Thank you all for your help. I see that more details from my side is needed so here it goes.
1) I started by following the links provided by CDC to the Compact HST GSC: "http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/ftp/cats/i/255/GSC_ACT/"; since I do not have a FTP application. 2) Downloaded the following file: "src.tar.gz" 3) Using 7Zip file manager I decompressed the ".gz" file to get the "src.tar" file and untared the "src.tar" so that I now have "*/src/src" subdirectories. In "*/src/src" I have several text files and other files but there does not appear to be any data files and nothing that CDC will recognize to go from a red to white file location from the HST Catalog setup. I think I am downloading a source tarball here, and if I was using linux/unix I could cope, but with a Win system I am a bit lost. Am I downloading the wrong file? There are a lot of file listed above the "src.tar.gz" file. --- In [email protected], "ken4optics" <kenm.harri...@...> wrote: > > Edward, > Should be as straight forward as highlighting the file in the tick box and > the file location box stays "white" - if it turns "red" then either the file > is not in that location or the file format is wrong. > > Setup/Catalogue/ CdC "Stars" tab/ down to the "HST GSC Compact" - tick box/ > Set min 0, max 3/ (find file on your PC) ie G:/GCS_ACT > > I found over the years I had "collected" many slightly different versions of > the CSG ( ie from TheSky V6, Astroplanner, etc etc); these were NOT > recognised by CdC. > The "correct" version is GCS_ACT, has 27 folders: bin/bin-dos/Nxxxx/Sxxxx/SRC. > Hope this helps. > > --- In [email protected], "iccd1" <iccd1@> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I would like to install the compact HST guide star catalog. I am using CDC > > 3.14 on a Windows XP Pro machine and have the 7Zip file manger application. > > I have read the instruction on the CDC 3.14 documentation page several > > times and tried to follow them several times with no success. If anyone > > could walk me through the procedure it would be very much appreciated. > > Thank you. > > > > Edward > > >
