Shoemaker-Levy 9 (1993e) Impact Bulletin Board and Archives

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These directories contain information gathered before, during, and after the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter in July 1994. The files have, for the most part, been contributed by active observers for use by their colleagues.

The files in these directories are also accessible by direct (restricted) login and FTP.

Available Files:

Please Note

The information in these directories is intended for planning purposes only. All results should be considered tentative and are not for quotation or attribution. For more information on a particular article, please contact the originator.

Introduction
A brief introduction to the c1993e restricted account and its directory structure
c1993e account procedures
A brief file describing how to get login and FTP access to the restricted account, with examples
FTP How-to
A recipe file describing how to download account files through anonymous FTP, especially for those without much FTP experience
Change Summary
A list of changes and additions made to the contents of the account, in reverse-chronological order
Early Reports
Observational reports received during impact week, up through 25 July, inclusive. Files are named by the location, with an extension consisting of the date plus hours and minutes of EDT for the time the message was received here.
General Commentary
Discussion and commentary on miscellaneous aspects of the collisions
Appulses
Files relating to appulses of stars from passage of SL 9 fragments
1992 Jupiter Encounter
Reports on attempts to spot SL 9 during its previous peri-Jove
Ephemeris
Orbital elements and ephemerides
History
Commentary on the earlier history of SL 9
Meetings
Titles and abstracts (as available) for upcoming meetings
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous files about the encounter
Observations
Observational reports (pre-impact and from 26 July and later) and related information, including IAU circulars, ancillary data, and observatory summaries of observations during impact week
Papers
Lists of published papers, papers in press, and special editions; submission information for special editions
Predictions
Predictions concerning various aspects of the 1994 collision
Public Information
Fact sheets and announcements of interest to or aimed at the general public
Requests
Specific requests from researchers for corroborating observations, timing information, and such.
Meetings
Announcements, abstracts and proceedings for workshops and meetings about the collision
Images
PostScript and GIF format images of the comet
Comet Graphics
Plots and graphs illustrating the geometry of the comet orbit as well as the relative brightnesses and locations of the individual nuclei in the train
Impact Graphics
Plots and graphs showing various views of the final approach to Jupiter and the locations of the impacts
These files reside on a computer in the Department of Astronomy of the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, and are provided as part of the services of the Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System.

Problems or questions can be directed to your friendly, neighborhood programmer, Anne Raugh, raugh@astro.umd.edu.

Last update 17 March 1995