[BAA Comets] Astrometrica now downloads from MPC server

[Peter Carson]

Hi All,
For those not aware Herbert Raab of Astrometrica has just released an update to Astrometrica that now downloads the MPCOrb data directly from the MPC https server. See www.astrometrica.at/download.html For several months Astrometrica was unable to download directly from this secure server which did make it a bit of a pain to keep the orbital elements data base up to date. See an extract from Herbert’s notes below note:
All the best
Peter Carson

If you currently use the Klet mirror site to download the MPCOrb database, and you 


want to download from the Minor Planet Center again, open the program settings, go 


to the [Intenet] tab, and select 'Minor Planet Center (https)' for the MPCOrb server.



If you still have selected the Minor Planet Center, first switch to the Klet mirror, save 


the program settings, close Astrometrica once, restart it, and then select 'Minor Planet 


Center (https)' for the MPCOrb server, as described above. This switch will make sure 


that all data are set correctly and it is needed only once.



I hope this update will enable most users to download the MPCOrb database directly 


from the Minor Planet Center again, if they whish to do so.



- Herbert


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