Re: [guide-user] Still No GoTo

P. Clay Sherrod Nov 8, 2014

The address key is the issue, not UCAC-3.
I did not have the address entered.
Thanks, Denis.

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Dr. Clay

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From: "Denis boucherd@... [guide-user]" <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Still No GoTo


> It will not show as it is replacing the UCAC3.
>
> I just tried it again and it work fine and finds your star by entering (
> 4UC620-017761 )
>
> Did you use the "Alt+J" keys when you install it and type in the address
> "c:\guide9\ucac4" as an example.
>
> Putting the line directly in the Guide.dat does not work properly.
> I would undo and use the method above.
>
> The menu "Object name..." I am pointing at is not the "Go to .TDF
> object..." menu just to be clear.
>
>
>
> Denis
>
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>
> On 11/8/2014 2:12 PM, 'P. Clay Sherrod' drclay@... [guide-user]
> wrote:
>> No, using the OBJECT NAME on the GO TO menu does bring up "Not a Valid Object."
>> I have tried numerous variations on the UCAC-4 listings and I cannot get it to
>> come
>> up either, including leaving out the "zero" heading off the DEC coordinate.
>> It would seem that -IF installed onto the hard drive and in the program files of
>> GUIDE - there should be an option that appears under the STARS selection as other
>> catalogs are showing. The UCAC-4 catalog option does not show, nor does the GO TO
>> OBJECT NAME entry work in any form that I have tried.
>>
>> ------------
>> Dr. Clay
>>
>> Arkansas Sky Observatories
>> http://www.arksky.org/
>> ASO Petit Jean Mountain /MPC H41
>> ASO Petit Jean Mountain South /MPC H45
>> ASO West Conway /MPC H43
>> .......serving astronomy since 1971
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Denis boucherd@... [guide-user]" <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
>> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [guide-user] Still No GoTo
>>
>>
>>> I think I know what you are not doing.
>>>
>>> You are using the wrong menu,
>>>
>>> use "goto", "object name"
>>>
>>> First line at the top when you open the goto menu.
>>>
>>> enter "4UC620-017761" as I stated.
>>>
>>>
>>> Denis
>>>
>>> On 11/8/2014 12:17 PM, Ned Smith smithn00@... [guide-user] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Entering "4UC620-017761" into Go To>Object Name gives Not a valid object.
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Denis boucherd@...
>>>> <mailto:boucherd@...> [guide-user] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Try entering "4UC620-017761"
>>>>>
>>>>> 4UC - name of catalog
>>>>> 620 - file number (1-900) every 0.2 degree of Dec
>>>>> 017761 - star number within the file from 0 to 24 RA max number(999999)
>>>>>
>>>>> Denis
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/8/2014 8:52 AM, Ned Smith smithn00@...
>>>>> <mailto:smithn00@...> [guide-user] wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks Andrew. That is the post I was looking for. Unfortunately I
>>>>> still get Not A Valid Object for any combination of the UCAC4 number I
>>>>> can think of.
>>>>>> So there must be something else wrong on my system.
>>>>>> Win 7/64. Version 16 Aug, 2011
>>>>>> The number is 620-017761 in UCAC4. I have the coordinates and when i
>>>>> go there and look deep enough I see a star and the info says it is
>>>>> 4UC620-017761.
>>>>>> Entering 620017761 into GoTo Object moves the screen to RA=0, Dec=0.
>>>>>> Any other combo gets "Not A Valid Object".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ned Smith
>>>>>>
>>>>>> N 34,53,38.13
>>>>>> W 85,28,17.10
>>>>>> Near Chattanooga, TN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>> Ned Smith
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>>>> N 34,53,38.13
>>>> W 85,28,17.10
>>>> Near Chattanooga, TN
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