Can`t travel to galaxies

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Can`t travel to galaxies

Post #1by Goonster » 09.12.2007, 23:48

Hi everyone . I just downladed Celestia and have to say that I`m impressed. Just one thing though, every time I try to visit another galaxy nothing happens . In the GOTO box I can enter a planet or star and there is not a problem , but if I enter a galaxy,say M101 for example , I stay still . It`s probably something I`m doing wrong but I don`t know what .
I have checked on the viewing options and galaxies are enabled . Any ideas would be appreciated .
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Re: Can`t travel to galaxies

Post #2by t00fri » 09.12.2007, 23:59

Goonster wrote:Hi everyone . I just downladed Celestia and have to say that I`m impressed. Just one thing though, every time I try to visit another galaxy nothing happens . In the GOTO box I can enter a planet or star and there is not a problem , but if I enter a galaxy,say M101 for example , I stay still . It`s probably something I`m doing wrong but I don`t know what .
I have checked on the viewing options and galaxies are enabled . Any ideas would be appreciated .


did you leave a space between the letter and the number??

like M<space>101

Otherwise it won't work. You must see M 101 in the top left corner...after entering it into the command line.

And then hit G

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Post #3by Johaen » 10.12.2007, 00:00

Did you try M 101 (with a space)? ;)
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Post #4by Johaen » 10.12.2007, 00:01

Dammit Fridger, you beat me to it. lol. :lol:
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Post #5by Goonster » 10.12.2007, 00:06

Thanks guys . I knew it would be something stupid ! Just tried and it worked a treat . :oops: :D
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Post #6by ajtribick » 10.12.2007, 00:36

This brings up a point about the galaxies catalogue - which is the more common usage when using Messier designations: with or without the space? Personally, I'm more used to seeing the designation without the space.
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Post #7by Cham » 10.12.2007, 00:46

chaos syndrome wrote:This brings up a point about the galaxies catalogue - which is the more common usage when using Messier designations: with or without the space? Personally, I'm more used to seeing the designation without the space.


Me too. I already asked to remove the space before, but O well, ...
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Post #8by t00fri » 10.12.2007, 01:38

Technically, it would just mean to remove a simple space in the PERL output format of deepsky.dsc. So this is certainly trivial. But what is less trivial is that many people are meanwhile used to that space.

Hence one should envisage a solution that accepts BOTH ways of writing, with and without a space! That's why I did not simply leave the space away so far.

And.. I am busy otherwise since ~ 2 weeks.

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Post #9by LordFerret » 10.12.2007, 03:59

You can also click on a star, or galaxy, with your mouse to select it.
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