Do you have "Use MPCORB" checked under the EXTRAs tab on Guide8?
If the asteroids do not come up, they are not currently considered on any critical or unusual
listing. You can possibly enter those asteroids' parameters from the MPC Ephemeris generator
individually and they will then show along with those defaulted through the mpcorb.dat file.

Clay
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Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
Arkansas Sky Observatories
http://www.arksky.org/
Observatory Hill Drive, Petit Jean Mt.
MPC/cbat Obs. H41 / Petit Jean Mountain
MPC/cbat Obs. H45 / Petit Jean Mountain South
MPC/cbat Obs. H43 / Conway
MPC/cbat Obs. H44 / Cascade Mountain

----- Original Message -----
From: "jrhobart" <jrhobart@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: [guide-user] Re: MPCORB File Location


>
> 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
> > -------------
> > Arkansas Sky Observatories
> > Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway)
> > Harvard MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
> > Harvard MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
> > http://www.arksky.org/
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jrhobart" <jrhobart@...>
> > To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:37 PM
> > Subject: [guide-user] MPCORB File Location
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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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