Problem solved. Although the Use MPC data box was checked, the Show All Asteroids box wasn't. I'd recently uploaded the latest Guide 8 revision and apparently this box doesn't come checked as the standard configuration. Blush :-(

Pete Peterson

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "barringtonri" <pecorp@...> wrote:
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> Yes Doc, the Use MPC data is checkmarked. Don't think that the MPC database would come through without the checkmark. But doing a go-to for one of the DAILY NEOs such as 2010 MF1 I get NOT AN ASTEROID when using the full MPCORB.dat file. If I rename the NEAm00.txt file to mpcorb.dat the NEOs are there.
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> For the record, yesterday's MPCORB.dat file header states
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> "MINOR PLANET CENTER ORBIT DATABASE (MPCORB) File prepared 2010 Aug. 10 This file contains published orbital elements for all numbered and unnumbered multi-opposition minor planets for which it is possible to make reasonable predictions. It also includes published elements for recent one-opposition minor planets and is intended to be complete through the last issued Daily Orbit Update MPEC. As such it is intended to be of interest primarily to astrometric observers
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> So indeed the DAILY.txt material is in there somewhere. I've encountered this situation before and it seemed to eventually go away.
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> It's confusing, but that seems to be my normal state these days.
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> Pete
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> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@> wrote:
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> > Pete...do you have "Use MPC Data" checked on the Extras tab?
> >
> > Dr. Clay
> > _____
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> > MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
> > MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
> > MPC H43 - Conway West
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "barringtonri" <pecorp@>
> > To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:12 AM
> > Subject: [guide-user] Re: MPCORB.dat not being updated daily????
> >
> >
> > > Haven't had the opportunity to troll thru the full MPCorb data listing for the presence
> > > of the criticals, but I suspect that they're there as they show up in my astrometry
> > > application. If this is the case, why would Guide be declaring that they don't exist?
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "barringtonri" <pecorp@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi All,
> > >>
> > >> This may be slightly off topic, but when downloading the MPC DAILY critical objects and
> > >> then comparing them to the full MPCORB data to see if there are any "extra" asteroids
> > >> to be expected within the image frame - I find that the DAILY critical list objects are
> > >> sometimes missing from the full MPCORB download. This suggests that the full
> > >> MPCORB.dat file is only updated periodically while the DAILY.txt file is updated daily.
> > >> Am I wrong about this?
> > >>
> > >> The MPC seems to be struggling as they haven't run the monthly rediduals for
> > >> observatory codes since May 1st.
> > >>
> > >> Pete Peterson
> > >> Wishing Star Observatory I15
> > >>
> > >
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