Does Stellarium have Comet PanSTARRS info?

[MorningMajor]

The title says it all really - can you see the comets path/time in Stellarium?

[Steve Ward]

You can configure Stellarium to show it , there are instructions in this thread . . . http://stargazerslou...p/page__st__100

[dweller25]

Try Cartes Du Ciel for comets.....

http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/start

[Pappy Nick]

+1 for Cartes Du Ciel

[jason.p]

Managed to install Panstarrs in Stellarium so it must be easy (Thanks Jarrod and co for info )

Just about to install Cartes du Ciel. (If I get any more of these programmes, I'll never need to go outside again )

[Whistlebare]

I setup stellarium to find panstarrs...however it had it located over in the east when in fact the comet was over in the west....Was very annoyed as now the comet is too low in the horizon for me to view it

[earth titan]

Try Cartes Du Ciel for comets.....

http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/start

Without CDC in front of me, I cant check, so can you tell me how to configure it for comets? Do you need to add the data manually or does it download?

Typed by me on my fone, using fumms... Excuse eny speling errurs.

[SteveA]

To get the data in to CDC you need to download the latest file from the Internet....I think the download button is under setup/Internet/...though I've also not got my PC I front of me.....!

[earth titan]

Cheers Steve.

Typed by me on my fone, using fumms... Excuse eny speling errurs.

[redneon]

I'm confused. I loaded up Stellarium last night to look for Panstarrs but didn't have to do anything special to get it to show. I just input the position of it in the search window and it showed up fine.