Reply to : Laren Dart

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>Hi Richard,
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>This seems to be a database problem, and it's like having a finder scope
>out of adjustment. The following works with most stars, Sirius is just
>really out of whack and the Bayer/Flamsteed Goto|Star positions are even
>worse! Toggle the center cross (+) on, turn on Common Names in the Star
>Display, set the level to 20 (1" field), Goto|Object name|Sirius. There
>will be nothing but black.
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>Right-clicking on the field shown in the Legend zooms out one level. Keep
>zooming out a level at a time, and you'll see Sirius pop up at the bottom
>when you have backed out to level 16 (15"). Holding down the right mouse
>key, drag a line from Sirius to the + and release it. You'll find that
>Sirius is 7" from the center of the screen.
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>In my case, if I boot Guide with CD1 in the drive, there is a false image
>to the left of Sirius at level 16. The only way to tell them apart is by
>the label. If you right-click either image, it gives you the same Sirius
>dialog. "Doubling" does _not_ happen if I boot _without_ CD1 in the drive,
>but Sirius will still be 7" from the center of the screen.
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>Polaris is only 0.34" from the center of the screen. It has the same
>"doubling" problem, but its appearance also depends on whether or not CD1
>is in the drive. You have to back out to level 14 (60") to see it. This
>spurious image is directly below Polaris (Alt/Az, zenith up) and 19" from
>the center. The symbol has the same size as Polaris, but if you right-click
>on it, you get data for a rather nondescript 8 magnitude star.
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>If you go to these stars using Goto|Star|Common names|... you'll find their
>distances from center are the same: Sirius 7", Polaris 0.3". However, if
>you use the Goto|Star|Bayer/Flamsteed... route, Alpha Canis Major (Sirius)
>is 19" from the center, as opposed to the 7" found above. Alpha Ursa Major,
>(Polaris) is 6" from the center, as opposed to the 0.34" found above.
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>Check out the Summer Triangle, Deneb, Vega, and Altair for comparison.
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>Sorry for the length, I wanted enough exact detail to let others check and
>see if they have these problems. If you do - or do not - please post.
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>Larry
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Thanks for that Laren. I have installed everything to hard drive from
he two CDs that I received recently, and then installed the latest
update, so I never need to have the CD in the drive.

I zoom in and out with * and /

At level 16 (Alt-6) Sirius is just visible at the bottom of the screen.
I can use the up arrow to bring it to the approximate centre, and both
stars appear. If I right click on the companion, it says that it's
Sirius. (If I centre it, it centres the 'real' Sirius) However, if I
use the up arrow again, and right click on the companion, it is
identifies as 'border'

Polaris at level 16 is at the centre of the screen, with no companion
visible. (The companion appears at level 15 for me, on a 17-inch
screen). If I zoom in to level 20, it drifts a little to the lower
left, but still on the screen.

Mis-spelled names always give 'not a valid object' for me (with
everything on the hard drive)

Richard (who doesn't have the patience for 10-12 re-installs :-) )