Bill,

I de-installed and re-installed the entire software, updated with the
same recent updates, and: now the indicater shows up and is
functional! (though I did that already and it die not work...too
funny this)
thought I'd like to let you know.

as for the spefic search-features, please get them to work *g*
thanks in advance!

Dietmar
www.stargazer-observatory.com


--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "dietmar hager"
<dietmar.hager@...> wrote:

>
> hi Bill,
>
> thanks for the response!
> I must give that scope indicator another try.
> at present it does not work - could this have something to do with
> the ASCOM?
>
> thanks for the response on the more accurate filtering for objects.
> I shall look forward to that!
> I am sure many other people are also interested in this feature.
>
> best regards,
> dietmar
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Bill J Gray <pluto@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dietmar,
> >
> > "...I understand, once guide 8 is connected to the drive-
> system, it
> > should display an indicator on the screen that continuously

updates

> > to show where the scope is pointed...?"
> >
> > Yes. This is described at
> >
> > http://www.projectpluto.com/update8d.htm#scope_indicator
> >
> > Basically, you'll need to turn on a toolbar button that

toggles

> > the scope indicator.
> >
> > "...is there an optional set of parameters to enter, that

allow

> a very
> > specific search for objects like: 'display galaxies of peculiar

size

> > (let us say larger than 10 arc minutes)' that would help

enormously

> > in my research for objects I'd like to image."
> >
> > Unfortunately, no. The only way to filter galaxies is by
> magnitude.
> >
> > I have some vague plans for taking advantage of Guide's user-
> added
> > dataset capability to do more complex filtering, so you could

say,

> > "show me all edge-on galaxies with sizes between 7 and 10

arcminutes

> > and surface brightness greater than such-and-such
> Rmags/arcsecond^2".
> > One _can_ filter asteroids by orbital parameters, and I may add a
> > similar filter for artificial satellites (so one can show geosats
> > only, or Molniyas only, or non-debris, etc.) But nothing apt

to

> > be completed soon.
> >
> > -- Bill
> >
>