[meteorite-list] Possible reduction or closings on Kitt Peak
From: Richard A. Kowalski <kowalski_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:05:56 -0700 Message-ID: <4ED413D4.2060203_at_lpl.arizona.edu> Spacewatch, a sister NEO Survey and follow up program here at the Lunar & Planetary Lab do indeed operate on Kitt Peak. I'm not sure how much they would be affected, but I can't imagine how their operations would not be impacted in some way, from facilities closing on the mountain. -- Richard A. Kowalski Senior Research Specialist Catalina Sky Survey Lunar & Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 3:52 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible reduction or closings on Kitt Peak Greg kindly wrote: "So much has been, and will be achieved if the facilities stay open!" One example out of many others: Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Ron Baalke posted this (excerpt): Press Information Sheet: One-Mile-Wide Asteroid To Pass Closer Than The Moon In 2028: Recent orbit computations on an asteroid discovered last December indicate it virtually certain that it will pass within the moon's distance of the earth a little more than 30 years from now. The chance of an actual collision is small, but one is not entirely out of the question. The asteroid, known as 1997 XF11, was discovered by Jim Scotti in the course of the Spacewatch program at the University of Arizona. This program utilizes modern electronic technology on a 36-inch telescope at * K i t t P e a k * that was built 77 years ago. Cheers, Bernd ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-listReceived on Mon 28 Nov 2011 06:05:56 PM PST |
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