Thank you Kevin, I checked all of that info before writing the group and the inverted telescope theory does not work either because that doesn't explain the...
I don't think Guide is wrong. Because of the comet angle to the Sun, I would suggest the image could be showing the ion tale. This tail resides at a different...
... There can be a logical answer to the problem and one that Guide does not account for. First the Sun and Comet McNaught are about 45° apart in our sky. ...
Hi folks, Sorry for the long silence! I've come back to find a large batch of e-mails; I should be clearing the backlog in a bit. Guide just shows the tail...
Bill, If you could figure a way to show that, you would have another first in astronomy software, and I know a whole lot of comet crazies like myself that...
Bill, For me its enough just to know the PA (Position Angle) of comet. Patrick Stonehouse C/1998/H1 ... first ... like ... is ... tail ... usually ... _and_...
To update the orbital elements for comets I go to www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/SoftwareComets.html For Orbital Elements: Observable Unusual Minor...
... Dear Mike, The best way is : -download MPCOrb file then unzip and place them into Guide home dir (link: http://www.astro.cz/mpcorb/MPCORB.ZIP or MPC ftp) ...
Hi Mike, I will second Maciej's suggestion about use of MPCORB. There is more information about MPCORB (where to get it, how to use it in Guide, its...
Hi Mike, Just go to the Minor Planet Centre, and download Mpcorbcr.zip. Extract it to the Guide directory, and Guide will default to using this database. It...
... Guide, ... I downloaded the file but am not sure where to put it. To update comets and unusual objects I update or paste the new cordinates to the ...
All you really need to do is download it into your Guide8 directory, unzip it, and once you fire up Guide it SHOULD start using it straight away. Best Regards ...
Hi folks, A new 'in testing' update is now available at http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm You'll notice that no new features (relative to the November 'in ...
Hi, With Guide i constructed an accurate profile of my hilly horizon. As a result of this , I could, today in the morning see Venus as a "morning" star, and...
Hi Bill, I have just downloaded the latest Guide.exe I use Guide a lot to view artificial satellites and notice that the on screen representation has changed. ...
Hi Bob, I got a comment a while back (I think it might have been on this list) that on black and white printouts, the difference between orange and yellow...
Hi, Would it be possible to show some kind of download progress meter or something for Star Catalog Data? At this moment, when using this feature, it takes...
I am re-installing Guide on a new portable. Although the spec is rather better than my old portable, displays are taking considerably longer to appear. I have...
Hi Lawrence, Much may depend on what items are being shown on-screen. I'd go into "Data Shown" and start turning things off. (Asteroids and comets can be...
Hi Wouter, "...I understand that an actual progress meter would be impossible since the wbesites from where the data gets downloaded don't provide an ...
Hi Bill, ... That would be excellent! Kind regards, Wouter -- People: "If she weighs the same as a Duck, she's made of wood!" Sir Bedevere: "And therefore...?"...
I would like to chime in and second this request. Sometimes the "information super highway" is a little clogged and I never know whether the download has...
Hi Bill, Thanks for the quick response. I tried that and I can now manipulate the triangle colour but not the text? I looked at your web site but could not ...
Hi Bill, 1) When can we see the new updated DVD version: Guide-9? 2) I wish to work with the Powerflex MTS Boxdoerfer telescope controller. Can I make a...
Thanks Bill - I shall check this out. Another wierdo: although targets like IC434 are clearly shown, the goto IC434 command returns "not a valid object". Any...
Hi Lawrence, Hi All, I'm suprised. Either if I click on / Go to IC / 434, or on / Go to object name / IC 434 (or IC434), Guide goes perfectly on it. By the...
ViergeHi All, This little message to warn those of us who are particulary interested on open clusters, that a new version of the DAML2 (Dias and al. catalogue...
Hi Bill, I wonder if it is possible to get what phase the Moon is on the legend? I for one would appreciate it, without having to click on the moon etc. Best...
... I certainly don't want to push Bill, but I would love to hear if there are plans for a new Guide 9 and what the timing might be regarding its release....
