Hello Drew, Yes your right. Also at my computer they are pretty quick and only a short keystroke is required. In this new version the keyboard routine has...
The FITS file are blended automatically in the HNSKY program without any viewer. However there are also standalone viewers: 1) FV, A FITS file editor...
... I've not noticed any difference in the keys. Both the function keys, and the +/- keys seem to have the same short pause before they repeat. -Florian ... ...
Hello han, Monday, August 4, 2003, you wrote: Also you can use freeware XnView. http://www.xnview.com/ hk> The FITS file are blended automatically in the HNSKY...
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In wich programming language was HNSKY written? The reason I'm asking is that I'm searching for a way to read FITS into delphi. Thanks, Olaf van der Zalm ...
Try http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html should work if delphi can interface to windows dll, you may need to create an interface file...
Hello Paul, It is new tool button similar as the up/down and left/right buttons which will show up as soon as you activate ASCOM. Can you inform me if it works...
Hello Olaf and Joe, HNSKY is written is Delphi 4.0. Personally I prefer to write such a routine myself instead using a DLL. It gives me full control of the...
I just released a new HNSKY test version, v2.2.2ß1 with Moon and Mars images/maps included. It is not completed but works well. Liberation of Moon is...
Neat! It works! ;-) You might make note that the Mars and moon image files don't go in the fits folder but rather in same folder as hnsky.exe. -Florian ... ...
Hello Florian, Ooops, yes that was not intended. I finished it yesterday very late and could not test it too much. I was glad, that I finally mastered the ...
Have been using HNSky for several years and found the Yahoo site this morning. Have really enjoyed your program, Han, and look forward to using it for many...
The last weeks it has been quit at this Yahoo group. Here an update on HNSKY: I intend to the release the final version 2.2.2 of HNSKY soon. Today I have...
... Very nice! In looking through my FITS folder it seems i have two copies of each image... a .fit and a .fit8. I just re-downloaded the hfits1.zip archive...
Something else odd with FITS images. When i zoom in on M16, and then do CTRL-F to display the FITS images, at first i see the new color image of M16, but then...
Hello Florian, The ".FIT8" is the old extension. Later I have renamed them all to ".FIT" so you can remove all ".FIT8" files. The M16 problem is caused by...
Hello All, Jos van Wolput informed me that ngc2360_cma.fit (01-12-22) is identical to the old m16_ser.fit file. That's why Florian hat a problem with M16....
... But that's what's weird... I already had removed the older monochrome image. I did some more troubleshooting this morning. Seems it's the ngc2360_cma.fit...
Hello Joe, Possible yes, however I do not want to overflow the user with too much information. I think it is wise to keep the amount of information limited....
... Since you asked... I'd like a way to measure angular distances by clicking on one object and then a second object and having the angular separation...
Hello Florian, Hi, that's already one of the "hidden" features" available. Even I sometimes forget it's there. As soon you pull with the mouse a square while...
... I'm not sure i understand. If i left-click and drag from the Sun to Venus i get 1020=965x332 in the status bar. The two are about 16° apart. I'm not sure...
Hello Florian, The number is the diagonal of the box equals the distance in arc minutes. So to get degrees, divide 1020 arc minutes by 60 equals 17 degrees....
Hello Florian I got a mail from Antoni Clavell. He was referring to the angular distances of double stars and there angle. In those cases the program will...
Hello all, I have finally issued HNSKY version 2.2.2. The asteroid, comet, help file and language modules have all been updated. The program update 600 Kbytes...