Ok I tried it and it worked like a charm. Only was able to map to Mag 4 at 90 degrees. Will try to use your directions as a takeoff point for developing more detailed charts but expect more ???s. Thanks!!
--- In [email protected], "nreyedoc" <nreye...@...> wrote: > > Hi John, > > Thank you so much! I will try it shortly. Will try greater magnitude to > start until I get the hang of it. > > Rob > > --- In [email protected], John Mahony <jmmahony@> wrote: > > > > Use the clock icon (lower left toolbar) to set the time to the whatever > > time of the evening you want. > > > > The field width is set with the numbers in the right toobar (I've moved my > > toolbars around but I think that's where it usually is- look for the > > numbers ranging from 10' to 90 degrees). There are other ways to fine-tune > > this, but one of the options is the one you wanted- 90 degrees). > > > > Then look for the letters Z N E S W just below that. These stand for > > zenith, north, east, south, west. Just click any of these to move the > > chart to that direction. (Screen display will automatically switch to > > alt-az mode if it's not already in that mode) > > > > Going to mag 8 in such a wide field would give you a very dense star field > > (there would be several thousand stars on the chart). In fact, I don't > > think this is possible in CdC. Different catalogs are used for different > > field width. The options are under "preferences">"catalog and objects > > parameters" (in the top bar menus), then click the "Stars 1" tab in the > > window that opens. The first catalog- "Bright Star Catalog"- can be used > > in any field width, but only goes to mag 6.5. The second catalog is > > deeper, but has a max width of 60 degrees (you can adjust the range of > > field widths you want a catalog to be used for, but the deeper catalogs > > have maximum possible widths, to avoid bogging down older computers- keep > > in mind v2.76 was originally programmed several years ago). > > > > There are settings at the bottom of that window to adjust the mag limits > > you want for different field widths, but there are several options and I > > can never remember the details. But a simpler way is to just click the > > more/less stars icon in the upper left toolbar (the two blue dots between > > the magnifying glass and the red light icon). > > > > Then click "print" under the file menu. > > > > -John > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: nreyedoc <nreyedoc@> > > > > > > Using 2.76 > > > > Suppose I want to draw 4 charts for tonight with 90 degree > > > quadrants of N, S, E and W showing planets, moon, and stars to magnitude > > > 8. How should I get started? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rob > > > > --- In > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected], > > > > > > John Mahony <jmmahony@> wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message > > > ---- > > > > > > > From: nreyedoc <nreyedoc@> > > > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > i just downloaded program and would like > > > to learn how to use it > > > > systematically. are there any good > > > resources on the net on how to use the > > > > program? > > > > > > > > > You just found it. > > > > > > > any books to recommend? > > > > > > > > > No, but there are help files built into the program (at least in v2.76- > > > just click the ? in the upper toolbar. Many of the individual windows for > > > various settings also includes a "help" button that will take you > > > directly to > > > the appropriate section of the help file.) > > > Patrick's English in the help > > > files is a bit rough, but we can clear up any questions here. > > > > > > > > > Are you using v2.76, or the newer v3 beta? > > > > > > > > > -John > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! > > > Groups Links > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join > > (Yahoo! > > > ID required) > > > > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
