Hi: Is there an ASCOM driver for these? If not, you're probably out of luck. Off the top of my head, the only program I know of that supports these DSCs is ...
Here is the info on the Meade plugin for SkyChart from the downloads page. Meade Plugin v1.51g 0.4 Mb Oct 23 2004 Plugin for Meade telescopes. Can be used...
... Wow, thanks for that valuable info. I'll download it now and when I've managed to attach the encoders I'll let you know how I get on. May not be for...
Hi John and Peter , Thanks for the input . I have a permanent setup with my scope mounted on a 12" sonotube topped with a steel plate 1\2" thick . It's very...
Ah, that makes sense. Several mounts/DSCs have that ability- for an accurately polar aligned equatorial mount, the pole can be assumed as the first reference ...
Is there an easy way to share eyepiece and CCD definitions, observatory locations, etc? Like in some .TXT or .INI file? I'm getting ready to set up several...
I think it would be great if Skycharts and other software allowed you to store settings on an ftp server somewhere rather than on the local system. Of course...
Hi, I was just wondering - when I pop up an information block on an object, the description for: "When the object moves across my local Prime Meridian" is ...
My Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy says. "Culmination, The moment a star or other celestial body reaches it maximum altitude above the horizon as the Earth...
Thanks Bob, I see that it makes sense. Why I find that term "irksome" is: (1) It is a 4 syllable word, where Transit's 2 syllable is simpler (2) Culmination...
Bob, Just one further comment on this nomenclature. I just checked my 1991 Wildmann-Bell copy of " Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms", and he dedicated an...
Have I missed some setting? It would be nice to be able to see the radian of a meteor shower on the chart. Skychart already accounts for comets and asteroids,...
Hi, Can someone help me figure out why almost all of the nebulae have no surface brightness listing in the item information block? For example, an obvious...
Hello all, sorry if this has already been answered but I am not aware of a solution. This evening from 21h UT on the NEO (near earth object) 2004xp14 will...
... I was expecting someone to write an authoritative reply, but as there has not been one I will write a non-authoritative one! Basically, I don't think there...
Dear all. I have searched this groups messages and understand that CartesDu Ceil will work with my LX10 equatorially mounted scope with a Magellan 1 handset...
... For circumpolar objects, there is also "upper culmination" and "lower culmination". ... Now define "meridian". Checking several sources, it can either be...
... Checking two standard english dictionaries, the first definition is to reach the _highest_ point. Other definitions, to reach an end, completeion, climax,...
You could probably make your own meteor shower catalog, using catgen. -John ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
"Transit" refers to an object crossing the meridian (the imaginary line running from your local apparent true north through the zenith to south) between the...
I like the look of bitmapped stars, but can't get them to show on a white sky background. I figured the problem was that the .bmp files in the starshape folder...
hi all, I'm new to this group but have been using CdC for years. I absolutely love this programme! I have a small problem trying to save all settings when I do...
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I've just posted a file containing a program that will generate a horizon file for CDC. T use this you need a scope with an ASCOM driver that can generate...
Chris, That's a great program!! I used it to develop a horizon map for my complicated back yard (many trees and surrounding houses). If you can align your...
Hi, That is a great program Chris wrote for the horizon profile, but I wonder if anyone knows of a method that doesn't need an "ASCOM" driven mount? Basically,...
... If your setting circles can't supply AltAz positions to a computer there isn't much that can be done. if you need to type in values you may as well use...
