? & Comments For Nick & Raoul
What I was curious about is if the claims of performance and cost sound realistic for amatuer efforts. My response to EP was based on taking the comments at face value, but a limiting magnitude of 20.5 sounds high to me given the limitations of the current professional programs. I can see how the sky coverage is high at relatively low cost, but how does the setup effect detection limits?
Australia certainly would be a prime site for 1 or 2 stations. The lack of a search program in Australia has been mentioned as a major concern in many places.
As for Nick's comemnts about heading straight at us I think the odds are that the next impactor will be detected years ahead of time if we search well enough.
Regards,
Mark