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ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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0001267 | SkyChart | 1-Software | public | 14-01-14 06:39 | 17-10-21 20:28 |
Reporter | emilnp | Assigned To | Patrick Chevalley | ||
Priority | normal | Severity | tweak | Reproducibility | always |
Status | acknowledged | Resolution | open | ||
Platform | x86_64 | OS | Windows | OS Version | 7 |
Product Version | 3.9 SVN | ||||
Target Version | 4.4 | ||||
Summary | 0001267: Suggestions for deep sky labels | ||||
Description | Just two suggestions for the labels of deep sky objects. This is just my opinion; you or other users might have different views. 1. For NGC objects, remove the prefix NGC and leave just the number. For example, NGC 1234 becomes just 1234. This would reduce clutter on the chart. All printed sky atlases I know show NGC objects without the prefix. 2. Make the font used for the labels of deep sky objects the same size. Now, smaller objects have smaller font labels, larger objects have labels with larger font (see attached image). Since I am able to choose the font size for deep sky labels, I think that the labels should stick to the font size I have chosen. Again, all printed sky atlases use consistent font sizes for deep sky labels. | ||||
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I will add options for this settings after the release of 3.10. |
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Ad. 1. It's good idea. NGC 1234 => 1234 IC 567 => I567 PGC 12345 => P12345 UGC 1234 => 1234 etc. Ad. 2. Modern atlases use variable font size and/or weight: a. http://www.oculum.de/sites/deepskyatlas/site/en/dsa.asp?content=start b. http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/triatlas.html Regards |
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No.1 Disagree Stick to the Vizier standard acronyms for labelling dso's unless absolutely necessary as it complicates searches and filters - users will get into the habit of thinking that 'N', 'U' etc are valid catalogue acronyms. That said, there is also an informal convention (in Webb Society Guidebooks) to prefix common catalogs with a single letter, M=Messier, N=NGC, I=IC, UGC=UGC, P=PGC, H=Hickson. Thus labels would then for example be: M107 and N1234, I567, P12345,U1234 and H67/H67b. This is better than the suggested alternative which drops the source catalogue letter entirely. No.2 Agreed, sounds OK. regards Peter |
Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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14-01-14 06:39 | emilnp | New Issue | |
14-01-14 06:39 | emilnp | File Added: 1.jpg | |
14-01-14 14:16 | Patrick Chevalley | Note Added: 0002764 | |
14-01-14 14:16 | Patrick Chevalley | Assigned To | => Patrick Chevalley |
14-01-14 14:16 | Patrick Chevalley | Status | new => acknowledged |
14-01-14 14:16 | Patrick Chevalley | Target Version | 0.3.0 => 4.0 |
14-02-10 16:05 | Jerzy Rokicki | Note Added: 0002791 | |
14-02-11 07:34 | Peter Dean | Note Added: 0002792 | |
14-02-11 07:35 | Peter Dean | Note Edited: 0002792 | |
15-04-01 10:49 | Patrick Chevalley | Target Version | 4.0 => 4.2 |
17-10-21 20:28 | Patrick Chevalley | Target Version | 4.2 => 4.4 |