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Monday, July 26, 2010

Confirmations and updates

Congratulations!!

A. Singh from Ryan International School, Rohini has made his third NEO confirmation.  On July 15th this student observed 2010 NB2.  This is an outstanding achievement!!

On July 14th Sharma, Dhawan, Devgun, & Arora from Astronomica, Delhi made the NEO confirmation of 2004 RR109.  What makes this observation of particular interest is that the object was first discovered in 2004 but lost.  The observations made by these students help to confirm this NEO some six years later.  This is the second confirmation made by students at Astronomica, Delhi.

Finally, on July 23rd, A. Raina from Space Club Gamma, Delhi made the NEO confirmation of 2010 OR1.

Congratulations to all of you!!

Image Sets Available

Image sets from July 23rd and 24th are available in some of the school folders.  Check you folder!!

The full Moon is upon us so image sets may not be forthcoming in the next few days.  Also at this time, the mirror on the 32" prime focus telescope at the ARI Observatory is being serviced.  That telescope should return to use after the bright Moon passes.

Non-Participating Schools

Those schools that have not submitted any MPC reports will no longer receive image sets.  All sets will go to the schools that have had their students download their image sets and prepare at least one MPC report.

The following is the complete list of schools that remain in the All-India Asteroid Search Campaign.  If a mistake has been made and your school is not included on this list, please contact Mila Mitra from S.P.A.C.E. at the email address aiasc2010@space-india.org<mailto:aiasc2010@space-india.org>:

Meridian ( Madhapur), Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad
The Jain International School, Hyderabad
DAV Public School, Safilguda, Hyderabad
Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur
Astronomica, Delhi
Navrachana School,Vadodara
Bhaskaracharya Astro Research Centre, Ahmednagar
SPACE Club Gamma, Delhi
SPACE 1, Delhi
SPACE 2, Delhi
SPACE Club Beta, Delhi
Nehru Planetarium, Delhi
DAV Public School, Hyderabad
Ryan International School, Rohini
Apeejay School, Pitampura
Shri Natesan Vidyasala Secondary School
Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata
Dehli Public School, Megacity, Kolkata
Apeejay School, Kolkata
St. Joseph Public School, Hyderabad
P. Obul Reddy Public School, Hyderabad
Meridian School, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

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