Where are you getting NEAtod datasets? MPC is no longer putting out that file. It is now
only NEAm00. If you are picking up NEAtod.dat files from a mirror site, that is very
likely outdated. (probably from Feb. 12 when MPC computers were hacked).

Dr. Clay
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Arkansas Sky Observatories
MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
MPC H43 - Conway West
http://www.arksky.org/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefano TREVISAN" <trvsfn@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:02 AM
Subject: [guide-user] Re: NEAs or NEAs today?


> Hi Dr. Clay,
> that is what I knew and what I do.
> Nevertheless I still don't fully understand why I get different results using the NEA
> and the NEAtod datasets.
> Many thanks for your replay.
> Stefano
>
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Stefano....
>> You will want to load "NEA Today" (NEAm00):
>> http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/MPCORB/NEAm00.txt
>> and then change the file name AND extension (.dat) to the
>> mpcorb.dat and neatod.dat names.
>>
>> Having both datasets (identical except for different names) in Guide will allow the
>> same
>> dataset to match in both Guide and Charon.
>>
>> Dr. Clay
>> _____
>> Arkansas Sky Observatories
>> MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
>> MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
>> MPC H43 - Conway West
>> http://www.arksky.org/
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Stefano TREVISAN" <trvsfn@...>
>> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 5:28 AM
>> Subject: [guide-user] NEAs or NEAs today?
>>
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > I downloaded the two files from the MPC mirror, saved both as mpcorb.dat and I used
>> > them
>> > on Guide.
>> > Same asteroid, same time, same...all but the positions shown on Guide are slightly
>> > different.
>> > I know I have to use NEAtod.dat but I do not understand the difference between the
>> > two
>> > datasets, or better, I don't understand why two different results.
>> > Probably this issue was already discussed in this forum in the past but I didn't find
>> > it, sorry.
>> > Any help is really appreciated.
>> > Best regards
>> > Stefano TREVISAN
>> > B38
>> >
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