Very thanks Jeff for this update Christian
--- In [email protected], "Jeff Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am pleased to announce that the 10th revision of the PGC/LEDA galaxy > catalog is now available for download. This is the ninth yeartwo > revisions were released in 2001that the PGC/LEDA catalog has been > revised for Cartes du Ciel. > > The PGC/LEDA 2008 Galaxy Catalog > <http://x.astrogeek.org/software/cdc/catalog.php?catalogue_id=2> > includes entries for 1,664,557 galaxies found in the HyperLEDA > <http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/> database as of June 25, 2008. > Additionally, I have released the smaller PGC/LEDA 2008 Visual Galaxy > Catalog <http://x.astrogeek.org/software/cdc/catalog.php? catalogue_id=1> > containing 124,403 galaxies with a mean B magnitude of 16.5 or greater > and a major axis of 3 arcsec or greater. This catalog is intended for > those users who wish to have a catalog of galaxies that are visually > within the range of most amateur instruments. > > In the past, some of you have inquired if there was any way to support > the development and hosting of this catalog. If you like this catalog > and would like to contribute to its continued revision and release, > please send a donation to the local astronomy club of your choice or > volunteer your time to an astronomy outreach program in your area. > Sending me money would be a waste as I would just spend it on more > expensive eyepieces! > > Best Regards, > > Jeff Burton > http://x.astrogeek.org > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
