Yes I did that, but for some reason it wasn't on the list. However I just updated comet data again, and this time the 17/P is back in the list! Thanks for your...
This is strange. Now that SMP show comet Holmes, for some reasone it says it's magnitude 16.9. This is impossible since I can see it with my naked eyes....
For some reason this comet does not come up on SMP v11. I downloaded the updated comet list and the comet name appears on the list when I click on the comet...
Unless you have changed the default, SkyMap only shows comets within 180 days of perihelion. For 17P Holmes this was on 2007 May 4 which I calculate to be 182...
Also, the mag filter may be coming into play. Check 17/p Holmes, Under the Comet dialog box, on the Display area, make sure "Selected comets only", under the...
... Prafulla, I am unable to answer questions about other peoples' web sites. Ephemeris time is the old name for TDT - ie it is NOT corrected for "delta T". ...
Greetings and aloha! I am a born-yesterday amature sky-watcher who is growing more and more interested in what's out there in the night sky. I recently bought...
Hi Gang - I am currently running Skymap Pro8, which I have used since it came out. A couple months ago I started getting an error when I would load Skymap. A...
... That's the JET database engine, which old versions of SkyMap used to use for the observing log. To reinstall it, put the SkyMap CD in the drive, then...
... since ... but ... goofed. It ... OFFICE ... to ... the ... from ... harmless error. ... Chris - I installed the datebase and everything works fine now, ...
Alooooha John the Skyman -Greetings! The best place to look-for for another equipment with your budget is: besides skymap is in ASTRONOMY magazine or in...
Bamm, There are a number of programs called SkyMap, the most famous is Sony’s GPS navigation system. We did look at trade marking ‘SkyMap’ a few years...
Hi Nick, ... Thanks for the info, I was unaware of that. Of course that isn't a planetarium software so it doesn't count. :) ... If I remember correctly, Chris...
A few years back I stumbled on another program called Skymap which specialized in satellite tracking. It had an ancient DOS interface (and might still have,...
I'm still using skymap pro 4.0.13. I manually entered the elements I found on the web, even though there are many more elements than the program will accept...
... No, that's the Australian one, written, if I recall correctly, by a chap called Rob Matson. It was, as you say, a specialist satellite tracking program...
I'm looking for a data file that contains RS Puppis (I need the star to be labeled). Does anyone know if such a data file is available for SkyMap Pro 6? Paul...
I use SkyMap v3.1.12 as it is so easy to use but am having difficulty in getting Comet 17P Holmes to come up on the horizon map. I have it in the "comet.sky"...
... From: "bfg267" <bfg267@...> To: <skymap@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:06 PM Subject: [skymap] Comets ... What are the comet...
Chris, I've now managed to get 17P Holmes up at last. I hadn't realised that I had to set the parameters in the "Options/Comets dialogue and add the Comt name...
I had the same problem, I opened the download file with notepade et erase five ou six lines who look like an xml file. I saved the file et all was ok the nest ...
Chris I thought I was being stupid but having changed the comet data URL address in skymap (preferences, download data) my auto download of comet data now...
Just a quick note to say have installed this using XP Pro under Parallels emulator and appears to work fine! have not tried controlling a scope with it tho. ...
Just a quick note to say have installed this using XP Pro under Parallels emulator and appears to work fine! have not tried controlling a scope with it tho. ...
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