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scheduler: how to enter RA and DEC values

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Hi everyone
Do we have an easy way of entering the centre frame coordinates for 'nothing' from kstars into the ekos scheduler?
Let's say I want to enter the centre of this frame:

here:
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You mean the issue is with the non-user-friendly conversion from decimal to hour system?

Ah, perhaps that's because your RA/DEC fields do not update the edited job actually? If that is the case, you can work around by updating your RA/DEC fields, then modifying another field before applying changes.

-Eric
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Hi and thanks or your reply
No, not an issue. I just wondered if there's an alternative to having to find the centre of the frame which shows 'empty spac e' without having to write the coordinates of it into a file (or with pen and paper) and then copy it into the scheduler. I was thinking that I'd missed a point and click solution. e.g. in cdc we can right click on a chart > copy coodinates and then paste them wherever...
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ah copy coordinate can be useful. What's the format for CDC when you paste it? JNow + J2000 coords?
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Hi
Right click or double tap anywhere on the chart > copy coordinates


Paste looks like this:

HTH,
Steve
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