I just joined this group and I am in the same situation as Francois. I have put the UCAC3 files into the proper place, but cannot seem to find the menu option for Settings. I have downloaded v2.76.
The directions state as does Michael below to do the following: "Then from Skychart open the menu Setup -> Catalog, click the Add button and select the file 3uc.hdr" I am either having a "senior moment" or this is not obvious. Thanks for any help, Jim --- In [email protected], "MST" <babar...@...> wrote: > > Hello Francois, > > copy the folder "ucac3" to .../skychart/cat/ > If you are using linux, you have to be sudo and give access to the cat > directory to all users. > The header of the catalog "*.hdr" must be in the main directory of /ucac3/ > > In skychart (=cartes du ciel) go to menu Settings -> Catalogs -> Add catalog. > The ucac3 should appear (if the header is okay) in the list but with a red > colour (it is not activated). Click on the red coloured field and it turns to > green if the catalog is installed properly. > > Testing: zoom into a star field and click on a faint star. In the status line > appears a description of the star like "UCAC3.......". If you click on a > rather bright star, you will read "TYC2......". > > Greetings, > Michael > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Datum: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:25:16 -0000 > > Von: "francois.hurter" <francois.hur...@...> > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: [skychart-discussion] Actvating UCAC3 > > > Hi, > > I'm new to Cartes du Ciel (v 3.0.1.6) and do not know a lot about > > catalogs. > > I have installed the new UCAC3 catalog following the instructions and > > everything went fine. > > Now I'm not really sure how to activate this catalog.... > > I can't find any "UCAC3 catalog" besides the others ones (Bright Star, > > Tycho 2, ...) > > How can I be sure that the programm really display starts from the UCAC3 > > catalog ? > > Thanks a lot > > Francois > > > > > > -- > Preisknaller: GMX DSL Flatrate für nur 16,99 Euro/mtl.! > http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl02 >
