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  1. Disk No:  851                                                           
  2. Disk Title: Astronomy Star Catalogue 1 of 2 (852)  (Disk 1 of 2)        
  3. PC-SIG Version: S7.0                                                    
  4.                                                                         
  5. Program Title: Astronomy Star Catalogue                                 
  6. Author Version: 7.0                                                     
  7. Author Registration: $30.00                                             
  8. Special Requirements: CGA.                                              
  9.                                                                         
  10. A valuable collection of useful programs for anyone with an interest in 
  11. astronomy.                                                              
  12.                                                                         
  13. STAR CATALOGUE lists the named and designated stars of the 88           
  14. constellations -- generally of the sixth magnitude or brighter.  Others 
  15. of interest are included along with dimmer stars within ten light years 
  16. of Earth.  About 1,700 stars are included in the data files.  The       
  17. statistics on each star include name, magnitude, spectrum type,         
  18. distance, and other information.  It also includes cross-referenced     
  19. stars, whether the star is a binary, variable, or erratic variable, and 
  20. the period of variation.                                                
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  22. CONSTELLATION 88 presents a diagram of each of the 88 constellations,   
  23. with their general coordinates, right ascension, and decline.  SOLAR    
  24. SYSTEM gives essential facts and figures on the planets, moons,         
  25. asteroids, and satellites within our solar system.  Information includes
  26. distance, diameter, rotation, revolution, orbit, eccentricity, and much 
  27. more.                                                                   
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  29. ASTRONOMY NOTES discusses general information concerning stellar        
  30. astronomy such as spectral classes, Hubble's Constant, Kepler's Harmonic
  31. Law, and Hertsprung-Russell diagrams.                                   
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  33. CONSTELLATION NAMES lists (surprise!) the names of the constellations,  
  34. and ASTRONOMY CONVERSIONS contains information about different systems  
  35. of distance, temperature, and time.                                     
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  41. (c) Copyright 1991 PC-SIG, Inc.                                         
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