Starry Night 5 - McNaughts Comet

[BLiTZWiNG (Trent)]

I'm not that familiar with how the software works (I should be, I've had it for 2 years now!). I can't seem to find the comet in the list of comets. I saw in a thread about the comet to check my comet.txt file, and it's in there, I just don't know how to make the program show it.

Anyone know?

[matt]

Yep.

That was me, having the same problem.

Still can't get the comet to show

[BLiTZWiNG (Trent)]

Did you find it in your comets.txt?

I finally installed SN5 on my new computer, and it looks different to what it did on my old box. Granted I did also go from v5.0 to v5.8 today as well... and um... just checking... seems like half the program is missing! cripes... well I still couldn't get it to show on my other computer which it is working on...

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I've got the same problem with Starry Night. Updated the comets text file, sure enough McNaught's there, but it won't come up on the program.

When I updated the comets list in The Sky 5, I had to delete some comets to make room for the new updates. It has room for 100 comets only. Maybe we need to do the same thing Starry Night.

[dcnicholls]

Did you check to see if you have a Prefs.txt file?

See http://www.starrynight.com/support/s...=kb&article=82

DN

[matt]

Yep

Had a fiddle with the number of comets displayed and number of labels but it didn't make a difference.

I increased number of comets shown to 100 and labels to 50... then did 100 and 100

but no joy

[dcnicholls]

That may be the problem: there are 190 comets in my comets.txt file. Try setting the numbers to 200, 200.

DN

[snowyskiesau]

It's showing up OK for me. This is under version 5.8.

[matt]

Nope. 200 and 200 doesn't reveal McNaught.

I've got a comet Wirtanen (46P) close to where McNaught should be on the 15th shortly after sunset... but no McNaught

I'm running Version 5.7.1

[fringe_dweller]

your sure you have the correct 'mcnaught'? highlighted from this page (you can add it manually as script on my mac in good old 4.5.2)

http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephem.../Soft07Cmt.txt

[matt]

There's not a single McNaught showing up in my comet list when I use the Find function and yet there are several McNaught comets in my comet txt file

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Stoopid program.
Got....to....make....it....work.... .

[Dave47tuc (David)]

McNaught shows up for me

Here is a screen shot, daytime late afternoon in hide daylight mode.

[matt]

What version you running, Dave?

It appears to only be happening in Enthusiast 5

[Dave47tuc (David)]

Snp V5

[matt]

SNP is Pro, right???

I've only got Enthusiast 5

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

OK Ok I got it now.
Go to your new updated Comets.txt that you uploaded.
Go to file, Save As CometsX.txt so you can retrieve later if needed.
Then, carefully delete all comets but McNaughty.
Save the Comet.txt file.
Reopen Starrynights, go FIND comets, and VOILA! There it is.

[Dave47tuc (David)]

Originally Posted by matt

SNP is Pro, right???

I've only got Enthusiast 5

Yep Pro V5

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Mines Enthusiast as well. It is limited to showing only 6 comets at a time.

[matt]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

OK Ok I got it now.
Go to your new updated Comets.txt that you uploaded.
Go to file, Save As CometsX.txt so you can retrieve later if needed.
Then, carefully delete all comets but McNaughty.
Save the Comet.txt file.
Reopen Starrynights, go FIND comets, and VOILA! There it is.

Nope

Not even that worked

Strangely... when I did a Find ... Halleys was there... but no McNaught!!! Even though McNought 2006 P1 was the only comet left in my comet.txt list.

I'm pulling my hair out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!