Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site frog.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!frog!john From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: More on astronomical software Message-ID: <259@frog.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 11:59:39 EDT Article-I.D.: frog.259 Posted: Fri Aug 9 11:59:39 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 05:56:06 EDT References: <1117@teddy.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA Lines: 23 > 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. -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw%mit-ccc@MIT-XX.ARPA