Dear Users! The "Image of the Month" for January 2004 is now online at the Astrometrica web site, http://www.astrometrica.at. Click on the thumbnail image on...
Hello all, Is Astrometrica capable for multiextension FITS files and if so what do I have to change/set? Many thanks for your help Regards, Sebastian ... ...
... No, it is not, sorry... By the way, congratulations on the naming of minor planet (51983) Hönig! I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate Maik...
... This post raises a question for me that, although a tad off-topic, I'd appreciate an answer to. I apologize for my ignorance and the somewhat off-topic...
... Maybe this helps: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/info/HowNamed.html There are a number of "unwritten" laws, however. For example, the Committee for...
... OH!!!!!!!! I had previously read the rules (from the same URL you provided) and thought I understood them, but the text of your e-mail caused me...
... And not only for the amateur but also the pros get certain conditions... e.g. naming an asteroid after a generous sponsor... ... (13437) Wellton-Persson ...
... Well, that certainly is true in my case! I just dropped ANOTHER $2,700.00 upgrading from a 12" LX200 OTA to a 14" with the UHTC just in the hopes of...
Watching from an inactive (alas!) distance. Great exchange of info on naming the asteroids. And Pluto! Glad to still receive the stuff. Will I be able to come...
... (2309) Mr.Spock is not named after the famous character from Star Trek, but rather after "the ginger short-haired tabby cat (1967- ) who selected the...
... (2309) Mr.Spock is not named after the famous character from Star Trek, but rather after "the ginger short-haired tabby cat (1967- ) who selected the...
Just a note on asteroid naming. It has long become a tradition for professional astronomers to name asteroids after colleagues they wish to honor. At the...
Paul Weissman
paul.r.weissman@...
Jan 8, 2004 10:47 pm
1732
hey, Galileo wanted to name the Jovian moons, the Medici Planets. those Medici's were not nice people but they supported a lot of art and science....
Paul Weissman
paul.r.weissman@...
Jan 8, 2004 10:49 pm
1733
... And Herschel called "his" planet "Georgium Sidus" in honor of King George III of England. So, if you want to assign a name to something, you better...
... Yes. See the link I posted a few hours ago. The guideline of the CSBN are here: http://www.ss.astro.umd.edu/IAU/csbn/mpnames.shtml ... Individuals or...
... The MPC page "How Are Minor Planets Named?" (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/info/HowNamed.html) says: "Names for persons or events known primarily for...
All I can say is ' Any one got a spare asteroid to name after me" <grin> Guess I'll never find one myself. <sigh> Even then I couldn't name it! Keep looking! ...
The discover of an object has the privilege of proposing a name but the MPC/IAU also recognizes that some objects are effectively cut off from having names...
... Yes, this too is in the document for which I sent the link: http://www.ss.astro.umd.edu/IAU/csbn/mpnames.shtml ... Discoverers have the privilege to...
I would like to add my congratulations along with all the others to Maik Meyer on the naming of (52005) Maik, Jaime Nomen on (56561) Jaimenomen, and Peter...
Naming conventions vary. We have a wonderful bridge here in Florida named after a living congressman, a very nice guy. Moon craters, on the other hand, are...
... I think that a member of the CSBN noted that this rule is *not* valid for surveys. Anyway, with or without that rule, I think that the LINEAR will not...
... Yes, but hands of giants if you don't refer only to their *comet* discoveries ;-) LINEAR has so far 479 named minor planet discoveries. Their total number...
... Thanks Bob, However, if I had a 14", I would have possibly found one myself by now! Still my trusty 8" is doing it's best. Cheers Alan Alan Cahill ...
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