Help ... I can not get guide to open up, Here is the what I get when I try to start Guide 8.0 (latest update), running Windows XP Home Edition: guide8.exe -...
Mark, I'm running Guide 8, 21 Jan 2006 version. As far as I know, this is the latest "almost ready" update. Is this the version you're using? I'm also running...
Hi Mark, Can't really tell much from that info, but I'll suggest some usual methods for investigating "mystery bugs". (1) Make sure you're using the current...
The International Variable Star IndeX has been launched, allowing access to details from many hard to find or not readily seen variable star catalogues. ...
Years back , I knew how to add additional telrads to the same screen. I forget the command to put on edit overlay. Something with a ~ and astereisk. Does this...
Hi Dave, The way to do this is described among the "undocumented features" at http://www.projectpluto.com/useless.htm#Telrad_overlays (I suppose it's not...
Hi, Bill, in the "undocumented documentation" ;) you say that you consider adding extra Telrad symbols "a mostly useless capability". Well, I for one find it...
Bill, I have to agree with Doug on this one, I for one like and use the multiple TELRAD feature a lot. Chartes du Ciel has a great little way to add them in...
Bill, You may add me to the waitinglist for this feature. I didn't dare to ask because it means admitting that in these ages of go-to I'm still an oldfashioned...
Hey Bob, I'm with you give a good chart and a Telrad and I can hunt down anything within the limits of my scope! and I don't see any old fashion about knowing...
Hi folks, The "in-testing" update is now an "official" update. (Basically, that just means that I've only gotten a few bug reports of late on the "in-testing"...
Hello Bill, I've just downloaded the new official update, and as far as I can see, all seems right to me. One thing, however: I've been very interested in your...
I downloaded the new version (and it seems to work fine). However, Help | About still says "You are running the June 21 2005 version." It might be nice to add...
Mark, I downloaded and installed the new version as soon as Bill announced it. Mine gives 29 May 2006 version, can't understand why yours is different. Did you...
hi Laren, ... Doh! My mistake, I was using a bad link. When I ran the correct guide.exe in the right directory, it shows the correct date. :) Sorry about that!...
Hi Mark, If you've only done it once, don't feel bad. I had a habit of keeping all *.zip files in the Guide directory after d/l and installing them. Because I...
Dear Bill, thanks a lot for the update that gives me now the possibility to set the time of my LX200 with one mouse click. At every start of my observations, i...
I am not able to figure out just what and how I use disk 2. The general stuff I do (map making -printing from guide and comet trail caulculations)has never...
Oh dear! I just updates the Guide s/w with the latest version but now, many of the Messier objects - such as M27, are surrounded by stars covered in red...
I managed to solve my problem of the red circles. It seems that they specifically result from the GSC2.2 data. By turning this off, the circles vanish. The...
Hi Lawrence, Did you try a right-click on such a red circle and then "Display" ? Laurent ... De : "Lawrence" <lawrence@...> À : "Guide"...
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Hi Lawrence, If you look in "Extras... Toggle User-Added Datasets", you'll see that there are two entries for this catalog: "GSC-2.2 data (as ellipses)" and...
Hi Bertrand, (For those wondering what we're talking about: Bertrand found the sort-of-hidden, but not-very-well-hidden page describing the birth of Sarah...
Hi Bill and Kate, Congratulations to both of you! Thanks for sharing it with us, Bill. From your Celeste page, it's pretty obvious this is GrayChild version...
Congratulations, Bill! You have an exciting time ahead of you. But time flies - a mere 19 years ago I was in your situation. Paul ... -- ... Paul Schlyter,...
Hi Bill, Hi All, Can anyone tell me how to choose the number of digits in longitude and latitude shown in legend. I assume it is a given line in String.dat...
Thanks to all for the congratulations on the arrival of Sarah Celeste. As Larry deduced, this is indeed our first child... I'd gotten requests for news and...
Dear Bill, I am away on business in Rome, but managed to check my e-mail. Please accept my heartiest congratulations on this joyous occasion for you and your...
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