> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Mahony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 4:29 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] Rotating the view
> 
> 
> 
> The curved arrows in the right toolbar (or "move>rotation" in the top
> menu) will rotate the chart by 15�/click.  For more precision 
> (and, for large rotations, faster), click "search>find new 
> position" in the menu and you can set an arbitrary 
> "orientation" angle.  

Clicking "reset" in this window will 
> return it to 0�, where it will be level with the horizon if 
> you're using azimuthal prozection (the blue/black symbol in 
> the right toolbar).

That's the ticket!

Thanks John!

Frank




> 
> -John
> 
> 
> --- Frank Reichenbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > I am using Cartes du Ciel to help manage the star charts I use for 
> > variable star observing. I want to be able to rotate the view so it 
> > matches my AAVSO
> > chart then rotate it again to match the view in my eyepiece. Then I
> > would
> > like to be able to quickly return the view so that the horizon is
> > level. How
> > do I do this? (Does this even make sense?)
> > 
> > Frank
> > 
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