On 09/27/2022 03:13 AM, Daniel65 wrote:
> MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote on 27/9/22 9:04 am:
>> The DART is closing in on Didymos with the probe's camera now
>> showing a tiny dot orbiting near the larger Dimorphos
>> as it closes in about 11 mn km from earth.
>> Impact is due in less than 10 mins with ground telescopes on earth
>> also watching the action.
>> The impact will be followed live in Australua on ABC morning news
>> in between a story of a major hack attack on one of the country's
>> major telecom providers and a list of sporting results.
>
> Been lots of attention paid to this 'experiment' but I can't recall ever
> actually hearing where this twin Asteroid is situated!
>
> Anyone?? .... with more detail than 'Out there, please!!)

I went to Google, then Images,
and entered
Didymos and Dimorphos

One pretty decent graphic is at:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11249767/What-time-NASA-Dart-mission-today.html

It shows both Didymos and Dimorphos orbiting the sun in an eliptical
orbit that varies from slightly outside the earth to quite a bit further
out.

I also see
Didymos I Dimorphos is a minor-planet moon of the near-Earth asteroid
65803 Didymos, with which it shares a binary system. It has a diameter
of 170 metres. Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimorphos

"The primary body of the binary system, Didymos, orbits the Sun at a
distance of 1.0–2.3 AU once every 770 days (2 years and 1 month). The
pathway of the orbit has an eccentricity of 0.38 and an inclination of
3° with respect to the ecliptic. On 4 October 2022 Didymos will make an
Earth approach of 10.6 million km (6.6 million mi).[9]"

a425couple wrote on 28/09/2022 2:06 am:
> On 09/27/2022 03:13 AM, Daniel65 wrote:
>> MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote on 27/9/22 9:04 am:
>>> The DART is closing in on Didymos with the probe's camera now
>>> showing a tiny dot orbiting near the larger Dimorphos
>>> as it closes in about 11 mn km from earth.
>>> Impact is due in less than 10 mins with ground telescopes on earth
>>> also watching the action.
>>> The impact will be followed live in Australua on ABC morning news
>>> in between a story of a major hack attack on one of the country's
>>> major telecom providers and a list of sporting results.
>>
>> Been lots of attention paid to this 'experiment' but I can't recall
>> ever actually hearing where this twin Asteroid is situated!
>>
>> Anyone?? .... with more detail than 'Out there, please!!)
>
> I went to Google, then Images,
> and entered
> Didymos and Dimorphos
>
> One pretty decent graphic is at:
>
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11249767/What-time-NASA-Dart-mission-today.html >
>
> It shows both Didymos and Dimorphos orbiting the sun in an eliptical
> orbit that varies from slightly outside the earth to quite a bit further
> out.

Ah!! O.K., thank you.

I had sort of expected it might have been in the Asteroid Belt, out past
Mars, but this is relatively close!!

Again, Thanks!

> I also see
> Didymos I Dimorphos is a minor-planet moon of the near-Earth asteroid
> 65803 Didymos, with which it shares a binary system. It has a diameter
> of 170 metres. Wikipedia
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimorphos
>
> "The primary body of the binary system, Didymos, orbits the Sun at a
> distance of 1.0–2.3 AU once every 770 days (2 years and 1 month). The
> pathway of the orbit has an eccentricity of 0.38 and an inclination of
> 3° with respect to the ecliptic. On 4 October 2022 Didymos will make an
> Earth approach of 10.6 million km (6.6 million mi).[9]"--
Daniel

On 09/27/2022 10:50 PM, Daniel65 wrote:
> a425couple wrote on 28/09/2022 2:06 am:
>> On 09/27/2022 03:13 AM, Daniel65 wrote:
>>> MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote on 27/9/22 9:04 am:
>>>> The DART is closing in on Didymos with the probe's camera now
>>>> showing a tiny dot orbiting near the larger Dimorphos
>>>> as it closes in about 11 mn km from earth.
>>>> Impact is due in less than 10 mins with ground telescopes on earth
>>>> also watching the action.
>>>> The impact will be followed live in Australua on ABC morning news
>>>> in between a story of a major hack attack on one of the country's
>>>> major telecom providers and a list of sporting results.
>>>
>>> Been lots of attention paid to this 'experiment' but I can't recall
>>> ever actually hearing where this twin Asteroid is situated!
>>>
>>> Anyone?? .... with more detail than 'Out there, please!!)
>>
>> I went to Google, then Images,
>> and entered
>> Didymos and Dimorphos
>>
>> One pretty decent graphic is at:
>>
>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11249767/What-time-NASA-Dart-mission-today.html
>> >
>>
>> It shows both Didymos and Dimorphos orbiting the sun in an eliptical
>> orbit that varies from slightly outside the earth to quite a bit
>> further out.
>
> Ah!! O.K., thank you.
>
> I had sort of expected it might have been in the Asteroid Belt, out past
> Mars, but this is relatively close!!
>
> Again, Thanks!
>

You are very welcome.
And I thank you for letting me know my typing got read.

a425couple wrote on 29/9/22 1:14 am:
> On 09/27/2022 10:50 PM, Daniel65 wrote:
>> a425couple wrote on 28/09/2022 2:06 am:
>>> On 09/27/2022 03:13 AM, Daniel65 wrote:
>>>> MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote on 27/9/22 9:04 am:
>>>>> The DART is closing in on Didymos with the probe's camera now
>>>>> showing a tiny dot orbiting near the larger Dimorphos
>>>>> as it closes in about 11 mn km from earth.
>>>>> Impact is due in less than 10 mins with ground telescopes on earth
>>>>> also watching the action.
>>>>> The impact will be followed live in Australua on ABC morning news
>>>>> in between a story of a major hack attack on one of the country's
>>>>> major telecom providers and a list of sporting results.
>>>>
>>>> Been lots of attention paid to this 'experiment' but I can't recall
>>>> ever actually hearing where this twin Asteroid is situated!
>>>>
>>>> Anyone?? .... with more detail than 'Out there, please!!)
>>>
>>> I went to Google, then Images,
>>> and entered
>>> Didymos and Dimorphos
>>>
>>> One pretty decent graphic is at:
>>>
>>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11249767/What-time-NASA-Dart-mission-today.html
>>> >
>>>
>>> It shows both Didymos and Dimorphos orbiting the sun in an eliptical
>>> orbit that varies from slightly outside the earth to quite a bit
>>> further out.
>>
>> Ah!! O.K., thank you.
>>
>> I had sort of expected it might have been in the Asteroid Belt, out
>> past Mars, but this is relatively close!!
>>
>> Again, Thanks!
>>
>
> You are very welcome.
> And I thank you for letting me know my typing got read.
>
I'm sure EVERYTHING here gets read ..... but not necessarily responded
to!! ;-)
--
Daniel