Re: cometary elements from MPC (or not)

ldjhandm Oct 21 10:36 AM

Thanks! :-)

Lawrence - yes it was the 2007 comet ;-)


--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lawrence....in this case, all that Guide wants is the designation
(not name):
> cC/2007 W1
> entered exactly that way.
>
> Clay
> -------------
> Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
> Arkansas Sky Observatories
> MPC/ H43 (Conway)
> MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
> MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
> http://www.arksky.org/
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lawrence Harris" <lawrence@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:08 AM
> Subject: [guide-user] cometary elements from MPC (or not)
>
>
> >I was hoping to do some astrometry of comet Boattini tonight. From
Guide I get
> > the name: Boattini (c/2007 W1).
> > I enter the name, followed by a large number of variations, into
the MPC
> > ephemeris generator - but no. Empty files each time.
> >
> > Can anyone remind me how MPC want the name to be presented.....?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Lawrence Harris
> >
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