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11 Mar 2006: VIRCAM Status - AIT: The next set of camera tests to occur will be AIT3b, which will occur after AIT4b! ... Real VIRCAM test data will be useful for creating a test harness for later ESO deliverables relating to the summit and Garching pipelines.

22 Dec 2003: A list of lab tests has been produced in conjunction with MMC, JRL and SJW to be carried out in January. ... STH checking the spatial systematics in the UFTI standards data and new test data is an ongoing task.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_gaincor_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_gaincor_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_gaincor_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... 00068 } ps; 00069 00070 static int isfirst; 00071 static

1 May 2008: VISTA update - general news - new SADT release - pipeline progress - data connections to ESO; ftp tests 8. ... Networking tests to ESO are underway sporadically. Florian Heissenhuber, "Network Specialist" has been working with PSB.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_flatcor_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_flatcor_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_flatcor_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... 00069 static int isfirst; 00070 static cpl_frame product_frame =

14 Jul 2005: coaveraging with fewer dithers). MJI will attempt some tests on the existing data to mimic this latter strategy and cf. ... STH finish the 3 remaining RIXs in the ETC document MJI raise calibration frame issue at next VDMT STH test test version of the

11 Oct 2023: This puts an unfair economic bias on the success of academic careers, which is again detrimental to diversity of ideas and people. ... It would be very helpful to obtain statistics on socio-economic backgrounds in Astronomy, both for professional

9 Aug 2007: VISTA news - pipeline progress - summit processing hardware - cold camera test data from lab and telescope 8. ... All data is now transferred to Cambridge for more detailed analysis and tests.

31 Jan 2007: PSB noted that his efforts in contacting Sam Wilson and getting various tests started had gone unreported. ... Overlap tests eg. by splitting the data stacks in two, are also a quick way to get a reasonable assessment).

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_darkcor_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_darkcor_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_darkcor_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... 00068 } ps; 00069 00070 static int isfirst; 00071 static

9 Aug 2006: 05A version 3 was currently being transferred, and used for various timing tests. ... Further transfer tests have been carried out, the most notable of which were single-threaded transfers which averaged 16 MBytes/s.

16 Jun 2015: range of roles from camera engineering tests to on-line data analysis.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_destripe_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_destripe_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_destripe_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... char vircam_destripe_description[] = 00076 "vircam_destripe --

16 Oct 2003: From the manufacturers tests the QE for the 3 later chips is significantly different. ... It was pointed out that the small offsets requested by DWE for astrometric tests would not be possible due to the design of the autoguider.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_mkconf_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_mkconf_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_mkconf_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... drs; 00068 } ps; 00069 00070 static int isfirst; 00071 static

4 Oct 2004: week off to adjust the shims 22nd November for 8 days for on-sky tests. ... JRL will head off for Hawaii 17-18 November for these after these tests WFCAM will be off until start of February.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_getstds_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_getstds_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_getstds_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... 00068 char catname; 00069 } ps; 00070 00071 static int isfirst;

4 Jan 2010: MJI noted he has so far only done limited testing on it, however, RGM offered to test it further. ... where links to the raw data packages, a preview of some pawprint-level data products, and a report describing observations, tests, and results are all

26 Oct 2005: does cross-talk correction JRL arranged the next JAC telecon (see item 4) MR set up a test harness using some of the data from 8th April. ... Neither was fully readable. Further tests (eg. returned to sender) are being pursued.

30 Nov 1998: on each axis. However, for more realistic tests involving measuring the whole plate, taking it off, and then measuring it again sometime later, the rms repeatibility is.

2 Aug 2004: A modest series of relevant commissioning tests can be done in the Autumn but this can be initiated and dealt with remotely. - ... JRL was asked to acquire more data, specifically series of darks and flats from Derek Ives and to chase up the WFCAM

31 Aug 2003: to do before we are confident enough to test another detector." 2. ... Comments on WFAU minutes It was noted that the LT01 vs LT02 compatibility tests have been carried out successfully at ROE.

29 Jul 2010: Unfortunately the test involved flooding all the detectors and noting the decay time of the overall background. ... A more realistic test involving saturated isolated star tests would be more relevant to normal operations but also unlikely to yield much

26 Sep 2003: DWE described his interleaving report. In addition to what was reported last time some 3x3 interleaving tests have been carried out. ... MJI suggested that the profile fitting software written for DIVA tests could form the basis for PSF fitting tests on

1 Oct 2006: A finder telescope will be installed in November/December for telescope and dome tests. ... PSB said that he visited RAL last Tuesday (12th) and took part in acquiring further VIRCAM test data.

