P. Clay Sherrod Mar 21, 2008
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From: "jrhobart" <jrhobart@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:56 AM
Subject: [guide-user] Re: MPCORB File Location
>
> Clay,
>
> I have a different program than you do. I have been chasing asteroids
> that have not been observed in years (often not since discovery), and
> some are in danger of being lost. I found some of these as much as a
> half degree from their MPC predicted positions; Bill's FIND_ORB has
> been very helpful with my work.
>
> These minor planets are not on MPC's lists or at least any MPC list I
> have found. This is not glamorous work, but somebody needs to help
> tie up lose ends. In a way this is a continuation of a project the
> late Ron Stone conducted at the Naval Observatory with brighter minor
> planets.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
>
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> ----------------------------------------
>> 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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