HI again Sander, Just found out that if you click in the exact center of the object the ABOUT Object option appears. What makes it difficult is finding the exact center. Would be real helpfull if the + were placed there.
Thanks again for the help. Cheers NOr --- In [email protected], "Nor" <n...@...> wrote: > > 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_pool@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
