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xtruel
post 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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post Aug 10 2011, 04:40 PM
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Just to let everyone know that the first 2011 KBO search data are now posted on the Ice Hunters site for your searching pleasure. Currently we've posted the early June 2011 data set from Subaru (without seeding with artificial KBOs, for now), to be followed later by the early July Subaru data and the late May / early June data from the Magellan telescope.

Have at it! We'd love to have some preliminary candidate KBOs in hand when we apply for 2012 telescope time starting in mid-September. And thanks again.

By the way, there's a blog post from me describing our July Subaru run on the New Horizons site (it's also posted on the Ice Hunters site, but with fewer pictures smile.gif ).

John
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- xtruel   KBO encounters   Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   OK I'm addicted now.   Jun 27 2011, 04:25 AM
- - centsworth_II   Just finished my first 200 (as "cents")....   Jun 27 2011, 08:35 AM
- - hendric   I asked about my image with 5 objects marked, and ...   Jun 27 2011, 06:47 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Does someone want to show me some distinct example...   Jun 27 2011, 07:52 PM
- - Stu   Whooosh...! Have to be honest, I'm pret...   Jun 27 2011, 07:58 PM
- - nprev   Dan, re variable stars: No real idea how to filter...   Jun 27 2011, 08:12 PM
- - elakdawalla   I would assume that all light sources in these ima...   Jun 27 2011, 08:19 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 27 2011, 03:19 P...   Jun 27 2011, 09:49 PM
|- - ugordan   I think the point sources are not actually points ...   Jun 27 2011, 10:34 PM
- - nprev   Yeah, you're right, Emily...it was my best gue...   Jun 27 2011, 08:25 PM
|- - john_s   QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 27 2011, 01:25 PM) Yea...   Jun 27 2011, 10:36 PM
- - nprev   Timely response, John, thanks! Okay, so I jus...   Jun 27 2011, 10:55 PM
- - ilbasso   I'm finally gonna be able to see cross-eye ste...   Jun 29 2011, 03:29 AM
- - Explorer1   Can you use keyboard commands (like the ones that ...   Jun 29 2011, 06:03 AM
- - ilbasso   Thanks - the CTRL+mousewheel worked this time. It ...   Jun 29 2011, 03:20 PM
- - hendric   You must have seen the same image I did with 5 obj...   Jun 29 2011, 03:43 PM
- - centsworth_II   Up to 2500 views now and this is easily the most a...   Jul 3 2011, 05:00 PM
- - pjam   That's a beaut cents! ...& Just think...   Jul 3 2011, 06:36 PM
- - centsworth_II   Up to now I haven't felt the need to break my ...   Jul 4 2011, 12:03 AM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   We may be getting the leftovers no one else wanted...   Jul 4 2011, 01:28 AM
- - maschnitz   (Software engineer here) That, there, is a failure...   Jul 4 2011, 02:09 AM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   Okay, thanks maschnitz. Time to find something el...   Jul 4 2011, 02:19 AM
- - centsworth_II   Just got through about 150 more mostly problem fre...   Jul 4 2011, 09:23 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 4 2011, 01:23 ...   Jul 5 2011, 01:35 AM
- - centsworth_II   A near miss! Close to you... By the way, ...   Jul 4 2011, 05:28 PM
- - Greg Hullender   I find I'm marking about 1.5 objects per frame...   Jul 4 2011, 07:51 PM
- - nprev   I've only been rating image quality if I get a...   Jul 4 2011, 08:18 PM
- - nprev   Here's today's best shot for me: asteroid ...   Jul 4 2011, 08:42 PM
- - Greg Hullender   I'll bet that when you first start, they give ...   Jul 4 2011, 09:02 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jul 4 2011, 10:02...   Jul 4 2011, 10:36 PM
||- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (ngunn @ Jul 4 2011, 03:36 PM) If t...   Jul 5 2011, 01:05 AM
||- - ngunn   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jul 5 2011, 02:05...   Jul 5 2011, 07:40 AM
||- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (ngunn @ Jul 4 2011, 11:40 PM) Noth...   Jul 5 2011, 02:13 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jul 4 2011, 04:02...   Jul 4 2011, 11:50 PM
- - nprev   I agree with all your rules save #3, Greg; I think...   Jul 4 2011, 10:16 PM
- - centsworth_II   Tic Tac Toe   Jul 5 2011, 12:52 PM
- - nprev   Greg, I would still mark the bright asteroids. Rem...   Jul 5 2011, 02:51 PM
- - john_s   There's no fancy algorithm for who gets to see...   Jul 5 2011, 05:07 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (john_s @ Jul 5 2011, 12:07 PM) ......   Jul 11 2011, 04:08 AM
- - nprev   Thanks for the thorough response, John. "Damm...   Jul 5 2011, 05:22 PM
- - ngunn   Ditto from me. Much appreciated.   Jul 5 2011, 07:13 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Likewise. I'll wait until they keyboard shortc...   Jul 6 2011, 03:54 AM
- - tasp   I heard the Subaru telescope was damaged by a cool...   Jul 6 2011, 02:09 PM
- - john_s   Yup, we were on the telescope that night- the firs...   Jul 6 2011, 02:59 PM
- - hendric   Looks like it was ethylene glycol & water - go...   Jul 6 2011, 03:16 PM
