http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/news/releases/archive/02-064.shtml New wave supercomputers catch big waves Los Alamos National Laborabory June 5, 2002 Contact:...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 5, 2002 4:09 pm
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Congratulatons to 246 ( J. Ticha, M. Tichy) with new 1.06-m telescope for discovery of small Apollo 2002 LK. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K02/K02L05.html ...
Charles W. Juels
cwjuels@...
Jun 5, 2002 8:03 pm
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Sorry for an off topic post. In the market there are computer networking cards that claim to transfer data at the rate of up to 100 MB per second, are they...
... Thanks! ... And the discovery story : We found Apollo-type asteroid 2002 LK on an image taken for follow-up astrometry of another Apollo 2002 JZ8 (PHA) on...
Klet Observatory
klet@...
Jun 6, 2002 3:58 pm
7097
Did someone turn off Bill Romanishin's computer? I've referred several people to his book: http://observatory.ou.edu/book4512.html in the last couple days, and...
The computer that has the book is at our observatory near the football stadium. They are expanding the stadium ("Millions for sports- thousands for...
Bill Romanishin
wjr@...
Jun 6, 2002 10:30 pm
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Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington June 7, 2002 (Phone: 202/358-1547) Michael Buckley The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, ...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 7, 2002 4:03 pm
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http://skyandtelescope.com/news/current/article_627_1.asp Backyard Search for Asteroids and Extrasolar Planets By David L. Chandler Sky & Telescope June 7,...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 7, 2002 8:03 pm
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Observatoire de Paris Paris, France 6 June 2002 The Odin satellite detects H2-18O in comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) Comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) Comet C/2002...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 8, 2002 11:57 pm
7102
Hello, I'm experimenting with Pinpoint and Maxim. I solved some plates with pinpoint and are now trying to solve some from within Maxim. The image got solved...
I have made a comprehensive revision of my list of accurate coordinates for the ~1150 Landolt standard stars. The main effect is to bring the list into the...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
Jun 10, 2002 3:57 am
7104
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992383 Fossils point to asteroid causing dinosaurs' demise James Randerson New Scientist June 11, 2002 A...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 11, 2002 4:11 pm
7105
Is anyone interested in sharing the cost of a rental car to and from either Chicago or Indianapolis airports during MPAPW2002? David Dixon...
http://www.planetary.org/html/society/press/2002/MUSES_C.htm Planetary Society of Japan Will Send Names to Asteroid PLANETARY SOCIETY NEWS RELEASE For...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 12, 2002 3:16 pm
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I am in the process of replacing the AP7p 512 x 512 camera I have been using on one scope with a 1K x 1K camera. If someone is interested in buying the AP7p...
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Office of Communications and Public Affairs Laurel, Maryland June 12, 2002 For Immediate Release Media...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 12, 2002 5:11 pm
7109
How did Dave Bowman pay for his long hotel stay at the end of the movie "2001"? He cashed in the "Frequent Flyer" miles he earned getting there! ...
This is to announce that the MPC Sky Coverage page is now running on the new webserver. It would have been up months ago, but there was an annoying bug that I...
Gareth V. Williams
graff@...
Jun 12, 2002 6:13 pm
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MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 12, 2002 10:20 pm
7112
http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/15asteroid.htm SwRI researchers identify asteroid breakup event in the main asteroid belt Southwest Research Institute June...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 13, 2002 3:38 pm
7113
But related. For those who might be in the area in the future and wish to attend. EARTH/SPACE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.* Presents A Series Of Public...
Chuck
astroc@...
Jun 13, 2002 5:46 pm
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Dear List: The National Solar Observatory (NSO) is seeking a contractor at Panguitch Lake, Utah, to operate a test facility as part of the Advanced Technology...
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/impact2003/impact2003.1st.html IMPACT CRATERING: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS Houston, Texas February...
Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Jun 14, 2002 3:57 pm
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The media have recently been running with the story of the discovery of an extra-solar planet orbiting at a distance close to that of Jupiter. By the time I...
Yes this argument always puzzled me. Thanks to Jupiter, we are safe on Earth... So is Jupiter a planet of good or a planet of evil :-) My feeling has always...
... Greg, just to clear up a point. This action of Jupiter wasnt mentioned in either the JPL press release or the item on the NASA Science News site. It may of...
This is my first time posting here, so I have to apoligize for my lack of knowledge. I have been observing for about 2 years now, and found an object in one...
n11086@...
Jun 15, 2002 8:42 pm
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Dave, ... You don't need a complete list of all positions, just use the Minor Planet Center's "MPChecker" at: http://scully.harvard.edu/~cgi/CheckMP It...
... "All known objects" is more specifically "all objects _with_orbits_", which is almost but not quite "all known" objects. Dave W. should copy his image to a...
