2019-01-14, 11:59 PM
Thanks!
I have no knowledge of any options or user controls on how to adjust atmospheric extinction parameters. I would assume the software determines those parameters based on time of night and perhaps some kind of general darkness statistics having to do with various times throughout the night. Otherwise - I would want to know how to make those adjustments.
Also on another note - I've recently purchased an Orion Intellescope system and I've set it up with AZ/ALT setting circles so that I can practice using it in the house. Having the AZ/ALT coordinates for stars I can perform its star alignment and then find objects.
I can then use Cartes du Ciel to confirm the object the intellescope found has the correct AZ/ALT coordinates.
Tonight after doing the alignment I wanted to test it by finding some of the alpha stars in some of the constellations above the horizon.
I thought it would be cool if SkyTools gave me a list of stars that would be visible.
I was surprised to find when I selected "All Stars" from the "List of filters" drop-down - it returned zero objects.
However when I selected "All Classes" from that same drop-down - it returns about 20 items.
I also tried "Multiple", "variable" and "Binary" stars - with no results.
So I guess it can't list available stars?
I have no knowledge of any options or user controls on how to adjust atmospheric extinction parameters. I would assume the software determines those parameters based on time of night and perhaps some kind of general darkness statistics having to do with various times throughout the night. Otherwise - I would want to know how to make those adjustments.
Also on another note - I've recently purchased an Orion Intellescope system and I've set it up with AZ/ALT setting circles so that I can practice using it in the house. Having the AZ/ALT coordinates for stars I can perform its star alignment and then find objects.
I can then use Cartes du Ciel to confirm the object the intellescope found has the correct AZ/ALT coordinates.
Tonight after doing the alignment I wanted to test it by finding some of the alpha stars in some of the constellations above the horizon.
I thought it would be cool if SkyTools gave me a list of stars that would be visible.
I was surprised to find when I selected "All Stars" from the "List of filters" drop-down - it returned zero objects.
However when I selected "All Classes" from that same drop-down - it returns about 20 items.
I also tried "Multiple", "variable" and "Binary" stars - with no results.
So I guess it can't list available stars?