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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
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Subject: Re: More on astronomical software
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 11:59:39 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  9 11:59:39 1985
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> In the most recent issue of "Astronomy" magazine, (August, 1985) there is
> an article about plotting start maps with home computers. In it, they 
> mention the availability of a database of about 1500 of the brightest
> stars through a COMPUSERVE account. 
> 
> 	Computer owners witha modem can download
> 	STARS.BAS and STARS.DAT from Compuserve's
> 	Public Access Area. ...
> 		STARS1.DAT[74206,110]
> 		STARS2.DAT[74206,110]
> 		STARS3.DAT[74206,110]
> 		STARS4.DAT[74206,110]

If this is the "Yale Catalog of Bright Stars", it is also available by FTP
from SIMTEL-20 (though I don't remember the filenames one wants).  I also
have it on tape, and it fits on 8 CP/M 8" SSSD floppies.  The Yale database
I have is significantly larger than 48,000 bytes, though -- the Compuserve
database may just be the position information (rather than the whole catalog)
or it may be a different database altogether.

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John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
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