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From: weigele@fbihh.UUCP (Martin Weigele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Star mapping program for the Mac available?
Message-ID: <442@fbihh.UUCP>
Date: 15 Aug 90 07:12:29 GMT
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huub@phoibos.cs.kun.nl (Huub van Thienen) writes:

>dnewman@ut-emx.UUCP (Dave Newman) writes:

>>Try MacStronomy.  I think it will do what you want.  Unfortunately,

>Could someone provide some more information on MacStronomy (features,
>availability etc.). It seems to be interesting.

Don't know about MacStronomy, but I have read a recension about the
Guide Star Catalogue (the basis for the (in)famous Hubble telescope),
based on SAO and AGK, 18.819.291 objects on two 2 CD-ROMs.
It is available for PCs and Macs. The Mac version (at least) includes
software for plotting star maps from the catalogue.

Apparently it is available from the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, 390 Ashton Av., San Francisco, CA 94112, USA, for 54,95 bucks.
Of course you need a CD device. I'ld be interested in hearing
if someone likes it.

Martin Weigele
FB Informatik, Universitaet Hamburg, Bodenstedtstr. 16, D 2000 Hamburg 50