Thanks Clay,

I am usually very confused with MPC's website and had been accessing their http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPCORB/CometEls.txt data from the comet link on their http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPCORB.html page. Why would they have two different datasets?

While I continue to submit astrometry to the MPC I must admit that my enthusiasm has cooled after failing to get feedback on a possible discovery (one night only because of weather) in October.

Pete Peterson

I15 - Wishing Star Observatory, Barrington RI

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
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> Hi Pete....the comet is indeed on the database at:
> http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft02Cmt.txt
> which is where the Guide comets should be loaded from; it is updated daily about
> 2 a.m.
>
> 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 -----
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> Subject: [guide-user] Where is C/2012 S1 (ISON) ?
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> > While I see from the IAU postings that Doc Clay's I45 observed this new comet
> > this morning, the comet's ephemeris does not yet posted to the MPC database.
> > Anyone got an idea as to how ISON can be loaded into Guide?
> >
> > Pete Peterson I15
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