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HREF="node548.html">Introduction</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8266" HREF="node549.html">Stars</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8267" HREF="node550.html">Observatory data</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8268" HREF="node551.html">Telescope obstruction data</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8269" HREF="node552.html">Instrumental data</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8270" HREF="node553.html">Observational data</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8271" HREF="node554.html">Star tables</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8272" HREF="node555.html">Required stellar data</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8273" HREF="node556.html">Object name</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8274" HREF="node557.html">Right Ascension</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8275" HREF="node558.html">Declination</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8276" HREF="node559.html">Equinox</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8277" HREF="node560.html">Optional stellar data</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8278" HREF="node561.html">Proper motions</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8279" HREF="node562.html">Spectral types</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8280" HREF="node563.html">Rough magnitudes</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8281" HREF="node564.html">Comment column</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8282" HREF="node565.html">Standard values</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8283" HREF="node566.html">Moving objects</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8284" HREF="node567.html">UT date -- column label: DATE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8285" HREF="node568.html">MJD -- column label: MJD_OBS</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8286" HREF="node569.html">Permanent telescope parameters</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8287" HREF="node570.html">Column label: TELESCOP</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8288" HREF="node571.html">Column label: DIAM</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8289" HREF="node572.html">Column label: LON</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8290" HREF="node573.html">Column label: LAT</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8291" HREF="node574.html">Column label: HEIGHT</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8292" HREF="node575.html">Column label: TUBETYPE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8293" HREF="node576.html">Column label: TUBEDIAM</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8294" HREF="node577.html">Column label: TUBELEN</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8295" HREF="node578.html">Column label: DOMETYPE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8296" HREF="node579.html">Column label: DOMEDIAM</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8297" HREF="node580.html">Column label: SLITWID</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8298" HREF="node581.html">Horizon obstructions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8299" HREF="node582.html">Getting the data</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8300" HREF="node583.html">Descriptor for the ``horizon'' table</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8301" HREF="node584.html">MOUNTING=<TT>'FORK'</TT></A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8302" HREF="node585.html">Column label: DEC</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8303" HREF="node586.html">Column label: OBSE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8304" HREF="node587.html">Column label: MOONE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8305" HREF="node588.html">Column label: OBSW</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8306" HREF="node589.html">Column label: MOONW</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8307" HREF="node590.html">MOUNTING=<TT>'GERMAN'</TT></A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8308" HREF="node591.html">Column label: DEC</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8309" HREF="node592.html">Column label: TEOBSE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8310" HREF="node593.html">Column label: TEMOONE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8311" HREF="node594.html">Column label: TEOBSW</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8312" HREF="node595.html">Column label: TEMOONW</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8313" HREF="node596.html">Column label: TWOBSE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8314" HREF="node597.html">Column label: TWMOONE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8315" HREF="node598.html">Column label: TWOBSW</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8316" HREF="node599.html">Column label: TWMOONW</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8317" HREF="node600.html">Special remarks on German mountings</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8318" HREF="node601.html">MOUNTING=<TT>'ALTAZ'</TT></A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8319" HREF="node602.html">Column label: AZI</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8320" HREF="node603.html">Column label: OBSALT</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8321" HREF="node604.html">Column label: MOONALT</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8322" HREF="node605.html">Instrument configuration and run-specific information</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8323" HREF="node606.html">Storage format</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8324" HREF="node607.html">General instrumental information</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8325" HREF="node608.html">Passbands</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8326" HREF="node609.html">Columns BAND and NBAND</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8327" HREF="node610.html">Column FILTCODE_<B>n</B></A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8328" HREF="node611.html">Column NDVALUE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8329" HREF="node612.html">Column NDETUSED</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8330" HREF="node613.html">Columns REDLEAK, RLTYPE, and MAKER</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8331" HREF="node614.html">Instrument descriptors</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8332" HREF="node615.html">Filter descriptors</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8333" HREF="node616.html">Descriptor <B>NFILTCAR</B></A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8334" HREF="node617.html">Character descriptor FILTCAT</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8335" HREF="node618.html">Character descriptor FILTSTAT</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8336" HREF="node619.html">Detectors</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8337" HREF="node620.html">Columns NDET and DETNAME</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8338" HREF="node621.html">Column DETCODE</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8339" HREF="node622.html">Column DET</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8340" HREF="node623.html">Photomultipliers: DET=<TT>PMT</TT></A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8341" HREF="node624.html">Column COOLING</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8342" HREF="node625.html">Silicon photodiodes and CCDs: DET=<TT>SILICON</TT></A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8343" HREF="node626.html">Other detectors: DET=<TT>OTHER</TT></A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8344" HREF="node627.html">Telescope optics</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8345" HREF="node628.html">Sample instrument files</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8346" HREF="node629.html">A simple photometer</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8347" HREF="node630.html">A modern single-channel photometer</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8348" HREF="node631.html">A modern two-channel photometer</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8349" HREF="node632.html">CCD photometry</A> </UL> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8350" HREF="node633.html">Observational data</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8351" HREF="node634.html">Required observational data</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8352" HREF="node635.html">What was the measurement?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8353" HREF="node636.html">What was measured?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8354" HREF="node637.html">Bandpass and detector identification</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8355" HREF="node638.html">Timing information</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8356" HREF="node639.html">Comment field</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8357" HREF="node640.html">Additional information</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8358" HREF="node641.html">Temperature and humidity data</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8359" HREF="node642.html">Pressure</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8360" HREF="node643.html">Measuring aperture</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8361" HREF="node644.html">PMT Voltage</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8362" HREF="node645.html">Gain steps</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8363" HREF="node646.html">Geneva parameters</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8364" HREF="node647.html">Seeing</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8365" HREF="node648.html">Error estimates</A> </UL></UL></UL> <!--End of Table of Child-Links--> <BR><HR> <ADDRESS> <I>Petra Nass</I> <BR><I>1999-06-15</I> </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>