Starry Nights Enthusiast 8 has a key feature called "Binocular Improved Deepsky database". I am a new user and am struggling to find this in the menus and help. Can anyone help?
I am looking for a list of good binocular targets in SN and thought the above might be it.
This binocular database feature is mentioned twice under Enthusiast 8 version on this page...
https://www.starrynight.com/starry-night-8-professional-astronomy-telescope-control-software.html
HI Jim,
Enthusiast 8 gets the complete same "Improved DeepSky Database" that is installed in with Pro 8.
A DeepSky Binocular Database is curated on object's magnitude and apparent FOV.
Generally, binoculars hit a mag limit before telescopes do.
With this info you can set magnitude limits yourself in Enthusiast 8 - click on "Deep Sky" menu to open the options.
I've looked up a binocular observing list, and I found this one from Sky&Telescope:
https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/binocular-stargazing-catalog/
https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/uploads/Binocular-Stargazing-Catalogue-2-1.pdf
You can see the list goes up in magnitude and maxes out at about 9.4
So, you could set the mag limits in the DeepSky database as I have show above, and then just search for observing lists as I have done here.
Plus, I'm also going to include a binocular deep sky database for you to add to Enthusiast 8. See here:
https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049122273
I've added the observing list to the specified folder, but I don't know how to view it in SN. "Observing List" menu options are greyed out!
Sorry, Jim, I do not understand. You added what observing list in what folder? You have to include screenshots of file names & folder names, so I can follow what you are doing.
Thanks!
I added the .ssd file mentioned in the link you gave me above to the folder mentioned in the link you gave me above. See image attached. I don't understand what it does or how to use it.
Looks good.
Now, in the right side pane, look here:
