Wednesday 2 June 2010

C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Created the Stellarium elements for C/2009 R1 - hoping to see it soon..

Here they are - just add to your Stellarium ssystem.ini file.


[C2009R1]
name = C/2009R1 (McNaught)
parent = Sun
coord_func = comet_orbit
radius = 1000
oblateness = 0
albedo = 0.8
lighting = TRUE
halo = TRUE
color = 1.0,1.0,1.0
tex_halo = star16x16.png
tex_map = deimos.png
orbit_TimeAtPericenter = 2455380.177
orbit_PericenterDistance = 0.405028736
orbit_Eccentricity = 1.000360164
orbit_ArgOfPericenter = 130.6996389
orbit_AscendingNode = 322.6221957
orbit_Inclination = 77.0330084
orbit_visualization_period = 600
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2 comments:

  1. Sidewalk Universe6 June 2010 at 16:55

    I was looking forward to seeing it this morning but clouds rolled in about 3:30 a.m and spoiled the view. RATS!

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  2. CallumP9 June 2010 at 21:30

    I have been checking the weather at 3.00 a.m. for the last week without a clear sky - and now some rain has set in... sigh.

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