-40?

definitely no observing in the buff their!!

Cheers

James

Wishes for guide 8.0?

1.Remote control of scopes via the internet. So that people in the nthn
hemisphere can control, say, a U2k here and take pics of the deep sthn sky.
maybe like a "plugin" for guide on the remote PC that gives postional
readouts then would send commands to the Host PC that would include slews,
ccd exposure times etc.

Maybe this has already been done...

2.Is their NexStar control yet? (A question asked by friends)


At 17:13 11-02-00 -0800, you wrote:

>The other day, working with Guide 7.0, I got some idea that I would
>like to see eventually within GUIDE 8.0.
>
>As I am more concern with visual observations, facilities for a logbook
>and a session planner will be grateful. As I prepare an observation
>session, I had to joggle with two or three softwares (including Guide)
>to produce a program for the night. Moreover, I have to do the same to
>record my observation.
>
>It would be fine if it was possible to generate an observation program
>using data coming form Guide. For example, an addition button on the
>dialog popping up when we right click on an object "Add to a program
>list" could add to a file selected data about this object. A dialog
>box or a menu could allow us to select the kind of information that
>could be useful at the telescope (altitude, azimuth, R.A. decl. object
>number, magnitude, time of transit, rising, setting, etc…). A
>facilities for general information (location of observatory, name of
>observers, date, (it can be directly pick up from Guide) so that it
>could be enter just once. A printing facility in the menu "as printing
>an observational list" would allow Guide to keep the control of all
>this aspect.
>
>In the same order of idea, facility of a logbook to keep track of
>observation list of objects, including date and time of observation,
>note, description and photo number or CCD files for the picture. Such
>addition to the logbook could be implemented by a new button in the
>dialog box or a menu. It could be link to Guide and observation notes
>could be visual when we ask for "more info". I am aware that other
>astro software are doing that, but why using an other software when we
>have Guide !!!
>
>I would like to know from other Guide user what they thing about those
>"potential" features in Guide.
>
>An other "useless" addition….
>
>Guide is smart enough to advise us about using the wrong calendar
>(Julian or Gregorian)according to the year selected. Recently, I was
>using Guide as an "historical tool" to get the day of the week birthday
>of J.S. Bach on 21 march 1685. I got the wrong answer because Eisnach
>(birthplace of Bach) is in Germany and that country adopted the
>Gregorian calendar only in 1701. Guide manual instructs us for the
>year for some other exceptional countries. Is it feasible to let Guide
>smart enough to change this warning according to the country of the
>location identify by Guide. So German or Russian users won't have to
>bother about remembering when they are using the Julian or the
>Gregorian calendar
>
>I agree… it will probably useful only to those rare fellows, like me,
>who are interested by both astronomy and history…. And baroque music…
>
>
>
>Pierre Laporte
>Centre d'observation astronomique des Monts Notre-Dame
>
>
>P.S. James…By the way, at this part of the globe, I had to deal with a
>–40 at midnight. Would you like to come here with your astronomic
>gears and bring some of that Malaysian wine ???
>
>
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