2022-09-20, 11:37 PM
Well, when inquiring minds ask, it was suggested to me to plot asteroid total discoveries instead. To see any variation year to year monthly. It was suggested that the scatter year to year would have considerable overlap month to month. Asteroid discoveries appear to be slim in summer time when the galactic center (Milky Way) and the region of opposition (ecliptic) is far south - no deep asteroid surveys in the south. Much of the asteroid discovery work is being done by scopes in southern Arizona (Catalina) who stop asteroid work for maintenance work due to weather. So possibly the same pattern will show up for all and not just NEOs. Something more to study. Too much fun!