Andrea Pelloni Feb 13, 2011
>I've been a Guide user since version 3. It's on every computer I ownAndrea Pelloni
>(including my Mac using an XP emulation). At the public observatory where
>I'm a docent we use TheSky for controlling the CCD imaging telescope which
>is on a Paramount, so I'm reasonably proficient with that.
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>The observatory is now well into a project of building a 1 meter telescope
>which will use Mel Bartel's ALTAZ tracking system. I suggested we use
>Guide for pointing the telescope. The response was, "People already know
>how to use TheSky. Why should they learn a new program? What's so great
>about Guide?" ... a fair question, and to be fair, the response also
>included, "We could use both. Just pick your preferred software when
>starting up."
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>Now I must admit, I dislike TheSky. It seems overly complex and clumsy.
>It often doesn't have the information I want (or I just can't find it.) I
>don't like how it looks, and it very expensive.
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>I realize that these objections are (except for expense) either purely
>subjective or could just be the result of my relative unfamiliarity with
>TheSky compared to Guide. I've been using Guide so long every that every
>other planetarium program just looks wrong.
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>Please help me answer their question, "What's so great about Guide?"
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