and comets, which are on on Kitt Peak??
2007-09-15 12:20:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There are more than just 2. A lot more.
The LINEAR program uses a pair of GEODSS telescopes at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site (ETS) on the White Sands Missile Range in Socorro, NM.
Spacewatch has 1.8-meter and 0.9-meter telescopes
on Kitt Peak, 45 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona.
NEAT is comprised of two autonomous observing systems at Maui Space Surveillance Site, NEAT/MSSS, and at Palomar Observatory, NEAT/Palomar. At both sites the NEAT cameras use 1.2-m (48") telescopes to find Near-Earth objects (NEOs), both Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and comets.
The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) is an ongoing search for asteroids and comets that can approach our planet.
The Catalina Sky Survey has a Schmidt telescope located on Mt. Bigelow in the Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, Arizona
The Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey (CINEOS) is a dedicated search and follow-up program of Near-Earth Objects, with special emphasis to the study of objects located at small solar elongations. It is carried out at the Campo Imperatore station of the Rome Observatory near the summit of the Gran Sasso Mountain, at about 2,150 meters of elevation. The station is located about 130 km north-east of Rome.
The Japanese Spaceguard Association has several telescopes.
ADAS is a dedicated programme to search and follow-up asteroids and comets, with special emphasis on NEO's in cooperation and support of global efforts in NEO-research, initiated by the WGNEO of the IAU, and the Spaceguard Foundation. They have a Schmidt 67/92-cm Telescope in Asiago.
2007-09-15 15:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of dedicated amateur comet and asteroid around the world using all sorts of equipment. While its true that the best images come from the big telescopes, many objects are found with much smaller equipment.
2007-09-15 12:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by John B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there's a SpaceWatch telescope on Mount Lemmon as well. But that's pretty close to Kitt Peak. I don't know of any others until the LSST comes online.
2007-09-15 12:44:08 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This was asked yesterday.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AovU7QmrSArMGRyc_iNZfB0jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20070914192128AAgLSk4
2007-09-15 15:14:40 · answer #4 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