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Linux Astronomy HOWTO
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Elwood Downey
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John Huggins
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<howto@astronomy.net>
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$Revision: 1.56 $
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Copyright © 2000-2007 Elwood Downey and John Huggins
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$Date: 2007/04/17 02:45:46 $
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This document shares tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in the
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pursuit of Astronomy.
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
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1.1. Knowledge Required
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1.2. Scope
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1.3. Disclaimer
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1.4. Version
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1.5. Copyright
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1.6. Contributions
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1.7. Translations
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1.8. About the authors
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2. Software
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2.1. Collections
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2.2. Planetarium Programs
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2.3. Portable and Handheld Applications
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2.4. Simulators
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2.5. Image Processing
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2.6. Mathematics
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2.7. Sun and Moon
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2.8. Libraries
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2.9. Games
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2.10. Other
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3. Online Tools
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3.1. Traditional Form Based Programs
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3.2. Java Applets
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4. Astronomical Images over the web
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4.1. List
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5. Organizations
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6. Hardware Control
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6.1. Telescope Control
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6.2. CCD Camera Control
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7. Installation Help
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8. Projects using Linux
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9. Revision History
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1. Introduction
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1.1. Knowledge Required
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With all the help from major Linux distributions such as SuSE, Redhat and
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many others, Linux based systems are becoming easier to use. However, there
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is still some need of understanding of basic Unix skills to make the most of
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Linux. Thus, this HOWTO will assume that the reader has at least a basic
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knowledge of using a Unix system including the ability to compile and install
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programs.
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A few resources we have found useful over the years include:
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* "A Practical Guide to the Unix System", Mark G. Sobel
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* "Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment", the late W. Richard
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Stevens
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* "Running LINUX", Matt Welsh et al.
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* "LINUX Device Drivers", Alessandro Rubini
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Similarly, this is not a tutorial or reference for astronomy principles or
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astronomical instrumentation. Astronomy is perhaps the grandest of all
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sciences, employing widely disparate disciplines in a bold attempt to
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understand nothing less than the universe itself. Your interests will lead in
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many directions. A few references we have used include:
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* "Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac", P. Kenneth
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Seidelmann
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* "Astronomy with your Personal Computer", Peter Duffett-Smith
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* "Astronomy on the Personal Computer", Oliver Montenbruck et al
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* "Textbook on Spherical Astronomy", W. M. Smart
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* "The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia", Stephen P. Maran, ed.
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1.2. Scope
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The authors define the scope of this HOWTO as primarily an index to Linux
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tools applicable in some fashion to the pursuit of Astronomy. It is NOT our
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intention to list WWW astronomy references in general. Our own interests tend
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more toward the technology than the pure science and so we welcome
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contributions from others who have found Linux tools which contribute in
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other ways to Astronomy. Please contact us at the address above.
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1.3. Disclaimer
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No liability for the contents of this documents can be accepted. Use the
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concepts, examples and other content at your own risk. As this is a new
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edition of this document, there may be errors and inaccuracies, that may of
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course be damaging to your system. Proceed with caution, and although this is
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highly unlikely, the author(s) do not take any responsibility for that.
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All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners, unless
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specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be
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regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major
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installation and backups at regular intervals.
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1.4. Version
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$Revision: 1.56 $
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$Date: 2007/04/17 02:45:46 $
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The latest version of this document is always available on the [http://
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astronomy.net/] Astronomy Net at [http://howto.astronomy.net/howto/]
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Astronomy HOWTO.
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We eagerly accept suggestions from you. Send them to [mailto:
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howto@astronomy.net] Astronomy HOWTO Editors.
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1.5. Copyright
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Copyright 2000-2007 by Elwood Downey and John Huggins. This document may be
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distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the LDP
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License except that this document must not be distributed in modified form
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without the author's consent.
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A verbatim copy may be reproduced or distributed in any medium physical or
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electronic without permission of the author. Translations are similarly
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permitted without express permission if it includes a notice on who
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translated it. Commercial redistribution is allowed and encouraged; however
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please notify authors of any such distributions.
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Excerpts from the document may be used without prior consent provided that
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the derivative work contains the verbatim copy or a pointer to a verbatim
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copy.
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Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this document
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provided the copyright notice, the list of authors and this permission notice
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are preserved on all copies.
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In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this information through as
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many channels as possible. However, we wish to retain copyright on this HOWTO
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document, and would like to be notified of any plans to redistribute this
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HOWTO. For information about translations of this document, please see below.
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1.6. Contributions
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As we pursue the goals of the Astronomy HOWTO, we will recognize the
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contributions of folks who provide us with data here.
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* Progga - Helped us get this document into modern times by converting the
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older linuxdoc to docbook.
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1.7. Translations
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Since Astronomy is very much an international effort, we encourage
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translation of this HOWTO into any language. We only ask the following:
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* If you are a translator, please contact us at the above address so we may
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give proper credit here. This way, readers will immediately see what
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translations are available and see where to get them.
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* Please obtain the latest copy of the Astronomy HOWTO from its home at
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[http://howto.astronomy.net/] Astronomy Net before you begin your
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translation effort.
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We thank the following for their translation efforts:
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* [http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/JFdocs/Astronomy-HOWTO.html] Japanese
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Translation courtesy of Shouhei Nagaoka
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* [http://www.belgeler.org/howto/astronomy-howto.html] Turkish Translation
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courtesy of Ismail Aykut
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1.8. About the authors
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Elwood Downey has over two decades experience in software engineering for
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various astronomy projects. Mr. Downey is currently the software and systems
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engineer for the [http://www.mro.nmt.edu/2.4m/] Nasmyth Telescope in New
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Mexico. Learn more about Elwood at [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/resumes/
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ecdowney/resume.html] Clear Sky Institute.
