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17 years 1 month ago #54018 by mlkcampion
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Hey all
Where can i get the orbital elements in a format that ican enter
them into starry night? I want to be able to enter them for Holmes and Tuttle.

Cheers

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17 years 1 month ago #54019 by michaeloconnell
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Which version of starry night do you have?
The version I have is such that the software automatically downloads them from the net directly into the program.

If it can't do it automatically, here's a link to where the info can be obtained manually:
cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/SoftwareComets.html

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17 years 1 month ago #54023 by mlkcampion
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Thanks Michael
Just entering the information from the link you gave:
Is q=Pericentric distance also what does
k=?

tHANKS

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