swag72 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I have trawled the net and found instructions for uploading additional catalogues to CdC. So I have done this, but then, when I get to the screen grab as shown below - I don't know what to do from there - Are they activated? If so, how do I access them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Sara,I can't read the screen grab, but the green boxes would indicate the catalogues are there....Now you need to set the viewing parameters...The Field of View (FOV) numbers tell the program when to display the catalogue info ie when zoomed in or at wide field Also, in the Chart, Coordinates make sure that the Object list and Object filter settings are consistant.HTHEDit: You can access the catalogues via the "search" (Bino) icon....on the maps they should automatically display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Cheers Ken. I'm looking for a Sharpless catalogue, but the one I have found doesn't have a .hdr header and so it's not possible to load it - Can you point me in the direction of a Sharpless for CdC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 HmmmI can't see that catalogue on any of the listings...you may have to ask on the Skychart Yahoo! group:skychart-discussion : skychart-discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 According to the forum:This king of catalog are not directly compatible with V3, the way they aredefined is too limited, so I abandon them for V3.But the simplest way is to use the new Virtual Observatory option. This allowyou to get any of the 9000+ catalogs from Vizier.For that install the latest 3.5 beta version formhttp://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/development_versionOpen the menu Setup / Catalog , VO catalog tab.Then look at the documentation here:http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/catalog#vo_catalogTo find the Sharpless catalog just type Sharpless in "Search catalog by name":http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/virtual_observatory_interfaceFollow the instruction on this page to download and activate the catalog, anexample is given with M101 Cepheids catalog.PatrickHTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Have searched on the Yahoo group and it points me to a catalogue that I had downloaded, but seem unable to load due to the lack of a .hdr header that is required at the add catalogue stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Is the Beta version stable though Ken? How long does testing normally last before it may become a 'proper' version? I am loathe to try Beta stuff as I'm just not good at sorting things out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 No problems with CdC - it's pretty solid.Well worth trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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