My mission, in the end-part of my career as an Observational Astronomer, has
been to try to provide a protective effect for the Earth and its denizens.
This has been a way of paying back the Earth and its folks, for many gifts of
indescribable and accountable magnitude. I. e., immensity.
The Dinos could do nothing against incoming asteroids or comets. We can, if we
discover them in time [and some rich nation(s) may mount an effective
deflection campaign].
So, we are trying to provide 25-year warning time, or more, regarding
potentially hazardous objects, PHOs; or, Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, PHAs.
They are the same thing(s), except in the case where the hazardous object is a
comet, and not an asteroid.
An asteroid collision might not be the anticipated Dharma-ending event, but it
could well be an "effective" civilization-ending event, Dharma included. At
least for Humans. Stone and cockroach dharma would continue.
A few of us on earth have lost a lot of sleep in doing this work.
In daytime, we've shared coffins with Vampires to catch up on shut-eye, since
we keep the same hours with those ubiquitous bat-winged fellers/gals. The
Vamps don't go for our blood, because most of us are wimps and anemic, anyway.
Thus... so far, so good! I'm sure you're never heard of an Asteroid scientist
being drained to total paleness, except by (his) keeping late hours, which we
must do.
I stay better than pale by living under the Sun of Arizona, though, where we
have 4000-plus hours of sunshine per year. A good place to generate
electricity photoelectrically, if you can afford the Silicon panels, or if you
want them anyway despite that.
Well, before I go off-topic, good night!
--Joe
PS New Moon, now; prime asteroid-hunting time. We call it "Dark-Time", in the
Trade; so do the Vampires.
mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
>> This might really be the "Dharma-Ending-" Age, which we've been hearing
>> about for 2500 years. ;-)
> No worries, mate (The UK/Australian name of the same). No one will be around
> to witness it.
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