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- This is release 3 of starchart, actually now starchart/observe, plus
- supporting programs and data files. Starchart produces astronomical
- charts from a variety of databases, producing output for, in rough
- order of quality, PostScript, X11, Sunview, Atari ST, IBM PC, X10,
- tektronix, unix plot, HP laserjet, and tty displays, on Unix, vms and
- other systems. It is straightforward to write drivers for other
- output devices. Observe is a multifunction program for use in
- planning an observing session. It calculates the positions of planets
- and their satellites, asteroids and comets, calculates rising and
- setting times, and much more. Observe complements the Ephem program
- previously posted in comp.sources.misc.
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- This version of starchart is compatible with earlier versions written
- by awpaeth.
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- Databases for starchart were posted to comp.sources.unix: volume12
- contains the previous version including a version of the yale bright
- star catalog, and volume16 contains a version of the SAO catalog.
- This version supports the Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog
- version 1.0. A nebula database is available and may be submitted in
- the future. Archive sites for databases are much desired, contact me
- as ccount@athena.mit.edu to arrange things.
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