It appears that the SGCN NEO Priority list is no longer a valid source for NEO observations guidance. The number of objects has continued to shrink but no...
Dear David, We are trying to fix the problem, our apologies for this inconvenience! Regards, Andrea and Germano...
Andrea Boattini
boattini@...
Nov 4, 2004 8:19 am
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Dear David and others, The Priority List seems to work now. There is a good number flagged as Urgent among the new discoveries. Again, our apologies for this...
Andrea Boattini
boattini@...
Nov 5, 2004 5:14 pm
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I started working this asteroid in mid-October and have been following every night for the past several. The lightcurve analysis was not straightforward and so...
... Since the principle ... <SIGH> That should be "principal" Clear Skies, Brian Warner Palmer Divide Observatory (IAU 716) http://www.MinorPlanetObserver.com ...
GOOD NEWS FOR PLUTO - ASTRONOMERS SAY KBOs MAY BE SMALLER THAN THOUGHT From Lori Stiles, UA News Services, 520-621-1877 November 10, 2004 Pluto's status as our...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Nov 10, 2004 8:34 pm
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SPACECRAFT AND EXPENDABLE VEHICLES STATUS REPORT November 10, 2004 George Diller NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 [snip] MISSION: Deep Impact ...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Nov 10, 2004 10:36 pm
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Dear list members, The packed designation for P/2004 FM159, appeared on M.P.E.C. 2004-V52 looks strange. It seems to me to be inconsistent with the case for ...
Akimasa Nakamura
a-nakamu@...
Nov 11, 2004 5:06 am
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... Take a look at the comments here: http://www.hohmanntransfer.com/news.htm Hope this helps, Herbert Raab 540 Linz...
FOR RELEASE: November 11, 2004 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC04-31a HUBBLE TRACKS ASTEROID'S SKY TREK While analyzing NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Nov 11, 2004 6:19 pm
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http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM21TVJD1E_0.html Martian moon Phobos in detail European Space Agency Mars Express 11 November 2004 These...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Nov 11, 2004 6:24 pm
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... Must have been a very quiet day in Padua -- Richard Kowalski...
... For decades, the work of the CBAT has relied on paid subscriptions for much of its operation. In 1997, Commission 6 of the IAU (which oversees the CBAT ...
A very old problem concerning their funding. It isn't a surprise that it has come to this and its a shame that the IAUC and thr MPC can't be funded properly....
I can appreciate CBAT's position and their decision to discontinue free (if delayed) access to IAUCs. However, if my experience is anything to go on, they...
Given that the SagDIG is within a few degrees of the ecliptic and in August was near opposition, perhaps the surprise is that there was only _one_ asteroid...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
Nov 11, 2004 8:56 pm
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A plague called "publish or perish". Re. funding problems at MPC. Ever considered selling asteroid (sorry... minor planet) names? After Sedna was sold, it...
Thinking about this again, who the heck would see this asteroid as big news, worth to publish... press release, October 2004 issue of New Astronomy etc. ...
Did this object ever get astrometry submitted for it? The paper gives B and V magnitudes of ~20.4 and ~19.8 respectively, so there's every chance it's already...
Here's MSNBC's take on the story. Includes reference to many other droids HST has imaged and to "a paper on Hubble's role as an asteroid detector." ...
And if they really want my money....why not send me an email when my subscription is near expiration. Last month we both lost out because of that....I didn't...
Hello, Even if no new bigger TNO will be fund, Pluto already surely has its right place among the small planets. A simple table may show where the division...
Gerard FAURE
gpmfaure@...
Nov 12, 2004 7:52 pm
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Dear all, As one of the guys leading a team which has been following this object for quite a lot of time, I report we (G. Masi, F. Mallia and R. Wilcox)...
... because ... You have clearly not grasped the difference between regular and special accounts. Regular accounts are invoiced: they are intended for...
... MPEC 2004-V62, just prepared, now includes this information on the subject line. The format (which will be documented on the webpages as soon as possible)...
Dear members of this mailing list, the Director of the IAU CBAT, Mr. Green, has admonished me in a PERSONAL e-mail that I have forwarded his e-mail about the ...
... ... While I agree that the response by the Director of CBAT is implicitly official, I once again request that no posts be made that to this list that...
... least email the end user that ... overhead or cost in achieving ... As noted before, regular (invoiced) accounts are for libraries and institutions. The...
Dear All, last night we observed again this object and now the tail is longer and clearly faint than our first night. Again, the head still looks stellar, at...
