Tools & Utilities

• Sensitivity Calculator: Estimate RMS sensitivities for various Parkes receiver/correlator combinations.

• Positions and Projects Database: Search to Parkes positions/projects database.

• Spectral-line Position Switching Schedule Creator: NEW: Create a TCS schedule file with multiple sources using position-switching.

• Spectral-line OTF Schedule Creator: NEW: Create on-the-fly (OTF) schedule files for use by TCS.

• Spectral-line MX/Frequency Switching Schedule Creator: NEW: Create a TCS schedule file with multiple sources using MX mode or Tracking mode with frequency switching enabled.

• PLANETS: Calculates positions of the Sun, Moon and planets from a chosen site. JPL DE405 Ephemerides also available .

• Calibrators: List available calibrators given an LST and/or flux range.

• Ephemeris Tool: Determine Rise/Set times of objects. Note: quoted positions for planets have a precision of about 2 arcmin.
  Please use the PLANETS tool above if you require higher accuracy. The old 'COORD' utility is here.

• Obsability Tool: which produces time vs. elevation charts for multiple objects.

• HEASARC Coordinate Converter.

• LINES: Determines rest frequencies of recombination or molecular/atomic lines within a bandpass.

• Velocity to Frequency Calculator

• InterSat: Display interfering satellites from a chosen site.