re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor

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re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor

David — 11/12/2006 12:10:30 AM (archived)

Hi EP,

As a blanket statement you are incorrect. There are a great many amateurs currently involved in this work with backyard telescopes and your average desktop computer undertaking both DISCOVERING and follow-up work of these objects. We perform astrometry and photometry and work hand in hand with the professionals at the Minor Planet Centre and the major observatories.

Many amateurs are also more than capable (and do) calculate orbits - just like the professionals do - to monitor and predict the likely path of such objects.

Cheers

D.H.

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Planetary Defense - phil - 11/7/2006 11:40:40 PM
- Let me see if I can clarify it for you - E.P. - 11/8/2006 8:11:30 AM
  - Well Strokes Do Effect Memory - ID - 11/8/2006 4:47:23 PM
    - Pale Ink - E.P. - 11/8/2006 5:22:25 PM
    - What medical condition... - alcaray - 11/8/2006 5:14:54 PM
      - You Tell Me - ID - 11/8/2006 7:44:51 PM
        
        as et pointed out, it is communicable. - alcaray - 11/8/2006 10:22:07 PM
        
        Good Honest Answer! - ID - 11/9/2006 1:16:49 AM
        
        re: Good Honest Answer! - alcaray - 11/9/2006 5:01:00 PM
        
        You Mean Like The People That Wanted To Abolish Slavery, Or Apartheid, or Stop The War In Iraq? - Mark Eby - 11/9/2006 6:27:25 PM
        
        Bizarre parallel! - alcaray - 11/9/2006 6:41:21 PM
        
        I invite y'all to take this to flame. - podrock (as moderator) - 11/9/2006 7:31:54 PM
        
        No Thanks, But We'll End It Here - Mark Eby - 11/9/2006 8:59:57 PM
        
        rising temperature - podrock (as moderator) - 11/9/2006 9:28:50 PM
        
        Ok Clear Enough - Mark Eby - 11/9/2006 9:47:07 PM
        
        I completely agree that it does not belong here, and I apologize to all. - alcaray - 11/9/2006 7:39:53 PM
        
        Thanks, alcaray. (n/t) - mod-podrock - 11/10/2006 1:49:25 AM
        
        Once again, Mark - E.P. - 11/8/2006 7:56:17 PM
        
        re: Once again, Mark - David - 11/12/2006 12:49:44 AM
      - I dunno but it's transmissible by the web apparently. (n/t) - et - 11/8/2006 5:52:00 PM
      - Self preservation - E.P. - 11/8/2006 5:45:07 PM
        
        Wasn't directed at you. I guess the shoe fits, though. (n/t) - alcaray - 11/8/2006 5:50:48 PM
- It's a puzzlement. - Bowser - 11/8/2006 5:51:48 AM
  - Cost-benefit - TB - 11/8/2006 5:53:42 PM
    - Something like the AAVSO or ALPO. - ER - 11/8/2006 6:29:20 PM
      - re: Something like the AAVSO or ALPO. - David - 11/12/2006 12:24:21 AM
      - Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - E.P. - 11/9/2006 1:16:24 AM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - David - 11/12/2006 12:10:30 AM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - E.P. - 11/12/2006 3:57:54 PM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - David - 11/12/2006 9:42:36 PM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - E.P. - 11/13/2006 9:27:26 AM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - David - 11/13/2006 9:48:32 PM
        
        re: In general you are wrong. Amateurs have and do detect possible impactors. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/11/2006 4:39:47 AM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - ER - 11/9/2006 3:17:50 AM
        
        re: Excuse me, but amateurs can not provide warning of an impactor - E.P. - 11/9/2006 5:50:24 AM
        
        Do your laundry elsewhere. - ER - 11/9/2006 12:38:52 PM
        
        re: "Do your laundry elsewhere" on Flame - Moderator Nick - 11/11/2006 8:36:01 AM
        
        Just washing the mud off - E.P. - 11/9/2006 1:30:02 PM
        
        Polite, please - Moderator Nick - 11/10/2006 12:35:10 AM
        
        As always, they go first - E.P. - 11/10/2006 11:00:51 AM
        
        Astronomy with Small Telescopes - LJK - 11/9/2006 3:47:28 PM
        
        and impactor detection from space - E.P. - 11/9/2006 4:56:27 PM
  - Let me see if I can clarify it for you as well - E.P. - 11/8/2006 8:20:54 AM
    - 2007 Planetary Defense Conference - LJK - 11/8/2006 2:26:40 PM
      - The private sector: I wonder if they'll rent floor space - E.P. - 11/8/2006 5:28:55 PM
        
        Observations of double asteroid stress Arecibo radar's vital role in identifying threats in Earth's vicinity - LJK - 11/15/2006 8:06:29 PM

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