Merlin66 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just checked the catalogue folder for you..... I think you can manage this one, it's only 160Kb installed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Merlin66 said: Just checked the catalogue folder for you..... I think you can manage this one, it's only 160Kb installed.... That works. So all I have to do is download it and CdC will automatically find it when I go to search for something? Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Basically yes, just make sure the LDN folder in in the CdC Cat folder and you've selected it " green button" showing. (It also includes the Barnard objects) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 50 minutes ago, Merlin66 said: Basically yes, just make sure the LDN folder in in the CdC Cat folder and you've selected it " green button" showing. (It also includes the Barnard objects) This won't screw up any settings will it (com port, mount driver, etc...etc....etc...ad invinitum)? Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Definitely NO. Adding a catalogue to the CdC database has no impact on the settings, operation or interfaces etc. of the program. You're safe to go. (I would recommend you upgrade to the latest version of CdC V4.1.1 if you haven't done so already. Again, this update preserves all your settings.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Merlin66 said: Definitely NO. Adding a catalogue to the CdC database has no impact on the settings, operation or interfaces etc. of the program. You're safe to go. (I would recommend you upgrade to the latest version of CdC V4.1.1 if you haven't done so already. Again, this update preserves all your settings.) Thanks. No I have not updated. I will. It will be nice to be able to find targets I currently have to find manually Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Screen shot showing the ldn catalogue installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Merlin66 said: Screen shot showing the ldn catalogue installation. Thanks--Looks great. It will be nice to have. I have been extremely happy with CdC Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Quote You can download the LDN catalogue ( and many others) from the Cartes du Ciel site, add them to the Cat folder and then select the visibility. https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/download (bottom of page) As long as the Catalogue has an Index file in it's folder you can search from CdC. Finally got around to downloading the LDN catalogue, thanks for the tip off, but it is in my downloads folder as a zip file, if I ask it to extract, nothing happens except I can see a folder with lots of files in it. So how do I go about installing this on CdC? Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, carastro said: So how do I go about installing this on CdC? I think CdC will find it as long as its there Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkulin Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 17/01/2019 at 23:03, Merlin66 said: Definitely NO. Adding a catalogue to the CdC database has no impact on the settings, operation or interfaces etc. of the program. You're safe to go. (I would recommend you upgrade to the latest version of CdC V4.1.1 if you haven't done so already. Again, this update preserves all your settings.) Thanks, that's a really handy bit of advice Merlin for the CdC, do you know if there any any image db's to add for the catalogue? Just checking and Version 4.0-3575 is the official latest release, I had a few foibles when testing out the beta, nothing that could be explained, but had a few lock-ups and ad-hoc connections to my mount, so went back to the stable release version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Quote So how do I go about installing this on CdC? I think CdC will find it as long as its there Well it's not showing on the main search screen. I'll try and see if I can find the list as Merlin has shown above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Carole, The extracted folder (ldn) with all the data files should be placed in the Ceil/ CdC folder under /Cat Then use the Settings/Catalogue and "Add" the ldn as shown above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Such a beautiful image - really well done - I'm sure it's being added to a lot of target lists after seeing this ? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Thanks Merlin, will give that a go. though CdC does say it is the latest version, and if I ask it to go to LDN1622 by typing it is it seems to go there anyway, so maybe it is already somewhere in there. Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, David_L said: Such a beautiful image - really well done - I'm sure it's being added to a lot of target lists after seeing this ? David Thanks, David. It is an intriguing target and makes a very nice color image. Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star101 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, carastro said: Thanks Merlin, will give that a go. though CdC does say it is the latest version, and if I ask it to go to LDN1622 by typing it is it seems to go there anyway, so maybe it is already somewhere in there. Carole I tried it and found a very faint square in CdC where LDN 1622 appears to be. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don4l Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I'm fairly sure that CdC V4 includes LDN and Barnard as standard. I definitely haven't installed them as extras and I have both of them. To check, click "Setup->Catalogue". Select the "CDC Deep Sky" tab. Make sure that CdC default is checked, and that the "SAC" option is chosen. (see attached screenshot). Then type "b37" into the search box and it should take you there. What you see when you get there depends on the settings in "Setup -> Display -Display" and "Setup->Display->Deep Sky Colour", and "Chart-> Show Objects -> Show Deep Sky Objects". If that all wasn't complicated enough, you might see one of your own plate solved images instead. BTW. Lovely image Rodd. It is now on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, don4l said: BTW. Lovely image Rodd. It is now on my list. Thanks, Don. I really like the way your CdC interface looks. Mine is pretty basic. I hope to download the newest version so I can see more targets. Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Rodd, You are correct the SAC catalogue does also contain the Barnard objects...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Merlin66 said: Rodd, You are correct the SAC catalogue does also contain the Barnard objects...... But I saw LDN1622 when I zoomed in. Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Rodd, Yes, but only based on the Barnard number.... The SAC database .txt gives details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Merlin66 said: Rodd, Yes, but only based on the Barnard number.... The SAC database .txt gives details. No I mean the disignation on the screen was LDN 1622 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Rodd, Easy way to check... Click on the "About" properties, if it says: "Information from Lynd's catalogue of dark nebulae" then it's using the ldn if it says "Information from catalogue SAC" then it's using the alternative Barnard designation from the SAC V8.1 catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Merlin66 said: Rodd, Easy way to check... Click on the "About" properties, if it says: "Information from Lynd's catalogue of dark nebulae" then it's using the ldn if it says "Information from catalogue SAC" then it's using the alternative Barnard designation from the SAC V8.1 catalogue. I’ll check that. Thankd Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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