greetings I've just started to use hnsky and have downloaded images from http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/pskcall at 2000 by 2000 pixels. Is there any way...
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pampi_e
Dec 9, 2004 7:12 am
Hello everyone, Does anyone know the fashion to search an star knowing the SAO Catalog number?. Thanks in advance Enrique...
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Gary Cundiff
gary_cundiff
Dec 12, 2004 1:03 pm
Hello Han, My database files were working fine on WinME until I changed one of them. I was having trouble remembering the Helix Nebula was NGC7293 so I poked...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 12, 2004 7:33 pm
... Hi Gary, I just tried this and it seems to work okay for me. I'm using WinXP. -Florian...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 12, 2004 10:41 pm
Hello Gary and Florian, Many wordprocessors try to change format of unknown files using ASCII or TXT format to there format .DOC or something else. So the...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 12, 2004 10:41 pm
Hello Talquence, All images if in the FITS format, will be displayed by HNSKY. The wide is limited to 8192 bytes so 4096 pixel for a 16 bit or 2 bytes a pixel...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 13, 2004 9:14 pm
Hello Enrique, Just enter the star number with SAO. For example if you search for 308 you will find Polaris since it is SAO308. Han ... -- Please note the...
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Gary Cundiff
gary_cundiff
Dec 14, 2004 12:42 am
Hello Han and Florian, Yes, I did use Notepad to alter the "Deepsky level 3.hnd" file since it is a plain txt file. This error popup shows on WinME but does...
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talquence
Dec 14, 2004 11:50 pm
Greetings Han I realize just how slow a fits file of over 20 Megabyts is but when you show a person a really fin image on your moniter it's usually pretty easy...
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han kleijn
han_kleijn
Dec 15, 2004 10:31 pm
Hello Gary, Maybe Notepad added some strange characters. Your could try to load it in an other editor/ word processor and save it again as pure TXT. I normally...
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Shelley
bodryn
Dec 23, 2004 2:50 am
This is my first time on this forum and first of all I want to say what a magnificent program this is, and all the more so because it is free! For a long time...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 23, 2004 3:01 am
... Hi Shelley, The current comet elements from this link work with HNSky... http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft06Cmt.txt You can copy/paste...
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Shelley
bodryn
Dec 23, 2004 4:12 am
Thanks, Florian That should be all the information I need. Shelley...
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Shelley
bodryn
Dec 23, 2004 4:21 am
An update: I kept the old Comet Machholz data but added a new line and called it Machholz2 using the cut and paste just for that comet. Interesting now that I...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 23, 2004 7:06 am
I will try the cut and paste tomorrow... FYI - I may need instructions... Can this type of thing be done with Asteroids??? I would like to keep ALL the...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 23, 2004 3:34 pm
... Yes. The asteroid file is here... http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Bright/2004/Soft06Bright.txt -Florian...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 23, 2004 3:53 pm
Hmmmm.. I wonder what else can be kept up to date in HNSKY in this manner.. And since I haven't said this for a while... HNSKY is the greatest! I use it with...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 23, 2004 4:18 pm
Both of my optional Suplements , Meade_LX and M_Way, do not work... How do I make the supplements work.. (I have all of them).. Drop down menu 2 and 3 show up...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 23, 2004 4:49 pm
Yeah! I have 13 working supplements... And the comets and asteroids display, so I just need to know how to edit those two files.. I shall now shut the hell...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 23, 2004 5:05 pm
... Yes, just cut and paste. These are the two files... hns_ast1.ast hns_com1.cmt -Florian...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 23, 2004 5:29 pm
... Actually, i usually edit down the file to just a few of the brighter asteroids and comets. But you can paste in the whole thing too. -Florian...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 23, 2004 5:46 pm
I just looked at both of these files and the format is entirely different... I want the first 2000 asteroids plus some others.. Just easier to go for all of...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 23, 2004 6:11 pm
... Hm, odd. I just double checked my comet file and the format is the same at the one from the url i posted before. For example here is the line for comet...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 24, 2004 4:13 am
Well now that I have defraged the computer, the comet files DO match, so that will be easy... And I seem to have 10,000 asteroids already, so maybe I have...
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Joe Guzman
chicago_astr...
Dec 29, 2004 3:24 pm
Fellow Astronomers... Just a quick note hello, and how much I enjoy using the program. I highly recommened it to my Chicago Astronomer membership, as it's ...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 29, 2004 4:22 pm
... Hi Joe, Welcome to the list. I love HNSky. Even though i have other commercial programs HNSky is by far the most used astro program i have. -Florian...
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Derek C Breit
dbreit
Dec 29, 2004 10:54 pm
Everyone / Florian I downloaded the MPCORB files, converted them, etc.. Problem is I only want to use it when an Asteroid I wish to see is not in the standard...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Dec 30, 2004 2:14 am
... I'd think renaming the files would work. -Florian...
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john_40342
Jan 2, 2005 12:55 am
How can I add this asteriod (2004MN4)?Ican't seem to find it in the list. Thanks John I love this program. What great work!!...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Jan 2, 2005 3:41 pm
... Hi John, Go to this url... http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Unusual/Soft06Unusual.txt Find the line for asteroid 2004 MN4 (it's near the bottom)...
