You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Speciality Forums >> Astronomy Software & Computers Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 btschumy Think Astronomy Reged: 04/13/04 Posts: 1111 Loc: Austin, TX, USA [ANN] Where Is M13?       #705588 - 11/27/05 10:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I would like to announce a freeware program I've just released called "Where Is M13?". It's a simple application that displays the Messier objects in their 3-D location within the Milky Way (or relative to the Milky Way for galaxies). I've noticed that most amateurs (myself included until recently) have little idea where the objects they observe are actually located relative to the Milky Way. In fact, the application gets its name from the fact that if you ask most amateurs "Where is M13?" they will answer "In Hercules". The included Help information explains a bit about the Galactic Coordinate System that is fundamental to gaining an understanding of these 3-D relationships. "Where Is M13?" is a Java application and requires Java 1.3 or higher to run. The web page explains where to get Java if you don't have it. Please read about and download the application at: Where Is M13? This app is just a precursor to a more ambitions application along the same lines. Please feel free to provide feedback (both positive and negative). -------------------- Bill Tschumy Where is M13? Freeware -- Add a new dimension to your observing. Edited by btschumy (11/27/05 10:44 PM) Post Extras:       Doug Phillipson professor emeritus Reged: 04/18/05 Posts: 623 Loc: Las Vegas NV Re: [ANN] Where Is M13? [Re: btschumy]       #705607 - 11/27/05 10:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Your link doesn't seem to work... Doug P -------------------- 15" Discovery Truss Dob W/Argo Navis DTC and ServoCAT Jr. (For Sale) 10" LX200GPS Mallincam, Hyper Color Plus I only run Linux (Kubuntu) Post Extras:       btschumy Think Astronomy Reged: 04/13/04 Posts: 1111 Loc: Austin, TX, USA Re: [ANN] Where Is M13? [Re: Doug Phillipson]       #705622 - 11/27/05 10:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's wierd. I've edited it and it seems to work now. Not sure how it got messed up. -------------------- Bill Tschumy Where is M13? Freeware -- Add a new dimension to your observing. Post Extras:       mister_wavey member Reged: 09/11/05 Posts: 80 Loc: Abergavenny, Wales, UK Re: [ANN] Where Is M13? [Re: btschumy]       #705836 - 11/28/05 03:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   thanks for your efforts there Bill. Very helpful in visualising these things. Stuart -------------------- 16" Stargazer Orion XT10 Orion 10x50 Post Extras:       Ben Ritchie Lost in Space Reged: 01/31/05 Posts: 4339 Loc: Bosham, UK Re: [ANN] Where Is M13? [Re: mister_wavey]       #705875 - 11/28/05 05:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, Bill. I like the way it shows up the old GCs in the halo and OCs in the disk. What would be really nice would be if you could rotate the galaxy, rather than just having top-down and side-on views. I'm guessing you've already thought of that and I know the maths is harder, I can recommend a good book for doing it in Java if that helps (helped a lot when I wrote some code a few years ago to visualize N-body simulations). NGC catalogue would be nice too! Ben. -------------------- Astro-Physics 130EDT StarFire, 80ED (x2), 305mm f/5 dob, VLT Astro-Physics 1200GTO, evolved HEQ5/pro Coronado SM60/BF10, 3-6 Nagler zoom, 8 & 13 Ethos, 28UWAN Post Extras:       Victor Kennedy Pooh-Bear Reged: 05/22/03 Posts: 9848 Loc: Slovenia Re: [ANN] Where Is M13? [Re: btschumy]       #706626 - 11/28/05 05:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Neat! Thanks, Bill -------------------- To err is human; to moo is bovine. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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