉和高红移伽马暴等新的重要现象,伽马暴研究进入了新的时代.该文首先对伽马暴的研究历史做简短回顾,然后简要介绍伽马暴的物理图像和Swift卫星的构成及特点,最后全面评述Swift的观测成就及由此引起的理论挑战.     

FITS图像处理技术荟萃及在太阳观测中的应用

针对FITS图像文件的特点,结合其在天文学领域的广泛应用,对其各种处理技术进行了简明扼要的介绍.包括FITS文件完整性的检查、文件头和数据内容的查看、图像特性的伪彩编码、文件格式的转换、数据的压缩及相关太阳物理信息的提取等内容.     

A Reinvestigation of the Physical Properties of Pismis 3 based on 2MASS Photometry

As a continuation of a series of work, we aim to refine and re-determine the physical parameters of previously rarely or un-studied open star clusters with good quality CMDs using Near-IR JHK photometry. Here we present a morphological analysis of the 2MASS database (the digital "Two Micron All Sky Survey") for the open cluster Pismis 3. Some of the physical parameters are estimated for the first time, and some others, re-determined.     

椭圆星系中的星系际尘埃

该文总结了近年来椭圆星系中尘埃起源研究中的一些关键问题,包括尘埃大小的分布及其组成、椭圆星系恒星质量损失速率、尘埃的两种加热机制(恒星辐射加热和电子-尘埃碰撞加热),以及由此导致的尘埃温度分布;尘埃的总质量估算;由热离子导致的尘埃破坏速率,以及与此相关联的椭圆星系热气体分布,等等.综合考虑这些因素,作者认为热气体分布对于椭圆星系中尘埃存在和破坏的影响不可忽视,椭圆星系中星系内部恒星质量损失产生尘埃的起源可能占据着非常重要的地位.     

抚仙湖老鹰地太阳观测基地的地质概况与地震危险性初析

云南天文台抚仙湖老鹰地太阳观测基地处于小江断裂带两侧分支的控制之下,但该基地址点的地质构造未见断裂错动.址点之东5000m,北1000m,南1500m,P1-P2β-C等地层未见缺失,组成由P2β玄武岩为核,P1、c等地层为翼的向斜构造.因此,该地块是断裂带中相对稳定的地质小块体,址点的地层为P1虎斑状灰岩、白云岩夹白云质灰岩是溶蚀岩层.应注意和防范抚仙湖水体的浪蚀对石灰岩本体的溶蚀等潜在的地质缺陷.虽说抚仙湖老鹰地太阳观测基地所处地块是地震活动带中相对稳定的地质块体,但它不能脱离小江断裂带西侧分支的控制,因此,在基建规划和实施中应作抗Ⅷ度地震的技术防范.     

重要天象预告

国际天文年的第一个月份,天象剧场就好戏连台。既有一场观测条件不错的流星雨降临,又有日环食来为我们的春节贺岁,此外,还有一次观测水星的良机。2009年1月,为整年精彩天象的来临吹响了号角。     

Study of white-light flares observed by Hinode

White-light flares are considered to be the most energetic flaring events that are observable in the optical broad-band continuum of the solar spectrum. They have not been commonly observed. Observations of white-light flares with sub-arcsecond resolution have been very rare. The continuous high resolution observations of Hinode provide a unique opportunity to systematically study the white-light flares with a spatial resolution around 0.2 arcsec. We surveyed all the flares above GOES magnitude C5.0 since the launch of Hinode in 2006 October. 13 of these kinds of flares were covered by the Hinode G-band observations. We analyzed the peak contrasts and equivalent areas (calculated via integrated excess emission contrast) of these flares as a function of the GOES X-ray flux, and found that the cut-off visibility is likely around M1 flares under the observing limit of Hinode. Many other observational and physical factors should affect the visibility of white-light flares; as the observing conditions are improved, smaller flares are likely to have detectable white-light emissions. We are cautious that this limiting visibility is an overestimate, because G-band observations contain emissions from the upper atmosphere.Among the 13 events analyzed, only the M8.7 flare of 2007 June 4 had near-simultaneous observations in both the G-band and the blue continuum. The blue continuum had a peak contrast of 94% vs. 175% in G-band for this event. The equivalent area in the blue continuum is an order of magnitude lower than that in the G-band. Very recently, Jess et al.studied a C2.0 flare with a peak contrast of 300% in the blue continuum. Compared to the events presented in this letter, that event is probably an unusual white-light flare: a very small kernel with a large contrast that can be detected in high resolution observations.