I think I may know the reason for the delay at MPC: the number of numbered asteroids is very near 100,000. The current format allows for only 5 digits, so the MPC is in the process of major format revisions to deal with numbers >99999. -John
--- In [email protected], John Mahony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some reason the MPC hasn't updated the list for this year (see > recent messages). You can still get elements for specific asteroids > from the MPC from > <http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html> > > Select "return ephemerides" (which sounds wrong, but do it) > Enter designations of requested asteroids > Ignore "Epemeris Options" > Choose the format for "The Sky" > Click "Get Ephemerides" > When the file downloads, rename it asteroides.dat and put it in your > ../ciel/cat/planet folder. > > -John > > > --- Martin Lewicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can't update asteroids any more in V 2.76 > > > > File path: > > cat\planet\ASTEROIDES.DAT > > > > This error message comes up at completion of download: > > Read Bytes: 63153 / Error: 404 Not Found > > > > Asteriod dat is still the old file. > > Comet upload works ok. > > > > > > Martin Lewicki > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > --------------------~--> > > What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? > > Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/TzSHvD/SOnJAA/79vVAA/1.XolB/TM > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ~-> > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: skychart- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/TzSHvD/SOnJAA/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/
