Hi, I have a lot of FITS images (about 2000, all about 512K in size). Although they look great in HNSKY, it is really slow in putting them up. I cannot tell...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 1, 2003 10:31 pm
Hello Bob, The HNSKY FITS routine is a little slow. 2000 FITS images is a lot. Unfortunally, HNSKY has to read each FITS header to find out if they are within...
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Michael
jonmichaelal...
Dec 9, 2003 8:27 am
Help!!! I have downloaded the UCAC2 star catalog from ftp://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/pub/cats/bincats/UCAC2/bindat/ and have converted an area of it with the...
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Alexey Klimin
ak73@...
Dec 9, 2003 8:41 am
Hello Michael, Tuesday, December 9, 2003, you wrote: M> I have downloaded the UCAC2 star catalog from Yes, a small errors with UCAC2 present in current...
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Michael
jonmichaelal...
Dec 10, 2003 8:15 am
I'll be patient. Thanks Alexey!...
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Fred
poppafred
Dec 10, 2003 2:37 pm
Michael, I also downloaded the entire cataloge and had some problems. The thread on that group of messages is still on this groups message list. Han walked...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 14, 2003 7:52 pm
Hello Michael, The software should work for Windows 95, XP or any other Windows version after 1995. I have tested for Windows NT only. The stream error...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 14, 2003 8:13 pm
Hello Michael, here are the file size of the other .BIN and .TXT files. Please tell me if there are any differences. regards, Han 38,544 z001 31,916 z001.bin ...
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mazoaguirre@...
mazoaguirre
Dec 17, 2003 4:14 pm
hi I am from Mexico, i have the hnsky and a celestron nexstar 114gt, i try to use togheter, but i have a little desviation between the image on scope and the...
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n3drk@...
astroham2003
Dec 17, 2003 6:45 pm
I downloaded the basic program and am totally lost! I cannot make out how to configure the program. By that I mean I would like to have a view of my horizon...
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mazoaguirre@...
mazoaguirre
Dec 17, 2003 7:27 pm
hi: you must read all the documentation and help files, but, yes you can have a horizon view, but you need the files suplementes already in the hnsky program...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 19, 2003 3:27 am
This isn't exactly an HNSky question but perhaps someone here will know. When checking the minor planet files here... ...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 19, 2003 4:02 am
I found it... http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Bright/2004/Soft06Bright.txt -Florian ... From: "Florian" <florian@...> To:...
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poppafred@...
poppafred
Dec 19, 2003 2:50 pm
READ THE MANUAL!! That is the most important thing you can do! Hans' program is different from any on the market and once you know how to use it, you will...
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astroham2003
Dec 19, 2003 6:58 pm
... features ... OK on reading the help file but where is the manual? john...
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astroham2003
Dec 19, 2003 7:08 pm
Downloaded the dss fit images and installed them into the fits directory. Now where does one go on the program to get it up and running? Also is there some...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 19, 2003 7:20 pm
The settings are under the File menu. (Keyboard shortcut is ctrl-E.) HNSky is one of the simplest to configure astro programs i've ever used. Not really sure...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 19, 2003 9:17 pm
Hello Mario Aguirre, There can be always a small alignment error. The best thing you can do is to calibrate the telescope using the small up/down buttons or...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 19, 2003 9:17 pm
Hello Florian, I also wondered some time ago. At mid 2003 it was very close to the Sun and was not visibly. Now it is visible and rising around midnight. I did...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 19, 2003 9:23 pm
... Hi Han, Ceres is rising in early evening actually. It's in Gemini right next to Pollux and VERY easy to find with any sort of telescope or binoculars. I...
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mazoaguirre
Dec 20, 2003 5:04 am
... and ... beginner ... ok Maybe "read the manual" was not the best answer to your questions, but if you was ask for a precise thing, may be the answer was ...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 20, 2003 3:50 pm
... Astroham, I'm still puzzled why the program seems so complicated to you but try these steps... 1. Launch the program then go to "settings"; under the "file"...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 20, 2003 7:33 pm
Well I think this is a good and open discussion. I can understand that some people have other requirements then others. HNSKY is for people using a telescope...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 20, 2003 11:11 pm
... Happy Holidays Han! And everyone else too!! ;-) -Florian Palm Springs, Calif....
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poppafred@...
poppafred
Dec 22, 2003 10:56 pm
Well, a little impatient there, eh? He will probably sell his telescope when nothing in the eypiece looks like the Hubble pics he has been downloading off the...
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Chris Poynter
chrisp9au
Jan 2, 2004 2:05 am
I've recently downloaded HNSKY, and it is now THE program to use on my laptop attached to my scope, 10" F5 Dob. The Deep Sky Help file is superb, allowing me...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Jan 4, 2004 7:57 pm
Hello Chris, Thanks for these friendly words. The annotate feature is a standard Winhelp feature. You can add only an annotate to existing Help subjects. I...
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Chris Poynter
chrisp9au
Jan 5, 2004 1:48 am
Thanks Han, I'll have to get those utilities and have a play!, after backing up of course. Chris...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Jan 10, 2004 2:02 pm
To all users using the UCAC2 star catalog in HNSKY, I just released an Tycho-2 based UCAC2 supplement which extends it up to declinations of + 90 degrees. See...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Jan 10, 2004 8:30 pm
Small addition for the UCAC2 supplement or extension. The provided index file U2index.da had a small problem around the celestial north pole. This has now been...
