Hi all - Clay, as you point out, you have theories, and then you have data. Of course, one of the problems with making estimates based on limited data is the...
Hello, I observed several comets past few days: You can find all information on my website: www.astronomie.be/pieterjan.dekelver COD X13 COM Long. 5 40 46.6 E,...
Dear colleagues, We inform you that there will be a session dedicated to the exceptional 2011 Draconids meteor shower at the EPSC2012 in Madrid in September...
Thanks very much for this Brian..... I reality and to put credit where it is due, the concept of PHAs probability based on actual numbers is something that was...
Good point. As I explained privately a moment ago to a researcher of some note, the probability could be skewed to the low end if we are not yet familiar with...
Amateur astronomers boost ESA’s asteroid hunt A partnership with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project promises to boost the Agency’s space hazards research...
Dear MPML users, I announce some important changes and improvements we @NEODyS and @AstDyS did during the last months. As you may know, the recent hardware ...
Hello, I have a question about the observation time of a known comet each observation night. How long must this be in total minutes or hours, when achieving a...
Under a year ago there was a similar issue. I posted part of the welcome message that gets sent to each new subscriber. I'm away from my computer so can't post...
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 ...
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,...
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...
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",...
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...
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...
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...
http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/primitive-bodies2012/lecture.html FREE PUBLIC LECTURE co-sponsored by The Planetary Society Exploring Protoplanets...
Hi all, as I suppose many of you know Rob D. Matson, I believe this will not be an OT subject. I decided to introduce several amateur astronomers with interest...
Hi all, as already reported here, the MOID is calculated in function of the current elements. An other object is 2012 HG2, now its MOID is 0.0016 AU but at the...
Hi all, 2004 RQ252, an H=22.3 Apollo, was just recovered by Rob McNaught at E12. MEPC is here: http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K12/K12H69.html If you...
Now this I totally agree with.....this is where fantasy and science clash badly. WATER? They are going to mine and bring back water from an asteroid? I want...
Hi Alan, Speaking as perhaps the only journalist on this list, I wanted to make a couple of points about this thread: 1. Don't shoot the mailman. Ron doesn't...
http://www.planetaryresources.com/2012/04/asteroid-mining-plans-revealed-by-planetary-resources-inc/ Asteroid mining plans revealed by Planetary Resources,...
