... Are you saying that you'd rather not know about the next Tunguska event? Someone in Siberia might consider it a "major asteroid impact". After all, if you...
... Perhaps so. But the current surveys were designed to find the 1 km+ asteroids, rather than the Tunguska-class bodies. If, in the course of that search, a...
... Dictionary definitions are just one form of meaning that a word takes. How the word is used is another is another. One example is that many people ...
Robert McNaught
rmn@...
Jan 2, 2005 2:59 am
13864
In response to David Tholen's response to my comments. You say that MN4 was not a false alarm as no alarm was issued. I note that you have in the past said...
In response to David Tholen's response to my comments. You say that MN4 was not a false alarm as no alarm was issued. I note that you have in the past said...
David Whitehouse
Dr_D_Whitehouse@...
Jan 2, 2005 3:18 am
13866
The releases distributed by Ron Baalke to this group are also distributed by email to news media. Regards, Bill in Flagstaff In a message dated 12/31/04...
BillFerris@...
Jan 2, 2005 3:49 am
13867
... And also because there was nothing false about the statements that were made. ... Don't just note it; quote it. I'd rather not have readers rely on what...
Dave Tholen
tholen@...
Jan 2, 2005 9:26 am
13868
... From: "David Whitehouse" <Dr_D_Whitehouse@...> To: <mpml@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 7:17 PM Subject: {MPML} 004 MN4 and all that...
I'll add my agreement to Jim's post and request. I think all will agree that we have stretched the primary thread of 2004 MN4 to its breaking point. The...
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/CountObsByYear.txt Lists a lot of summary statistics on astrometry sites how many observations in what category have...
... That page is only updated when we do a full MPC batch (the last such batch was dated 2004 Oct. 28). However, the two subsequent mini-batches have contained...
I agree 100%... LN ... From: Richard Kowalski [mailto:rak@...] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:39 AM To: mpml@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: {MPML} 2004...
... be ... one ... observations ... No. Both pages lists the total observations made in a given year (i.e., the date of observations). But there is a...
Hi All, I wanted to let everyone know it has been cloudy except for one night. I have printed out all the letters and am reviewing all applicants. Some have...
... Dear Lance, Shortly after the 2004 MN4 affair got underway, I made a note to observers that determining a rotation period for this object would be...
The following just showed up in my email inbox. Anyone else get it? I'm hesitant to email data to someone I do not know, especially since it was sent to an...
Hi Patrick, I received one for Farpoint 734 ( our club's observatory) but not one for Sandlot H36 (my backyard observatory) even though I'm active with NEO's...
He has been sending this to many amateurs astronomers. I can not see any purpose, to what he is doing. I will not reply. James McGaha, MS, FRAS Director,...
James McGaha
mcgaha@...
Jan 4, 2005 6:11 am
13880
Patrick / Gary / James, I was pleased to meet Oleg Bykov this year in Italy at the Meeting on Asteroids and Comets in Europe. He gave a couple of talks to the...
As a new MPC contributor, I also received this questionnaire from Oleg of Pulkovo Observatory, which is a well known minor planet site. I filled in and send it...
Alan, ... All the observers go out of it was to be chastised by the MPC and other observers for "overkilling" the astrometry, instead of due thanks for taking...
I think it will have to work the other way around: anyone with photometric expertise and software willing to receive all the images and do proper reductions?...
Dear Alan, I have a not too bad automated photometric reduction software, but correct informations must be given about location (MPC code at least), author(s),...
Raoul Behrend
Raoul.Behrend@...
Jan 4, 2005 8:28 pm
13885
... That's a nice offer, I hope those who took or are taking data and are looking for ways to get them properly analyzed will take advantage of it. Alan ...
... failed.] ... I do a little bit of precovery work in my spare time on brighter objects from the outer main-belt to Jupiter trojans. Does anyone know if/how...
... Satellites of which planets? All of the outer planets (from Mars and out) have been search to a limiting magnitude of ~22 and even fainter, so I doubt that...
... know ... and ... so I ... Hi, I'm not expecting to find new ones! I'm thinking of those in the range 15-20 magnitude, Jupiter and outwards. As an example I...
... Of the irregulars there is 8 jovians, maybe 2 saturnian and Phoebe in that magnitude range and only one (the saturnian satellite Siarnaq) would benefit...
