Of the eight minor planets in my list that I tried, not one was in
NEAtod.dat file.

So, how do I tell Guide to look in another directory for MPCORB.DAT?

Thanks,
Joe

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>
> For the challenging and "observations needed" asteroids, or at least
the majority of
> them, do not use the entire MPCORB file; simply copy the daily
"neatod.dat" file and
> RENAME it after copying to "mpcorb.dat".....we do this daily and
have nearly all NEOs
> and asteroids of concern in that list.
>
> Dr. Clay
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> Harvard MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
> Harvard MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jrhobart" <jrhobart@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:37 PM
> Subject: [guide-user] MPCORB File Location
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> >
> > Is there some way to tell Guide to look in another directory for
> > MPCORB.DAT?
> >
> > It seems wasteful to have to copy the 70 MB MPCORB file to the
> > directory of every program that uses this file.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe Hobart
> > Flagstaff, Arizona
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