Re: [find_orb] Fwd: Update observatory list

stevensallyra1@... Mar 13, 2018

Hi Bill,
 
Many thanks for your prompt reply. Much Appreciated.
 
My MPC observatory code is Z34
Coordinates  Long. 0 53 15.7 W,  Lat. 52 18 07.2 N  Alt.119 metres Google Earth   (as close as you can enter into Astrometrica  0.8877 W 52.3020 N.)
 
 I take it that the rovers.txt file then just needs replacing with the file you are going to amend and send to me?
 
Thanks and kind regards
 
Steve
 
PS What a great little program FindOrb is. Do you run by donations?
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Gray pluto@... [find_orb] <find_orb@yahoogroups.com>
To: find_orb <find_orb@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:00
Subject: Re: [find_orb] Fwd: Update observatory list

 
Hi Steve,

You should update 'rovers.txt', for several reasons.

'ObsCodes.htm' is the MPC's list of observatories :

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/ObsCodes.html

'rovers.txt' is Find_Orb's list of additional observatories.
Unlike the MPC's file, you can specify your observatory in
latitude and altitude instead of in parallax constants, and
your coordinates can be in decimal degrees or in "traditional"
base-60 degrees/minutes/seconds. Also, the file itself
contains documentation on how to add new codes.

Further comments at

https://projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm#obs_codes

Not mentioned there, but: you may want to send me your
position. I'll add it to 'rovers.txt'. The advantage of this
is that if you update Find_Orb, you won't lose the observatory
code you've added.

-- Bill

On 2018-03-12 14:01, stevensallyra1@... [find_orb] wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Please advise the steps needed to update the observatory list on FindOrb.
> There seem to be two files in the FindOrb directory that need updating. Why two ?
>
> I'm not too sharp on computers!
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
>
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> Posted by: stevensallyra1@...