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<sect1> Scope
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<p>
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The authors define the scope of this HOWTO as primarily an index
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to Linux tools applicable in some fashion to the pursuit of Astronomy. It
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is *not* our intention to list WWW astronomy references in general. Our
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own interests tend more towards the technology than the pure science and so
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we welcome contributions from others who have found Linux tools which
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contribute in other ways to Astronomy. Please contact us at the address
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above.
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The authors define the scope of this HOWTO as primarily an index to Linux tools applicable in some fashion to the pursuit of Astronomy. It is NOT our intention to list WWW astronomy references in general. Our own interests tend more towards the technology than the pure science and so we welcome contributions from others who have found Linux tools which contribute in other ways to Astronomy. Please contact us at the address above.
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<sect1> Version
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<p>
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$Revision$
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.randomfactory.com/lfa.html" name="The Linux for Astronomy CDROM"> </item>
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://SAL.KachinaTech.COM/Z/4/index.shtml" name="Scientific Applications on Linux (SAL), Physics and Astronomy"> </item>
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://home.xnet.com/~blatura/linapp3.html#science" name="Linux Applications and Utilities Page, Science and Math"> </item>
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/astromake/" name="AstroMake"> is a utility intended to make installations of some common astronomical packages (in binary form) easy.</item>
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<item> The linuxastro mailing list also contains a list of applications and packages. For more information, see <htmlurl url="http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro" name="linuxastro">.
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</itemize>
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<sect1> Planetarium Programs
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://clearskyinstitute.com/xephem" name="XEphem">
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has been the pet project of one of us (Downey) for the past
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15-odd years. It has grown to become one of the more capable
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interactive tools for the computation of astronomical ephemerides.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://clearskyinstitute.com/xephem" name="XEphem"> has been the pet project of one of us (Downey) for the past 15-odd years. It has grown to become one of the more capable interactive tools for the computation of astronomical ephemerides.
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</item>
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://venus.sunquest.com/xsky_blurb.html" name="XSky">
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is by Terry R. Friedrichsen, terry@venus.sunquest.com. XSky is
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essentially an interactive sky atlas.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://venus.sunquest.com/xsky_blurb.html" name="XSky"> is by Terry R. Friedrichsen, terry@venus.sunquest.com. XSky is essentially an interactive sky atlas.
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</item>
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<htmlurl url="http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/skymap.html" name="Skymap">
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is an astronomical mapping program written in Fortran and C for unix workstations by Doug Mink of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center.
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<htmlurl url="http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/skymap.html" name="Skymap"> is an astronomical mapping program written in Fortran and C for unix workstations by Doug Mink of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center.
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</item>
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<htmlurl url="http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns/" name="Xplns">
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reproduces real starry sky on your display of X Window System.
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<htmlurl url="http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns/" name="Xplns"> reproduces real starry sky on your display of X Window System.
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</item>
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<htmlurl url="http://www-mips.unice.fr/~biederd/eric/astrhorloge_en.shtml" name="AstrHorloge">
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is a small astronomy software that shows a sky map, give you the coordinates of
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stars and planets.
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<htmlurl url="http://www-mips.unice.fr/~biederd/eric/astrhorloge_en.shtml" name="AstrHorloge"> is a small astronomy software that shows a sky map, give you the coordinates of stars and planets.
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<htmlurl url="http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/~rwichman/Nightfall.html" name="Nightfall"> is an astronomy application for fun, education, and science. It can produce animated views of eclipsing binary stars, calculate synthetic lightcurves and radial velocity curves, and eventually determine the best-fit model for a given set of observational data of an eclipsing binary star system.
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<sect1> Libraries
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<p>
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This section discusses bits and pieces of software that can be used to form the
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basis for specialized projects.
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This section discusses bits and pieces of software that can be used to form the basis for specialized projects.
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<item><htmlurl url="http://rlspc5.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun67.htx/sun67.html#xref_" name="SLALIB">, part of the
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<htmlurl url="http://star-www.rl.ac.uk" name="Starlink Project">, is a
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complete library of subroutines for astrometric computations.
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<item><htmlurl url="http://rlspc5.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun67.htx/sun67.html#xref_" name="SLALIB">, part of the <htmlurl url="http://star-www.rl.ac.uk" name="Starlink Project">, is a complete library of subroutines for astrometric computations.
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</item>
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<item><htmlurl url="http://ascl.net" name="Astrophysics Source Code Library">
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is a collection of links to numerical astrophysical process models.
