Ove Christensen Mar 12, 2000
> Hi folks,
>
> I posted a minor update to Guide yesterday. The changes are almost
> entirely small bug fixes. The most visible change is that the dialog
> for planet display now has a "feature density" control... you don't have
> to use the Alt-. and Alt-; keys anymore.
>
> Regarding display of tables of solar 'physical' data: as Bernd suggests,
> this would probably show up as extra check-boxes in the Ephemeris Items
> dialog, such as
>
> [ ] Central lat/lon
> [ ] PA of north pole
> [ ] Subsolar lat/lon
>
> Bernd also suggested to "please allow calculation of ephemeries also for
> non moving objects (stars, NGC, IC,...). Ok, most of the entries are senseless,
> but I need to know the azimut and elevation of an object in 15 min intervals
> over one night for planning an observing session." For this, a more
> 'special-purpose' list of data, that would include twilight and lunar
> data, might be better (so you would know not only the alt/az of the object,
> but what effect the sun and/or moon might have on observing it).
>
> None of this, BTW, is apt to happen until after 8.0 is released. I
> have yet to release an update on time. (My former employer, and most
> software companies, might insist on shipping products "on schedule".
> I am regularly thankful for the fact that, as a one-person company, I
> can release software when it's _ready_ instead... but this _does_ tend
> to take longer!)
>
> James, you asked about NexStar support: the answer is that Guide 7.0
> ought to do that right now, when set up in "Ultima" mode. The NexStar
> and Ultima 2000, supposedly, use the same control language.
>
> However, I don't know if anyone has actually tried this... comments,
> anyone? If it does _not_ work, I can say with absolute certainty that
> it will have to be added.
>
> -- Bill
>
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