No, I don't think so. I have played some more and there is definitely something I'm doing wrong. Whatever I enter into the search field, I get the same result - even if it is something I know is above the horizon (like Polaris).
I think my problem is that I have not had a chance to read the manual (assuming there is one) and I don't know how to set up and use the catalogues properly. I have a star map which uses HIP and HD numbers and I want to identify these as their equivalent Flamsteed numbers &/or simply conventional nomenclature (Delta Pavionis, for example). For example, HIP 70890 is Proxima Centauri; I know that is below the horizon where I live but I have tried other HIP numbers but to no effect. I have the HIP catalogue installed and I thought I had the HD catalogue installed but, when I enter the numbers in Search, I get the reported result. So really, I am just floundering about at present. Cheers, Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sander Pool Sent: 14 December 2006 16:44 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] Henry Draper Catalogue Mike, could it be the star is below the horizon? Can you find the star on the screen by yourself and then confirm it's visible with the current settings? Not sure if you mentioned the version you're using. In 3.x the screen will not zoom in to show the object if it doesn't pass the current filter settings. Sander
