Thursday, March 05, 2009

quick response

Wow. I just received a response from my asteroid occultation report... Fast!
Thanks, Blake! Are you another "Guy" recruit?

Your Report looks good. One question; how did you get your position? Google maps and a GPS unit would give WGS84 while a topo map would give NAD1927.

Brad Timerson
Head Coordinator
IOTA Asteroid Occultation Program
North America

Results at: http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/observations/Results/
Funny. As I read Brad's remarks, I suddenly recalled that I had never completed the "method" by which I determined my location. I remembered looking at it as I filled out the form but I didn't understand the options. I don't think they are explained in the on-board hints page. And I remembered thinking, "Oh, I'll do it later." Clearly, I forgot (and curiously, Guy didn't catch it).

I relayed to Brad they I knew my home location data having borrowed a friend's (i.e. Ken's) WAAS-capable GPS (a Mio C210s).

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