Geoff, I was able to download the files and build the catalogs for CdC. I'm now trying to convert the tycho-2 catalog that comes with winoccult for use with CdC. I sent Dave an email with some questions about the format. Hopefully I'll have a conversion program ready soon.
Sander starryeyeguy wrote: > > Sander: > > Unfortunately we've been out of the UCAC2 CD's for a couple of years > now. You might try the ADC or ViZier servers, which have the catalog > online. > > FWIW USNO has compiled a sort of "Frankenstein" catalog, the NOMAD, > available from ADC, ViZier, and our Flagstaff Station > (www.nofs.navy.mil). NOMAD consists of a "merge" of the current best > available catalogs for various magnitude ranges, giving complete > astrometric sky coverage to 20th magnitude with some limited > photometry and proper motions as well. > > The older 2.76 version of CdC could interface with ViZier to read the > USNO-B1.0 catalog, and hopefully as Patrick continues development of > CdC 3 he'll include the capability to do so for the NOMAD dataset. > > Right now the only way to get a "hard copy" of NOMAD is to send a > ~200Gb external HDD to the folks at Flagstaff, so the servers are > probably the best way to go right now. > > Cheers, > > Geoff > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>, Sander Pool <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I saw that catalog but it doesn't appear to be available for > > download anywhere. Some sites hold information files and code but no > > data. If you know of a location please let me know. > > > > I requested a CD set. > > > > Sander > > > > starryeyeguy wrote: > > > > > > UCAC-2 covers the south pole to about +30 dec from 8th to 16th > > > magnitude. There is a supplement for the brighter stars derived from > > > Tycho-2. The complete catalog should be available next year. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Geoff Chester > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>, Sander Pool <sander@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm seeing more stars in my C11 than the Tycho-2 catalog contains. > > > There > > > > is the GSC-ACT catalog but its homepage on projectpluto says it's > > > > obsolete. USNO is nice but huge and I don't need mag-20 (I wish :). > > > > UCAC-2 sounds promising and contains the range of stars I care > > > about. If > > > > I'm reading http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/ > <http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/> > > > <http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/ <http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/>> > correctly it's mostly geared > > > > towards the Southern hemisphere though, right? > > > > > > > > So, which catalog do you recommend for dim stars in CdC? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Sander > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