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<item><htmlurl url="http://ascl.net" name="Astrophysics Source Code Library"> is a collection of links to numerical astrophysical process models.
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</item>
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<item><htmlurl url="http://people.ne.mediaone.net/moshier/index.html" name="Astronomy and numerical software source codes"> is a collection of C codes related to astronomy.
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</item>
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<item><htmlurl url="http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/comp/ppcomp.html" name="How to compute planetary positions">.
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Every list needs a miscellaneous section, and this is it for Software.
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<itemize>
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://iraf.noao.edu" name="IRAF"> is a gigantic
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but exceptionally capable astronomical analysis system,
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shepherded over the past 20-odd years by Doug Tody of NOAO.
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It has accumulated innumerable authoritative contributions from leading
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astronomers in all areas of astronomical data analysis. If you have a serious
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interest in astronomical data reduction and significant time to invest, this
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system will reward you mightily.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://iraf.noao.edu" name="IRAF"> is a gigantic but exceptionally capable astronomical analysis system, shepherded over the past 20-odd years by Doug Tody of NOAO. It has accumulated innumerable authoritative contributions from leading astronomers in all areas of astronomical data analysis. If you have a serious interest in astronomical data reduction and significant time to invest, this system will reward you mightily.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/~rwichman/Nightfall.html" name="Nightfall Eclipsing Binary Star Program"> </item>
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The folks at harvard have a list of Image Servers and Image Browsers.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/astro.image.html" name="Astronomical Images Over the Web">
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<htmlurl url="http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/astro.image.html" name="Astronomical Images Over the Web">
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<sect> Organizations
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<item> The yearly <htmlurl url="http://hea-www.harvard.edu/adass" name="Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems, ADAAS,">
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Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and computer specialists
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concerned with algorithms, software and operating systems in the acquisition,
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reduction and analysis of astronomical data. The program includes invited
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talks, contributed papers and poster sessions as well as user group meetings
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and special interest meetings ("BOFs''). All these activities aim to
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encourage communication between software specialists and users, and also to
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stimulate further development of astronomical software and systems.
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The yearly <htmlurl url="http://hea-www.harvard.edu/adass" name="Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems, ADAAS,"> Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and computer specialists concerned with algorithms, software and operating systems in the acquisition, reduction and analysis of astronomical data. The program includes invited talks, contributed papers and poster sessions as well as user group meetings and special interest meetings ("BOFs''). All these activities aim to encourage communication between software specialists and users, and also to stimulate further development of astronomical software and systems.
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The linuxastro mailing list, linuxastro@majordomo.cv.nrao.edu, is for
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people who are interested in porting astronomical software to linux. For
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more information, see
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<htmlurl url="http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro" name="linuxastro">.
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The linuxastro mailing list, linuxastro@majordomo.cv.nrao.edu, is for people who are interested in porting astronomical software to linux. For more information, see <htmlurl url="http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro" name="linuxastro">.
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<htmlurl url="http://www.torusoptics.com/OCAAS.htm" name="OCAAS"> is a
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complete Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System for Linux.
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<item> <htmlurl url="http://clearskyinstitute.com/xephem" name="XEphem">
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has the capability to communicate with a telescope control daemon process.
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<htmlurl url="http://www.torusoptics.com/OCAAS.htm" name="OCAAS"> is a complete Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System for Linux.
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<htmlurl url="http://clearskyinstitute.com/xephem" name="XEphem"> has the capability to communicate with a telescope control daemon process.
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<sect1> CCD Camera Control
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<htmlurl url="http://www.apogee-ccd.com/software.html" name="Apogee Instruments Inc"> supports their line of professional CCD cameras under Linux.
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<htmlurl url="http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/linux_announcement.htm" name="SBIG"> offers some assistance with operating their ST7 and ST8 CCD cameras under Linux.
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<htmlurl url="http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/astromake/" name="AstroMake">
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XEphem requires several elements to exist on your machine. Life is much
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simpler with the CDROM version of the program as it contains an installation
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script which loads the appropriate precompiled binary for most systems and
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places all auxiliary files to the correct spots. See
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<htmlurl url="http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ecommerce/xephem/order.html" name="XEphem CDROM"> </item>
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XEphem requires several elements to exist on your machine. Life is much simpler with the CDROM version of the program as it contains an installation script which loads the appropriate precompiled binary for most systems and places all auxiliary files to the correct spots. See <htmlurl url="http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ecommerce/xephem/order.html" name="XEphem CDROM">
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