NEO Planner, the planning tool for the observations of comets, NEO and NEOCP objects
IAU codes: B82 Maidbronn (retired) and K87 Dettelbach Vineyard Observatory
K87 Dettelbach Vineyard Observatory with old equipment
(C) Copyright: Photo montage performed by Bernhard Häusler, Germany
Credit of the comet image of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM (C) CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
and ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Author and designer of this web and NEO Planner:
Bernhard Häusler, Dettelbach, Germany, all rights reserved.
All pages, own images and programs on this web are automatically protected by international copyright laws and do not require any special information.
Neo Planner is Registerware (Freeware requiring registration)
German Copyright Law
Ideas and active helpers in finding the mathematical formulas for NEO Planner (in alphabetical order first name):
Bernd Koch (B72)
Christoph Gerhard (K74) - Without his mathematical knowledge, NEO Planner would never have been created.
Christophe Demeautis (K19)
Dieter Husar (221, 637, C95, L81, M49, X06)
Heiko Duin (L65)
John Rogers (U52)
Jost Jahn (C95, M58, Q20 and more)
Jürgen Linder (B50)
Lukas Demetz (L81, U93, X06, Z28)
Mohammad Shawkat Odeh (M44)
Peter Heinrich (M61)
Assistance in programming NEO Planner:
My special thanks goes to all the fellow members of the Visual Basic and C++ forums.
Without their disclosure of source codes and tips for programming special requirements, the development of NEO Planner became a task of the century!
VBForums - Visual Basic and VB .NET Discussions and More! VB-Paradise 2.0 The German Visual-Basic-and .NET-Community Stack Overflow - Where Developers Learn, Share and Build Careers
I would also like to mention that without the interfaces and personal help offered by the Minor Planet Center, the Scout and Horizons System
of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the ESA and other amateur websites, programming NEO Planner also would not have been possible.
My special thanks go to Alan Chamberlin, Jon D. Giorgini and Davide Farnocchia at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for their assistance in using the Scout and Horizons APIs.
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Privacy Policy
NEO Planner is registered. A hardware code is required for use.
The transmission of the hardware code of the personal computer to the NEO Planner server is mandatory during the initial installation and the user agrees to this by installing the program.
In order to provide optimal support, the settings_obscode.dat and the last planning are sent to the NEO Planner server when the program is terminated.
The user can decide for himself whether and when he allows this. Upon activation, the user agrees to the transmission of the data.
**1. Controller**
Responsible for the content of this website:
Bernhard Häusler
Dettelbach, Germany
Email: neoplanner@b82maidbronn.de
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**2. General Information**
This website is a private, non-commercial information site. It does not contain advertising or commercial services.
Personal data is processed only to the extent technically necessary for providing the website or if the visitor explicitly consents to optional services.
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**3. Server Log Files**
The hosting provider (German Telekom) of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser transmits automatically when you visit the site.
These may include:
* IP address
* date and time of the request
* accessed page or file
* amount of data transferred
* browser type and version
* operating system
* referrer URL (the previously visited page, if transmitted)
These data are used solely to ensure the reliable operation, security, and technical stability of the website. They are not combined with other data sources.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and stable operation of the website).
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**4. Optional Use of Google Analytics**
This website may offer the optional use of the web analytics service Google Analytics provided by Google LLC.
Google Analytics is activated only if the visitor explicitly consents via the decision option provided on the website (e.g., “Yes / No”).
If consent is not given, Google Analytics is not loaded and no usage analysis takes place.
If consent is granted, Google Analytics may collect information about the use of the website, such as:
* pages visited
* duration of visits
* approximate geographic region
* technical information about the device and browser used
These data may be transmitted to servers of Google in the United States and processed there.
The processing takes place solely on the basis of the visitor’s consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time by changing the corresponding setting on this website or by deleting stored browser data.
Google Analytics may use cookies when consent has been given.
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**5. External Links to Scientific Information Sources**
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When you follow such a link, you leave this website and access the website of a third party.
The operator of this website has no control over the content, design, or data processing practices of those external sites.
When visiting external websites, technical information such as your IP address, the time of access, or the referring page may be transmitted to the operator of the respective site.
The processing of personal data on those websites is the responsibility of their respective operators.
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**6. Contact by Email**
If you contact the website operator by email, the transmitted information will be used solely to respond to your request and will not be shared with third parties.
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Under the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request information about your personal data,
as well as the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and the right to withdraw a previously granted consent at any time.
For such requests, please contact the responsible person listed above.
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**8. Changes to This Privacy Policy**
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or technical aspects of the website.
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