i WISH i could see circles representing their size!!! that is the problem. They are not visible. i 'goto' M81 and the field is just stars...until i zoom enough for the images to kick in. but even then, the galaxies DON'T have circles. NONE of the DSOs do.

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--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Don Ellington <peepsnet@...> wrote:
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> Hi thevinenator,
>
> I believe what you are looking at is the galaxies only. If you are
> looking at galaxies then you see them as circles representing the size.
> The image below is a screen shot of my guide and you can see the
> different shapes for the different object types
>
>
> thevinenator wrote:
> >
> >
> > i have started using the Guide last night. i need a little help.
> >
> > i haven't been able to figure out how to enable DSO outlines, as shown
> > in red in the following example.
> >
> > http://www.projectpluto.com/dso_ast.gif
> > <http://www.projectpluto.com/dso_ast.gif>
> >
> > i can get the images to show up but i would like to see the red ovals
> > so i can tell where the DSO is.
> >
> >
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