KBO encounters |
KBO encounters |
Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 1-August 08 Member No.: 4280 |
Hi,
I’m regular follower of NH and I’m also interested in the 2nd leg of the mission, i.e the 2016+ KBOs encounters. Does anyone know when operations about this leg (starting with searching objects of interest with HST or some other earth-based means, I suppose) are expected to begin ? |
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May 23 2011, 11:57 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Possible bug report: I'm on the road now & just tried doing a few images from the hotel. Did about 10, and the stat counter is frozen at 1900 objects discovered (wrong), 814 images viewed (never changed.)
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May 24 2011, 09:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
Hi, that happens because of the last update on Sunday. You may have to go via a log-out and in, then it should run again.
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May 24 2011, 02:07 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Sure enough; thanks, T! (Der...there's was even a warning about this had I scrolled down the screen a bit...)
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Jun 21 2011, 01:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 3-December 04 From: Boulder, Colorado, USA Member No.: 117 |
The Ice Hunters project is now out of beta and is officially open for business!
Thanks to everyone who worked on the beta version- the feedback from that work has helped improve the site, and the work was directly useful too- the team is now sifting through all the objects identified by the beta testers. The official site will continue the work rather than repeating what's already been done- we'll complete analysis of the data from the preliminary 2004 and 2005 searches, and then move on to the data from the 2011 search program currently under way. Here is the official release, and thanks to Emily for a great writeup on her blog today. Here's an update on the 2011 telescopic campaign. Following a spectacular run on the Magellan telescope in Chile in late April and early May, we had poorer luck with the weather during the late May/early June dark time, but still got useful data at both Magellan and at the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. We're now preparing for the late June/early July run, which will again use both Magellan and Subaru, plus the Canada/France/Hawaii telescope also on Mauna Kea. This time I'm looking forward to going to the telescope myself- I'll be at Subaru on the nights of July 1st and 2nd. John |
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Jun 22 2011, 12:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
The Ice Hunters project is now out of beta and is officially open for business! Thanks to everyone who worked on the beta version- the feedback from that work has helped improve the site, and the work was directly useful too- the team is now sifting through all the objects identified by the beta testers. The official site will continue the work rather than repeating what's already been done- we'll complete analysis of the data from the preliminary 2004 and 2005 searches, and then move on to the data from the 2011 search program currently under way. Here is the official release, and thanks to Emily for a great writeup on her blog today. Here's an update on the 2011 telescopic campaign. Following a spectacular run on the Magellan telescope in Chile in late April and early May, we had poorer luck with the weather during the late May/early June dark time, but still got useful data at both Magellan and at the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. We're now preparing for the late June/early July run, which will again use both Magellan and Subaru, plus the Canada/France/Hawaii telescope also on Mauna Kea. This time I'm looking forward to going to the telescope myself- I'll be at Subaru on the nights of July 1st and 2nd. John And thanks to John Spencer for expertly spearheading this key corner of the NH project--observations, data pipelines, IceHunters, all of it! Now all you UMSFers: Go get in the game-- we need KBO targets-- an I'd say few are better suited to make the discoveries than the UMSF gurus! |
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Jun 22 2011, 01:30 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Great Godfrey!!! A PI has called for aid!!!
<Superman voice> THIS looks like a job...for UMSF!!! Go forth & find a target for New Horizons, friends!!! </Super! > -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 22 2011, 05:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 29-January 09 Member No.: 4589 |
EDIT: Forgot to add a suggestion: a "back" button! A couple of times I spotted a candidate just after I clicked "done"; couldn't fix it! I find it helps to move the mouse pointer away from the 'Done Marking' button after I click it. Too easy to click through otherwise! -------------------- Protein structures and Mars fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick960/
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Jun 22 2011, 10:16 PM
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It's very addictive
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Jun 22 2011, 10:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Yeah, ain't it? I'm over something like 2100 images now.
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Jun 25 2011, 09:50 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Okay, now @ 2257 images with a detection rate of 18% (incl. asteroids). How does this compare with everyone else's stats so far?
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Jun 25 2011, 09:54 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
18%? And you haven't shown us a *single* image yet. That's disgraceful! Don't you know how important sharing pictures is?
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Jun 25 2011, 10:30 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
<abashed look> I didn't think anyone was gonna want to see images of circled little blobs...I stand corrected! Okay, will post anything I see that seems cool from now on.
One thing I've noticed is that there do seem to be multiple objects sometimes. Probably this is a misperception on my part due to the processing technique combined with the 286 processor in my head, but I have to wonder if sometimes we're seeing not exactly binary but somehow loosely associated KBOs. Of course, given the distances involved, true binaries wouldn't be distinguishable in these images & any two given objects are likely millions of km apart. EDIT: Okay, Stu, just did another small batch, and these are esp. for you! First, a small asteroid (not marked, upper right), and a little possible KBO (marked.) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 26 2011, 04:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1584 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
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Jun 26 2011, 04:39 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Ha! I just independently saw that exact same one and called it the exact same thing in a comment at icehunters.org a few minutes ago! And also noticed your username among the other people who'd notated that one! Clearly great (UMSF) minds think alike
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Jun 26 2011, 06:09 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
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