Hello! I'm new here! I have the German Version of Guide 8.0 from 2002 March 25. I've load the MPCORB into Guide an can show the Minor Planets. Some are double...
Hi, I am wondering with the following two problems that time to time reappear on the mail list. 1) Modify the actual main guide constellation asterisms. They...
Hi Dario, Regarding the first: I hadn't previously provided a way to do this, but if you look at http://www.projectpluto.com/random.htm#constell_lines you...
Hi Bill and All, First of all, happy new year! Thanks Bill for this very useful feature; nevertheless, I have some trubble to run it. I downloaded the...
Hi Bill, Many thanks. I have already tested the asterism generator … very good For constellation figure it is OK b&w For scale we need a reference figure...
Hi Bertrand, My apologies! The version I uploaded was compiled with the OpenWatcom compiler, set to use a DOS extender. As Dario found, there are ways...
Last weekend my main computer failed so I am re-installing Guide on a new machine. I have not been able to use the 'install to HD' option. Although I have ...
Hi Lawrence, After the basic installation, you need to download and install an updated version, use the latest. Then you will be able to do the Install to HD....
Hi Bill, Now, it is to me to say "My apologies!". The constlin.exe program has obviously no bug, and moreover, it works like a charm. The reason of my trouble...
The ASCOM Initiative, now in its 10th year, is pleased to announce the ASCOM Platform 2008 and an all-new ASCOM web site. The new Platform includes extensive ...
Hello, I want to create a nice plot from some output of the "Make Ephemeris" option. The elongation (of the moon) is only printed with 1/10 degrees precision,...
Hello Jari, My problem is with the precision of the elongation value, which does not seem to be affected by these settings. So, how to increase the precision...
I've loaded today's MPCORB file and am trying to locate 2007 TU24. When I do a >GO to>Asteroid> and enter "2007 TU24" it says "Not an asteroid". I went to the...
Make sure you have the latest Guide update as MPC changed the format and older version of Guide have a problem reading their new files. You can also download a...
One little problem that may occur with the MPC sorter is that if the asteroid is too faint at the time you run the sorter, is that it won't include the...
Yup, I'm using the updates found at http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm don't know what that version level is? Anyway, just to be safe, I downloaded the...
Try the beta one at found at http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm It works just fine and should have the fix included See the first note for the problem...
To find what version of Guide8 you have installed, with Guide running click on "Help" in menu, and click on "About Guide". See last line. ... -- Larry Wood ...
ahhh OK, I knew it was version 8, but I didn't know that Bill put an extra line in to show the update pieces. I'm running the 30 March 2007 version. Thanks! ...
OK, now I'm running 6 Jun 2007 version. If I have to resinstall GUIDE on a computer, will I have to overlay the CD install with the 30 March 2007 update and...
In the "Data Shown" menu do you have the "Asteroids" "ON" checked? No when you reinstall Guide you would just have to update it with the latest version. ... --...
Are you sure "Label" is on? Right click on one asteroid, select "Display" and make sure "Label" is checked in the right upper corner. I have downloaded the...
Hi all, Anybody here using EQMOD with Guide? I'm having trouble with star syncing, which doesn't work at all. Or then I just don't do it correctly - I'm in...
Hi Jari, I do since Bill implemented the use of ASCOM. This are the problems I know using Guide8 with ASCOM. Ending Guide8 does not end the driver task. I...
Hello Gerhard, Thanks for the pointers. There's no problem with slewing the telescope via Guide and tracking is much better than I ever had with LX200GPS. I...
Jari, ... how did you try this? May be, I have not found this feature until now but I think there is no resync function implemented in Guide8. In my meaning...