LIMITED FUNDING OF EVENTS USING IOTA STATIONS PAUL D. MALEY (IOTA), BILL MERLINE AND BRIAN ENKE...
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LIMITED FUNDING OF EVENTS USING IOTA
STATIONS
PAUL D. MALEY (IOTA), BILL MERLINE AND BRIAN ENKE (SwRI) IOTA ANNUAL MEETING
LAS VEGAS NVOCTOBER 20, 201210/18/12 version
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SWRI GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS• OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VIDEO
CHORDS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE ASTEROID AND BEYOND WITH THE EXPENDITURE OF FEWEST AMOUNT OF DOLLARS.
• ONLY VIDEO STATION CHORDS TO BE FUNDED.• CONTINUING WITH SWRI COLLABORATION
FROM 2011 (ANTIOPE), SWRI SEEKS TO FUND ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE HIGH QUALITY OCCULTATION DATA
• FURTHER PROGRESS MADE ON METHODOLOGY TO PRIORITIZE FUNDABLE EVENTS. SWRI WANTS TO MORE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE FUNDING NEXT YEAR.
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CANDIDATE EXPENSES FOR FUNDS ALLOCATION
• TRANSPORTATION COULD BE BY CAR, TRAIN (OR AIR)
• LODGING• MEALS (not covered due to potential
accounting issues with observer/SWRI)• SHIPPING (might be covered)
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• DECISIONS ON SUPPORT MADE 2 MONTHS BEFORE ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL, 3 MONTHS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL
• APPLICATION TEMPLATE BEING CONSTRUCTED (MAY BE ONLINE)
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ALLOCATION OF FUNDS• SWRI WILL DECIDE WHICH OBSERVER(S) GETS
FUNDED• IF FEWER DOLLARS THAN OBSERVERS, SWRI WILL
MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION• IOTA OFFICERS NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE OBSERVERS• OBSERVER(S) NEED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT
ONCE NOTIFIED. IF THE CONTACTED OBSERVER REFUSES, THE NEXT OBSERVER IN SEQUENCE WILL BE NOTIFIED.
• FUNDING LEVELS / METHODS FOR OBSERVER SELECTION WILL EVOLVE
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KNOWN RISKS TO RECEIVING FUNDING
• WEATHER/UNEXPECTED FACTORS COULD CAUSE EVENT CANCELLATION
• EXPENSES MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED IF OBSERVER MAKES UNREASONABLE DECISIONS OR IS NOT SET UP IN PROPER TIME
• OBSERVERS USE OWN FUNDS INITIALLY• REIMBURSEMENT OCCURS AFTER THE EVENT• RECEIPTS FOR EVERYTHING ARE MANDATORY!
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OBSERVER CONSIDERATION• OBSERVER(S) WILL HAVE TO MAKE PRUDENT
DECISION ON WHETHER TO START TRAVEL PRIOR TO THE EVENT
• IF WEATHER PROBABILITIES FOR SUCCESS ARE DEEEMED LOW, TRAVEL SHOULD BE ABORTED
• FAILURE TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT MAY RESULT IN NO REIMBURSEMENT. IN THAT EVENT OBSERVER MUST AGREE TO COVER OWN EXPENSES.
