According to the passage, the attitude of astronomers toward asteroid satellites since the Herculina event can best described as A. open-mindedness combined with a concern for rigorous standards of proof B. contempt for and impatience with the position held by theoreticians C. bemusement at a chaotic mix of theory, inadequate or spurious data, and calls for scientific rigor D. hardheaded skepticism, implying rejection of all data not recorded automatically by state-of-the-art instruments E. admiration for the methodical process by which science progresses from initial hypothesis to incontrovertible proof