I suggest when using SkyMap's Tools > Download Data... that the downloaded files comet.cat, asteroid.cat, and satellite.txt be backed up to something like...
Hi all, My apologies if this is a bit off topic, but I'm currently visiting the UK and getting my very first views of the northern sky. I'm here for a few...
Was reading in reference to the Earth's ice ages that on top of the usual precession there is some kind of alternation between a slightly elliptical and more...
Good afternoon. I've upgraded from v. 8 to v. 11.0.6 and was attempting to import my .mdb format logs from version 8. But I don't see the Data Import utility...
Where can I get data for 2007 WD5, the potential Mars impactor, so I could plot its location in SkyMap? I could not find it in our asteroid catalog, although I...
Update: I found out from the minor planet mailing list that NEODyS publishes the most recent orbital elements in its site. For 2007 WD5, the page is: ...
... Sorry about the problems with the web site; my web host's DNS servers went down about 2030 GMT last night and they only fixed the problem at around 1200...
... at ... version ... Chris, How obvious! I didn't look at the Start menu...silly me. The conversion took about a nanosecond. All is up and running well ...
The impact probability for a collision of asteroid 2007 WD5 with Mars on January 30 has increased from 1.3% to 3.9% (about 1 in 25 odds). Full story: ...
Some success. Using the elements at http://astro.uchicago.edu/~puck/astorb/index.php#searching (which come from the ASTORB data base) I get the 2-D paths of...
Actually, "first contact" with the limb of Mars occurs at 10:45:00 with this calculation. Chris, Any way to get more resolution out of the displayed distances...
Hi Ells, Try this: In SkyMap, go to Tools > Phenomena > Events. In the left box select "Minimum Separation". On the upper right in the box labeled "First...
... Thanks for the info! Is there any program that takes gravitational forces into consideration? Or do I really have to rely on constantly updated elements?...
Hi all I am using SMP10 and occasionally choose the `download comet data` option for the latest comets but clicking on the link and selecting the default save...
Does Skymap show a double star as it appears through the telescope, or is it displayed with only the line through the star symbol showing it is a double? ...
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:40:48 -0000, Anthony Appleyard wrote, in ... It's on a CD. <www.skymap.com> is the website and you'll find the price there. -- Regards,...
The web site is: _http://www.skymap.com/_ (http://www.skymap.com/) It's available on CD plus a picture CD that has many, many, many pictures that are linked...
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