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How To Import Custom Observing List Using Ra/Dec Coordinates? (Answer: User Needs Help)

Tony Cooper

August 25, 2019 01:06

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I have a bunch of RA and Dec coordinates that I want to point my scope to (as parts of a mosaic). Can I put those coordinates into an observing list?

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  Tony Cooper August 30, 2019 02:38

  I guess the answer is no

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  Keiron Smith August 30, 2019 14:30

  Hi Tony,

  Pease see FAQ # 21

  https://www.skysafariastronomy.com/support/faq/skysafari.html

  If you must use Ra/Dec then it is possible to create a CVS and convert/export to SkyList using another program such as Astroplanner or Deep Sky Planner.

  Thanks!

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  Tony Cooper August 30, 2019 22:38

  I tried Astroplanner but it failed to export the RA and Dec coordinates.

  FAQ #21 does not say how to specify RA and Dec coordinates. I don't believe that it is possible else Astroplanner  would have done it.

  For the record, Astroplanner exports:

   

  SkyObject=BeginObject
      ObjectID=4,-1,-1
      CommonName=myname
  EndObject=SkyObject

   

  The object has RA and Dec but these aren't exported. Astroplanner exports RA and Dec when it exports in other formats and omits them only for ShySafari format. Therefore it seems reasonable to assume that SkySafari cannot handle RA and Dec.

   

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  Keiron Smith September 03, 2019 14:34

  What about DeepSky Planner?

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  Tony Cooper September 03, 2019 22:07

  DeepSky Planner exports .skylist or Open Astronomy Log. The problem is that SkySafari 6 doesn't import Open Astronomy Log format and .skylist doesn't support Ra / Dec coordinates.

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  Keiron Smith September 04, 2019 16:32

  Hi Tony, 

  Can't you create a CVS using Ra/Dec, import into DeepSky Planner and then export as .skylist?  Then import the .skylist into SkySafari.  This get you the result you're looking for, right?

  Importing OAL via LiveSky will be possible in the future - this feature is in development, but not ready yet.

  Thanks!

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  Tony Cooper September 04, 2019 23:14

  Creating a .skylist isn't the problem. The problem is that .skylist doesn't handle RA and Dec coordinates.

  Maybe it does - but I haven't got it to work. What are the keywords? I've tried permutations such as

   

  SkyObject=BeginObject
      ObjectID=4,-1,-1
      CommonName=myname

      RightAscension=13

      Declination=-67

  EndObject=SkyObject

  but it doesn't work. That's why Astroplanner doesn't do it.

   

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  Keiron Smith September 05, 2019 16:37

  Can you create an observing list in DeepSky Planner using Ra/Dec?

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  Tony Cooper September 05, 2019 22:09

  I don't have DeepSky Planner and the trial version doesn't allow export. But Keiron, can't you ask someone at Simulation Curriculum if .skylist supports Ra/Dec?