I'd recommend upgrading to the V3.0.1.6. Much easier to use.
On 28/11/2009, luzius.thuerlemann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > I have various problems with my CdC and I hope you can help me out. > > 1. When I start CdC v2.76 the following message appears: "write correct > path: ?\C:\Programme\Astronomy\Cartes du Ciel\Complete (Base) Package > 2.76\cat\gmc31\" . > I think this message refers to the "gcm31"-catalog with the "31gc.hdr" > which can be activated in the section "catalogs" in "catalog settings", > because when I deactivete it the mentioned error message does not > appear. The problem now is that the path for this catalog is correct - > otherwise I could not activate it, could I? - but this message appears > nevertheless. And it's getting on my nerves since there's obviously > something wrong in the program. Can you help me here? > > 2. When I give in e.g. "Sun", an object is centered and shown exactly > (as I guess) in the opposite direction of the real sun. What's going on > here? Also I happened to find some stars named "Gliese", but I strongly > assume it's not the famous Gliese581-star with several exo-planets > around it. > > 3. I just don't get it how to import catalogs with the catgen. For > example, I'd like to see relevant comets and asteroids. When I play > around with the Comet and Asteroids-section and connect with Harvard.edu > the error message "Read Bytes: 515 / Error: 302 Found" appears...and > nothing else happens. I also downloaded the relevant asteroid-catalog > with around 230'000 asteroids and tried to creat a catalog with CatGen. > But where do I find the "maximum magnitude" (useful for magnitude scale > calibration as described in the "help-section")...here I deleted the > magnitude since I don't know anything and a wrong number could have > strange asteroid-display-consequences as I thought... or the "equinox" > and "epoche"? What about "nebulae parameters" in asteroid- and > comet-contexts? When I give in the "output catalog settings" and the > "output directory" at the end and try to "Build catalog" there comes > only the message " " is not a valid floating point value". What to do? > > Thank you very much so far! > > I'm new here and I hope you can help me out. > > Thanks again, greetings and Clear Sky > > Luzius > > > -- "Very funny Scotty... now beam down our clothes!" http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/astronomical_spectroscopy/?yguid=322612425 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
