Hello Lawrence,

Ic understood your question, that you want to know the objects you
can see in the observatory shutter in a special position. So that is
equal to a special horizon for me.

Konstantin


Konstantin v. Poschinger
Hammerichstr. 5
22605 Hamburg
040/8805747
http://www.astro22605.de

Am 08.09.2007 um 19:41 schrieb ldjhandm:

> I am very sorry Konstantin but I do not understand your answer in any
> way. My shutter is manually moved and 'dates' have no meaning. My
> question remains: is there a projection that shows the heavens
> plotted as azimuth versus elevation.
>
> Lawrence
>
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "Poschinger Konstantin v."
> <KPoschinger@...> wrote:
> >
> > You should simply define a Horizon with the dates of your dome
> shutter.
> >
> > Konstantin
> >
> >
> > Konstantin v. Poschinger
> > Hammerichstr. 5
> > 22605 Hamburg
> > 040/8805747
> > http://www.astro22605.de
> >
> > Am 08.09.2007 um 11:27 schrieb Lawrence Harris:
> >
> > > I am wanting to identify a suitable projection for Guide. I want
> to
> > > produce a
> > > grid that I can align my observatory shutter to - eg 90 degrees
> > > azimuth (due
> > > east) - that then shows sky targets (Messier etc) vertically
> > > upwards, keeping
> > > the same azimuth, so that I can list targets to image without
> > > moving the dome.
> > >
> > > I selected simple cylindrical but this did not work; following a
> > > vertical grid
> > > line showed changing azimuth, and therefore the targets would go
> > > outside the
> > > shutter.
> > >
> > > I have tried several but none seem to fit. This seems to be a
> simple
> > > requirement; can anyone advise?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Lawrence Harris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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