Jeff, To answer the first part of your question without reference to the particular file opening problem, "yes". I had a problem with the auto-astrometry...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Sep 1, 2000 4:51 pm
http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast01sep_1.htm A Close Encounter with a Space Rock NASA Science News Today a half-km asteroid is passing by the Earth...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Sep 1, 2000 7:05 pm
Forwarded from David Morrison (dmorrison@...) NEO News (8/30/00) NEA Survey Status Dear Friends & Students of NEOs: This edition of NEO News features...
University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Press contact: Andrew Wark News Services & Media Relations (403) 220-5727 July 27, 2000 Intriguing meteorite discovered...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 3, 2000 7:39 pm
All, It is not his nature to make great annoucements so I will <G>. Paul Comba recently received his *1000th* designation. This makes him, as best I can tell,...
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Larry
lrobinsn@...
Sep 3, 2000 7:51 pm
Congratulations, Paul. You are an inspiration. Larry Robinson...
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Buster Sikes
h2oape@...
Sep 3, 2000 9:21 pm
Incredible job Paul! Your "perseverencia" is an awesome thing. When do you estimate designation number 2000 will be? :-) -- Buster Sikes ... ...
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Tim Edwards
tedwards@...
Sep 4, 2000 5:33 am
Referring to the page: List Of The Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/lists/Dangerous.html Below are events listed of...
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David Tholen
tholen@...
Sep 4, 2000 6:22 am
... That's the epoch of osculation for the orbital elements. I suspect that you copied the list of orbit-to-orbit close approach distances, which is a...
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RA Kowalski
bitnik@...
Sep 4, 2000 12:21 pm
Most of you may have noticed that the Egroups "spam" has been removed. I have gotten several inquiries from people wishing to donate funding to help maintain...
1347
Perry
perrycn@...
Sep 4, 2000 12:36 pm
... see http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/PHACloseApp.html ... Surely that means it was perturbed into its present orbit by a very near miss; if you could...
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Gerhard Hahn
Gerhard.Hahn@...
Sep 4, 2000 3:25 pm
... No, this distances are the ORBIT-to-ORBIT separation, i.e. the possible minimum miss distance IF both bodies, the earth and the asteroid would come to the...
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Martin Nicholson
Martin@...
Sep 4, 2000 5:41 pm
(Semi) Commercial Sponsorship for Asteroid Hunters There are amateur astronomers who invest large quantities of time and money hunting for new asteroids or...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 4, 2000 6:34 pm
Martin, ... For example an amateur astronomer could carry out his or her observations exactly as they do at present except they also supply their sponsors with...
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Michael Newberry
mnewberry@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:03 pm
I think this has the potential to run against the grain of the standards for allocating astronomical discovery credit. There's also a potential for abuse that...
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Gareth V. Williams
graff@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:07 pm
... Commission 20 would be more appropriate. Commission 15 deals with physical studies, Commission 20 deals with dynamical studies. New Commission 20...
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Michael Newberry
mnewberry@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:27 pm
... Thanks. ... Yes, I heard about that. The issue is that astronomy is and has always been against this form of commercialism. As a scientific endeavor, ...
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Larry
lrobinsn@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:29 pm
... they would record their sponsor as co-discoverer on all ... Getting the funding for larger telescopes, more sensative cameras, and faster computers is...
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Bob Elliott
stargazr@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:33 pm
... The word of Gareth is the gospel on this one. But as the old saying goes: "all things are with more spirt chased that enjoyed". Why not find a sponsor...
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cspratt
cspratt@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:37 pm
There are "granting agencies" that may help the amateur astronomer as well as the professional observer, but these agencies prefer to grant money for the...
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Gareth V. Williams
graff@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:37 pm
... I don't think this would cause any problems. There would also be no problem them sharing the discovery (subject to the normal rules) as *long as they were...
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Michael Newberry
mnewberry@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:41 pm
... That's what we are really talking about here---putting someone's name on it just because they put forth the money. I think that was the beginning of the...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:44 pm
Mike, ... In this regard, I think a reasonable suggestion was made previously: offer photo-ops and other publicity perks for the sponsor, but don't offer to ...
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Michael Newberry
mnewberry@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:46 pm
... Me either. Seems your suggestion is a great step forward in this ongoing debate. Mike Newberry...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:51 pm
Bob, ... Why not find a sponsor willing to help John Briggs set up the old Naval Observatory 15" astrograph in the Sacramento mts. of New Mexico and give time...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:56 pm
Chris, I've forgotten his name but someone out in western Arizona told of his success working with underachieving students in a talk at the MPAPW '99. Larry...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:57 pm
Gareth, ... Given the grief that M$ products have caused me over the years, I would have to vote against this. My conscience wouldn't allow any other vote :-)...
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cspratt
cspratt@...
Sep 4, 2000 7:57 pm
I meant to say in my last post - that it would be nice if companies could "donate" equipment (even at cost)to those stations doing this work (especially...
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Gordon Garradd
loomberah@...
Sep 4, 2000 8:51 pm
... other granting agencies interested in funding an amateur astronomer who works strictly from the "backyard". there is one, but I am not allowed to mention...
