Keep meaning to get round to posting this word of appreciation. The only Windows astro program I can get to run on linux is SMP ( smp10 and suse10) - no idea...
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was featured in the May Sky&Telescope and Astronomy magazines. I imaged fragments B and C last night. Fragment B was...
Brian, You managed to get wine to work properly under SuSE?!?!? *Please* tell me how... I love SuSE, but have battled it on and off for years. I'm just ...
G'Day All ... If you go to http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html and type 73P-B 73P-C (one entry to a line) in the input box, the scroll down to ...
Hi, This is my first post. Why when I zoom in the map (10° for example)the maps rotate? Is any way to prevent this to happens? Sorry for my english Best...
Hi Rem, The only time the map should rotate when you zoom in or out is if it switches from from aligned with the altitude/azimuth coordinate system to being...
Hi Chris Thank you very much... With a closer look I can see that you can personalized a lots of things in Skymap. Thanks again. Rem_cl ... system to ... has ...
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I made a small table for tracking 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, data adapted from from the NASA JPL website. When I enter the data in my version of Skymap (Pro...
Hi Robert, ... Have a look at http://www.kometarium.com/73P06.html and check if your positions matches the ones on the finder charts. If so, then you have the...
Hi Robert, The fragments are indeed quite far apart in angular separation. This is quite disconcerting to the imagers because it is nearly impossible to get...
Hi Dennis, Nice pictures you made ! It'll take some time before it's all bright enough for my equipment. I compared my map to yours, and found fragments T,U...
Hello, You probably know of or may even own the 2 volume set "The Night Sky Observer's Guide" by George R. Kepple and Glen Sanner. George and Glen were long...
Hi Chris, That's a good idea! Thanks. Terry ... From: skymap@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skymap@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Chris Marriott Sent: Saturday, April...
Chris & Terry, I've aready created a list for the showpiece objects. Give me a few days and I'll have one for the complete list. I'll forward on to Chris for...
Thanks very much Rick. Terry ... From: skymap@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skymap@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of saguaroastro Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 1:15 AM To:...
Chris, While compiling the Tagret list for the Kepple & Sanner 400 list previously posted I noticed an error on one object: Barnard 55-6. The position plotted...
... Indeed, yes :-). Objects like this do indeed come from the SAC catalog. I'll correct the position for the next release; thanks for telling me about it. ......
I'm using the demo version, and really like the eyepiece FOV feature. But my computer is a bit distant from my telescope, and I'd lose all dark adaption to go...
... Thanks for the reply. Actually, the problem was that the eyepiece circle was still "active" - it doesn't print until you've clicked on something that...