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Jul 1, 2005
10:20 pm
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Hi Sean, ... I have a program here that I can use to import them, provided there is enough information in each entry. Send me an example at support at ...
Greg Crinklaw
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Jul 6, 2005
3:30 pm
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Hi Michelle, ... The output format for the logs is designed to be nice to look at rather than be imported into a spreadsheet. Unfortunately, it isn't possible...
Greg Crinklaw
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Jul 6, 2005
3:33 pm
6980
... I'm interested. Michael Portuesi...
Michael Portuesi
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Jul 6, 2005
5:18 pm
6981
I also agree that this would be a very useful item to have. Alan Message: 2 ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Alan Smallbone
kafuensis
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Jul 6, 2005
6:33 pm
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The fields would be something like: <object>,<date>,<telescope>,<ocular>,<description> I can also write a program to reformat it into something skytools2 can ...
Sean McCauliff
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Jul 6, 2005
9:37 pm
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Hi Greg, If you supported exporting to a CSV file, that should work for most all import applications. That would be excellent! :-) Steve _____ From:...
Steve Smythe
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Jul 7, 2005
2:44 am
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I am certainly interested, Greg. By coincidence this is a limitation in the software that I encountered just in the past two weeks as I tried to export my log...
richard_lionberger
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Jul 8, 2005
12:47 am
6985
I agree completely with Daves' suggestions. I would assume this includes the ability to rotate the rectangles for image orientation and composure....
grantmartin2000
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Jul 8, 2005
3:02 pm
6986
Even better is the ability to position 2 rectangles that are locked with respect to each other, but which can be rotated. One is for the guide chip (which has...
Quintero, Charles E.
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Jul 8, 2005
3:10 pm
6987
I am so happy with my new GM-8/Gemini and SkyTools 2. Hooked up my old laptop and everything ran just as it should first time. Call up a list, select an...
Gardner
gdgerry1958
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Jul 9, 2005
1:05 am
6988
Quick question for the group with hopes someone will have an answer. I'm looking for a way to add a space between the lines of a printed observing list. What...
Jay
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Jul 9, 2005
5:59 pm
6989
... I don't know of a way to do it from ST, but there are other ways to skin this cat. One is to copy your list to the clipboard instead of printing it, paste...
Len Philpot
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Jul 9, 2005
6:52 pm
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Greg, I'd bet that others would be very interested in this feature. It would be great to get info into and out of the Skytools database in some compatible ...
Michelle Stone
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Jul 11, 2005
3:09 am
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I would like to be able to export observations too. Actually, I asked for this a while ago in message 4669 ...
Hilary Jones
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Jul 11, 2005
6:03 am
6992
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the skytools group. File : /observing...
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Jul 11, 2005
5:14 pm
6993
I would like to search the database and sort stars based on their distance from Earth and display this info (including their distances (light years)) in a...
Michael Jain
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Jul 11, 2005
10:19 pm
6994
On a related note, I would like the ability to create FOV circle(s) in the Interactive Atlas (as it is in v2 today), but also have the ability to click on and...
John Hart
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Jul 12, 2005
8:45 pm
6995
The Ephemeris tab has some really useful information, but for observing a rotating target like Mars it would be very helpful to also have the "central...
Bruce Housey
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Jul 17, 2005
1:50 pm
6996
Bruce, Not that I know of, but you can get the Central Longitude by right clicking on one the Positions or Nightly Optimal Viewings computed for the Ephemeris ...
Julian Parks
sdoradus
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Jul 17, 2005
3:19 pm
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Thanks for the response, Julian... I did see that it is possible to right click and get the central longitude for any one entry. I was hoping for a way to...
Bruce Housey
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Jul 17, 2005
4:23 pm
6998
Just checking to make sure your recovery is going well. Don't overexert yourself on our account. Take your time and get better. Ignore us near the new moon...
Mark Smith
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Jul 19, 2005
11:12 pm
6999
I have read that it is possible to use skytools 2 to drive a telescope, computerized with Mel Bartels stepper drive. I have built such a drive on my 20 incher...
Jan van Gastel
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Jul 21, 2005
8:55 pm
7000
Jan, I do not use SkyTools Real Time to drive my telescope yet, but go to http://www.skyhound.com/realtime.html for information about this add-on. I hope this...
Julian Parks
sdoradus
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Jul 22, 2005
12:27 am
7001
Sorry if this has been asked before , did a quick search and found nothing. I would like my lists to show magnitude so I check the box labeled...
Ron
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Jul 22, 2005
5:54 pm
7002
Ron, Seems like you went through the correct steps. I verified this by going to Observing List, then Configure Columns and the Configure Display Columns box ...
Julian Parks
sdoradus
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Jul 22, 2005
11:59 pm
7003
I want to print charts with the 'print chart for each checked entry' option. I want charts with my 15 mm eyepiece in the eyepiece view part. It doesn't work:...
Jan van Gastel
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Jul 23, 2005
5:29 pm
7004
Found my problem. On the lists you can set the width of the "columns" by left clicking and dragging the column smaller or larger. The magnitude column was ...
Ron
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Jul 23, 2005
6:26 pm
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Jan, Greetings. Instead of using Print Chart, right click on the target in your list and go to View Scope/Binocs. Under View Scope/Binocs. you will see a ...
Julian Parks
sdoradus
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Jul 23, 2005
6:41 pm
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Ron, Did not think of that one. Glad you found it. Sometimes these things are just starring at you right in the face. Julian ... From:...
Julian Parks
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Jul 23, 2005
6:42 pm
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