Astronomical League Observing Programs

[jeffshy]

Hello @Jeffshy. Keep in mind, I'm still in learning mode, but I love it that you do EAA too. I can *maybe* help with question 1.
When you get ready to do your *first* log of the night, I *think* what we're being trained to do is right-click the object and choose "Create Log Entries." (Note that it's plural.) The idea behind this selection is aimed squarely at the point you raise. Fill to as many boxes as you can that will carry over to subsequent log entries - then hit "Save" (lower right). On Subsequent log entries, you can now right-click and choose "Create Quick Log Entry" and all your defaults will be filled in automatically. How 'bout that? It's like Greg was reading your mind! : ) (It's because he actually uses the software for his own astronomy too! : ) )  Note the shortcut key -- "L" (I'm using an upper case "L" so it won't look like an upper case of the letter i) -- which means you don't even have to right-click and search for a sub-menu in the context menu.

I also know you can save an image for each observation. Just double-click the object, select the "Images" tab (from the 12 available tabs) then choose "Add."

When you get ready to export your list - now that's where we need a "pro" to chime in. I haven't discovered any way yet to export a list with images.

Hope that at least helps on *something* you asked. : )

Keep observing. Love it that there's another EAA user here. I've got my credit card out too. : )

Doug

Works like a charm, thanks.

About twenty years ago, I spent some time logging double stars in my backyard observatory using SkyTools 3.  By FAR the best astronomy program out there for double stars.  Amazing how clearly they are portrayed in the eyepiece view.  But my business intervened and I sort of dropped out of astronomy.  

About 18 months ago, after selling my business, I started to get back into it, but light pollution had become so much worse.  I stumbled on the ridiculously expensive products from Vaonis and Unistellar and after playing with them for a very short time, I was seeing more in a few sessions than I had ever seen in my 8 inch SCT.  So now I'm into EAA and trying to get SkyTools 4 Visual Pro running on my Mac and am looking forward to Greg's new EAA version.

By the way, I've watched several of your YouTube videos and was watching your recent Valentine's Day live stream before I dropped off to go to bed.

Thanks for the tips,

Jeff

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Good answer Doug!

You guys might like to know that I am working on a feature in V4.1 that will make it easy to attach an image directly to a log entry.

Very appropriate in EAA to have that image directly attached to a log entry.

it would be really nice if it could also be printed with the log.

Looking forward to that EAA version,
Jeff