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Astronomy => Technical => Topic started by: Fay on Aug 12, 2010, 13:57:05

Title: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Fay on Aug 12, 2010, 13:57:05
Messier catalogue is not showing up on screen. The folder is in Skydata folder. Has anyone any idea how to get it showing again? Thanks
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Fay on Aug 12, 2010, 20:04:45
Just found out what the problem was. Found some old postings on the web. Quick time 7.4 messes Starry Night up. It says it has no plugins & also does not show the Messier catalogue. I had both problems. Have to delete Quicktime via Start/ programs, not Add/ remove programs, & install version 7.3, & don't let it update
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: mickw on Aug 12, 2010, 20:17:33
So how do you actually view the measure catalogue then?

Or are you just talking about the M labels
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Carole on Aug 12, 2010, 21:47:00
Fay I had problems with Quicktime and Starry Night as well and had to install an earlier version. 
But mine caused different problems.

Carole
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Fay on Aug 12, 2010, 22:03:21
the labels, no Messier number was shown. Also when I was reting EQMOD, it kept saying no plugin availabkle, but it was there
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Mike on Aug 12, 2010, 22:45:15
Have you been drinking Fay?  :-?
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Fay on Aug 13, 2010, 07:54:47
No  Quicktime was THE problem!
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Carole on Aug 13, 2010, 09:44:50
QuoteNo  Quicktime was THE problem!
Yes, it will only work properly on an earlier version of Quicktime.  My problem was it wouldn't launch.  It would open up the launch page and then promptly close down again.  I had to contact Starry night to ask them what the problem was and they sent me a link to an earlier version of Quicktime.  Worked fine after that.

Carole
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: The Thing on Aug 13, 2010, 10:08:25
If it's that much bother stop using it. There are plenty of alternatives.
Title: Re: regarding Starry Night Pro
Post by: Fay on Aug 13, 2010, 10:10:01
it is ok now Duncan