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 Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
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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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Jun 25 2011, 10:30 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 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.)
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Jun 26 2011, 04:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1598 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
My finding rate is much higher, but the number of images I've seen is much lower... wouldn't be surprised if folks like nprev are prioritizing images for others to see.
Finding some interesting yin-yang perhaps slowly moving objects in some of the newer images:
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xtruel KBO encounters Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
nprev Hiya, X. If I remember correctly, the KBO search i... Aug 2 2008, 01:06 PM
Alan Stern QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 2 2008, 01:06 PM) Hiya... Aug 2 2008, 01:26 PM
Paolo QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 2 2008, 03:06 PM) Plut... Aug 2 2008, 03:32 PM nprev ...our definition of celestial vermin seems to be ... Aug 2 2008, 04:48 PM xtruel Thanks for these quick replies
Given the tiny ... Aug 3 2008, 07:36 AM Greg Hullender Trouble is, it'll take NH almost 10 years to g... Aug 3 2008, 04:01 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 3 2008, 04:01... Aug 3 2008, 04:35 PM surreyguy Is larger necessarily better? Planets (in the hy... Aug 3 2008, 05:06 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (surreyguy @ Aug 3 2008, 05:06 PM) ... Aug 3 2008, 05:09 PM nprev Just out of curiosity, Alan, is encounter relative... Aug 3 2008, 05:49 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 3 2008, 06:49 PM) Just... Aug 4 2008, 10:59 AM nprev Oh, sorry. What I meant is that presumably more da... Aug 4 2008, 11:10 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 4 2008, 11:10 AM) Oh, ... Aug 4 2008, 01:24 PM surreyguy Thanks for the correction, Alan. And yes, I shoul... Aug 4 2008, 06:42 PM tasp Not sure I am thinking this through correctly, but... Aug 4 2008, 07:07 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 4 2008, 08:07 PM) Not s... Aug 4 2008, 07:20 PM tasp Thanx.
I guess we get to work out the statistics ... Aug 4 2008, 07:47 PM nprev Alan, what is the search magnitude limit for the h... Aug 4 2008, 07:49 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 4 2008, 07:49 PM) Alan... Aug 4 2008, 09:13 PM nprev THAT is a definite "wow!!!!... Aug 4 2008, 09:18 PM xtruel QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 3 2008, 06:01... Aug 5 2008, 04:10 PM vjkane QUOTE (xtruel @ Aug 5 2008, 05:10 PM) So ... Aug 5 2008, 04:38 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (vjkane @ Aug 5 2008, 04:38 PM) The... Aug 5 2008, 05:39 PM IM4 We have no candidates for close KBO enccounters, b... Aug 17 2008, 10:41 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (IM4 @ Aug 17 2008, 10:41 AM) We ha... Aug 17 2008, 11:49 AM IM4 QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Aug 17 2008, 11:49 AM... Aug 17 2008, 03:18 PM Explorer1 Looks like the 'flyby' of Crantor came an... Apr 14 2010, 04:42 AM Hungry4info Couldn't blame them if they didn't do anyt... Apr 14 2010, 01:56 PM Vultur The first post in this thread says the search woul... Apr 15 2010, 09:15 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (Vultur @ Apr 15 2010, 10:15 AM) Th... Apr 15 2010, 12:18 PM illexsquid QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Apr 15 2010, 04:18 AM... Apr 27 2010, 06:11 PM Gsnorgathon The Tvashtar plume images were taken a lot closer ... Apr 28 2010, 05:55 PM john_s I'll chip in here. Alan was talking about sci... Apr 28 2010, 07:36 PM MahFL The Search for KBO's to begin. Apr 20 2011, 02:59 PM john_s Look for another release in a few weeks, describin... Apr 20 2011, 03:17 PM dilo QUOTE (john_s @ Apr 20 2011, 03:17 PM) Lo... Apr 20 2011, 03:47 PM nprev Actually, Alan said in this post that the search w... Apr 15 2010, 09:32 AM Greg Hullender Yeah, I think the last few times we've asked t... Apr 15 2010, 04:58 PM Astro0 If we find it, can we name it?! I always thoug... Feb 22 2011, 11:01 PM nprev THAT is a rockin' piece of citizen science out... Feb 23 2011, 01:10 AM hendric John,
That's great news, can't wait to p... Feb 23 2011, 02:54 PM elakdawalla It's in beta, still several weeks from launch. May 8 2011, 04:18 AM NGC3314 What John said - just found out that some of the p... May 9 2011, 12:18 PM hendric Just got this in the Zooniverse newsletter. I thi... May 16 2011, 04:46 PM john_s Here's an update on how the KBO search is goin... May 16 2011, 05:20 PM dilo Finally we can help you, I am so excited!
