[guide-user] Re: Of several things

Bernd Brinkmann Mar 13, 2000

Hello Bill,

please don't misunderstand me. My suggestions were thoughts on what could
perhaps be done on further releases. I love Guide and I know of no other
software product where ideas of a simple user have so much influence on the
product.
Keep on doing so.

Kind regards
Bernd


> 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!)
Bernd Brinkmann
Herne, Germany

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