Hi Edward,
I'm glad you got it to work!
Sander
iccd1 wrote:
>
> Hi Sander, I wanted to thank you and the others who helped me with the
> installation of the compact HST Guide Star Catalog. I was able to ftp
> all the files needed and now CDC shows me stars down to 15 mag or
> better. I will not be loading the USNO catalog; way more info than
> this old boy needs. :) I agree that we are very fortunate that these
> catalogs are free to download and use. Thanks again and happy viewing
> the real or virtual skies!
>
> Edward
>
> --- In [email protected]
> <mailto:skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>, Sander Pool
> <san...@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > It also took me a bit of playing around to get the catalog added to CdC
> > correctly. Of course we should be thankful for having *free* access to
> > both CdC and all these catalogs.
> >
> > Just wait till you try to get USNO or UCAC2 :)
> >
> > On the plus side Patrick's new site ap-i.net has a wiki so it should be
> > easier to add documentation for these types of issues. Should you feel
> > 'contributive' you could do the writeup and submit it for inclusion.
> >
> > Sander
> >
> > iccd1 wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, I now have a better idea of what I need to do. I will download
> > > "FTP Commander 8" when I get home and download the needed files. From
> > > there, it looks like CDC will do the rest. Thank you for your help
> and
> > > information. It would be nice if the readme files were clear as to
> > > what needes to be done, but I have grown use to scientist being vague
> > > and at times pointless with thier "help" files. Good thing we have
> > > these forums to make sense out of the chaos. :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
