P. Clay Sherrod Sep 2, 2009
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Cahill" <neoprog@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Update for UCAC-3 display
> Hi Bill,
>
> Superb! Well done. Works for me.
>
> Also the request earlier re making a list of asteroids, visible on the
> screen works brilliantly!
>
> You have excelled yourself this time.
>
> A big thank you.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Alan
>
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> In message <4A9D810C.7080800@...>, Bill J Gray
> <pluto@...> writes
>>
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Those wishing to be on the cutting edge (I hope not
>> "bleeding"!) can try the current "in-testing" version at
>>
>> http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm
>>
>> As described therein, I've posted an update that allows
>> one to display UCAC-3 data in two different ways: either by
>> grabbing chunks of data from VizieR, or by displaying the
>> files to be supplied by USNO.
>>
>> At present, since the DVDs have yet to be distributed
>> (and presumably will take a week or several weeks), only the
>> first is of much consequence.
>>
>> Once you have the update unZIPped into your Guide folder,
>> you should be able to zoom in on a desired area, then use
>> Extras... Get Star Catalog Data... Get UCAC-3 data. After a
>> bit of downloading, the UCAC-3 data for that area ought to
>> appear on-screen.
>>
>> (Also, one can go into Settings... Toolbar, and enable
>> a toolbar button and/or hotkey to cause Guide to do this sort
>> of downloading.)
>>
>> For the nonce, this is the only new feature one can use.
>> In a bit, when the data is shipped on DVD, you should be
>> able to display that, too, using this update.
>>
>> -- Bill
>>
>
> Alan Cahill (J94)
> Abbeydale Observatory,
> Gloucester.
> UK
> http://mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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