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From: klein%gravity@Sun.COM (Mike Klein)
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Subject: Re: StarChart: Yale Star Catalog [Overview 1-of-1]
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Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 19:23:57 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 14 19:23:57 1987
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Keywords: astronomy, chart, database

I think I've found inconsistencies between the first file's description of
the field layout and how it's actually done.  Here's how the fields are
described in the first file posted:

> 00000000011111111112222...
> 12345678901234567890123...
> 
> HHMMMSS+DDMM+III12LABEL...

But here's how one of the stars appears:

023113+89150204SSPolaris

It looks like the field layout should actually be:

HHMMSS+DDMM+III12LABEL...

Also, declination is actually given as degrees and minutes while the first file
says it is minutes and seconds.

Finally, the magnitude sign field is either '-' or '0', not '-' or '+' as
described.

		-Mike Klein

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