Asteroid chart software for visual observer

[ozskywatcher (Josie)]

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 (Andrew)]

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 (John)]

Cartes Du Ciel is perfect for this application.