Denis Jan 23, 2008
> Yup, I'm using the updates found at
> http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm
> don't know what that version level is?
>
> Anyway, just to be safe, I downloaded the zip file again and it made
> no difference. No labels. And no found asteroids when doing a
> search for a particular one. I can however right-mouse-click on
> the "X" and get the name, but that does me no good.
>
> Oh, and BTW, I do have all the asteroids turned on, so it's not a
> matter of the particular asteroid not being bright enough.
>
> When I have the labeling set to "Label by number" or "Label by
> number, prov" I get labels ONLY on the numbered asteroids. When I
> select "label by name, prov" NONE of them have labels shown.
>
> And I am running Windows XP, if it makes any difference.
>
> any ideas?
>
> -Scott
>
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Denis <boucherd@...> wrote:
>> Make sure you have the latest Guide update as MPC changed the
> format and
>> older version of Guide have a problem reading their new files. You
> can
>> also download a little program I wrote which can take the
> MPCORB.dat
>> file and reduce it from 50mb to something smaller by selecting a
> maximum
>> mag. It reconstructs the file to work properly in Guide.
>>
>> Download 'MPC Sorter' at
> http://www3.telus.net/public/boucherd/main.html
>> It also works fine in Vista, all it install is the program and it
> is
>> independent for Windows.
>>
>> Denis
>>
>> Scott Kranz wrote:
>>> I've loaded today's MPCORB file and am trying to locate 2007
> TU24.
>>> When I do a >GO to>Asteroid> and enter "2007 TU24" it says "Not
> an
>>> asteroid".
>>>
>>> I went to the MPC site and found the location of the asteroid
> and went
>>> to that location (RA & Dec) in GUIDE. Sure enough the asteroid
> is
>>> there as designated by an "X" but there is no label on it. Can
> GUIDE
>>> not locate the asteroid if no lable is on it?
>>>
>>> Next in the the "data shown..." window I do have the label box
> for
>>> asteroids check-marked and on the right hand side of the window
> I
>>> selected "Label name, prov". Still no name appears in GUIDE
> next to
>>> the "X" for the asteroid.
>>>
>>> What I am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> -Scott
>>>
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