Robin,
Love the new comet addition to the database. Does it self-update to the latest comet ephemerals (sp)? Or is there a procedure i need to follow?
Thanx for the software!
New: Comet Tracking
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Re: New: Comet Tracking
Hi,
glad that you like the ability to move to comet positions. The data for the comets is actually part of the SharpCap install, but I am updating it regularly as new comets come (and go). So, if you keep your version of SharpCap up to date with the weekly releases then you will always have fresh comet data. Alternatively, you can place a file in MPC comet format in the custom annotation catalogs directory (the directory is documented here : https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/4.1/#Custom ... %20Objects). Name the file something with 'comet' in the name and SharpCap should pick it up and use it.
Note that right now SharpCap will just GOTO the currently calculated comet position - it doesn't adjust the tracking rates to try to match the comet movement. Also, the magnitude estimates are pretty hit-and-miss, so don't take them too seriously.
cheers,
Robin
glad that you like the ability to move to comet positions. The data for the comets is actually part of the SharpCap install, but I am updating it regularly as new comets come (and go). So, if you keep your version of SharpCap up to date with the weekly releases then you will always have fresh comet data. Alternatively, you can place a file in MPC comet format in the custom annotation catalogs directory (the directory is documented here : https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/4.1/#Custom ... %20Objects). Name the file something with 'comet' in the name and SharpCap should pick it up and use it.
Note that right now SharpCap will just GOTO the currently calculated comet position - it doesn't adjust the tracking rates to try to match the comet movement. Also, the magnitude estimates are pretty hit-and-miss, so don't take them too seriously.
cheers,
Robin