HI Sander, I Ctrl-Click on the object and the name gets hilighted I see the description at the bottom of the scxren but still don't get the def. info in the drop down menue. I guess that's better than nothing.
As for the Catalog. Is there a way to create an Index for the Cat? I have the text file for the catalog. Thanks Nor --- In [email protected], Sander Pool <sander_p...@...> wrote: > > > Nor, > > try doing a Ctrl-click on the object. That selects it. > > About the caldwell catalog, it could be it doesn't have an index which > would make it unsearchable. I've also noticed problems with searching > though, as I posted recently. The Lynd's catalog contains objects that > show up fine in the chart but are not searcheable. That's a shame > because one of the reasons to have a planetarium is to search for objects :) > > Sander > > Nor wrote: > > > > > > HI, > > Been using CDC 3 for a few months now and am wondering where to click on a > > large object ( nebula, etc) to get the option to see the detail info of > > that object. I can click on a galaxy symbol for instance and get the info > > I'm looking for but can't seem to find the spot to click for the NGC2239 > > (Rosetta Nebula) , for instance to get the same info. > > > > ON a different note dealing with catalogs: I've entered the Caldwell > > catalog > > ran it thru the CATGEN and assigned it a 0-10 FOV number . The icon in the > > Cat setup is green but when I enter C-49 in the search box on the tool bar > > it can't find it nor do any of the C- object labels show up on the chart. > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Cheers > > Nor > > > > > > > > >
