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ozskywatcher
27-06-2011, 09:04 PM
Hi,

With the close encounter with 2011 MD underway, I thought I would fire up my copy of The Sky X to make a chart to look for the asteroid.

I clicked on the download database button to update the asteroid database and got an error message asking me to check my internet connection. That isn't a problem. My guess is that the databases have been moved and the program hasn't been automatically updated. I am not impressed given that the software isn't particularly cheap.

Does anyone have suggestions for alternative software?

Regards,

Paul Floyd.

mithrandir
27-06-2011, 10:25 PM
I don't know about TheSkyX but with TheSky6
"Data"
"Comets and Minor Planets"
"Minor Planets"
"By Name ..."
fetched it from "http://cfa.harvard.edu/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html"

chappo
28-06-2011, 09:02 AM
Cartes Du Ciel is perfect for this application.