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14 years 6 months ago #81595 by Frank Ryan
Replied by Frank Ryan on topic Re:Squeeky-bum-time now less squeeky...
What was all that about a gravitational 'eddy' created by the Moon that if
it entered it would sufficiently alter it's orbit so as to create a real headache for the next pass?
Other than that..
in all 'probability' ya we are fine.
But statistics, odds and probabilities are all - well - relative.
Odds don't mean crap to the guy getting hit by lightning or
maybe they do for the guy getting the 6 numbers but
as a poker player....I always remind people...
yeah sure the odds of x y z happening are - whatever - millions to one.
Someone has to win therefore we all have the same chance of winning,
odds are negated.
Same go's for NASA telling us....ah... we'll be grand...
so....they can tell me with 100% certainty that an rogue comet entering the
solar system is not going to edge the orbit of this back on track to Earth!
Nope...
all odds..
If I bet you last week another ring around Saturn was to be
found you would have probably taken me up on it...
I ain't second guessing this but odds are...
we will all be out on the night of the closest pass going ooohh...ahhh...
instead of ahhhhh! oooohhh!!!
:laugh:

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14 years 6 months ago #81627 by mjc
Replied by mjc on topic Re:Squeeky-bum-time now less squeeky...
Dave I appreciate the link to astrometrica it looks very good and I see it helps identify moving objects.

It appears that the MPC provide a mechanism for determing what known minor planets are in a given FOV that might be of interest.

See scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/CheckMP

Mark

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