Can anybody tell me were to find the latest Guide 8 updates? Thanks!...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Nov 2, 2006 9:45 pm
Yes. Go to http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm Home page is at http://www.projectpluto.com/ Julian ... From: "failtorun" <failtorun@...> To:...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Nov 14, 2006 12:20 am
Hi folks, Something of great significance to observers of artificial satellites: for almost two years, getting current elements has been a problem. The US...
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Kevin Fetter
kfetter
Nov 14, 2006 1:14 am
I haven't heard of any change in policy. You can apply to space track, for approval to post tle data on your site, which people could download. So most likely...
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Kevin Fetter
kfetter
Nov 14, 2006 1:15 am
I haven't heard of any change in policy. You can apply to space track, for approval to post tle data on your site, which people could download. So most likely...
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard.dangl
Nov 14, 2006 7:14 pm
Hi Bill, trying this new feature I got an error message. Looking manually to Mike McCants' Satellite Tracking Web Pages I saw that all pages have been moved to...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Nov 14, 2006 7:41 pm
Hi Gerhard, The new 'tle.hee' has the correct links, to www.io.com. If you see links to Mike McCants' old site, then you must also have the old 'tle.hee'....
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard.dangl
Nov 14, 2006 10:22 pm
Hi Bill, ... Sorry, it was my failing. My XP system made a storage as "tle.hee.txt" and so Guide8 used the old file. Now it works. Its great to have this...
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alcahill2001
Nov 25, 2006 1:59 pm
Bill, I dont know if this is possible, but what I would really like to do is be able to display Neo's from the NEO Confirmation page. They already provide the...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Nov 25, 2006 9:24 pm
Hi Alan, It's possible to show NEOCP data as a user-added dataset. Markers are placed at each coordinate pair given in the ephemerides. You can click on any...
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Laren Dart
eclipse1302bc
Nov 25, 2006 10:41 pm
Bill, Did MoonView eventually not work, been renamed, or...? I still have the zip file for the program, but can't find the original instructions. I vaguely...
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Laren Dart
eclipse1302bc
Nov 25, 2006 11:41 pm
... Just found I had a bookmark for MoonView at http://home.gwi.net/%7Epluto/moonview/ Don't have a clue where I found it in the first place, but the bookmark...
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Alan Cahill
alcahill2001
Nov 26, 2006 10:11 am
Hi Bill, As always, you have 'been there and done it before!' Thanks Bill, great service. Best Regards Alan In message <4568B3A4.7060801@...>,...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Nov 26, 2006 3:10 pm
Hi Alan, Something else I should have mentioned: you can fire up Find_Orb and load up the same NEOCP ephemerides that Guide displays, and Find_Orb will...
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Nov 26, 2006 3:23 pm
Hi Larry, Looks as if you solved the 'where is it' issue. MoonView does work, in its own user-abusive fashion, and hasn't been renamed. It's just been very...
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Ben Hudgens
spacerockguy
Nov 26, 2006 3:52 pm
Bill, I sent you a private email a few weeks ago and never received an answer so thought I would repost it here. Problem... I have noticed that with the...
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Laren Dart
eclipse1302bc
Dec 7, 2006 9:43 am
Hi Bill, Thanks for the info on MoonView. Maybe someone who is a programmer will tackle finishing it. It's a really neat program, but I can see why it's not...
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Laren Dart
eclipse1302bc
Dec 7, 2006 5:00 pm
Hi Bill, Hope this helps solve the G8 MFC crashing: I'm using two copies of Guide, one with G8 on my C: drive, and one on a 1.0 gig jump drive. They are set up...
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Roger Curry
rcurryastro
Dec 9, 2006 4:44 pm
Does Guide include the ZC star catalog that is used in occultations by planetary bodies? If so, how does one find a specific ZC star? We have a graze very...
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Laren Dart
eclipse1302bc
Dec 9, 2006 7:57 pm
Hi Roger, I haven't done any occultation observing since 1986, so I'm pretty much out of touch. Hopefully, someone more currently knowledgeable will show up....
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Bill J Gray
feliks314159
Dec 9, 2006 10:17 pm
Hi Roger, This star is also known as SAO 190065, PPM 272111, HIP 104429, and HD 201301. So you can, if you wish, skip the following steps: just use Go...
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Mike Holloway
tricks46
Dec 10, 2006 2:20 am
I guess this if for anyone that will give advice. On Dec 9th I was imaging an area of the sky, I won't say which just yet, and after processing about 25...
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Wolfgang Renz
aavso_rwg
Dec 10, 2006 3:02 am
Take a look at the NED: http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ And at the DSS images: http://stdatu.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form Clear skies Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Renz,...
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Mike Holloway
tricks46
Dec 10, 2006 3:38 am
Thanks Wolfgang. I had pulled up images covering the whole area using Guide and these did not show what I am imaging. I guess it could be a reflection or...
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Wolfgang Renz
aavso_rwg
Dec 10, 2006 4:54 am
Did you try the MPChecker Minor Planet Checker too ? http://scully.harvard.edu/~cgi/CheckMP It might find comets too. Clear skies Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Renz,...
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H.Luethen
astrohardy
Dec 10, 2006 12:04 pm
Did you use an IR-block filter with your CCD? If not a very red star (eg Mira type) may look like a nebula or faint comet on a CCD image. Hartwig...
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Mike Holloway
tricks46
Dec 10, 2006 1:36 pm
Thanks. No sir no filters were used. 22x60 sec exposures showed an area which covers my aprox 1' image and would have been much larger. I will post this as...
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Joe Mize
sfojmize
Dec 10, 2006 3:36 pm
Mike, since you've made your 'provenance' known about this suspicious object why don't you enlist your fellow amateurs? Enlist someone with a larger OTA to...
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nicolaslefau2
Dec 10, 2006 3:38 pm
hi Mike. it would be really good if you could tell us were this is. many strange things can happen while imaging. as you use a refractor, a ghost reflection...
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Roger Curry
rcurryastro
Dec 10, 2006 3:40 pm
Hello, Larry, Grazing occultations are a lot of fun! I went to the Taygeta graze in Statesboro, GA in April of this year and got 8 events, by far my best ...
