I have some reasonable experience with Excel and have written macros, both brief and VB versions. I, like Greg, know nothing about the Argo Navis. Can the AN...
... about ... The Argo Navis can accept a text file (txt) that uses the symbol | as a delimiter between the fields. I don't have the exact format handy but...
Hi, I'm completely new to this list. Just bought the software, actually, and still learning it. Been away from astronomy for awhile and just getting back into...
Hi, Just to clarify -- one of the reasons I'm excited about the Sky Commander and already have an interface for it, is the potential to upload a SkyTools...
Its also possible to download lists of objects to the Meade Autostar (wherein they are called tours). Are you also planing for that? The tours are really just...
In the middle of last week I went to the Chiefland (Florida) Spring Star Party. I had copied my backup files from the desktop to my laptop and updated them. ...
Hi Art, ... What exactly do you mean my "updated them?" ... I hope you backed up your desktop notes somehow before restoring the version without notes... doing...
Hi Greg and all I would like to second the request for more advanced functionality around finder circles. I am a binocular observer and have tried to use the...
Gee, that's too many questions!! In looking carefully at the questions you asked me in return, I *think* I did it all correctly. By "updating" I perhaps should...
Greg, I made a couple of corrections this morning after reading your note. I then did a complete backup, including Notes. After checking the "resident"...
This past week I attended the Chiefland (Florida) Spring Star Party. Officially, it was for Friday and Saturday nights, but the turnouts in decent weather can...
Actually, it would be great if we could have the finder circles capability on the Binocular View chart. That way you could have a naked eye view while zooming...
Hi Phil, I appreciate your comments, and I hope you won't mind if I suggest what I feel are better alternate solutions. ... Please note that I am already on...
Hi Greg Thanks for the response and please note that I would not take offense to any suggestion you might give. I am truly a novice here at observing while...
Hi Phil, ... Yes. That's it. It works similarly with the telescope charts, except that you have the intermediate (and critical) step of the finder view. Just...
Thanks for your Star Party report Art. One of these days I'll have to try and travel to more of them myself. From the reports I've been seeing it appears that...
Hi Greg Since the clouds have set back in here in Norther New Jersey, I've had time to play with the Bino Charts more. OK, I'm convinced forget that finder...
Phil, M101 is only an easy target under very dark skies. Jan http://home.wanadoo.nl/jhm.vangastel/Astronomy/ ... From: "Philip Lanz" <planzme@...> To:...
Well, that could be a problem since I rarely have any those. But now that I've learned the right way to use the charts at least I'll know that it "should" be...
Hi Greg, I bought a new computer and tried to install ST2, but had a lot of problems -- my 3 yr old daughter got into the disk sometime ago and made her...
Hi Thomas, ... If you purchased SkyTools 2 directly from us or are registered with us then we can send a replacement CDROM at cost ($6 including shipping). ......
Hi Phil, ... You know years ago (way, way back in the late 70's) when I was a young newbie I set up my 6-inch Newt and opened my "Atlas of the Heavens" to the...
Greg, I have the "real time" button, so I donwloaded version 2.0r again today, uninstalled the other 2.0r version and installed the new one. But now the ...
Greg, After I sent my former mail on this topic, I downloaded a CG32.DLL from the internet and put it in the Windows system folder and the skytools folder ...
... former mail on this topic, I downloaded a CG32.DLL from the ... folder ... it wasn't ... skytools 2.0 ... installed version ... I had the same problem with...
After I uninstalled the new upgrade (2.0r), Windows installer was started at my computer as well. That's the reason I also uninstalled version 2.0. And ...
I too had the "real time" version of r. I uninstalled previous betas and SkyTools 2 (the instructions were not clear, and I haven't had my caffeine yet!),...
... us ... shipping). I sent all the info you need via private mail ... Strange coincidence! I was sure the problem was related somehow to the damaged disk....