Thanks Ken. Your message gave me the clue I needed. If I have several catalogues enabled, Barnards star (and others)is not always visible but with just the Tyco catalogue it shows, so some catalogues seem to mask data from others.
Even more strange, if I have NO catalogues enabled CdC still finds manu objects and displays a label but not the star itself! Mick --- In [email protected], Ken Harrison <kenm.harri...@...> wrote: > > Mick, > I've just tried to find and Display Barnard's Star. On my laptop I only have > the Tycho catalogue not the UCAC..... > I get the same result as you but zooming in to a FOV less than 30 min arc > brings the star up on the screen. > I think the answer is in the Catalogue settings....should be field # 0- 5 or > similar. > Settings/Catalogue/CDC stars/Tycho2 min 0/ max 5 > > > > On 16/07/2010, mick.astro <mick.as...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Using CdC v3, I often find that a search will find the object, display its > > name, but not display the object itself. > > > > Right clicking gives the message "Non-visible search result Zoom for more > > details, or check object filter settings." but no amount of zooming will > > show the star or object. > > > > For example it happens with Barnards star - TYC 425-2502-1 and with 3C273. > > > > I have downloaded, installed and enabled UCAC3 and other catalogs but > > frequently have to resort to SIMBAD to find an alternative name for an > > object. > > > > I guess I am missing something - any suggestions? > > > > Mick > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Very funny Scotty... now beam down our clothes!" > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/astronomical_spectroscopy/?yguid=322612425 > "Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs" - Springer > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
