To use this list is exactly what I do before I try to image a comet with
my equipment.

But to switch on comets in Guide up to +19mag or so and to select
manually the comets which are really observable from the list is not
easy if the monitor is filled with many comets.

So it would be a really big improvement if Guide could load this list
from the MPC and would have an additional setting for an "observed
magnitude limit".

Regards
Gerhard
www.dangl.at


Am 27.10.2013 16:19, schrieb P. Clay Sherrod:

>
>
> One more helpful link that may be of use to you is the Date of Last
> Observations of Comets published each day by the MPC:
> http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/LastCometObs.html
> Although I strongly urge observers to never rely on other observers'
> estimates, this can be used as a guide to determine which comets are
> indeed visible and which may be in error in terms of expected magnitude.
> Typically this list is updated each morning. It will give you an
> excellent idea of which comets to pursue for your particular equipment
> and limiting magnitude, etc.
> Dr. Clay
> _____
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> MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
> MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
> MPC H43 - Conway West
> http://www.arksky.org/
>