tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094742788006644220.post2690120812257847961..comments2008-09-09T14:09:21.310-07:00Mike Brownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094742788006644220.post-64160204833348008002008-09-09T14:09:00.000-07:002008-09-09T14:09:00.000-07:00How frustrating that so few occultations are occuring on Earth. So many TNOs to study... Far more occultations would be accessible from space close to Earth, although at a higher cost! <BR/><BR/>If you Google "transneptunian occultation space" you will find this: An occultation-chasing mission is envisaged for a preliminary study (a paper at Europlanet congress from: Poncy / Martinot/ Petit / Roques and Sicardy).<BR/><BR/>http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EPSC2008/00461/EPSC2008-A-00461-1.pdfNeptune's Guardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094742788006644220.post-85776964425476234292008-09-08T08:56:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:56:00.000-07:00Hopefully these new results will help New Horizons decide at what rate the atmosphere is freezing to the surface.<BR/><BR/>I like the cartoon. -- Kevin HeiderKevin Heidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094742788006644220.post-22809498994169247882008-09-08T06:05:00.000-07:002008-09-08T06:05:00.000-07:00Wow. You were really lucky the skies cleared for you. Congrats on a job well done. <BR/><BR/>Now you can relax and enjoy today's XKCD:<BR/>http://xkcd.com/473/jomegathttp://jomegat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094742788006644220.post-9544561619495798782008-09-07T15:54:00.000-07:002008-09-07T15:54:00.000-07:00I wonder if the result will be the same if Pluto occults a star in ~2030. How long will this dwarf keep its atmosphere as it pulls away from perihelion? -- Kevin HeiderKevin Heidernoreply@blogger.com