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The Bug Report

Known issues

  1. MSA chart calculation incorrect?
  2. SIMBAD/NED lookups don't work
  3. Search for non-NGC/IC identifiers has to be more robust
  4. Search results should be sortable
  5. ConCards do not download at http://www.docdb.net/tutorials/concards.php (K.M.)
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Upgrades & feature requests

  1. Advanced image viewer still being developed
  2. P.A. and ellipticity ratio practice tool?
  3. What's Up: filter by azimuth too?
  4. Deeptime graph: redo graphically
  5. FAQ/Help
  6. Links to other online observing repositories
  7. Digitize Barnard's "Atlas"
  8. Upload, edit, delete Journal entries
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Fixes

  1. Register and Login: type "password" text entry field (F.P.)
  2. Editing of own observations/text introduces spurious escape-characters! (C.B.)
  3. Commenting removed
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Questions

  1. How do I add a Journal entry to my bio-page?
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DOCdb is still in beta-release.

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