Software Help

Web Browser

You probably have this one covered already since you are reading this page! To view this web site you need a standards compliant web browser. Most current web browsers should work fine with the site, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+ and Firefox.

Macromedia Flash

The Flash plugin is required to display various Flash objects on the web site, the plugin can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/software/flashplayer.

XviD Video Codec

To view the Pole Star and Teide Star camera time lapse videos you will need to install a video codec capable of playing XviD files. It will allow your media player to correctly play the video. The XviD codec can be downloaded from http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec. The commercial DivX video codec available at http://www.divx.com will also work.

Java 2 Plugin

The Java Applet for viewing images taken by the telescope requires the Java 2 plugin from Sun Microsystems. It can be downloaded from http://www.java.com.