Guest StevenWhatley Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Ok so im giving Cartes Du Ciel a go as it seems to be what all the otehr cool kids are using ! Can anyone help me out with it, I am trying to get the program to identify the major stars by their more commonly known names rather thansomewhat obscure catalog numbers. How does one do this?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 try this Setup display tab labels there is a choice on there on the star name for common etc. apply and there you go i think Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 That's the one, also if you press the Binocular icon you can find the common stars and common named deep space objects as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenWhatley Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 lovely.... all sorted thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fondofchips Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thanks from me as well, making more sense now. Cheers, Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) Thanks Sheila, Never realised there was an option to plot the proper motions of stars. It also lets you specify the line to be drawn for any number of years. Good for finding actual members of star clusters. The option is in... Setup Display Lines Edited November 3, 2014 by Tweedledee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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