ephemeris service

Lawrence Harris Feb 7, 2008

<sigh>
I do seem to have a lot of problems getting comet data from the MPS. Guide
shows comet c/2008 C1 at high dec. I enter this data under my observatory code
(J88) and get back....... no error message, just an empty file. This is a
frequent occurrence, such that I have to define my night's observing well in
advance because if I try to download data when I need it, all I get are empty
files or error messages.

Can someone please explain to me exactly what is required and I will keep a copy
of the notes on my computer.

TIA

Lawrence Harris