I am not sure just what you are trying to do, but if it is to get a
location of C/2008 C1 Try these two things.

Go to Extras in guide and click on "Add MPC Comets/Asteroids"

That will take you to a page of data you can get from the MPC without you
actually having to go there. Click on "Download updated comet data and add
it to guide" If you are connected to the internet, Guide will
automatically go out and get the comet elements file and update the file on
your computer usually so fast you won't see anything happen.

Then click on the "GO to" box in the Guide toolbar and select the comet of
choice. NB. the list of comets is determined by the magnitude limit you
have selected in the display data listing under the "Display" box on the
toolbar.

I hope this helps.

Bob Elliott
MPC 762





At 11:57 AM 2/7/2008 -0600, you wrote:

><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
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