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             README file for TheSky for Windows version 1.11

    The technical support number for TheSky for Windows is 303.278.4478

                             OUR FAX NUMBER

                    You can FAX us at 303.278.0045
 
This file contains information on features in TheSky software that do 
not appear in the manual or help documentation.

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HORIZON COMMAND

Use the Horizon command in the Lines menu to display the local horizon in
the Mercator and Polar projections.  

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ZENITH COMMAND

Use this command to center the Sky Display on your current zenith.

To center on your current zenith
   1. Choose the Find command from the Tools menu or press the F key
      to display the Object Find dialog box.
   2. Type ZENITH (just 'Z' will do) into the Find text box.
   3. Choose the Find button or press ENTER.

The Sky Display is centered on your zenith.

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ZOOM COMMAND

Use this command to change the field width of the Sky Display to any radius
in the Mercator or Polar projections.

To zoom to any field width
   1. Choose the Find command from the Tools menu or press the F key
      to display the Object Find dialog box.
   2. Type Z followed by a number between 1 and 180.  For example, 
      Z100.
   3. Choose the Find button. 

The Sky Display is adjusted to the new field width.  Note: You may also
press the Z key from the Sky Display to display the Object Find dialog box.
This automatically places the letter Z into the Find text box.  Simply 
enter the new field width and press ENTER.

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The Object Identification dialog box can be closed by pressing the right 
mouse button. 

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PRECESSION

  Spherical Projections

The Spherical projections can now be precessed by selecting
the Precess command in the Tools menu.  This feature has
been added for those who wish to exactly duplicate astronomical
events that occurred in the distant past or future or for those
who are interested in exact coordinates of stars and planets.  
Precession is not computed automatically in the spherical projections.
This means if you change your date to a time far in the past 
or future you must use the precess command to adjust the stars 
correctly relative to the planets.  The planets are automatically
precessed.  The epoch at which the stars are precessed is 
displayed in the caption of the main window.

Please note that if your currently selected date is significantly 
different than your epoch date, centering on stars will not
function correctly.  The star you wish to center upon will
not be centered upon.  THIS IS A INDICATION THAT YOU NEED
TO EXECUTE THE PRECESS COMMAND.

  Mercator/Polar Projections

Coordinates in the Mercator and Polar projections are automatically precessed, 
however the coordinate grid displayed is always an epoch 2000 grid.

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OBJECT IDENTIFICATION

The Show Picture button is enabled on the Object Identification
dialog box if the selected object has a .GIF file in the \BMP
subdirectory with the following filename format:

                NGCxxxx.GIF

(where xxxx is a FOUR digit number representing the NGC catalog number) 
For example, a .GIF picture of NGC224 must have the name NGC0224.GIF.

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USING THESKY WITH LX200 SUPPORT AND SKYPRO CCD IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE

If you have purchased the Telescope Interface Kit and are using TheSky
to drive your Meade LX200 and SkyPro CCD Image Processing Software 
to download images please note:

The LX200 control panel and LX200 focus window can be made to be "always 
on top" by pressing the CTRL key while you choose the menu command.
This feature is especially useful when you are in SkyPro downloading images 
and you want make adjustments in position and focus from SkyPro.


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