Greetings from the International Astronomical Search Collaboration
NEO Confirmations
Congratulations are in order. On June 1st, N. Gupta from Indirpauram School (India) confirmed the near-Earth object 2010 KB61. And, on June 7th, V. Singh from Greeway Modern School, Dilshad Garden (India) confirmed 2010 LN14. Congratulations! Good job!!
A confirmation is the second observation of a recently-discovered NEO. With the second observation the Minor Planet Center is uncertain that the NEO really exists. The second observation confirms it and better establishes the orbit for future obseration and risk assessment of impacting Earth.
Cloudy Skies at ARI Observatory
The skies are overcast at the ARI Observatory due to thunderstorms. The only image sets currently available in the school folders are dated June 7th. There are no new images from June 8th.
The weather forecast shows that this is going to be a problem until Thursday when the skies may clear enough for more NEO targets to be imaged at the Observatory.
This is all part of astronomy..."hurry up and wait." Please be patient. When image sets are available they will uploaded into the school folders.
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