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float:right;"> <p class="user_line"> </p><p class="user_line">Welcome, guest!</p><p class="user_line">If you've already registered, please <a title="Load your personal observing settings" href="login.php">log in</a>,</p><p class="user_line">or <a title="Set up a new observing profile" href="register.php">register</a> an observer profile for added functionality.</p> </div> </div> <div style="width:100%; height:8px; border-top:1px black solid;"></div> <div id="db_menu"> <ul><li><a href="index.php" title="DOCdb home page">home</a></li><li><a href="object_index.php" title="Find deep sky object data and descriptions">find ds objects</a></li><li><a href="observer_bios.php" title="Meet the deep sky observers and astrophotographers">people</a></li><li><a href="history.php" title="Historical material and electronic versions of old documents">historical</a></li><li><a href="tutorials.php" title="Observing tips and resources">tutorials</a></li><li><a href="links.php" title="Internet-based deep sky resources">links</a></li><li class="last"><a href="login.php" title="Log in">login</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> <ul><li><a href="about.php" title="About the DOCdb website">about</a></li><li><a href="constellation.php" title="Explore the constellations">constellations</a></li><li><a href="observing_sites.php" title="Where to observe">places</a></li><li><a href="astrophotography.php" title="Images of the deep sky">astrophotos</a></li><li><a href="tools.php" title="Useful online calculations">tools</a></li><li><a href="bibliography.php" title="For your reading list">bibliography</a></li><li class="last_current_menu"><a href="register.php" title="Register your personal observer's profile">register</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="gustav-div" style=" display:none "> <div style="width:470px; float:left; border-right:1px #E6E6E6 solid; "> <div style="width:100%; height:5px;"></div> <div style="width:70px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"><b>List</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:395px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"><i>log in to manage your observing lists</i></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:70px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>browse</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:395px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"> </p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:70px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>position</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:395px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"> </p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:70px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>next</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:395px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"> </p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:70px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>options</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:395px; float:right;"> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">summary</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">rename</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">prune</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">trim</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">remove</p></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">close</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">copy</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">combine</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">plan</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">bookmark</p></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">load</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">new</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">delete</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">marathon</p></div> <div style="width:78px; float:left;"><p class="user_line">favourite!</p></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div style="width:470px; float:right;"> <div style="width:100%; height:5px;"></div> <div style="width:92px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"><b>Full database</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:375px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line" title="Browse the complete DOCdb database">Entire <a href="object_index.php">DOCdb database</a> of 18,816 objects.</p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:92px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>browse</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:375px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"><a style="display:inline;" title="Show first object in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m0"><img alt="" src="img/icons/lend.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Skip 1,000 objects back in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m-99"><img alt="" src="img/icons/lll.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Skip 10 objects backward" href="navigate.php?d=m-10"><img alt="" src="img/icons/ll.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Show previous object in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m-1"><img alt="" src="img/icons/l.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Show a random object in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=mr"><img alt="" src="img/icons/random.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Show next object in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m1"><img alt="" src="img/icons/r.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Skip 10 objects forward in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m10"><img alt="" src="img/icons/rr.