(June 2, 2017 at 10:02 am)vorlon13 Wrote: MU69 is the final target for the New Horizons probe. As the craft approaches, astronomers here are watching a series of 3 stellar occultations to probe MU69 for possible satellites, rings, binary status, debris, whatnot. The more we know about MU69 prior to the flyby, the better then observations during the flyby can be planned.
First one is tonight.
Go TEAM !!!
Data successfully logged from several locations. As expected, individual observations show limited S/N ratio due to expected brevity of occultation, but by combining observations the S/N ratio can be mitigated.
No one has 'spilled the beans' on any surprises yet, like a secondary event. Also note, the star being occulted by MU69 might be a binary, so even if a 'stepped' occultation was observed, the weirdness would be with the star, and not the KBO.
Hopefully results will be announced 'soon'.
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