Re: [guide-user] Need some Help

Bernd Brinkmann Jul 8, 2005

Hello Martin,

> Hello, My name is Martin and I am in Sydney Australia. I have had
> Guide8 for a few months now and it is working just fine, However, I am
> having some difficulties with orientation. For example, how do I set
> things up so the ground/Horizon is at the bottom of my screen at all
> times as well as the positioning of the stars match the actual sky? I
> have difficulty determining the directions, which some objects actually
> are. Would there be anyone in this group, which would help me with this.

first make shure that the legend is on: |DISPLAY| |LEGEND| |SHOW
LEGEND|. Then look for COMPASS, this item should be marked.

Now you can right click on the comapass rose in the legend to switch
between a horizontal view (what you want) and the astronomical view
(RA / dec).

Clear skies
Bernd

Bernd Brinkmann

Sternwarte Herne, MPC code A18
Herne, Germany

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