I've not found a method to quickly choose a viewing location in ST4. Maybe I'm missing it in the help dialog. Something like a globe/map thingy. Where I can just put my cursor to click a general location.

Check out from your location (especially Phil) on December 7th (early evening), the position of Mars and the Moon. It's going to be a miss for me but farther north and east!!

This newly discovered NEO is predicted by CNEOS to make a close approach on August 4 00:26 ± 00:16 UT at 0.03471 AU distance. H=21.0, 'Rarity'=1, V(Relative)=32.18 km/sec.

Using MPC's orbital elements for 2022 July 28 00:00 UT, ST4v predicts that this NEO will reach a peak brightness of 16.0 magnitude on the evening of August 2-3 as seen from Brisbane, Australia when it will be moving southward through Indus at ~49"/min.

Here's an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path of 2022 OE2 from Brisbane: [attachment=2441]

Hopefully the weather will be good for this event.

Phil S.

CNEOS predicts that the NEO (531944) 2013 CU83 will make a close approach on July 30 23:34±<00:01 UT at a distance of 0.04652 AU. H=21.3, 'Rarity'=1. Using orbital elements for 2022 August 9 0000 UT, ST4v predicts that this Amor class NEO will reach peak brightness of 16.0 magnitude on July 30 at 00:00 EDT at 0.05 AU distance. It will be moving through Scutum at 10.4"/min. It will fade slowly to 16.4 magnitude as it moves into Aquila & Serpens Cauda slowing to 9.38"/min on August 4.

Here's an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path from Columbus, Ohio from July 29 to August 3: [attachment=2439]

This NEO has been on the CNEOs website for quite a while & it's finally arrived. It's not especially bright or fast, but it will stick around for a few days.

Good hunting,

Phil S.

ST 4 Visual SE 4.0j R14 on Windows 11

Just curious - Is it possible to adjust the volume or disable the "Search complete" voice prompt that happens after every database power search? I know I can turn down the system volume but I need it up for other things.

Thanks.

The newly discovered NEO 2022 OA will make a close approach on July 25 12:38±00:31 UT. According to CNEOS, it will pass at 0.01290 AU, H=24.3 and 'Rarity'=1. According to ST4v this MP will reach peak brightness of 16.5 magnitude on the morning of July 24 before dawn as seen from Ohio, USA when it will be moving through Capricornus into Aquarius at ~50.6"/min. It's predicted to fade to 16.9 magnitude at close approach when it will be moving through Pegasus at ~66.4"/min.

Here's an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path of this NEO from July 22-25 as seen from Columbus, Ohio: [attachment=2438]

Good hunting,

Phil S.

This may be a dumb question (as it would be a large file), but here goes:  does anyone have a ST4 observing file for all of the NGC objects?

Thanks!

This large NEO is predicted to make a close approach on 2022 Jul 19 22:42±<00:01 UT at 0.04518 AU when it will be in Lepus in daylight. It is large, H=18.4, 'Rarity'=2. ST4v predicts that it will be visible from the southern hemisphere after the close approach. Predicted peak brightness is 15.7 magnitude when it will be in Pictor, but below the horizon. It should be visible on Jul 24 ~4-5AM local Brisbane time moving through Dorado at 15.8 magnitude, but slowed to 19.1"/min. Here is an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path of this object: [attachment=2437]

Good hunting,

Phil S.

This newly discovered NEO is predicted to make a close approach on 2022 Jul 10 08:17 ±00:08 UT at a distance of 0.00257 AU, H=25.6, 'Rarity'=1. 

ST4v predicts it will be moving through Hydra at 275.1"/min at 15.8 magnitude. This is another southern hemisphere object although it may be visible from the southwestern USA. Here is an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path on the evening of Jul 10 as seen from Brisbane, Australia: [attachment=2431]

Unfortunately, the moon will be rather close to the NEO (~20° for USA, ~40° for AU).

Good hunting,

Phil S.

I'll be the first to admit a bad memory but in ST3 couldn't an object in a Planner observing list be checked by highlighting it and then ENTER? Doesn't seem to work in my ST4. Is there another convenient way to check an object? Using the mouse for this can be tedious.

Steve Edmiston