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Acronym usage in SIMBAD: Hi all, I've got my data (for the Canes I Group) basically completed - am awaiting one more response for corroboration, & should have...
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Speaking of which - Greg I forget....did you say ST3 would be capable of displaying star motion vectors in the IA charts? If so,...
Hi, ... Yes, that is planned, although I haven't gotten to it yet. What exactly do you mean by time-period queryable? Clear skies, Greg -- Greg Crinklaw ...
Hi John, ... To track my progress, see my blog: http://www.theskyhound.blogspot.com/ I expect to add a post later today or tomorrow. Clear skies, Greg -- Greg...
Hello everyone! My name is Bob and I am a new SKYTOOLS user from Kentucky. I recently retired from a business career. Binocular observing has become my new ...
Greetings: "Who brought the refreshments?" Well, the new guy brings the refreshments. Don't forget to buy doubles for the list owner (Greg) and the moderator...
Bob wrote; Recently, I had the opportunity to speak by telephone with Jim Kaler, professor emeritus of the astronomy department at the University of Illinois,...
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ In other words, if the vector would be represented by a plotted straight line from the star's present position, the length of the line would...
Hi Scott, First, my apologies for missing this message when it was posted. It somehow got lost and I only just now noticed it. ... Bin means long period...
Hi Len, First, my apologies for missing this message when it was posted. It somehow got lost and I only just now noticed it. The magnitude limit indicated on...
... the ... I know that there has been discussion on adding a line showing the local meridian on the interactive atlas. Would it be possible to add local lines...
Hi, ... Those are really two different things; a line on the screen by itself won't stop your scope. I would think that the alt/az grid would suffice as far...
... the ... add ... when ... not ... itself ... suffice ... should ... list in ... icon) ... Thanks for the quick response. Sometimes I randomly surf the...
... my ... If ... what ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We already have an 'Alt-Az' grid for the charts. Just click the...
I've inadvertently deleted an observing list; however, I did a backup on June 4, which has all of the info. When I go to the Data Manager, select "Restore,"...
What type of mount are you using?? If you are using a Atlas or Sirius EQ-G (HEQ-5/HEQ-6) mount, the open source EQMOD driver has slew limits you can manually...
... Sirius ... the ... to add ... when ... would not ... itself ... should ... icon) ... I'm using a AP900 mount. All I'm looking for (on the IA view) is a ...
Did you have the right back-up file selected? For example, when you Browsed to the folder containing your backup, you should then see a list of all the backups...
Hi Joe, Sorry for the delay in responding; our power was out for the whole day yesterday. Sometimes people go too far down when selecting a folder to restore...
For the past year and a half I have been plugging away at multiple observing lists for multiple Astro League Observing clubs. I have used Skytools for that...
... This is a known situation that has been discussed here before. From what I recall reading, it's been vastly improved in ST3, but there's not a whole lot...
Karl: I am sorry that common name designations are giving you problems with the observing lists of your various clubs. But surely you realize designations for...
... From what I've read, there will be more flexibility in "name choosing" in ST3. Personally, I'm in the standard designator camp myself. It is, after all, a...
First time I have posted on this site. Is sky tools 2 compatable with Vista? Is Sky tools 3 available yet? Clear skies, James Schultheis Scottdale, Pa....
Hi Karl, I understand your frustration with printing logs for submission to the AL, particularly for their double-star club. That club didn't even exist when...
... I, too, have been a bit annoyed when trying to sort by object name. To me, M13 is just that and not Keyhole, for example. However, it's also a bit cool...
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