- - tasp   Thanks for the update. Hope they can get coolant ...   Jul 6 2011, 04:45 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   The "reviewed"/"for follow-up...   Jul 8 2011, 02:14 AM
- - john_s   The one thing I can say about background star dens...   Jul 11 2011, 03:04 PM
|- - centsworth_II   Thanks for the preview. I'm enjoying going th...   Jul 11 2011, 06:33 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Has anyone taken a look at their own contributions...   Jul 12 2011, 04:49 AM
- - centsworth_II   Even some very faint objects aren't getting pa...   Jul 12 2011, 04:59 AM
|- - stewjack   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 11 2011, 11:59...   Jul 12 2011, 06:17 PM
- - Greg Hullender   I just finished my 1000th screen, so I thought I...   Jul 17 2011, 04:01 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   I agree with #5.   Jul 17 2011, 04:12 AM
|- - dilo   I agree too, especially on last 3 points!   Jul 17 2011, 08:05 AM
|- - NickF   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jul 16 2011, 11:0...   Jul 18 2011, 03:32 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jul 16 2011, 11:0...   Jul 19 2011, 10:27 AM
|- - stewjack   NOTE: This post is only for IceHunters or people i...   Jul 19 2011, 04:08 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 19 2011, 02:27...   Jul 20 2011, 03:35 AM
- - nprev   I aqree with #5 as well; had that happen several t...   Jul 17 2011, 08:13 AM
- - centsworth_II   In response to a request by the science team, Iceh...   Jul 25 2011, 04:16 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 25 2011, 12:16...   Oct 25 2011, 12:49 AM
|- - antoniseb   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Oct 24 2011, 08:49 PM...   Oct 26 2011, 07:07 AM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (antoniseb @ Oct 26 2011, 02:07 AM)...   Oct 26 2011, 05:06 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Yes, and now it makes sense to use the contrast bu...   Jul 26 2011, 12:04 AM
- - centsworth_II   By the way, for anyone here that may be Icehunting...   Jul 27 2011, 01:50 PM
- - tfisher   Does anyone know how far a genuine KBO is likely t...   Jul 30 2011, 02:30 PM
|- - john_s   Pairs can be anywhere from a few hours to a few da...   Jul 30 2011, 03:21 PM
- - tfisher   Thanks, Dr. Spencer! So maybe I have a bett...   Jul 30 2011, 03:50 PM
- - pjam   ...In one case I saw an even pair that was clearly...   Jul 31 2011, 02:12 AM
- - john_s   Just to let everyone know that the first 2011 KBO ...   Aug 10 2011, 04:40 PM
- - alan   Icehunters now has many of the reviewed objects id...   Aug 22 2011, 08:12 PM
- - alan   Some are now marked as KBO - confirmed including a...   Oct 15 2011, 06:20 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (alan @ Oct 15 2011, 02:20 PM) Some...   Oct 15 2011, 07:41 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (alan @ Oct 15 2011, 02:20 PM) Some...   Oct 16 2011, 05:06 PM
- - centsworth_II   And here is a field showing three confirmed variab...   Oct 15 2011, 07:46 PM
|- - alphasam   Haha, yeah that was me trying to point out the fai...   Oct 16 2011, 06:49 AM
- - Adam Hurcewicz   Hi, I was wonder how many KBO's potential tar...   Oct 16 2011, 04:36 PM
|- - Adam Hurcewicz   QUOTE (Adam Hurcewicz @ Oct 16 2011, 06:3...   Oct 17 2011, 01:02 PM
- - hendric   Adam, That's to be expected. In general, KB...   Oct 17 2011, 07:12 PM
- - nprev   I got one confirmed out of 3568 images, and six ma...   Oct 17 2011, 10:05 PM
- - hendric   With a database of variable stars, will you be abl...   Oct 25 2011, 05:38 PM
- - centsworth_II   After a prolific start (almost 19,000 images viewe...   Feb 3 2012, 02:05 PM
|- - john_s   Yes, all the Subaru images from 2004/2005, and fro...   Feb 3 2012, 05:26 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (john_s @ Feb 3 2012, 12:26 PM) Yes...   Feb 3 2012, 05:42 PM
|- - john_s   I've not been doing those reviews or updates, ...   Feb 3 2012, 10:58 PM
- - centsworth_II   Yay! The icehunter results are up and I was a...   Mar 9 2012, 07:11 AM
- - brellis   Hero! Total hero! Nicely done   Mar 9 2012, 08:14 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Looks like Nick (NPrev) got one: IH-105036 (KBO) w...   Mar 9 2012, 08:38 AM
|- - Marz   congratulations to the discoverers and to the IceH...   Mar 9 2012, 03:47 PM
||- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Marz @ Mar 9 2012, 10:47 AM) Alas,...   Mar 9 2012, 07:55 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 9 2012, 03:38 AM...   Mar 9 2012, 07:36 PM
- - centsworth_II   "Hero" Well... I didn't save any ...   Mar 9 2012, 04:35 PM
- - hendric   I got me a KBO! I'm pretty surprised actu...   Mar 9 2012, 08:20 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (hendric @ Mar 9 2012, 03:20 PM) I ...   Mar 9 2012, 09:03 PM
- - stevesliva   I had 1441 images. Looks like statistically (from...   Mar 9 2012, 08:25 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   I hate to think what my false positive rate must b...   Mar 9 2012, 10:05 PM
- - Seryddwr   Just a quick question - did anyone else experience...   Mar 10 2012, 06:27 PM
- - RJG   Looks like I got one too! First to spot it (by...   Mar 10 2012, 11:16 PM
- - tasp   Oh, my. Whodda thought? It was quite difficult g...   Mar 11 2012, 12:34 AM
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