Selecting 'Display as Symbol' rather than 'Proportional to tail length' works well for me
Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenny Schmidt Sent: 31 October 2007 16:53 To: [email protected] Subject: [skychart-discussion] Re: 17P Holmes Doesn't show on the chart. Did I overlook another setting? --- In [email protected], "Bob Rose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is a good question since I was not clear. In the string of > numbers for each comet the next to last is it absolute magnitude. > The last one is the slope, I think. Anyway change it to -4.5 or > something close to that. The entry for 17P would look like: > 0017P 2007 05 4.5276 2.053218 0.432564 24.2712 > 326.8646 19.1126 20071027 -4.5 6.0 17P/Holmes > After adjusting the Magnitude. > Sorry for being in a hurry this last morning and not being clear. > Bob > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lenny Schmidt" > <lpschmidt@> wrote: > > > > Hope this doesn't sound stupid but which column is the magnitude? > all > > I see is a bunch of columns with numbers. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bob Rose" > > <bobrose500@> wrote: > > > > > > In CDC3 you can also go into your mpcorb-xxxxx.dat file usually > in > > > ~documents\Carted du ciel\MPC and edit the entry in for the > comet > > to > > > reflect a higher absolute magnitude. I changed mine to -4.5 and > it > > > displays around a mag 2 on the chart. It is the next to last > number > > > on the comet line. > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lenny Schmidt" > > > <lpschmidt@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there a way to get 17P Holmes to show on V3? > > > > In V2.76 all I have to do bring up the comet list and put a > > > checkmark on > > > > 17P Holmes then it shows up on the chart. V3 does not have > this > > > funtion. > > > > This function needs to be included on V3. > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
