Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site teddy.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!panda!teddy!rdp From: rdp@teddy.UUCP Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: More on astronomical software Message-ID: <1117@teddy.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 11:22:18 EDT Article-I.D.: teddy.1117 Posted: Thu Aug 8 11:22:18 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Aug-85 08:54:07 EDT Reply-To: rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce) Distribution: na Organization: GenRad, Inc., Concord, Mass. Lines: 47 Summary: [] 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. Does anyone on the net have the wherewithall to download this database and make it available to us all? The details are as follows (I quote from the article): Computer owners witha modem can download STARS.BAS and STARS.DAT from Compuserve's Public Access Area. ... From the Access Area (PCS-46), type: R STARS.DOC[74206,110] at any prompt for program documentation along with the instructionns for down- loading the program and database. You will also need the program, which is listed as STARS.BAS[74206,110]. In order to help the owners of computers with small capture buffers, the database is divided into four files: STARS1.DAT[74206,110] STARS2.DAT[74206,110] STARS3.DAT[74206,110] STARS4.DAT[74206,110] Each file contains one-fourth of the data base, or 12,000 characters. ... If any kind soul would care to undertake downloading these files, I and, probably, many others on the net would be appreciative. Alternatively, if anyone already has such a database, please let us all know Thank you all... Dick Pierce