2024-02-18, 07:27 PM
Doug,
As a work around for an empty Nightly Observing List Generator (NOLG) output, try setting the date for the NOLG calculation to 7 to 10 days earlier than when you plan to observe. The moon will be less of an issue then & your NOLG output will have some nice objects to observe. The NOLG isn't forced to your date of observation - pick any date that works for you, especially if the moon will interfere. The deep sky objects will be in the same place every night. Once the NOLG list is created it will work for another date too.
Also, do you have some favorite objects that would look good with EAA? Build your own list & show what EAA can do under moonlit skies. Don't you have that OL with 1001 objects in it? How many of them will be favorably placed when your friends visit?
Clear skies!
Hope this helps,
Phil S.
As a work around for an empty Nightly Observing List Generator (NOLG) output, try setting the date for the NOLG calculation to 7 to 10 days earlier than when you plan to observe. The moon will be less of an issue then & your NOLG output will have some nice objects to observe. The NOLG isn't forced to your date of observation - pick any date that works for you, especially if the moon will interfere. The deep sky objects will be in the same place every night. Once the NOLG list is created it will work for another date too.
Also, do you have some favorite objects that would look good with EAA? Build your own list & show what EAA can do under moonlit skies. Don't you have that OL with 1001 objects in it? How many of them will be favorably placed when your friends visit?
Clear skies!
Hope this helps,
Phil S.