Is there a way to track an asteroid or comet but hold the background still so that the object of interest moves rather than the background? Thanks, Jim Dixon...
Go to edit>animation or click the stopwatch icon on the left. It will bring up the same animation window as before, but since you didn't right-click on the...
Thanks, That was close to what I was thinking of. I set the period to 23 hours and 56 minutes and watched Ceres and Saturn move while the background flickered...
This is easy- just go to the time settings and put some numbers in the "simulation" settings. Any moving object in the chart will be marked at multiple...
I tried to download the CDC 2.75 to my laptop. Download is OK as is the unzippng, but when I try to install the program I get the above error message and the...
This might work, if a bit tedious: from the download page at <http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/download.html>, download just the "basic package" rather than...
Hi, I am using Skychart to generate an image of M45 (The Pleiades) with the brighter stars labelled as part of an observing programme for our members. To do...
Today I installed the cDc basic program 2.75 and the tycho 1 and 2 files. I would like to bring up the artificial satellites and the International Space ...
n3drk
n3drk@...
Dec 17, 2003 3:01 am
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I just downloaded and installed the basic program version 2.75 today. I also added the file for the milky way overlay, and the 2 large tychus files. What I...
Hi, You will need to install the Calendar option, and then install the TLE Download option. The process once all of this is installed is as follows: 1. Start...
As a beginner was curious of the differences between these two programs and if one has better features than the other. What about the learning curves between...
How do I change the screen to the previous screen? I cannot locate that feature. I made a change to the sky erroneosly and wanted to go back to the original...
What should I add to the basic program? I do not have goto scope. I see there is hipparcos and tychus 1 and 2 and others and new to this hobby dont have a...
I need a tle file extension for the satellite program to work in cdc. Can anyone send me the url site to download this particular? I understand there are many...
In a message dated 12/18/03 2:05:13 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: The Tycho 1 and 2 star catalogs and the NGC deep sky catalog are good places to start....
In a message dated 12/18/03 1:32:13 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: No, what you need are TLE files. You should be able to update them/download them directly...
... John, first read the catalog descriptions available through CdC's Help -> Contents -> Catalog descriptions or...
John Ståhle
johnstaahle@...
Dec 18, 2003 12:43 pm
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There's no "undo" button, but when you exit, a window pops up and asks if you want to save positions and options. Until you have learned the program better,...
For satellites, you might want the "TLE download" file (go to the CdC download page and scroll down to "tools". The TLE download file is the last one there)....
On http://ad.usno.navy.mil/star/star_cats_rec.shtml you will find U.S. Naval Observatory's official "Catalog information and recommendations". Regards, MfG,...
John Ståhle
johnstaahle@...
Dec 18, 2003 11:09 pm
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The Mcants zipped file I downloaded is in my Ceil Directory still zipped. I clicked on it to unzip it but it does not unzip. So I cannot use all the files in...
I haven't used the satellite features in CdC, but you can get TLE files directly from McCant's website at <http://users2.ev1.net/~mmccants/tles/index.html>....
Hi Patrick, I have updated translation for slovenian language and constellation names. I have uploaded "slovenian_language_december2003.zip" file to "Files"...
Hi, Thank you for the file update. It is now available to the language page. Please note that I am now away from my internet connexion for 10 days. If I have...
Pals, I got the alpha 0.04 version. I had the 0.03 running fine in RedHat9, but now I have Fedora 1 with the complete Kylix 3 package installed and running....
Hello from Sedona, AZ! I've just joined this group to get a bit of help installing Cartes du Ciel. I'm sorry to bore you with what might be an obvious...
RICHARD D SHAFFER
rickshaf@...
Dec 21, 2003 6:34 pm
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If you are talking about the mccants.zip file, it unzipped without any problems for me. The unzipped file is called mccants.tle. It is in the same folder as...
Amilcar, anybody, I too am having trouble getting alpha.04 to run. I am deeply suspect of MySQL. I had to upgrade to V4 of MySQL just to get to the opening ...
