The "15" setting also shows a lot other faint comets too.
--- In [email protected], Bill the Cat
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I used the "Download latest orbital elements" and that seems to
have
> worked for me. Also, under the General Settings tab, the "Show
Coments"
> value was originally set to 4 not 10 as was mentioned previously. I
> changed that to 15 as well.
>
> Bill
>
> Bob Rose wrote:
> > All I did was change the Absolute mag number in the comet file I
> > used in V3 and it names Holmes in a 90d view and displays a tail
> > when zoomed in. Did you make sure you turned comets on? Also
after
> > you edit the comets file you will need to tell CdC to load it.
That
> > is in the "load MPC" tab in setup. The only other thing is I
> > did "Save Configuration" as I want comets to display on startup
for
> > the time being.
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Lenny Schmidt"
> > <lpschmidt@> wrote:
> >
> >> Doesn't show on the chart. Did I overlook another setting?
> >>
> >> --- In [email protected], "Bob Rose"
> >> <bobrose500@> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>
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