Re: JMI alignment stars

mrnewmaniii Mar 14, 2003

Thanks Bill,
I downloaded the file and yes it is mostly the same. My JMI NGC-
MicroMax only has 28 of the 30 alignment stars. So I edited the file
and removed the ones not in my data base. It should be a cinch to
find which stars I can align on in my limited view backyard.

Richard Newman

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Bill J Gray <pluto@p...> wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Some time ago, Steve O'Leary put together a list of alignment
stars
> for the JMI-III. I posted it at
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/extras.htm#jmi_iii
>
> Then I added it to Guide 8. If you look under "Extras...
Toggle User-Added
> Datasets", you'll see a "JMI-III Setup Stars" database. So only
users
> of older versions actually need download the files provided at the
above
> URL.
>
> Only problem is, I've no idea what a JMI-III is, and Google
doesn't find
> any reference to this device. If we're lucky, it's actually the
same as
> your device (30 alignment stars, stored in \misc_dat\jmi3.dat).
If not,
> you can copy the 'jmi3.dat' file from the CD-ROM to your Guide
directory.
> Open it up in Notepad or the editor of your choice, and add/delete
stars
> as needed. Guide will use the copy of 'jmi3.dat' in its own
directory,
> overriding the older copy.
>
> And if you do this, of course, please send me a copy, and
I'll make
> a suitable update on the Web site.
>
> -- Bill