Roger Pickard Jan 28, 2007
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josch Hambsch" <hambsch@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Downloading B1.0 stars
> Hi Bill,
>
> it worked flawlessly the first time I used it in a star field and
since then
> I could not get any more data. I tried several fields at different
places.
> Maybe if you give it a try and report?
>
> You could try around GSC star 919 1647. I did not succeed. It says
"A
> connection with the server could not be established".
>
> BTW to search for USNO A2.0 stars also did not work the way you
explained
> some mails ago.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Josch Hambsch
>
> http://www.astronomie.be/hambsch
> http://users.pandora.be/hambsch/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill J Gray" <pluto@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [guide-user] Downloading B1.0 stars
>
>
> > Hi Josch,
> >
> > You shouldn't have to delete anything before downloading more
B1.0
> > data. Downloads should simply accumulate. When you want to get
rid of
> > all the data, just click on a B1.0 star, then "more info", and
you'll
> > see a line reading "click here to delete accumulated data".
> >
> > I'd try again (could be the server was having trouble). If
it's
> > still not working, it might be good to know at what RA/dec you
ran into
> > the problem; maybe it's a location-specific problem.
> >
> > I vaguely recall that at one time, someone in Europe was
providing
> > B1.0 on USB hard disks. Unfortunately, I never got any details
on
> > this. He couldn't ship to the US, due to Customs restrictions
> > (probably worried the hard disk contained instructions to
terrorists or
> > some such). Barring that, getting a disk from USNO (if possible)
would
> > be your best bet, as Mike O'Shaughnessy suggests.
> >
> > -- Bill
> >
> >
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