Hi Andy,

If it is just the ones downloaded, then edit comets.dat in the Guide
directory. If you clear all of the data in the file, then the number at
the start of the file must be changed to zero. Then none of those
asteroids will show up.

Hope that helps.

Best Regards

Alan

In message <geanfq+smj4@...>, Andrew Puckett
<afawp1@...> writes

>
> One of my students accidentally downloaded about 700 new asteroids
> into Guide. (Extras > Asteroid Options > Add MPC Comets/Asteroids,
> then one of the "Click to Download" links, probably "distant
> objects".
> They all look like TNOs, Centaurs, etc.) At least, that's what I
> assume they did. They are using custom mpcorb.dat files generated
> by
> Find_Orb, but they are seeing a bunch of additional asteroids when
> they have the "Use MPCORB" box checked.
>
> There are far too many of them to delete individually from within
> Guide. Is there a quick way to get rid of them all? I'm guessing
> that deleting the downloaded file from the Guide folder won't do
> it.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy Puckett
>

Alan Cahill (J94)
Abbeydale Observatory,
Gloucester.
UK
http://mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk