Re: [guide-user] Having trouble entering Double Star name

vgardiner Sep 1, 2009

I will ask once again.
How do I organise Guide8 to have the ability to allow a
'Goto' to a WDS name.
Surely some of you people are able to do it?

Vincent

----- Original Message -----
From: "vgardiner" <vgardiner@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Having trouble entering Double
Star name


> G'day Bill,
>
> Thanks for your help, so far.
> The latest WDS is working OK
>
> One thing still a problem. I 34, LDS 411, B 379, DAW 213,
> as
> a few that I know of, will not be found in the 'Goto
> Object
> name'. "Not a valid object", but if I enter the RA/DEC
> they
> will be displayed.
> MAD 6 is still not displayable. It is in the WDS catalog.
>
> I've tried different spaces in the names, but still wont
> work.
>
> Regards
> Vincent
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill J Gray" <pluto@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [guide-user] Having trouble entering Double
> Star name
>
>
>> Hi Vincent,
>>
>> "...The "click here to download current WDS..." isn't
>> working."
>>
>> Ouch! You're right; the file got moved around at
>> USNO. I've
>> fixed the link.
>>
>> "...I do have the latest WDS, but does the "WDS-New"
>> zip file
>> work with the latest formats of the WDS?"
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> I am reasonably confident that with 'wds_new.zip' and
>> the latest
>> WDS, you'll be all set. After running 'add_loc', Guide
>> will
>> have a new list of double star names and a much better
>> idea of
>> where they are. Let me know if you're still seeing any
>> trouble.
>>
>> -- Bill
>>
>>
>>
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