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Pocket Stars PDA Messier Object Image File

Add Messier images to Pocket Stars PDA!  This download includes images for all 110 Messier objects and most of the Caldwell objects, many in full color.  You can rapidly scan through all images using the slider, or step through the images individually.

To minimize the size of the download, you can choose a file containing only Messier images, or a larger file containing both Messier and Caldwell images.

Note that Pocket Stars PC already includes the Messier Image file as part of the standard installation.
 

  

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Use the "<<" and ">>" buttons to increment and decrement by one.

Use the slider to move quickly through all images.

 

  

 

 

 

Processor

Size KB

File
(right click filename below,
then "Save Target As...")
ARM / XScale
  416
677

Messier Only:  PocketStars.mes
Both Messier and Caldwell:  PocketStars.mes
 
MIPS
  417
678

Messier Only: PocketStars.mes
Both Messier and Caldwell: PocketStars.mes
 
SH3
  416
677

Messier Only: PocketStars.mes
Both Messier and Caldwell: PocketStars.mes
 


Instructions
  1. You do NOT need to exit Pocket Stars.
  2. Select the Messier image file above according to your processor.   
  3. Download the file to your PC (right click, then "SaveAs...").
  4. Manually copy the file to your Pocket PC to the same directory in which you installed Pocket Stars.  The default installation directory for PocketStars is "\Program Files\Pocket Stars\".  To copy the file, use "ActiveSync.Explore".
  5. On the star chart, click and hold, then select "Info". Then press the "Messier" button..

Notes
  1. Messier images are only displayed on Pocket Stars version 1.0.0.28 and above.
  2. To free up the memory occupied by PocketStars.mes, you can just delete the file at any time.  Positional information for Messier objects will still be displayed; only the images will be unavailable.
  3. Images are from NASA and National Space Science Data Center.

 

Troubleshooting
If you have difficulty viewing the Messier images, check the following:
  1. Make sure you have the correct Messier image file for your device from the table above for your processor. 
  2. Verify that you have copied "PocketStars.mes" to the "\Program Files\Pocket Stars" directory (default installation location), and not "\My Documents\Pocket Stars".

 

 
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