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Over a Hundred New Large Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt
UniverseToday ^
Posted on 03/13/2020 10:29:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A new paper describes how the researchers connected the moving dots to find the new TNOs, and also says this new approach could help look for the hypothetical Planet Nine and other undiscovered worlds.
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is designed to probe the origin of the accelerating universe and help uncover the nature of dark energy by measuring the 14-billion-year history of cosmic expansion with high precision. It studies galaxies and supernovas and precisely tracks their movements. This survey has been active since 2013, using the 4-meter Blanco Telescope located at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile. The telescope is outfitted with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), one of the most powerful digital cameras ever.
While DES wasn’t specifically designed with TNOs in mind, its wide field of view (about 14 of our Moons would fit in its focal plane) and its ability to track moving objects make it particularly adept at finding new things out beyond Neptune. It can measure movements in the field of view as frequently as every hour.
The DES team realized early on they were seeing TNOs in their datasets, and in 2015, with a little over 2 years of observations researchers on the team announced finding sixteen previously unknown outer solar system objects.
The location of the newly found TNOs range from 30 to 90 AU (astronomical units), or 30 to 90 times Earth’s distance from the Sun. Pluto is about 40 AU.
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; davidlevy; kbo; kuiperbelt; pluto; science; tno; xplanets
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:29:54 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Any of them my missing socks?
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:31:59 PM PDT
by
El Cid
(Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
To: BenLurkin
WTH? Cornholo virus, major winter storm coming in this weekend and now this? Yup, we're doomed.😂
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:34:57 PM PDT
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rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: BenLurkin
Wasn’t Pluto’s status as a planet reinstated? Or did they revoke it again?
Pluto might have been better off being Mickey’s dog. He’s really getting treated pretty badly with this planet stuff.
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:38:18 PM PDT
by
calenel
(Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant.)
To: BenLurkin
The universe is on Orion’s Belt.
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:39:51 PM PDT
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Veggie Todd
(Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
To: Veggie Todd
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:45:49 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: rktman
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:48:22 PM PDT
by
Bob434
To: BenLurkin
Thanks. I’m glad someone got it.
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:48:31 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
To: BenLurkin
Necromongers.
send in the furians... that will fix them...
To: BenLurkin
to get noticed the headline shoudla read
Over a Hundred New Large CORONA SHAPED Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt
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03/13/2020 10:49:10 PM PDT
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Bob434
To: Bob434
Tahoe/Reno/Susanville. 12-18 inches forecast for lake level. 4-8 inches near us. Sat through Monday -Tuesday. 😵❄⛄
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03/13/2020 10:51:32 PM PDT
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rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:53:59 PM PDT
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fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
To: BenLurkin
Will you stop with the flashy thing!!!
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03/13/2020 10:54:13 PM PDT
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DannyTN
To: rktman
Yuck- bet it will be heavy wet snow too this time of year- thanks for the update- was unaware of that storm-
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03/13/2020 10:54:54 PM PDT
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Bob434
To: Bob434
😂. Has to pull the snow blower back out just in case. Sierra cement coming up.😵
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03/13/2020 11:00:20 PM PDT
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rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: MIA_eccl1212
They keep what they kill.
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03/13/2020 11:14:18 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: calenel
No, Pluto is still a dwarf planet. If they have to reinstate it, however, they will need to come up with thousands of Greek gods to name all the other similar objects they’re discovering in Pluto’s vicinity after.
To: BenLurkin
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03/14/2020 4:54:07 AM PDT
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StAnDeliver
(CNN's Dana B: "Show of hands: Coverage for undocumented immigrants?" ***all Democrat hands raised***)
To: Telepathic Intruder; calenel
Pluto IS a planet, and it is not happy about the designation change and it WILL seek revenge if we don't change it back.
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03/14/2020 5:26:37 AM PDT
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
Nice exhaust port you have there. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
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03/14/2020 5:33:57 AM PDT
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Sirius Lee
(They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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