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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Jun 6 2022, 11:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 173 |
The best search tools are wide field cameras on large glass telescopes that can go very deep. These include cameras on Subaru and JWST, but the large amount of observing time required makes JWST unlikely to award the time. We have made significant advances with machine learning techniques to detect faint KBOs and are putting a wider filter on Subaru to also help, but the search remains a needle in a haystack problem with formally low odds of success owing to the low fuel state of New Horizons.
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