Can the Sky Atlas 2000.0 Chart Boundries be added to SkyChart? I notice that Uranometria boundries are there. I found this data from the HomePlanet software: ...
There was a discussion many months ago about how to make your own custom constellation figures using catgen. I've never used catgen so I don't know the ...
I find decimal format a lot easier to use and often end up having to convert back and forth. For example, if I'm laying out a montage for CCD work or want to...
Hello group, I was using CDC last night and connected to my 8in LX200 classic. The first time it would connect and I could bring up the currsor and goto an...
Nick, What kind of computer? O/s? Is the serial connection a "real" one or is it via USB?? Could you have some other programs that "grab" the serial port?? Joe...
I am running XP, the connection is serial to usb but I never had this problem before. I am also using my Starlightexpress MX916 with STAR 200 with serial to...
Update, I had a solder connection come loos and when I resoldered it it seems to be working fine now. Thanks for the help I will let you know what happens. ...
Ok, I must be doing something wrong in my set up with Cartes du Ciel. I installed the current version of it and also installed the encoder driver with it. I...
Hello, Somehow the outlines showing the nebula boundaries (like for example NGC7000, the North America Nebula, and Barnard's Loop in Orion) have disappeared...
Click preferences>catalogs and object paarmeters...>catalogs. There should be one or more rows in the table, and under the "name" column one of the rows ...
Dan, Can you confirm that you pressed "connect" and the dialog properly connected to the scope? (You might need to adjust the setup parameters.) The other...
" Can you confirm that you pressed "connect" and the dialog properly connected to the scope? (You might need to adjust the setup parameters.) The other...
John, Thanks for your reply. I think you've somewhat solved my problem. I don't have a DSL file, which is probably why my outlines are gone. Any ideas how I...
Look in your folder ..\ciel\cat\ for a folder titled "DSoutlines". If you had the deep-sky outlines before, it should be there. To reinstall it, click to ...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone's made David Ek's encoder interface? See: http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Ek/dsc/ I was wondering if CdC could be used with it. It...
I do not have Dave Ek's encoder interface, but in the process of working on an ASCOM driver for NGCMAX and similar clones, I have found out a few things: 1)...
Hi, all. I would like to either create or import an external catalog in Cartes du Ciel with the Meade alignment stars. Now, I was going to write my own...
... Read the instructions at the top of the "additional catalogs" page where you downloaded this catalog. I don't understand the differences myself, but this ...
If I point the skychart view to certain very specific regions of the sky, only half or three-quarters of the view displays any stars at all. For example, I am...
Which version are you using? There was a bug up until a version or two ago where if you zoomed way in and used the internet resources to fill with deep ...