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MAIN OBJECTIVES
• PRIORITIZE ASTEROID TARGETS THAT ARE OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY (SWRI and others)
• EVENTS WHERE THE MOST RESOURCES CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR FOR THE LEAST COST YIELDING MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RESULTS WITH LEAST OVERALL RISK
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PROCESS-1• SCREEN 788 EVENTS FROM END OF 2012 TO
END OF 2013• FILTER FOR THOSE WHERE MINOR PLANET
SHAPE MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED
• FILTER FOR THOSE WHICH HAVE KNOWN SATELLITES
• FILTER FOR THOSE WHICH HAVE EXISTING LIGHT CURVE, ADAPTIVE OPTICS, OCCULTATION DATA
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PROCESS-2
• FILTER FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE OBSERVATIONS AT A RESOLVABLE SIZE/MAGNITUDE
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EVENT FILTER CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY (not in order) FOR MASS DEPLOYS
• MAGNITUDE DROP• MAGNITUDE OF STAR• PATH ERROR• MOON PHASE/ELONGATION• GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS• PROXIMITY TO SUNSET/SUNRISE TO ALLOW
FOR MULTISTATION SETUP• OVERALL ODDS OF SUCCESS FOR A MULTI
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• VALUE TO SCIENCE (MODELING EFFORTS)• WEATHER IMPACT• DURATION• PRESENCE OF DOUBLE STAR OR PROPER
MOTION ISSUES• ELEVATION OF STAR • POSITION OF STAR WITH RESPECT TO
DEPRESSED SUN ELEVATION AZIMUTH AND ELONGATION
• EVENT ON A WEEKEND!
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OBSERVER FUNDING FACTORS
• PROXIMITY OF OBSERVER TO EVENT PATH DICTATES AMOUNT POTENTIAL FUNDING
• NUMBER OF STATIONS THE OBSERVER CAN EFFECTIVELY MUSTER
• ABILITY OF OBSERVER TO HAVE/EXECUTE(D) MULTISTATION DEPLOY
• FINANCIAL NEED FOR FUNDS BY OBSERVER(S)• PROVEN TRACK RECORD
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#STATIONS
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IOTA MULTI-STATION RESOURCES (10/22/2012)
T.Redding - 4 to 8 S.Conard – 2 E.Iverson -5T.George - 3 R.Nugent - 3T.Swift - 2 P.Maley – 8 to 10R.Venable -6 S.Messner(b) - 3T.Campbell(a) – 4 B.Sandy (b) - 2S.Degenhardt – 11 C.Ellington(b) - 2 D.Dunham – 12 S.Preston - 3(a) Restricted to Florida(b) Equipment not for air transport
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KNOWN CONCERNS
• NOT CLEAR HOW MANY OBSERVERS COULD TRAVEL WITH ALL EQUIPMENT ON AIRCRAFT
• SOME MULTI-STATION OWNERS HAVE NOT YET DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY
• MOST EVENTS MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM MASS DEPLOYS DUE TO BEING IN THE 10.5-12 MAGNITUDE RANGE unless enough maxi telescopes can be obtained
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ASTEROIDS WITH LOWEST PRIORITY
• THOSE WHICH HAVE LITTLE EXISTING PAST LIGHT CURVE, ADAPTIVE OPTICS & OCCULTATION DATA
• THOSE WHICH HAVE NO KNOWN SATELLITES• THOSE FOR WHICH LITTLE RESOURCES CAN BE
BROUGHT TO BEAR• THOSE FOR WHICH TRAVEL / OPERATIONAL
COSTS WOULD BE EXCESSIVE
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SwRI SCIENCE PRIORITY LISTwithout filtering for best events
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PROVISIONAL SWRI PRIORITY LISTWITH FILTERING FOR BEST EVENTS
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BUIE EDUCATIONAL OCCULTATION NETWORK COORDINATION
• TRACKS OF FUNDED OCCULTATIONS MAY BENEFIT FROM BUIE NETWORK LOCATIONS
• NETWORK IS FIXED WITH LARGE APERTURE INSTRUMENTS
• IOTA ROLE IS TBD. SEE BUIE PRESENTATION!• EFFORT IS SEPARATE FROM SWRI MOBILE
STATION FUNDING
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PROPOSED FUNDING LEVELS (TBD)• DOMESTIC TRIP AVERAGE ESTIMATED COST $600 =
AIR, HOTEL, CAR
FOREIGN TRIP AVERAGE ESTIMATED COST $1900 = AIR, HOTEL, CAR
SWRI SUPPORT COULD BE UP TO 40 SINGLE OBSERVER DOMESTIC EXPEDITIONS + SEVERAL FOREIGN EXPEDITIONS OVER 2012-2014 (TBD)
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