C2A Help
Introduction
General Information
Required Equipment
Authors
Copyrights
Software Updates
What Should I Do if the Program Does not Work?
Python 3
Using C2A
Fields
What Types of Map can you Display in C2A?
How do you Define a Field?
How do you Zoom in a Field?
How do you Move in a Field?
How do you Set a Landmark in the Map?
How do you Create a Custom Horizon?
Objects
How do you Find an Object?
How do you Get Information about an Object??
How do you Display the USNO-B1.0 Catalogue?
How do you Display Asteroids and Comets?
How to display artificial satellites?
How to Declare Orbital Elements in a File?
How do you Define your Own Catalogues of Objects?
How do you Compile your Own Catalogues of Objects?
Images
How do you Display an Image Associated with an Object in the BT-Atlas?
How do you Display an Image from the Digitized Sky Survey?
How do you Display your Own Images?
Various Functions
How do you Specify your Own Observing Location?
How do you Produce Ephemerides?
How do you Display the Visibility Curve of an Object?
How do you Save and Load Configurations?
How do you Dynamically Display Position in RA/Dec or Az/Alt?
How do you Capture a View of the Current Map?
How do you Use the Setting Circles Function?
How do you Communicate with C2A Via a TCP Port?
Telescopes
How do you Control a Telescope with C2A?
How do you Plan Observations?
How do you Schedule Observations?
How do you Use Reference Stars to Calibrate a Telescope?
How do you Focus a Telescope with C2A?
Summary of Keyboard Shortcuts
Mouse Usage
Command Line
Catalogues
Planetary Position Computing
Asteroids and Comets
Artificial Satellites
Milky Way
SAO Catalogue
Guide Star Catalogue
Tycho-2 Catalogue
Hipparcos Catalogue
USNO-SA1.0 Catalogue
USNO-A2.0 Catalogue
USNO-B1.0 Catalogue
UCAC1 Catalogue
UCAC2 Catalogue
UCAC3 Catalogue
UCAC4 Catalogue
NOMAD Catalogue
PPMXL Catalogue
CMC15 Catalogue
URAT1 Catalogue
General Catalogue of Variable Stars
Washington Double Star Catalog
Gliese Catalogue
Asterism Catalogue
ArasBeAM Catalogue
Exoplanet Transit Database
Meteor Showers
BT Atlas
Revised New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue
Catalogue of Deep Dky Objects (RNGC and NGC2000)
Catalog of Principal Galaxies (PGC 2003)
Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalogue
Digitized Sky Survey
User Interface Reference
Main Window
Main Screen
Menu
Contextual Menu
Toolbars
Field Display Area
Control Panel
Dialogue Area
Symbols of objects
Dialogue Boxes
Field Definition
Object Search
Options
Synthetic Sky Options
Filter on objects
User Catalogues
Page Setup
Color Definition
Font Definition
Remote Catalogues
Tools
Observation Logbook
Asteroids and Comets Tool
Ephemerides Generation Tool
Phases of the Moon
Sunrise and Sunset Times
Trajectories of Solar System Objects
Planetary Positions
Planet Visibility
Field Markers
Ecliptic View
Magnitude Histogram
Information Windows
Information on Objects
Object Visibility
Images
Image Processing Window
Displaying Images from the BT-Atlas
User Images and Observations
BT-Atlas Image Browser
Image Information Window
Accessing Digitized Sky Survey Images
Management of Background Images
Image Analysis
Temperature Management
Image Acquisition
Telescopes
Telescope Hand Controller
Telescope Interface Options
Observation Planning
Tracking Drift Analysis of a Telescope Mount
Telescope Focusing
Pre-pointing a Telescope
King Method