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Old 21-02-2013, 12:07 PM
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thanks again Stu - the charts are terrific!

Yeah, I rebooted the PC and all was updated perfectly!
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Old 22-02-2013, 09:20 PM
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Rotten clouds in Ipswich

I hope to get a view if the clouds ever clear for long enough for me to see.
How long will it be visible?
Some great shots.
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Old 23-02-2013, 05:33 PM
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I hope to get a view if the clouds ever clear for long enough for me to see.
How long will it be visible?
Some great shots.
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More charts will be uploaded shortly. If the weather is kind you might be able to bag this comet tonight. I will have to look into how long this comet is expected to be visible for.
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Old 23-02-2013, 05:42 PM
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Old 23-02-2013, 08:14 PM
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Thanks Stu for posting these maps and thanks Suzy for the "How To ?".

I have been just trying almost every night & mid night and zombie time to catch a glimpse of the comet but just don't have any luck.

Wish I had the power of Superman to either fly above the clouds or atleast bloody blow them away...how annoying are the clouds ?

The sunshine state should be renamed to be the cloudy state !!!!

I'm just very very disappointed however I'm not gonna stop going out to see the comet every night ...midnight....and zombie time....
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Old 24-02-2013, 11:15 AM
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Wish I had the power of Superman to either fly above the clouds or atleast bloody blow them away...how annoying are the clouds ?
Going by the conditions locally, I suspect that last night might have been a lost cause for you as well. The forecast does not look promising over the next few days either.

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Old 24-02-2013, 11:17 AM
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Old 24-02-2013, 08:45 PM
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Hi Stu,

I have stopped checking the forecast. Today the entire day was nice and sunny....evening clouds rolled in....

love the cloudy state
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Old 25-02-2013, 05:24 AM
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Woke up early..... OK, Maybe I can see the comets & ......Checked finder charts ....Doh !!!
Maybe if I lived in Tassie, Vic or SA :-(
Oh well, IF the clouds stay away tomorrow night, I should be able to see Lemmon, up between Grus and Phoenix
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Old 26-02-2013, 12:12 PM
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unfortunately the "how to" post doesn't cover "how to ge rid of the clouds"...my only option is to keep waiting patiently and hope for clear skies.
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Old 06-03-2013, 12:44 AM
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Hi all,

I am having a reasonably serious problem..

I finally found lemmon about a week ago due to 3 things..
Help from you guys,
Help from one of you in particular that sent me charts,
AND getting Starry Nights Pro Plus 6.

The last was the key to finding it.
I upgraded from 6.0.0 to 6.0.3 immediately then got the in app update for the commet orbits etc.

Then today i got the next two upgrades to update it completely.
After the first bigger update 6.3.3 everything was fine. Then i updated to the latest 6,4,3 and everything stopped working. So i uninstalled and reinstalled just upto 6.3.3 again and am now trying to download the in app update again and the program just keeps stalling??

Has anyone encountered this??? And more importantly can anyone help?!!

Thanks!
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Old 06-03-2013, 02:36 AM
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Tony, I know Stu has got Starry Nights software so he may be able to help you (I have too but I can't help), but I think perhaps that you may get a better response if you moved this post into the computers/software forum. Copy & paste this post in there and then delete this one. But just wait a bit for Stu or someone else to help you out maybe (or message Stu).
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Old 06-03-2013, 05:32 PM
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Hi Suzy,

Yeah I am already in discussions with him. :-)

Thanks.
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Old 06-03-2013, 05:52 PM
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Hi Suzy,

Yeah I am already in discussions with him. :-)

Thanks.

Hi Tony,

It's been a week or so since I last posted in this thread. To get you going the attached screen grabs from Starry Night should provide a temporary solution.

This image is for your location, 6th March at 1000 hrs UT. You will have to adjust this to suit your local time.

Are you still on DST?

We tend to ignore DST in QLD. More images to follow in another post.
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:05 PM
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Position for tonight, 6th March 2013, 1100 hrs UT

Charts for tonight taken from Starry Night v6.4.3

Tony,

As with the last post these exported simulated images are set for your location. You will need to adjust UT to your local time.

I hope you get clear skies so that you can track down these comets.

I am at a loss to explain why you are having problems with your Starry Night updates. Another IIS'er was having trouble getting his updates to show the recent NEO asteroid. After getting out and restarting the program it worked. Your problems sound a lot harder to sort out. I have not expierenced any difficulties with the updates at this end.
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:23 PM
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Well I'm at Mt Blackheath 2h west of Sydney waiting for it to get dark.

The photo on APOD this morning indicates its possible to capture both comets in a single frame, which is what I'm hoping to do. One naked-eye comet is rare enough but two at once and in the same frame using a normal camera is a once-in-a-lifetime shot, I think.

So far it's blisteringly clear to the west with a few high clouds just to make a pretty sunset. Fingers crossed after all the crap weather we've had for the past month.
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:24 PM
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Hi all,

I am having a reasonably serious problem.....

......Starry Nights Pro Plus 6.

I upgraded from 6.0.0 to 6.0.3 immediately then got the in app update for the commet orbits etc.

Then today i got the next two upgrades to update it completely.
After the first bigger update 6.3.3 everything was fine. Then i updated to the latest 6,4,3 and everything stopped working. So i uninstalled and reinstalled just upto 6.3.3 again and am now trying to download the in app update again and the program just keeps stalling??

Has anyone encountered this??? And more importantly can anyone help?!!

Thanks!
Tony,

Simulation Curriculum have decent online help for Starry Night available here:

https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/home?page=2

What operating system are you using?

Hopefully you will get some answers.

Regards,
Stu.

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Old 06-03-2013, 09:09 PM
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Thanks Stu,

Those screenshots help heaps.

I am trying a few other avenues but in the meantime i think i may just have to put up with having 6.0.3
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Old 06-03-2013, 10:07 PM
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Stu, would you please be able to do a screen grab showing Achemar drawn with line of degrees between it and Lemmon?

But keep the current screen grabs you've got- their great!

I think right now, the star Achemar located directly SW is going to be a better reference point (as it's a nice bright star) as comet Lemmon sits right below it at 18 degrees.


Comet Panstarrs is also sitting very close by:

Locate the bright yellow-ish star, deneb Kaitos (between SW & W). Panstarrs sits only 8 degrees below it- voila!

OR! If your further south than me here in Brisbane, i.e. Victoria: locate the very bright star Fomalhaut as it's still on your horizon. Panstarrs sits 21 degrees to the right of it. That's one hand span held at arms length with one eye closed.
And Lemmon sits smacks in the middle of Achemar and Fomalhaut.

Start looking for these comets straight after sunset.

Sorry Stu, I haven't been able to add to your Panstarrs thread- I haven't seen this comet at all due to so much rain here in Brisbane and it was only today, determined to pursue it with a weeny gap in the sky was I able to make some calculations visually where it should sit. That's all I saw- where it should sit > grrrrrr So much easier (for me anyway) to comment if I've been able to eyeball these visually to give a better overall guide on top of maps alone.
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