There is another dimension to this whole discoverer status issue. It is something to be recognised as the discoverer of something rare. But who cares when the...
As one of several amateurs who have pried asteroids out of NEAT images, getting these asteroids into MPEC's years after they were actually imaged, I have to ...
... That's exactly the point. Observing asteroids and comets nowadays is rather like a big LAN party. Who is still there slewing the telescope manually and...
... ...*and* reported the object first. Full ACK. I am happy you have changed your opinion on this since we were debating about who is the discoverer of 2003...
Hi all, I think one point that is not covered in Milani's proposal paper is the case of a) visually discovered comets and b) comets detected on publicly...
I have to freeze out in California wilderness when I turn the thing on and when I turn it off. A mini-freeze, I would say. I totally agree that even a more...
In my opinion whomever looks at the images, measure them is the discoverer. You used NEAT images to discover asteroids, fine with me if they let you access...
... Some people feel that way. If the IAU ever stops naming the bulk of the asteroids, it won't be long before the International Asteroid Registry steps in to...
Dave Tholen
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Sep 1, 2006 6:23 pm
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... At CSS we validate every unknown object our software suggests may be a real, moving object. It is up to the observer to decide it is real, and if it is...
... From Milani's paper, pag.8 3. If different Observers have contributed the VSAs necessary for a Discovery, the Discovery Credit is shared among them and...
There are entrepreneurs who, for a small fee, name a star after you or Aunt Adelaida. Why not asteroids? Nobody pays attention to it at all and these ...
Just to provide a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/01/science/space/01planet.html discussion, appropriately, closed. LN ... From: mpml@yahoogroups.com...
... This is where the CSBN could play a role. It doesn't seem so difficult to me. ... discovery ... even ... of the ... have in ... imagine to ... write ... ...
... This means that CSBN would need to get completely re-organized. Currently the members do this task mostly in their spare time. You submit a naming proposal...
Much ado about nothing, Shakespeare said. LN ... From: mpml@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mpml@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Reiner M. Stoss Sent: Friday, September...
... change ... In the current system, if my series of observations are longer, and allow to calculate the orbit I am the only discoverer. I am or whomever is...
I haven't had time to look at Milani's proposal, or read most of the correspondence, but I have noted some discussion of naming comets which are not recognised...
Robert McNaught
rmn@...
Sep 1, 2006 9:45 pm
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... But then again, there were people in North and South American thousands of years before the Vikings visited. So again, it is kind of a question of whether...
Michael Marek
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Sep 1, 2006 10:30 pm
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Due to the events at the General Assembly in Prague, August was the top month for posts on MPML since it started back in 1988. There were 471 posts last month,...
... Let me guess. March 2004 was when the discovery of Sedna was announced, and it was touted by some to be a possible 10th planet. Ron Baalke...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Sep 1, 2006 11:02 pm
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I have managed to keep my mouth shut about the redefinition of planet, but I do have something to say about the discovery credit to orbit computers. I know...
I loved the bob sled athletes from Jamaica. They could not practice too much on their native island but they decided to participate in the Winter Olympics...
For the first time ever, I fell so far behind reading posts that I had to simply dump messages. As one of the 400-some-odd voters at the General Assembly, I...
I agree with Rob, but I would like to strongly suggest people to follow this new asteroids in cometary orbits. This is a field of strong interest as it can...
Hi all, Just a provocative question to the debate, but something that I am really not sure. If you find something that you know that should be there, should we...
Hi, There's a possibility of observing 2006 QV89 next week with the (still broken) Arecibo radar. Astrometry would be appreciated. Thanks, -Mike...
Mike Nolan
nolan@...
Sep 2, 2006 4:35 pm
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Hi Stuart, "...On LINEAR, we have been finding out that comparing images taken days or weeks apart is significantly more difficult than comparing images taken...
Hi, I've been struggling to figure out how to report KBO observations in the MPC reports (old format?). My understanding is that for minor planets the minor...
Anyone get this one? I've been trying for the past hour but it's moving too fast for me to get an image. I'm using a C-14 @ f/5.2 and ST-10 XME. Patrick 718...
