OK, sorry, please read NEAm00 instaed of NEAtod in all my previous messages, I keep using the old name but I mean NEAm00.

Stefano

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>
> 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 likely outdated.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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> ----- 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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