Jus... May 16 2011, 09:39 PM stevesliva QUOTE (dilo @ May 16 2011, 05:39 PM) Just... May 16 2011, 11:34 PM john_s As hendric and others have noted, the beta version... May 16 2011, 09:56 PM MahFL Oh dear I can't use IE7, which is on my work P... May 17 2011, 12:50 PM john_s Actually there are no fake objects in the 2004 dat... May 16 2011, 11:50 PM stevesliva Thanks john... I saw an old powerpoint of yours wh... May 17 2011, 12:03 AM hendric John,
Thanks for the update! I was curious,... May 17 2011, 06:01 AM john_s QUOTE (hendric @ May 17 2011, 12:01 AM) J... May 17 2011, 02:44 PM hendric Thanks for the reply John. I figured after I sent... May 17 2011, 03:10 PM tfisher I can discern 8 parallel, nearly horizontal, rows ... May 18 2011, 01:56 AM john_s QUOTE (tfisher @ May 17 2011, 06:56 PM) I... May 18 2011, 03:59 AM nprev John, though this is not a technical commentary, h... May 18 2011, 02:40 AM john_s QUOTE (nprev @ May 17 2011, 07:40 PM) Sug... May 18 2011, 04:05 AM nprev Swing and a miss...but knew there had to be a reas... May 18 2011, 05:02 AM hendric I figured the black star centers was because of a ... May 18 2011, 04:30 PM john_s QUOTE (hendric @ May 18 2011, 10:30 AM) I... May 18 2011, 05:22 PM hendric John,
Good to know, I wasn't implying you... May 18 2011, 07:12 PM tfisher QUOTE (hendric @ May 18 2011, 03:12 PM) I... May 18 2011, 09:55 PM tfisher Poking around more at the horizontal artifacts... ... May 19 2011, 01:46 AM john_s Thanks for these examples, Richard and all!
Q... May 19 2011, 04:03 AM hendric Oh sure, if they're not the same distance. I ... May 19 2011, 05:53 PM stevesliva I thought this was a thing of beauty, as far as fi... May 21 2011, 01:36 AM nprev Okay, I'll play: I see two, possibly binary.
... May 21 2011, 03:54 AM tfisher Are Kuiper belt objects distributed like a belt, o... May 21 2011, 01:48 PM john_s Most KBOs are in a flat disk, like the asteroids (... May 21 2011, 03:19 PM nprev John, interim progress report. 238 objects identif... May 21 2011, 10:36 PM NickF QUOTE (nprev @ May 21 2011, 05:36 PM) EDI... Jun 22 2011, 05:24 PM nprev Possible bug report: I'm on the road now ... May 23 2011, 11:57 PM Tman Hi, that happens because of the last update on Sun... May 24 2011, 09:34 AM nprev Sure enough; thanks, T! (Der...there's was... May 24 2011, 02:07 PM john_s The Ice Hunters project is now out of beta and is ... Jun 21 2011, 01:55 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (john_s @ Jun 21 2011, 02:55 PM) Th... Jun 22 2011, 12:04 AM nprev Great Godfrey!!! A PI has called for a... Jun 22 2011, 01:30 AM Sunspot It's very addictive Jun 22 2011, 10:16 PM nprev Yeah, ain't it? I'm over something like 21... Jun 22 2011, 10:53 PM nprev Okay, now @ 2257 images with a detection rate of 1... Jun 25 2011, 09:50 PM Stu 18%? And you haven't shown us a *single* image... Jun 25 2011, 09:54 PM elakdawalla Ha! I just independently saw that exact same ... Jun 26 2011, 04:39 AM nprev Now HERE'S a beauty: one asteroid plus one pos... Jun 26 2011, 06:09 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 26 2011, 02:09 AM) Now... Jun 26 2011, 09:45 AM NickF If we're comparing rates, I've highlighted... Jun 26 2011, 03:41 PM nprev Eek! We're heading into an asteroid field ... Jun 26 2011, 07:06 PM nprev ...and dig THIS behemoth. Perhaps a TNO rather tha... Jun 26 2011, 07:08 PM nprev Last one of the day: A two-fer?
EDIT: Please disr... Jun 26 2011, 07:37 PM nprev Sorry, but I HAD to post this. Satellite trail? NE... Jun 26 2011, 09:24 PM Marz Great stuff!!! I've gone through ... Jun 27 2011, 12:03 AM nprev Thanks for that comment, Marz. Been wondering if I... Jun 27 2011, 12:13 AM NickF QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 26 2011, 06:13 PM) Got... Jun 27 2011, 02:46 AM nprev I'm thinkin' maybe just this one time, Nic... Jun 27 2011, 03:31 AM |
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