Bill Gray Mar 13, 2018
On 2018-03-13 04:31, stevensallyra1@... [find_orb] wrote:
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> 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 :
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> https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/ObsCodes.html
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> '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
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> 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@... <mailto:stevensallyra1@...> [find_orb] wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > 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@... <mailto:stevensallyra1@...>
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