Console applications takes ~10 s to start since it is a bundled Python application.

  1. Go to https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft03Cmt.txt and copy the lines for the comet(s) of interest into the local file "comet_data_from_minorplanetcenter_Soft03Cmt.txt".
  2. Specify first month, desired time range and observing location(s) coordinates in local file "config.json". The file can be edited with any text editor e.g. notepad.
  3. Run "comet_altitude_chart_v0.01.exe".
  4. PNG charts are generated within the same folder.

Download:

Comet altitude chart console application

 

Comet altitude chart for C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Comet altitude chart for C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS