If Joe has Linux/Unix, then you can also convert binary to fits just using iraf (the command is import, followed by a wfits; look at the help pages for these)....
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E. L. G. Bowell
elgb@...
May 1, 2001 11:49 pm
Graff: Sorry to lose continuity in our exchange. Just overworked (and underpaid). ... I understand your *current* methodology, of course, but it is your last ...
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Gareth V. Williams
graff@...
May 2, 2001 1:08 am
... Know the feeling... ... There is more to the processing of the observations than just the initial processing to identify the object. It is true that, now...
3680
Dirk Devlies
dirk@...
May 2, 2001 2:26 am
Hello, I've been reading messages on this mailing list for a week. I came to this mailing list with little expectations but with hopes on one subject: reading...
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Gareth V. Williams
graff@...
May 2, 2001 4:28 am
... The explanations are known simply as citations. You want the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by L. D. Schmadel, 4th edition, 1319 pages + CD-ROM....
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James McGaha
mcgaha@...
May 2, 2001 4:58 am
Just A Test James McGaha, FRAS Director, Grasslands Observatory...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
May 2, 2001 5:00 am
Dirk, The source for this is Lutz Schmadel's "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names", available from Springer. The CD version is not too expensive and with it comes...
3684
James McGaha
mcgaha@...
May 2, 2001 5:07 am
For MPAPW 2001 Speakers The Following AV Equipment will be available for you to use: 35mm Slide Projector Overhead Projector Video Projector LCD Projector ...
3685
Jeff Medkeff
medkeff@...
May 2, 2001 9:13 am
... We probably get back from MPC a / (corrected designation) once every 200 to 400 temporary designations or thereabouts. I'd be a bit intimidated by the ...
3686
John V. McClusky
mcclusky@...
May 2, 2001 9:24 pm
Ted, LONEOS has not put its unidentified observations on its web site since March 2, although LONEOS has certainly been making plenty of observations. This...
3687
Bob Denny
rdenny@...
May 2, 2001 9:25 pm
I'm driving from Phoenix to Kitt Peak thence to the Sheraton tomorrow. If anyone needs a ride, I can pick you up at the PHX airport between 11:00 up to Noon --...
3688
E. L. G. Bowell
elgb@...
May 2, 2001 11:50 pm
John: We are betwixt and between on developing code to keep the LONEOS observations as up-to-date as possible on the ftp site. This includes changing...
3689
E. L. G. Bowell
elgb@...
May 3, 2001 1:08 am
... I thought, as an interim measure, that I'd post recent LONEOS data on my ftp site. The data are raw (that is, they contain internal LONEOS designations,...
3690
James McGaha
mcgaha@...
May 3, 2001 3:41 am
Below is MPAPW Program Schedule. See you in Tucson. James McGaha Steve Larson ... -- ... -- THE MINOR PLANET AMATEUR / PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP 2001 This can also...
3691
John E. Rogers
rogersfm@...
May 3, 2001 4:34 am
Below is MPAPW Program Schedule. See you in Tucson. James McGaha Steve Larson ... -- ... -- THE MINOR PLANET AMATEUR / PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP 2001 This can also...
3692
John V. McClusky
mcclusky@...
May 3, 2001 5:24 pm
Thanks, Ted, for doing this! I appreciate you work to update the LONEOS format; it will save a few steps on my end. I also appreciate you posting the current...
3693
E. L. G. Bowell
elgb@...
May 3, 2001 6:55 pm
I just got a flier from the British Astronomical Association which indicates good savings on Lutz Schmadel's valuable book through 30 Jun 01: Book and CD was...
3694
Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
May 3, 2001 7:11 pm
Out of interest, does the MPC and/or IAU put the citations on the web anywhere? The reason I ask is because one time when I checked, the updates on the web...
3695
Tony Beresford
aberesford@...
May 4, 2001 2:08 am
Due to the fact that the address will disappear may 31, I have moved my web page to http://home.iprimus.com.au/aberesford Until the deadline both will exist. ...
3696
Reiner M. Stoss
rstoss@...
May 5, 2001 10:29 am
DANEOPS precovered this unusual object last year on Aug. 28 and I did sent the precovery-email to the MPC on Aug. 29 around 0200 UT. The precovery was then...
3697
KCStarguy@...
May 5, 2001 7:17 pm
I have reviewed the book Video Astronomy ISBN 0-933346-96-4 by Massey, S., Dobbins, T.A., Douglas, E.J. (2000). Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge: MA...
3698
KCStarguy@...
May 5, 2001 8:01 pm
from sky & telescope COMET LINEAR SPLITS IN TWO About a month ago, amateur astronomers around the world noticed that Comet LINEAR (C/2001 A2) brightened...
3699
Greg Crawford
gc@...
May 5, 2001 8:38 pm
According to their website, the USNO SA2.0 is no longer available for distribution. It does not appear in their ftp folder for download. Does anyone know why...
3700
aah@...
May 5, 2001 11:27 pm
Greg, USNO ran out of their printing of USNO-SA2.0, and ordering another printing of 500 copies did not seem reasonable to them. Several people on this list...
3701
Tom Orff
torff@...
May 6, 2001 12:07 am
... Greg, I tried to get in also, but I couldn't get into the folder that Arne specified. I get a reply in my FTP program that the directory is undecipherable....
3702
Greg Crawford
gc@...
May 6, 2001 1:43 am
Arne, I was actually asking because of a request from someone else on another list (I have the full USNO A2.0 myself, and had previously downloaded the...
3703
Brian Skiff
bas@...
May 6, 2001 3:44 am
Judging by the notice at the image-server page, it is probably the case that the disc(s) the USNO-A and -SA files are on is having problems, and that's why...
3704
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
May 6, 2001 5:14 am
http://emcsc.ccsem.infn.it/ccsem01/Greenberg01.html ... INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SPACE CHEMISTRY ... 6th Course/Workshop: THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POTENTIAL...
3705
aah@...
May 6, 2001 12:46 pm
Looks like our hard disk that contains usnosa, usno, aah, etc. is down. I have left a note for our system manager, but do not expect results before Monday....
