Can someone explain the various coordinate types offered by CDC. The default is "Apparent" though there are three other options specified. The RA and DEC...
This must be a v3 feature. I mainly use v2.76 so I'm not familiar with it yet. But some of the things that can make small differences in coordinates are...
Hello, I am trying to solve an issue with CdC 2.76 not seeing my Celestron GPS 11 when using NexHub (virtual com port hub) and the AIRcable USB/Serial 3...
Howdy, Using CDC 2.76 and can't seem to find the Index file for the PGC database. The Burton website has moved and I can't seem to locate his new files....
Hi Max, please look here: http://x.astrogeek.org/software/cdc/catalog.php?catalogue_id=2. The path is I assume as usual: C/Programms/Ciel/cat. Don´t look for...
... CdC will be using the ASCOM driver for the scope. The timeout is initially 1 second while it's identifying the scope but is then set to 4 or 5 seconds. It...
Bonjour Je me suis engagé dans la traduction en français de la page "menufichier.txt" J'essaye les commandes pour obtenir des captures d'écran traduites. En...
Just search the group message archive for "pgc": A few months ago, in message 5244 <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/message/5244> Jeff...
Hi, Select your country and check "Country Time Zone" in Observatory setting, then select the specific time zone from the drop down list. Some country as...
Bonjour, En effet ce site a changé. Je fais la correction pour la prochaine version car il n'est pas possible de le changer sans recompiler le programme. Si...
Thanks Patrick, I seem to be missing the files for the countries and constellation names. Perhaps I should do a reinstall? Everything else seems complete...
Can anyone provide assistance in figuring out why I can't connect to my NexStar 8SE via CdC? Here are some details: -Laptop running Vista; COM 8 used to...
Hi Steve, I write the ASCOM driver for the Celestron scopes. You seem to be doing everything correctly. I've seen this before where a serial connection works...
Chris, I'd be happy to be a beta tester. I do have a serial-usb cable and driver that seems to work with my Vista machine. I was able to control the scope...
Mel, Please look at this bug report: http://www.ap-i.net/mantis/view.php?id=348 If this correspond to your symptoms add a note here, otherwise create a new...
Hi Steve, I'll send a new version when I get one that will install and register on a Vista machine. It's not possible to get one way communication because the...
Patrick, I renamed the .ini file & did a reinstall before reading your message. Sorry. However, the reinstall has given me the Constellation names and search...
The Saguaro Astronomy Club (SAC) deep-sky catalog v8.0 is now available for download and contains 10,344 deep-sky objects as listed in the July 7, 2008 release...
Hello folks , Haven't used Skycharts for that long but really starting to use it to help in image aquisition to help me avoid akward positions that were needed...
Tony, I'm using version 2.76 and just hit Alt-F,D (File,Default) to get the default screen. I never have used it but that sounds like a quick way to get to a...
Is it possible to turn off display of symbols for nebulae, clusters, etc? I know I can toggle back and forth between the shaded symbols and the colored line...
I've downloaded and installed the GSC-ACT catalog, and it helps a lot, but is there another star catalog that goes a bit deeper? That catalog stops with 15th...
If you're using v2.7x, use the online resources (globe icon in upper right toolbar) to download small subfields of the USNO catalogs. These go to about mag...
I have a picture I recently took of the Helix Nebula. Using the Pinpoint Astrometry feature of MaximDL V5, I did a plate solve and saved the fits file with...
