The Spaceguard Foundation
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The Spaceguard Foundation (SGF) is a private organization based in Frascati, Italy, whose purpose is to study, discover and observe near-Earth objects (NEO) and protect the Earth from the possible threat of their collision. The foundation is non-partisan, non-political and non-profit,[1] and acts as the international organization grouping together the spaceguard organizations in various countries, as well as individual astronomers and organizations interested in the foundation's activities.
The foundation was established in Rome in 1996. Since then, it has moved into the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) at Frascati.[2] since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Italian astronomer Andrea Carusi heads the foundation.
The Spaceguard System
The Spaceguard System is a collection of observatories engaging in near-Earth objects (NEO) observations.[3] The Spaceguard Central Node—the website of the foundation—manages the collection and provides the observatories with services which would optimize the international coordination of NEO followups. The individual observatories in the system participate in these services on a volunteer basis. since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., all the observatories in the system are ground-based.
Related organizations
- Spaceguard Croatia (Croatia)
- Spaceguard Foundation e.V. (Germany)
- Japan Spaceguard Association (Japan)
- Spaceguard UK (United Kingdom)
See also
References
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- ↑ English translation of the By-laws of The Spaceguard Foundation Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ The Spaceguard System Template:Webarchive
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External links
- The Spaceguard Central Node Template:Webarchive
- The Spaceguard System
- ESA's page on the Spaceguard Central Node
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