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Originally Posted by AstroJunk
But sky 6 or any other planetarium program won't account for the parallax and therefore will most likely be displayed incorrectly.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi...tr=2012%20DA14
Follow this link, change your location and select a timespan for the observation - you will get a very accurate set of coordinates to plot manually (or just follow in may case) |
All the user info is stored in cookies, so your link won't help others. Set it to something like:
Code:
Current Settings
Ephemeris Type [change] : OBSERVER
Target Body [change] : Asteroid (2012 DA14)
Observer Location [change] : user defined ( your location goes here )
Time Span [change] : Start=2013-02-15 18:00, Stop=2013-02-15 21:00, Step=5 m
Table Settings [change] : QUANTITIES=1,4,9,20,23,24,29,34
Display/Output [change] : plain text
and don't forget to put 399 in the bottom box to signify it is on earth.