KBO encounters |
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Jun 26 2011, 09:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Now HERE'S a beauty... Really! I have to admit being a little confused by the messier images but that one is "textbook". Nice outreach to those of us too busy or lazy to investigate the search site ourselves. I'm sure it will spur some more interest and participation. |
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Jun 26 2011, 03:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 29-January 09 Member No.: 4589 |
If we're comparing rates, I've highlighted 201 potentially interesting objects in 891 images (22.6%, username 'nef').
Here's one of my favourites so far -------------------- Protein structures and Mars fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick960/
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Jun 26 2011, 07:06 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 26 2011, 07:08 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 26 2011, 07:37 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Last one of the day: A two-fer?
EDIT: Please disregard the third circle around nothing; just a stray click, fixed it before submitting the image to Icehunters. EDIT2: Damn it, looks like I might've missed a small asteroid just below the rightmost KBO candidate! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 26 2011, 09:24 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 27 2011, 12:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Florida & Texas, USA Member No.: 482 |
Great stuff!!! I've gone through 114 images with 96 objects. Perhaps I'm being too overzealous with some of the blobs I've marked, since the margins seem like they were edited during the subtraction process. However, their center is white, so I figure it's better to flag it as something to investigate.
I hope we hit the jackpot! Seems like a great way to filter data for a sky survey -- farm it out to the eager masses! |
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Jun 27 2011, 12:13 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Thanks for that comment, Marz. Been wondering if I've been too conservative, actually, but my viewpoint has been that I want to get stuff that's pretty much unmistakable...no idea whether that's the "right" approach, of course. I think that statistically this should balance out well; obviously, one of the key discriminators must be whether multiple observers tag the same pics & objects, and that seems like the best possible filter for the inherent subjectivity of these observations.
Gotta say, though, that this has been FUN!!! If anyone's been on the fence about jumping in, let me tell you there's no reason at all to hesitate; beats the hell out of surfing tired news or whatever when you're on the Web & not doing anything in particular... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 27 2011, 02:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 29-January 09 Member No.: 4589 |
Gotta say, though, that this has been FUN!!! If anyone's been on the fence about jumping in, let me tell you there's no reason at all to hesitate; beats the hell out of surfing tired news or whatever when you're on the Web & not doing anything in particular... Indeed. How often in your life are you given the opportunity to spot something floating in the Kuiper Belt? -------------------- Protein structures and Mars fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick960/
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Jun 27 2011, 03:31 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I'm thinkin' maybe just this one time, Nick, 'cause I ain't gonna live forever...let's take full advantage of it!!!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 27 2011, 04:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
OK I'm addicted now.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jun 27 2011, 08:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Just finished my first 200 (as "cents"). Almost relaxing. WAY easier than the Stardust particle search which was too taxing on me.
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Jun 27 2011, 06:47 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
I asked about my image with 5 objects marked, and it looks like many of those are likely variable stars. Pamela told me it'll be extremely unlikely to see more than 2 real KBOs in a single image. But here's my favorite one so far: Two KBOs, and two asteroids! (three asteroids if you count the additional one in the next image to the right of this image)
Is it sad that I can sometimes recognize previous Fields of View when shifted or subtracted? Probably! But still fun! -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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Jun 27 2011, 07:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Does someone want to show me some distinct examples of variable stars verses KBOs? I think my hit-rate is too high.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jun 27 2011, 07:58 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Whooosh...!
Have to be honest, I'm pretty addicted too. Unlike the other projects like this, you actually get a "Yes!" Discovery Moment, which is what makes you keep clicking, and clicking, thinking "Just onemore... just one more..." -------------------- |
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