I've downloaded and installed part of the GSC_ACT (around polaris, N8230 and N7500) in order to check if I can get it work. (Before I start downloading the...
Hi, I have recently upgraded my computer from WIN98 to WINXP SP2. This has resulted in my previous working copy of Cartes du Ceil breaking ! When trying to...
Hello All! I've been using CDC for a few years now and only now joined this group. I have an 8" Meade and live in the NW USA. I was looking at my chart...
Hola Mike, see the sample file, included in CdC: x:\program Files\Ciel\horizon_Geneve.txt # Horizon description file for Carte du Ciel # File format : #...
John Ståhle
johnstaahle@...
Sep 6, 2004 4:06 pm
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Hi, Mike, If you can't find a good buddy with a theolodite, there are several ways you could do this: 1. Get a piece of plywood maybe 24" (60-cm) square. Lay...
3. Or you can go out and see what objects and stars are just clearing the obstructions. Jot down the time and object ID. Then use CdC to find the azimuth and...
4. Or just use the scope. A computerized scope will show alt-az coordinates when aimed at horizon obstructions. Even a non-computerized mount could be used...
Thanks for all the replies, but, dang, I guess now that I read my question I lead everyone astray. Actually I'm a land surveyor so I do have access to all the...
Your query may have gone "astray" but nor for me :) All those replies are useful. Martin Lewicki ... -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Martin...
Martin Lewicki
mlewicki@...
Sep 7, 2004 12:18 am
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Clear as mud. If you just want to make a file for your horizon containing details of your local horizon, see the first response to your message at ...
You'll probably need to re-install CdC to work with the upgrade to XP. Win98/ME were the last versions of Windows based on a DOS kernel. The NT/2k/XP...
After testing several `planetarium' programs, I decided to use CdC to chart the paths of five historical comets, but to get around certain limitations of its...
Hello, What is not working with your file? I cut and past the data from your message to the files and it show me the comet path just left of M92. Control that...
Hi, Yes you can download only a part of the catalog for testing but be sure you not request a chart with star outside the part you download. The best is to ...
Thanks for your suggestion - I have now tried that and have the same error message in English ! Comparing the ceil/cat/satellites folder with the machine that...
Hi, my local public observatory uses CdC to control our LX200. We just got a big new dob, so now I'd like to be able to print charts for star hopping with the...
Perhaps you could see if anyone sells dark red paper and print black stars on that. My default settings for CdC show white stars on a black background on ...
... It's not the paper (no prob with a red flashlight), but the computer screen... but.... ... Doh! You'd think I would have tried it at least once before...
John: Check your iridflar.cfg file and make sure that it is writing iridflar.out to the same directory (usually C:\Program Files\Ciel\cat\satellites. Here's...
I had the very same problem. Apparently my computer was suffering from a virus...so that too could be a possibility. After the computer guy set things right,...
... "Doh!" Thanks. But for some reason, when I did, it didn't work for me. I got the error messages "Error in catalog C1577test line=11" and " `.1' is not...
... Patrick, Checking the file size of xxxx.GSC was the excellent tip! It appeared to be different from the size as indicated by you and by the tar file. ...
Hi group, I'm quite a new CdC user, and very impressed by the amount of catalogi that are made available and/or accessible by it. However, my first attempt to...
... I've had a look and it seems fine to me in Tycho 2. ... My guess is that part of the Tycho 2 catalogue is missing or corrupted, try reinstalling it. Chris...
How big is the "hole"? I see plenty of Tycho2 stars around that mag 5 star. The deeper catalogs (GSC, USNO..) have holes around bright stars or deep-sky ...
John, The fact that you see that mag 5 star, indicates that you don't have the problem either. On my computer, it is IN the "black hole" so it disappears when...
Good evening everybody, I have a question of detail concerning the configuration panel. I use the interface Meade LX200 to connect to my telescope. I use...
Hello Group, I'm relatively new to telescope astronomy and have found CdC to be the second biggest aid (right after online forums) in helping get the most from...
Hello. The cause of this "great" mistake is an error in the sign of the M2/NCG 7089 declination in two default catalogues used by the program: Dec.: +...
Any way to fix the GCM catalog? Do they document the catalog errors anywhere or do they eventually fix them? ... M2/NCG 7089 declination in two default...
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