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Greetings all, SkyTools 3 just arrived --- woo hoo! What a marvelous piece of kit! It's going to take a while to really shake out all the new features, but...
I know how to make a new observing list group, but I can't find how to delete or rename a group. Do I overlook something? I have made some groups, but on...
Go to Data Mgr.>Observing Lists>Edit/Delete. Dick ... From: Jan van Gastel <jhm.vangastel@...> Subject: [skytools] deleting an observing list group To:...
Hi Tim, ... I tried to come up with a clever way to do this, but At the moment there doesn't seem to be one. It seems that what we need is some sort of ...
This seems simple but I can't find what I'm doing wrong. Looked through the last few months posts and didn't find anything that references my question. I've...
Greetings all Has anyone else been unable to read from the extended data DVD? Partway through the installation, I get a dialog box informing me of an error...
Installation of mine went perfectly and using the data also. Jan http://members.ziggo.nl/jhm.vangastel/Astronomy/ ... As of 10-01-2008 my email address has...
Hello! I have my scope and eyepieces entered in SkyTools 2, and it's really cool how the program simulates what the object will look like in one of my...
Hi Tim, That happened to me, and it turned out the cause was a flaky DVD drive. The drive would read any CD but only some DVDs. A new drive was the fix. You...
I just upgraded from ST2 to 3 Pro. I use ST a lot, and do a lot of imaging, so I'm looking forward to the new features. Question about scope ctl. I have ASCOM...
Looks like I may be having the same problem, although I no longer have ASCOM 4 installed. ST2 connects to the scope just fine using ASCOM 5, but ST3 returns an...
Or try cleaning the laser lens. ________________________________ From: Jim Chandler <jim@...> To: skytools@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 3,...
... is using A-4 and not A-5? Also, do you notice performance issue connecting thru A-4->POTH->Generic LX200 as opposed to Generic LX200 Autostar? As an...
Elliott, From reading posts on the ASCOM group, upgrading from ASCOM version 4 to 5 is not always a slam dunk. Is there anything in ASCOM 5 that you need (new...
Thanks Edward. I'm not an ASCOM developer, just thought it would be good to get the latest version. But I do get you on if it ain't broke... I was not aware...
... I didn't get any errors, but my extended data DVD is wildly out of balance. I installed ST3 on two laptops and a desktop, and in every case, I got the...
Hi All, Just an FYI, I switched from ST2 to ST3 using ASCOM 5.0.13 w/o any problems, it didn't miss a beat. Luis ... have ... 5, ... anyway ... product, ... of...
Wondering if I'm missing something or doing something wrong. Any help or guidance would be appreciated. One thing Ive noticed is these LEDA galaxies all have a...
Hi Ron, ... The 15.9 is the V (visual) magnitude limit for stellar objects. The galaxy database uses B magnitudes, which can have fainter values and still be...
Hi, ... SkyTools 2 is primarily meant for visual observing; it doesn't have the additional imaging features that SkyTools 3 has. That said, you could try...
Hi Ted and Edward, ... SkyTools 3 is designed to adapt to the various versions as much as possible, but I do urge everyone to always use the latest ASCOM. I...
Thanks... Does that mean that SkyTools 3 does support that feature? /r DD ... really ... one of ... the ... locate ... the OAG, ... the ... could ... ...
Hi, ... Yes, although in this first imaging version only cameras with built-in guiders are currently supported (such as the SBIG models). Clear skies, Greg ......
Woohoo! SkyTools 3 Pro Edition arrived safely in my mailbox today - I'm in Brisbane, Australia. The install ran smoothly; SkyTools auto updated to 3.0a during...
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