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Location: Maghera- Co.Derry - Ireland | Congrats to Martin, Comet hunter and dedicated observer Martin McKenna has been honoured by having an asteroid named after him. Martin's dedication and thoroughness in observing is renound and this is a well deserved honour http://www.eaas.co.uk/ |
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Location: Ashford, Kent | Wow congratulations Martin! That is excellent news...which comet is it? |
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Location: Maghera- Co.Derry - Ireland | Hi Lorraine it is an asteroid called 'asteroid 42531 ' discovered by Dr. David J. Asher in 1995 at Siding Springs, Australia.
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Location: Irlam | Congratulations Martin  |
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Location: Darvel Ayrshire - Scotland | Fantastic, great news Martin and certainly well deserved for your dedication  |
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Location: Coalville, NW Leics, UK, 161m amsl | Excellent... congratulations Martin! |
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Location: Stevenage, Herts U.K | Congratulations Martin. That's terrific news.
Madz |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Thanks kindly everyone for the comments and to Conor for puting up the thread!..i havent slept yet lol |
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Location: Dublin 12, Ireland | wow - congratulations! |
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Location: East London 1mile NE of LCY | Nice one martin
Now tell me, do you get to visit?  |
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Location: North Herefordshire. | Well done! Keep up the good work. |
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Location: Brighton, E Sussex | Congrats Martin, well done ! |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?sstr=42531 Thanks everyone for the kind words. Above is a link to an orbit simulation of 42531..it makes quite a close approach to Mars on a very eccentric orbit. |
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Location: Ashford, Kent | Thanks for the link, that is so awesome you must feel proud!  |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Thanks very much Lorraine....unbelievably proud, im still very much in shock as it was suddenly presented to me last night at an astronomy meeting with my astro society. It was kept a secret so the shock value was incredible lol...it still hasnt hit me. It happended thanks to the efforts of John Mc Connell and David Asher of Armagh Observatory so my gratitude goes to them. If you dont mind i would like to put up a pic from last night, that way i can tell my mum shes famous now that shes on the ukkww!! http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/8517/may15theaas54je.jpg
Edited by Martinastro78 16/5/2006 14:32
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Location: Ashford, Kent | Nice one Martin , I have copied it here 
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Thanks for that Lorraine |
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Location: Coalville, Leics - 157m AMSL | Sorry its late Martin but, SOOOOOO well done to you........... |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Thankyou very much Julie!!!! |
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| Sorry I missed this Martin...concentrating too much on dealing with the doom and gloom global warming merchants! 
Well done! |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Cheers Martin for that  Im very grateful for all the comments made here by everyone so thankyou all. |
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| So when do you and Conor start nightly Noc-watch? |
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Location: Machynlleth, Mid Wales | Martinastro78 - 16/5/2006 22:28 Cheers Martin for that Im very grateful for all the comments made here by everyone so thankyou all. It was well deserved mate - so I'll add my congrats now  Dedicated observers of the natural world deserve recognition because they are the data-gatherers! Cheers - John |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | John i really appreciate your kind words and you insightful comment about the natural world!! Martin i have already started my NLC watch and will be continuing tonight as it appears to be clearing here yet again (so many clear nights here lately) i know from relieble observers that NLC's have been seen in May in past years so now is a good time to watch...what about yourself Martin? |
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Location: Warrington, Cheshire, 12m ASL | Nice one Martin - u are the man, very very well deserved I'm really happy for you. |
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Location: Durham | Congrats Martin! What an honour. Well done. A long long time from now someone will probably fly by that asteroid and wonder who you were , LOL! |
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Location: Entry Hill, Bath 118m ASL | Very belated, but - what a well-deserved accolade, Martin. Congratulations! Your mum must be very proud. As we all are of you on UKww. |
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Location: Maghera, N.Ireland | Thanks guys...some very nice comments there!!! Andy i never thought of it like that before, thanks for the different perspective! Yea my mum is over the moon about it to say the least (bad pun there lol) regards |
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Congrats to Martin!