http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/enceladus20120502/ Cassini Enceladus Flyby - May 2, 2012 May. 02, 2012 Enceladus 'E-19' Flyby: Completing the Trilogy...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 1, 2012 5:11 pm
http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/primitive-bodies2012/lecture.html FREE PUBLIC LECTURE co-sponsored by The Planetary Society Exploring Protoplanets...
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Dave Tholen
tholen@...
May 2, 2012 12:10 am
A question for those of you who are experts on the Earth-orbiting satellites. We have an exposure from April 23 UT in which two satellite trails appear. Almost...
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George Herbert
pinekoan1
May 2, 2012 12:56 am
... Some satellites have strobes, but that would be things like ISS and Soyuz or Progress craft while approaching docking, and 9 sec would be way too long for...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
May 2, 2012 1:02 am
Hi Dave, Just tried checking for any objects that might have passed through your FOV during the exposure, with no luck. However, I don't have a week-old set...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
May 2, 2012 1:22 am
... Dave mentioned 11.5 arcminutes. ... We're looking at an altitude of about 62 degrees, so not much slant. At 300 km and 7 km/s, you'd cover about a bit...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
May 2, 2012 1:55 am
There have been a few actual "disco ball" type sats launched, mainly for geodetic use. -John...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
May 2, 2012 2:23 am
Hi John, ... True; I did think of LAGEOS. I recalled it as being in low orbit, and therefore assumed it would have been in shadow. But I just checked, and...
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gpobs
roy_tucker2000
May 2, 2012 3:46 am
LAGEOS was covered by corner reflectors, not flat mirrors. No specular reflections unless you illuminate it with a laser from your location. ... From: "Bill J...
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amaury@...
geocroiseur
May 2, 2012 4:08 am
Hello, In a former observatory of mine, they were measuring this LAGEOS satellites, and at the beginning of the night, they look (in the camera) like a normal...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
May 2, 2012 7:10 am
... The one I was thinking of was the Japanese "Ajisai" (aka "EGP") <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Geodetic_Payload> It has over 300 basic mirrors...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 3, 2012 6:57 pm
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_04_30_12.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman April 30, 2012 Dear Dawnright Spectacular Readers, Dawn is wrapping up a...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 4, 2012 4:22 pm
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-124 Paydirt at 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site' Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 03, 2012 A report in...
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Jean Meeus
jmeeus@...
May 6, 2012 7:24 am
In the "Services of the CBAT" (IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams) there is the option "Various Lists and Plots". When clicking on "Minor Planets",...
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
May 6, 2012 8:20 am
I assume you mean the list in the Minor Planet Center site –as I can’t see such a list at the CBAT site. In any case, the relevant list does not open for...
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jlgalache
May 7, 2012 5:02 pm
Are you guys still not seeing the list? It's loading up fine for me right now. We're making some changes to how we display lists on the site so maybe you tried...
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Gerald McKeegan
geraldspace
May 7, 2012 6:08 pm
The list appears to be working now. I had no trouble displaying it a few minutes ago (16:04 UT), using Firefox. Gerald...
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Pieter-Jan Dekelver
pieterjan87
May 7, 2012 6:52 pm
The list works for me to! ... Best Regards, Mr. Pieter-Jan Dekelver Maasmechelen, Belgium pieterjan.dekelver@... www.astronomie.be/pieterjan.dekelver ...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 7, 2012 7:42 pm
May 7, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@... Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 ...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 9, 2012 7:56 pm
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspective.php The PI's Perspective Extending Our Horizons Alan Stern May 9, 2012 New Horizons remains healthy and on...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 10, 2012 7:12 pm
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-132 NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 09, 2012 PASADENA,...
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Pieter-Jan Dekelver
pieterjan87
May 11, 2012 12:03 pm
Hello, Does somebody knows a website form MPLM, or others, that where you can give in your coordinates of your observation position and that the page will ...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
May 11, 2012 12:10 pm
Arkansas Sky Observatories has created such a free service for both NEOs and for comets visible for any specified RA and DEC span that you select. You also...
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Pieter-Jan Dekelver
pieterjan87
May 11, 2012 12:53 pm
Hello, When i installed it, i tested it, but when i open the program it blocks ererytime. I have WIN7 64Bit. Can it handle 64 Bit? ... Best Regards, Mr....
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
May 11, 2012 1:26 pm
Yes, it will handle all operating systems; did you install the Crystal Reports program as well as the Net. program? Those are required to open the program. ...
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Scotty Degenhardt
scotty.degen...
May 12, 2012 8:29 pm
IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE YOUTUBE ANNOUNCEMENT: http://youtu.be/nI18UeeKNVw EVENT: May 20, 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse LIVE on Scotty's...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
May 12, 2012 8:34 pm
Curious if this "YouTube" announcement was approved by the minor planet list moderator? Dr. Clay _____ Arkansas Sky Observatories MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain...
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Scott Loucks
lamp_obs
May 12, 2012 8:43 pm
Well, if not should have been - liked it! To: mpml@yahoogroups.com From: drclay@... Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:34:02 -0500 Subject: Re: {MPML} May 20,...
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Scotty Degenhardt
scotty.degen...
May 12, 2012 8:46 pm
Dr. Clay, I assume you jest, right? The whole thing is a tongue in cheek joke, but the broadcast is serious to enable those not in the path to see it. I ...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
May 12, 2012 9:07 pm
I agree that the content is valid. However, it has very little to do with minor planets, and I suspect that if everyone started posting at random without...
