Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
skytools · SkyTools Observing Software
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Show off your group to the world. Share a photo of your group with us.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Messages 10898 - 10927 of 12583   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Messages: Simplify | Expand   (Group by Topic) Author Sort by Date ^
10898
SkyTools Group Policies This group is for the discussion of SkyTools software for observers. SkyTools users are encouraged to post questions, answers, tips,...
skytools@yahoogroups....
Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
3:54 pm
10899
I tried lower case as it seems to appear inside of ST2. When that did not work, I changed entry to uppercase; that worked! Rick...
Rick Warburton
etrsi_645
Offline Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
7:03 pm
10900
Hi Greg. Do I use the Upgrade Order Page (http://skyhound.com/upgrade_preorder_online.html)to request an "At Cost" upgrade, or is there a different process for...
Neil J Wallace
neiljwallace
Offline Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
7:30 pm
10901
Hi, What is an "at cost" within a 6 month window? thanks, Rick...
Rick Warburton
etrsi_645
Offline Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
9:06 pm
10902
Hi Neil, I'm sorry, I should have mentioned the at cost upgrades. Things have been really crazy lately. It seems I'm one step behind on everything. Those who...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
9:31 pm
10903
Hi, I am an "at cost" user. My problem is that I already ordered online today at the full "Pro" price (89.95) before I knew about the "at cost" availability. ...
Rick Warburton
etrsi_645
Offline Send Email
Dec 1, 2008
11:49 pm
10904
Hooray! The wait has been entirely worthwhile, but I'm glad the day is here! Cheers & Congratulations! Tim Cole Ottawa...
Tim Cole
tim_cole2004
Offline Send Email
Dec 2, 2008
6:51 am
10905
Hi Greg, I don't understand it anymore. Could you please explain. What is an 'at cost' order (I am from The Netherlands and I don't know what it means). I am a...
J H M van Gastel
janvangastel
Offline Send Email
Dec 2, 2008
7:46 am
10906
This is what Greg said about "at cost" in a recent previous posting: Those who purchased SkyTools 2 after June 1, 2008 qualify for an at cost upgrade, which...
Rick Warburton
etrsi_645
Offline Send Email
Dec 2, 2008
8:20 pm
10907
A couple of notes regarding upgrades: I did discover that there was an inadvertent case sensitivity to the SkyTools 2 serial numbers. That has been fixed. I...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
4:24 am
10908
Your support is great Greg! I never had to wait more then a day or so before receiving an answer, on-list or off-list that answered my question or solved my...
J H M van Gastel
janvangastel
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
7:20 am
10909
Hey , No problem Greg, ..... Anxiously waiting ...... Mike H From: skytools@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skytools@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Greg Crinklaw Sent:...
Mike Hogan
mhogan256
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
12:25 pm
10910
Hi Jan, The extended star catalog in the Pro version is not a substitute for DSS photos. If you use the DSS download function now, you will continue to use it...
Jim Chandler
jimcchandler
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
1:42 pm
10911
Jan, I'm in the same boat you are! I don't do astrophotography, but I've always been a proponent of more information is better (since I usually end up...
Fred Kiesche
recursive_loop
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
2:46 pm
10912
Hi Jan, You wrote.. 'Your support is great Greg! I never had to wait more then a day or so before receiving an answer, on-list or off-list that answered my...
Richard Carner
rmcarner
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
3:22 pm
10913
Hi Jim, ... That's basically true, but there is a bit more to it that that. The "starfields" that can be downloaded have no data associated with them; they...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
3:32 pm
10914
Hi Greg, I was aware that the downloaded supplemental star fields aren't integrated, but the other info is new to me and most interesting. My comment to Jan...
Jim Chandler
jimcchandler
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
6:44 pm
10915
Greg, In ST2 the GSC was used as stellar database, in ST3-standard, the GSC is not used any more. I know the GSC had the problem you mention below (missing ...
Jan van Gastel
janvangastel
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
6:51 pm
10916
Hi Jan, ... We basically had a database that went to 20th mag. I experimented with creating a database that was complete to a certain magnitude, say 15th. by...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2008
7:12 pm
10917
Hi Greg; I'll beg pardon in advance knowing this has been answered before, but what was the dimmest star magnitude for ST2's database? I'm on some very very...
starhopper44
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
1:08 pm
10918
That's what I would like as well. I am not interested in photography at all and it now looks as if I have the choice between: 1. The pro version, only for a...
Jan van Gastel
janvangastel
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
2:45 pm
10919
... Or not, because you both seem to have misunderstood. I apologize for not being more clear. The stellar database in the standard edition is more or less...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
3:35 pm
10920
Hi, ... The answer depends on which database you are asking about. There are really two. The reference database has stars with all sorts of additional...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
3:50 pm
10921
... I'd like to make it very clear that I did not actually do what I said above--doing so would have been unacceptable. What I did do was to use the same GSC...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
4:03 pm
10922
OK Greg, thanks for making this clear. I did not understand this from your former answer (if I had, I wouldn't have used the word 'crippled'). Anyway, I...
Jan van Gastel
janvangastel
Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2008
4:17 pm
10923
What's going on with Astronomy December magazine Comet search? It talks about 85P/Boethin in Aquarius and Pisces this month but when i key it in Skytools I get...
dean48herring
Offline Send Email
Dec 9, 2008
11:36 pm
10924
The orbital elements from the Harvard Ephemeris puts 85P/Boethin in Aquarius and Pisces this month.. What's going on with Skytools 85P/Boethin ephemeris? dean...
dean48herring
Offline Send Email
Dec 10, 2008
12:23 am
10925
Hi Dean, This is an excellent example of why you can't count on magazines for comet information. Magazines go to press months before hand and comets are way...
Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Offline Send Email
Dec 10, 2008
2:18 am
10926
thanks greg - let me digest this - i'm just getting into comets and skytools is great been using it since i got it last july. great program! dean ... for ... ...
dean48herring
Offline Send Email
Dec 10, 2008
2:32 am
10927
Hi Greg, Is there a quicklink to use to order the ST3 at cost upgrade? Thanks Luis ... have ... everything. ... cost ... this week. ... an "At ... within...
Luis Martinez
kd7gmk
Offline Send Email
Dec 15, 2008
5:22 am
Messages 10898 - 10927 of 12583   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Advanced
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help