Don:

"I've been an astronomy buff since I was a kid, I took a couple of astronomy classes in college [actually had some telescope time], and I have kept up with the subject through reading recently written books, and current periodicals such as "Scientific American" and [oddly enough] "Astronomy" and "Sky and Telescope.")"


If THAT makes you qualified, I suggest you stop pounding on me and stuff your own head in the sand.

I have a Ba. Sci. in Physics and astronomy, and over 30 years experience in Spacecraft Operations, as well as having been Clementine Data Manager, EO-1 Data Manager, GALEX and IBEX Flight Controller, and Orbit Determination for GLTN (under the Crustal Dynamics Project.)