Hi to all!

I had this problem (wrong Comet Postition), too! After some handy copies of the Comet files
directly into the path it was good.
But last Freyday I looked for Evening Comets for CCD imaging I found
Comet 2009 Y3 near Sagitta. Because of it's faintness I could not see
the Comet after a number of stacks.
So I tried with Astrometrica a first image to check the Ref. Stars.
This was wrong. So I looked for a MPC Ephemeris and coulde see
the Comet was not in Sagitta....

With Astrometrica I had a 103p Problem, too in August. It was not in the data list.

After a copy of the mirror site of MPC it was there.

Are these problems seem to be a cause of the MPC February hacking!?

Bye Juergen (Station B50)

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory J. McClure" <greg_mcclure@...> wrote:
>
> Lawrence,
>
> I am not sure, but it can't be a coincidence that the previous supported
> update (updates page) was June 2008, whereas the one that was just released
> (in the last month) is now July 2010, at least according to
> http://www.projectpluto.com/hist_idx.htm. Before that was released, we had
> to use a different pointer to get the interim updates
> (http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm). Of course now the "new" page points
> to the "update" page.
>
> Is it possible that the pointer on the updates page still points to the
> older image? Bill any other ideas?
>
> Meanwhile, if you still have the Guide8.zip file that updated your "usual"
> laptop, you might try copying it to your "obs" laptop, then rerun the
> update...
>
> Greg
>
> _____
>
> From: guide-user@yahoogroups.com [mailto:guide-user@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Lawrence Harris
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:57 AM
> To: Guide forum
> Subject: [guide-user] Guide versions
>
>
>
>
> A silly problem has struck me! I am trying to update Guide on my observatory
> computer. This follow my discovery last night that comet 103P was shown in a
> different place on that laptop than on my main domestic laptop. I checked
> versions: obs laptop 2 June 2008 (!) and usual laptop 12 July. I went to the
> latest link on the web site, downloaded the zip file and opened it into
> Guide on
> the obs laptop. On running the program...... 2 June 2008! And of course it
> goes
> into popup mode when I try to update comet files........
>
> What have I done wrong?
>
> Lawrence Harris
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