I found a solution. This appears to be a problem with vizier, but only at the main site. There's a list of mirror sites at <http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/>
Open your extres.ini file and look for: ; CDS VizieR GSC ; alternate VizieR server : ; http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/viz-bin/VizieR? ; http://z13.mtk.nao.ac.jp/viz-bin/VizieR? [VizieR_GSC] url=http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-c=$$$$&-c.geom=r&-c.r=$&- c.eq=J2000&-c.u=arcmin&-oc.form=dec&-sort=_r&-out.form=ascii&-out.max=50 00&-source=GSC1.2&-out=GSC&-out=RAJ2000&-out=DEJ2000&-out=Pmag&-out=n_Pm ag&-out=Class info=http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/ ; Note the two alternate servers listed. Neither of these are listed at the current list of mirror sites. The first one at nasa.gov no longer works. The second still does, and correctly downloads star fields for positive declination. So you can use that, or use one of the mirrors listed on the vizier page (note in the list of offical mirrors, the url for each link does not have the question mark at the end). Just edit the ini file with your closest mirror, everything up to the question mark. You have to do that for each vizier catalog in the ini file- for GSC, USNO-A, and USNO-B. This problem with the main vizier server will probably be fixed soon, but this fix will also give you a closer server. -John --- Bob Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok here is what is going on. CdC is asking for a query in decimal > degrees in both RA and Dec. Which is ok. If your dec is a negative > number the query will pass and return results. If your dec is > positive CDS ignores the + sign and fails the query. Your can try > this by pasting the CdC query URL to your browser and change only the > sign of the dec number. I don't have a solution as or now. > Bob > > > > > > --- In [email protected], John Mahony > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think the problem is at CDS/Vizier, or they changed something > recently. I've > > been using their USNO downloads for years with CdC without previous > problems. > > > > -John > > > > > > --- klauslms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Christian and John! > > > I suppose, there´s an error in our extresfile of CdC. I got one in > > > skyview, so it doesn´t work. If John´s friend is so kind and send > him > > > his working file, John is surely able to tell us, where the > failure is > > > located. > > > If you are smart, you can open the file with an editor and try to > find > > > it yourself. For me it seems to be to complicated. > > > > > > Charlyms > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s > user panel and lay it on us. > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
