Actually, that diagram does confuse me. Here's my reasoning - orient the asteroid and Mars in three dimensions as follows. Let the Z-axis represent the...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 2, 2008 12:31 am
Guild of Manhattan Sidewalk AstronomersJulian and Rich, Thanks! Julian, That diagram does explain it for me to a great extent. It shows me that the error is...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 3, 2008 11:24 am
"New Observations Slightly Decrease Mars Impact Probability Don Yeomans, Paul Chodas and Steve Chesley NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office January 2,...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 3, 2008 5:55 pm
The Astronomical League has an updated webpage. See their "Sky this Week - Dec 30 thru Jan 5, 2008" for the week's sky events or their homepage at...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 8, 2008 2:49 am
"According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a new solar cycle is about to begin. The original forecast for Solar Cycle 24 was...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 8, 2008 4:23 am
... From: "Elizabeth Stachow" <stachow@...> To: "department" <star-struck@...> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 10:55 AM Subject: [star-struck]...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 9, 2008 5:51 am
Only a 1:40 chance according to latest estimates. http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080109/sc_space/asteroidschancesofsmackingmarsdip The chances of an asteroid...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 10, 2008 10:48 pm
"NASA will return to Mercury for the first time in almost 33 years on January 14, 2008, when the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first flyby of the Sun’s...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 11, 2008 8:29 pm
Meade Instruments, Star Instruments and RC Optical Systems Agree to Settlement See bottom of page for article at ...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 12, 2008 5:43 am
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this event always sells out way in advance. Tickets have just now gone on sale. I've already got mine. If you want to go,...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 13, 2008 2:11 am
The message copied below was sent to the AAA through the AAA Web site. Today, I went to see what Mr. Diller is offering for sale. He gave me permission to...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 14, 2008 2:45 am
"Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way" "A giant cloud of hydrogen gas is racing towards a collision with the Milky Way, astronomers have announced. Dubbed...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 18, 2008 3:20 am
... From: "Carolyn Porco" <cpcomments@...> To: <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: Fwd: Humanists to Honor...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 22, 2008 11:45 pm
"Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close To Past Earth on Jan. 29 - Should be Observable with Modest Sized Telescopes" "Asteroid 2007 TU24, discovered by...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 22, 2008 11:51 pm
When Do Asteroids Turn Dangerous? "One of the most spectacular sights in the night sky is a fireball; a rock from space impacts the atmosphere and blazes a...
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Finkemeier, Markus
MarkusF
Jan 22, 2008 11:57 pm
I actually saw a fireball the other evening right from 7th Avenue in Park Slope / Brooklyn. Extremely bright light, increasing in brightness over time, maybe 5...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 23, 2008 3:01 am
Markus, Lucky you. The others like most are not looking up! Probably a sporadic meteor. On an outdated list the Delta Cancrids go from Jan. 1 to Jan. 24, ...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 23, 2008 11:23 am
Anyone hear of this story, "The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared"? "Dec. 13, 1999: From May 10-12, 1999, the solar wind that blows constantly from the Sun...
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Finkemeier, Markus
MarkusF
Jan 23, 2008 2:32 pm
I saw it due south, on a south-east trajectory. Hard to tell where it radiated from. Maybe on a line back to Pisces, Aquarious ... Cancer doesn't seem...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Jan 24, 2008 6:06 am
Julian, Thanks for that. That's a pretty interesting article. The discussion following the article is interesting, too. I was inspired to add my two cents...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 2:43 am
Thanks, Markus Julian ... From: "Finkemeier, Markus" <markus.finkemeier@...> To: <guildofmanhattansidewalkastronomers@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday,...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 2:43 am
... From: <meteors@...> To: <parksje@...> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Delta Cancrids...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 2:46 am
Bruce, You're welcome. This is a great site to see other's questions and answers on these topics. Julian ... From: "Bruce" <sn1951bk@...> To:...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 25, 2008 4:35 am
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)The NASA Astrophysics Data System is a good portal site for astrophysics research. Abstracts are available for many publications...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 9:58 pm
"A Hi-Def Peek at Pluto" "New Horizons made its first detection of Pluto using the high-resolution mode of its Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) during...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 10:02 pm
"Counting Mercury’s Craters" "One of many investigations underway includes identifying and measuring the impact craters on these previously unseen regions....
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 25, 2008 10:05 pm
"Giant Storm Eruption at Jupiter Unearths a Buried Past" "Scientists around the globe have observed an astonishing and rare change in Jupiter's atmosphere -- a...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 27, 2008 1:07 am
Bruce, Went to "Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon, and Planets," 2nd Ed. p. 60 by Jean Meeus and the earth passes from S to N of the ring plane of Saturn...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 27, 2008 1:15 am
Bruce, This link still works, at least, for me. The article was dated January 24, 2008. I will try and post the whole article. Julian ... change in Jupiter's...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 27, 2008 1:18 am
From the NASA/JPL News Releases Giant Storm Eruption at Jupiter Unearths a Buried Past January 24, 2008 Scientists around the globe have observed an...
