Sander Pool wrote: > Hi, > > if your scope has an ASCOM interface you can use the CDCHorizon applet. > Simply track the horizon with your aligned scope and have CDCHorizon > plot the horizon for you each time you push a button. Y! is having > trouble so I can't point you at the exact file right now but I'm pretty > sure it's there.
It's in the Utilities folder. I did it because I wanted an easy way to set the horizon. It's good to hear it's of use. Chris > > Sander > > luzius.thuerlemann wrote: >> >> >> Hi John >> >> Thanks very much! Everything is working fine. But I have still one >> question. Do you have an idea how I could accurately measure the >> altitude of my horizon? I own a small Alt-Az-Telescope, but how do I >> make sure that the Azimut-direction is the right one? I mean, I only >> can estimate it visually with a compass. But I'd like to look up in >> CdC when (in clearly-sub-minute accuracy) e.g. a planet or a star >> appears behind a mountain to be able to prepare for events that might >> happen. Any idea? Maybe something with GoogleEarth? >> >> Greetings >> >> Luzius >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2597 - Release Date: 01/02/10 > 08:22:00 >
