We have a couple of guests in town staying with us this weekend. They're going to come with me tonight for an observing session with the scope, so I opened up SkyTools in hopes of using the Nightly Observing List Generator. I clicked Showpieces, asked for a "very large" list and clicked the "Create observing list" button. The list came up empty-handed. Then I saw the warning at the bottom: "If your results are empty, please check the date on the nightly planner to ensure that it is not near full moon." One way or another, I'm going to take these guests for an observing session. We all know that, even with a 74% moon, there are indeed objects in the sky that we can all still enjoy - and these guests can only come with me tonight. Using EAA, the 74% moon tonight will almost not even be a factor. Is there any way to override this setting - which renders the Nightly Observing List virtually useless for my needs today? May I request that, in the EAA version, can we add a checkbox that allows the user to "Ignore the impact of the moon"? Because - in this case, - it feels like yet another instance of the software thinking that it's smarter than the user. I say that because it is virtually saying to me, "It's not worth observing tonight." But it *is* worth observing tonight. If I'm out of line, please tell me. Maybe I just need to realize that there's a kind of philosophy behind SkyTools that is, in effect, trying to force me into a box that isn't compatible with my observing style. Maybe I shouldn't be bringing these issues up in the forum. Because there are bound to be other users who would just take SkyTools at its word and skip observing tonight completely. If I'm not that kind of observer, please tell me if I should just go find another targeting list/observing application.
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Override the "almost full moon?" [Answered: EAA Version will address this]
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Override the "almost full moon?" [Answered: EAA Version will address this] - by EmeraldHillsSkies - 2024-02-18, 01:32 PM
RE: Is there a way to override the "almost full moon" - by theskyhound - 2024-02-18, 05:17 PM
RE: Is there a way to override the "almost full moon" - by theskyhound - 2024-02-18, 05:22 PM
RE: Is there a way to override the "almost full moon" - by PMSchu - 2024-02-18, 07:27 PM
RE: Is there a way to override the "almost full moon" - by EmeraldHillsSkies - 2024-02-18, 08:12 PM
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