10 Apr 2013: static int vircam_imdither_create(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_imdither_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00048 static int vircam_imdither_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00049 static int vircam_imdither_test(cpl_parameterlist , ... VIRCAM test jitter recipe.nn"

10 Apr 2013: create(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_platesol_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_platesol_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00048 static int vircam_platesol_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00049 static ... all out / 00439 00440 if (vircam

5 May 2003: gives 2 MB/s - whereas MJIs scp test from Leicester to here gave 4-5 MB/s). ... The only caveat is reliability of tape. Need to instigate some tests next quarter.

16 Mar 2009: MegaCam is still awesome but some recent Subaru data on NGC891 that Rodrigo Ibata sent over for diagnosis tests is awesomer2. ... JRL STH test not applying non-linearity correction to see how this might affect JRL observed non-linearity -v- 2mass.

15 Aug 2003: Our local computer supplier has contacted his Edinburgh office to arrange further Ultrium I/II compatibility tests in conjunction with PSB and NCH. ... The quietness on the engineering test data front has been shattering.

4 Feb 2005: This 2 Tbytes of data resides on RAID disks and has been used as the basis for a series of tests. ... Sky Flats and Fringing ---------------------- Preliminary results from tests on flats show them to be stable over a period of a few nights.

10 Apr 2013: int vircam_defringe_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00046 static int vircam_defringe_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_defringe_test(cpl_parameterlist , cpl_frameset ) ; 00048 static int ... 00075 static cpl_frame product_frame = NULL; 00076 00077

8 Sep 2006: This night, 27 July, would be a good one to stress test any pipeline. ... PSF fitting: DWE reported that the tests with real data have gone reasonably successfully.

4 Apr 2008: Part of the changes relate to the tests noted earlier on the illumination correction. ... We look forward to an end-to-end test from SADT to FITS file to see what comes out.

7 Jun 2010: This includes, as part of a throrough shakedown test, the automatic production of tiled data products. ... The data transfer test is still on the agenda and will likely involve the transfer of a week of compressed data from Garching to Cambridge (in

5 Nov 2004: MJI will also test a CASU seeing-weighted stacking procedure - ongoing STH has generated some MSBs for the GCS (about half way through). ... At the next telecon JRL will ask for a dome flat sequence in order to test linearity.

3 Jan 2008: VISTA news - pipeline progress - camera test data - VISTA QC and operations - ESO SMP letters to PIs 8. ... It is planned to reprocess the July data through the pipeline system to test the recent bug fixes and QC improvements.

4 Sep 2008: Superceding an earlier ongoing action, MJI suggested using the night of 20080521 as a test for any revised object masking sky strategy since it is a.) relatively short 1100 frames and ... As noted earlier, these will test the offset sky strategy to

18 Oct 2017: Field and D.W. Sciama). On the V/V. m. Test applied to Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources. ... W. Brinkmann (MPI Publications). Tests for the minihalo model of the Lyman alpha forest.

25 Feb 2005: More tests are required - ongoing EGS was also volunteered to write something on this work for the ING Spring Newsletter. ... A new server is being installed at ESO?, further tests will be carried out - ongoing MR pointed out that he has now received the

22 May 2001: Tests of this method show that very fast warm of times may be achieved.

20 Apr 2005: Two external dependencies are being added to highlight CASU work package progress dependency on simulated FITS files and on laboratory test data. ... Many segmentation faults and core dumps were caused by the bad data (possibly a good stress test

16 Jun 2015: FITS writing code which must be distributed and operated before 1999-01-01 should be coded to test the current year to decide whether to use the old date format or

27 Apr 2012: to the current IPHAS equivalent and carry out their own band-merging tests in the interim. ... After a few more tests this will be back-propagated to all the ATLAS U-band stackedimage catalogues.

24 Mar 2010: new waveform test data but the linearity tests require further effort and/or better data. ... A set of test data from 20100129 was fast-track processed by MJI and JRL spent a while straining his eyeballs to assess the effects.

10 Apr 2013: static int vircam_imcombine_create(cpl_plugin ) ; 00047 static int vircam_imcombine_exec(cpl_plugin ) ; 00048 static int vircam_imcombine_destroy(cpl_plugin ) ; 00049 static int vircam_imcombine_test(cpl_parameterlist , ... static cpl_frame product_frame

28 Jan 2005: The next task was non-linearity. MJI said that he would prefer a higher priority given to this task since he needs it to do the next stage of his tests. ... entry point STH make an internal web page describing our disk resources New Actions -----------

5 Dec 2012: order some HBA FC cards and give it a shot using the now spare RAID array for tests. ... From now on STH will attend regular telecons, and has already downloaded some prototype NGTS test data.

16 Jun 2015: test input catalogue file for cirsi_grid3.pl >you may need to edit this since I do not know the exact format of theDuPont Telescope Control System(TCS). ... type cirsi_grid3.pl DUPONT cirsi-test.cat cirsi-test.grid. This will generate some files

5 Mar 2014: One of these (apm48) will be used for update tests prior to killing off the entire lot. ... The list comes from VISTA, WFCAM, or VST. JRL will test these out shortly.