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digitaldave
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I have downloaded the demo version of AstroPlanner, and it looks quite promising so far. However, I can't seem to get my FOV screen to display anything useful - it seems to show a few bright stars in the area, and the outline of a Messier object if appropriate - there's no background in the FOV. It must be possible to do this, as can be seen here:
http://www.ilangainc.com/astroplanner/pic/B2.jpg
This FOV clearly has quite a few stars visible, as well as showing the object in question. This is the sort of view I was hoping to see, as it will be easy to compare what's on screen with what I see in the scope.
So, the question is, how do I get the FOV to display like that? Is it a feature that I need to be registered in order to use?
Many thanks,
Dave.
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chexmix
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If I recall correctly (I haven't used AP in a while as my oldish Windows laptop runs it v. slowly) the FOV screen will display / update acc. to what catalogs you have selected in the Use | Catalogue | Label window. My suspicion is the demo only comes with a limited star catalog & that you would need to register to get the more extended catalogs.
Again, that's my best guess based on memories. AP is a fabulous program, and Paul (the developer) is very open and receptive. You might find the Yahoo! group for AP useful.
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digitaldave
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That sounds about right  . I had a look at the catalogues section, and you can't add any unless you are a registered user. Since it's quite cheap, I think I might splash out for it.
Thanks,
Dave.
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