{
  "id": 67731,
  "title": "Can I assume no comets or asteroids?",
  "url": "/competitions/PLAsTiCC-2018/discussion/67731",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-10-04T19:20:40.561672400Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Since RA and Dec are in the metadata and not the data with times, can I assume nothing like a comet or asteroid that might move during observations?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "398907",
      "postDate": "10/04/2018 19:20:40",
      "content": "<p>Since RA and Dec are in the metadata and not the data with times, can I assume nothing like a comet or asteroid that might move during observations?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Since RA and Dec are in the metadata and not the data with times, can I assume nothing like a comet or asteroid that might move during observations?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "398908",
      "postDate": "10/04/2018 19:26:05",
      "content": "<p>Yes - LSST will separate out moving objects from sources that are static on the sky, so we do not include any moving objects in the simulation. Exactly how LSST will actually find and classify objects as moving relative to the more distant background could probably be the subject of another data challenge from another group. </p>\n\n<p>Generally, if we didn't bring it up in the starter kit or data note, you probably don't have to worry about it. </p>\n\n<p>-Gautham on behalf of the PLAsTiCC team. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes - LSST will separate out moving objects from sources that are static on the sky, so we do not include any moving objects in the simulation. Exactly how LSST will actually find and classify objects as moving relative to the more distant background could probably be the subject of another data challenge from another group. \n\nGenerally, if we didn't bring it up in the starter kit or data note, you probably don't have to worry about it. \n\n-Gautham on behalf of the PLAsTiCC team.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "398912",
      "postDate": "10/04/2018 19:31:37",
      "content": "<p>Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 398908,
      "author_name": "gsnarayan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/04/2018 19:26:05",
      "content": "<p>Yes - LSST will separate out moving objects from sources that are static on the sky, so we do not include any moving objects in the simulation. Exactly how LSST will actually find and classify objects as moving relative to the more distant background could probably be the subject of another data challenge from another group. </p>\n\n<p>Generally, if we didn't bring it up in the starter kit or data note, you probably don't have to worry about it. </p>\n\n<p>-Gautham on behalf of the PLAsTiCC team. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 398912,
          "author_name": "depmountaineer",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/04/2018 19:31:37",
          "content": "<p>Thanks!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "398907": "Since RA and Dec are in the metadata and not the data with times, can I assume nothing like a comet or asteroid that might move during observations?",
    "398908": "Yes - LSST will separate out moving objects from sources that are static on the sky, so we do not include any moving objects in the simulation. Exactly how LSST will actually find and classify objects as moving relative to the more distant background could probably be the subject of another data challenge from another group. \n\nGenerally, if we didn't bring it up in the starter kit or data note, you probably don't have to worry about it. \n\n-Gautham on behalf of the PLAsTiCC team.",
    "398912": "Thanks!"
  },
  "source": "meta"
}