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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Jan 9 2019, 02:22 PM
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#502
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 28-July 07 Member No.: 2984 |
Too bad there's no sort of "flash" mechanism going off in the outer hinterlands of the solar system that could momentarily illuminate KBO objects.
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Jan 9 2019, 03:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 24-July 15 Member No.: 7619 |
Too bad there's no sort of "flash" mechanism going off in the outer hinterlands of the solar system that could momentarily illuminate KBO objects. Well, sorta the opposite, we're more likely to detect occultations, where KBOs momentarily block the illumination of stars. Since the KBOs we're interested in are current moving against the bright background of the milky way, it's probably easier to detect the drop in starlight in comparison to the light reflected by the KBO. |
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