User and Technical Support:

• Technical Support:
  • Contact the author at: dave@nova-astro.com
  • Join the e-mail forum created and maintained by ECU User Michael Cook. Here you will find the author and other ECU users who can help you get the most out of ECU.
• Comet and Minor Planet orbital information (for ECU versions V3.0 and later):
  • Elements for all observable comets, critical-list numbered minor planets, distant minor planets, and unusual minor planets are available from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC).
  • Interactive access to elements for specific minor planets can be obtained here, also at the MPC.
  • An up-to-date version of the Lowell Asteroid database in ECU format is here. If this file becomes more than a few months out of date, bug me to update it (updated November 2, 2007).
• User Object Databases (ECU Pro users only):
  • The Web ECU Database (click on Use WebECU): A facility for dynamically creating an ECU user object file from a large selection of object databases (provided by ECU user Michael Cook).
  • A large variety of User Object Files for ECU are also provided by ECU User Michael Cook.