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Skip 1,000 objects forward in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m99"><img alt="" src="img/icons/rrr.png"></a><a style="display:inline;" title="Show last object in DOCdb" href="navigate.php?d=m100"><img alt="" src="img/icons/rend.png"></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:92px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>position</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:375px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"><a title="Show object" href="show_object.php?id=seven_sisters_of_the_pole">Seven Sisters of the Pole</a> (1 of 18,816)</p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:92px; float:left;"> <p class="user_line" style="margin:0;"> <b>next</b>:</p> </div> <div style="width:375px; float:right;"> <p class="user_line"><a title="Next open cluster" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=toc">oc</a> <a title="Next globular cluster" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tgc">gc</a> <a title="Next planetary nebula" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tpn">pln</a> <a title="Next bright nebula" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tbn">bn</a> <a title="Next dark nebula" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tdn">dn</a> <a title="Next galaxy" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tgx">gx</a> <a title="Next galaxy cluster" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=txc">gxcl</a> <a title="Next asterism" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tas">ast</a> <a title="Next alias" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tal">aka</a> <a title="Next lost object" href="find_next_in_main.php?type=tqq">lost</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="width:100%; height:3px;"></div><div style="width:100%; height:6px; border-top:1px black solid;"></div> </div> <div id="db_breadcrumb"> <div style="width:120px; float:right"><p class="user_line"><a id="gussie" title="Show list and database browsing options" style="font-variant:small-caps" href="toggle_browse.php">show browsing</a></p></div> <ul> <li class="first">Navigation</li> <li><a href="index.php">home</a></li> <li>register</li> </ul> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div id="article_main_home"> <div class="clearh"></div> <h1>Register</h1> <div class="clearh"></div> <div class="db_one_column_left"> <div class="clear2"></div> <p class="small_slim" style="color:#666;">Your e-mail address will be used when you log-in, and to retrieve your password should you forget it.</p> </div> <form action="register_validate.php" method="post"> <div class="db_five_column_left"> <p><b>Set up a new profile</b></p> <div class="clearh"></div> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Name and surname</b></p> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><input style="width:220px;" type="text" name="usr_name"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:28px;">(e.g. John Herschel)</p> </div> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>E-mail address</b></p> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><input style="width:220px;" type="text" name="usr_email"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:28px;">(e.g. john@slough_rules.co.uk)</p> </div> <div class="clear1"></div> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p> </p> </div> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Password</b></p> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><input style="width:220px;" type="password" name="usr_password"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:28px;">(e.g. secret)</p> </div> <div class="clear1"></div> <div class="clearh_line1_dim"></div> </div> <div class="db_one_column_left"> <div class="clear2"></div> <p class="small_slim" style="color:#666;">Choose an observing site (name and co-ordinates) as well as a date & time for an observing session.</p> <p class="small_slim" style="color:#666;">After registration you can edit this profile, and add new ones.</p> </div> <div class="db_five_column_left"> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Default observing site, date & time</b></p> <div class="clearh"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Observing site name</b></p> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><input style="width:220px;" type="text" name="usr_sitename"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:28px;">(e.g. Feldhausen 20-foot)</p> <div class="clear1"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Observing site co-ordinates</b></p> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">Longitude</p> <p style="margin-left:42px;"><input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_long_d"/>° <input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_long_m"/>' <input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_long_s"/>"  <select style="width:60px;" name="long_position"><option value="west">west</option><option value="east">east</option></select></p> <div class="clearh"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">Latitude</p> <p style="margin-left:42px;"><input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_lat_d"/>° <input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_lat_m"/>' <input style="width:20px;" type="text" name="usr_site_lat_s"/>"  <select style="width:60px;" name="lat_position"><option value="north">north</option><option value="south">south</option></select></p> </div> <div style="width:300px; float:left;"> <p style="margin-left:28px;"><b> </b></p> <div class="clearh"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:28px;"><b>Observing session date & time</b></p> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">Date</p> <p style="margin-left:42px;"><input value="2025" style="width:40px;" type="text" name="usr_year"/> – <input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="02" name="usr_month"/> – <input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="27" name="usr_day"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:42px;">(year-month-day, e.g. 1834 9 23)</p> <div class="clearh"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">Time</p> <p style="margin-left:42px;"><input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="21" name="usr_time_h"/> : <input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="30" name="usr_time_m"/> : <input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="0" name="usr_time_s"/></p> <p class="small_slim" style="margin-left:42px;">(hour:minute:sec, e.g. 21 30 0)</p> <div class="clearh"></div> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">UT correction</p> <p class="small" style="margin-left:42px;">Local time = UT <select style="width:60px;" name="utc_direction"><option value="plus">plus</option><option value="minus">minus</option></select> <input style="width:20px;" type="text" value="2" name="ut_offset"/> hours</p> </div> <div class="clear1"></div> <div class="clearh_line1_dim"></div> <p><b>SpamBlok</b></p>  <div class="clear1"></div> <p class="small">SpamBlok™: <i>Answer the deep sky question to prove you're human and not a spambot</i></p> <p><input type="hidden" name="capcha" value="5">Name the small constellation in the south, the Southern Cross, or C _ _ _</p> <p><input style="width:388px; 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