On 2/3/2016 9:18 AM, stonedoffmyass@... [guide-user] wrote:

> Somehow the Comet C/2014 S2 Panstarrs went from 9th mag down to 15th
> Went into add comets manually and changed the absolute mag so the comet would show aprox brightness as estmated by current observers
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I use the file "usrcomet.txt" to enter any comet that I want to change the
brightness of.
I use a text editor to get the latest element for the particular comet out of the
file "soft02cm.txt" (***carefully*** copy only the line you want). Then paste it
into the file "usrcomet.txt" above the line (new asteroid). Then there are three
things you should/must do.

1 I change the name by adding a "b" to the end of the comets name to make it
identifiable from original comet. i.e I change the comet Panstarrs C/2014 S2 to
Panstarrs C/2014 S2b.
2 Then you can alter the brightness by juggling the last two numbers in the edited
line.
3 Then you have to change the first line in the "usrcomet.txt" file to indicate the
number of objects in the file --Change 0 to 1, if you add one comet.

This way you have two icons in one location -- click on "next" button to id second
comet.

> Any way to get GUIDE to display
> "Comets to 14th mag , in order or decending brightness"?
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When you open "Go to comet" click on the individual headings and file is sorted as
you wish, ascending or another click, descending.

Larry Wood

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> Same display , Comets scattered and not in any apparent order ,alphabetical,RA ect.
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> Dave
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