I found the problem. I selected "141P/Machholz" instead of "C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)" from the catalog. The latter is, in fact, near M45. Thanks for your help! Alan
--- In [email protected], Joanne Konst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Gornik wrote: > > > > On the current "http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/"; > > website it shows a picture with caption "Comet Machholz was glowing > > at about magnitude 3.8 just 2� from the Pleiades when Stefan Seip at > > Oberjoch, Germany, photographed it on the evening of January 7th." I > > am trying to show this conjunction on CDC, but no luck. (I ran back > > to 1/7 and switched to a German city as observatiory.) The comet > > always seems to be below the horizon and not "near" the Pleiades > > (which is M45, correct?). Any advice? Thanks. Alan > > > > Is your time set correctly? If I set the date/time to January 7, I have > the comet pretty close to M 45, even without setting the site or the > time correctly. > > Joanne Konst ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/1.XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