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John Huggins has over twenty years experience in hardware engineering
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including eight years associated with an astronomy observatory project. He
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also maintains a twelve year old popular astronomy web site called [http://
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www.astronomy.net/] www.astronomy.net; It includes forums, AstroGuide and
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astronomy articles. Learn more about John at [http://www.johnhuggins.com/
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resume/] John's Site.
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2. Software
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Software Section
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2.1. Collections
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Here are some links to collections and other indexes of Linux astronomy
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software.
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* [http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/astromake/] AstroMake is a
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utility intended to make installations of some common astronomical
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packages (in binary form) easy.
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* [http://web.upm.edu.ph/~xenos/linux/linapps/linapp3.html#science] Linux
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Applications and Utilities Page, Science and Math
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* [http://www.openastro.com/] Linux for Astronomy CDROM... now the Open
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Source Astronomy CDROM project
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* [http://www.comsoc.org/vancouver/scieng.html] Scientific Applications on
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Linux (SAL), Physics and Astronomy
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* [http://www.eso.org/science/scisoft/] Scisoft is a project within ESO to
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provide a collection of astronomical software utilities, mostly public
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domain tools developed outside ESO, in a uniform way at all four ESO
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sites. Major data-analysis packages (eg, IRAF/STSDAS, ESO-MIDAS and IDL)
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are included as well as many smaller utilities.
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* The linuxastro mailing list also contains a list of applications and
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packages. For more information, see [http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/
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linuxastro/] linuxastro.
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* [http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=134]
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Sourceforge.net astronomy software
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If the above does not appeal to your needs, these links may help:
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* [http://www.google.com/search?q=Astronomy+Software+Linux] Linux Astronomy
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Software from the Google Search Engine
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* [http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy/Software/] Astronomy Software
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from the Yahoo Listings
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2.2. Planetarium Programs
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Here is discussion of programs which run on Linux for use in finding objects,
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natural and man-made, in the sky.
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* [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/] XEphem has been the pet
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project of one of us (Downey) for the past twenty-odd years. It has grown
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to become one of the more capable interactive tools for the computation
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of astronomical ephemerides.
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* [http://www.astrotrf.net:8080/xsky_blurb.html] XSky is by Terry R.
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Friedrichsen, terry@venus.sunquest.com. XSky is essentially an
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interactive sky atlas.
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* [http://edu.kde.org/kstars/] KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE.
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* [http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/skymap.html] Skymap is an
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astronomical mapping program written in Fortran and C for Unix
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workstations by Doug Mink of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Telescope Data Center.
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* [http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns/] Xplns reproduces real starry
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sky on your display of X Window System.
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* [http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/55990/Nightfall.html] Nightfall
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is an astronomy application for fun, education, and science. It can
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produce animated views of eclipsing binary stars, calculate synthetic
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light curves and radial velocity curves, and eventually determine the
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best-fit model for a given set of observational data of an eclipsing
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binary star system.
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* [http://nova.sourceforge.net/] NOVA free Integrated Observational
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Environment for astronomers.
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* [http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/] Stellarium is free GPL software
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which renders realistic skies in real time with openGL.
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2.3. Portable and Handheld Applications
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The advance of palm computers has taken hold. Linux has made its way to this
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realm.
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* Clear Sky Institute brings us the [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/psc/]
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Personal Sky Chart for the Sharp Zaurus PDA.
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2.4. Simulators
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Programs that classify themselves as simulators.
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* [http://www.shatters.net/celestia/] Celestia Real-time visual simulation
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of space for Windows and Unix(Linux)
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* [http://openuniverse.sourceforge.net/] OpenUniverse Simulates the Solar
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System bodies in 3D in Windows and Linux
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* Started in summer 2001 just as a simple collection of celestial mechanics
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C++ classes, the [http://orsa.sourceforge.net/] ORSA project now collects
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many general classes, a graphical interface running under Linux/Unix, Mac
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OS X and Windows, and a number of tutorial programs. The ORSA project is
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under heavy development, and at the moment is beta quality software.
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2.5. Image Processing
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* Astronomical Information Processing System (AIPS) is the heavy iron used
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by professional astronomers. [http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/aips++.html]
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AIPS++ is the place to find out more, but note that [http://
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www.aoc.nrao.edu/aips/] AIPS Classic also exists and is actively
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maintained.
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* Good ol' [http://www.gimp.org/] GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is
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a fine program to use for processing of digital images of all kinds and
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can prove useful for astro images as well.
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2.6. Mathematics
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* [http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/numarray/] Numarray
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provides array manipulation and computational capabilities similar to
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those found in IDL, Matlab, or Octave. Using numarray, it is possible to
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write many efficient numerical data processing applications directly in
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Python without using any C, C++ or Fortran code (as well as doing such
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analysis interactively within Python or PyRAF).
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* [http://numpy.scipy.org/] NumPy is the successor to Numarray. STScI is in
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the process of migrating all of its software to use numpy, and the next
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release of stsci_python and STSDAS/TABLES will use numpy in place of
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numarray.
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2.7. Sun and Moon
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A surprising number of applications deal with just the Sun and Moon.
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* [http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~mgh/WindowMaker/DockApps.shtml] wmMoonClock
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shows lunar ephemeris to fairly high accuracy and is listed at this web
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site along with several other interesting programs. THIS LINK APPEARS
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DEAD AND MIGHT BE DELETED SOON.
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* [http://www.paganlink.org/downloads/astronomy/xvmoontool.html] XVMoontool
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is an XView application which displays information about the Moon in real
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time.
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* [http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/] XTide is a package that provides tide
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and current predictions in a wide variety of formats. Graphs, text
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listings, and calendars can be generated, or a tide clock can be provided
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on your desktop.
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2.8. Libraries
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This section discusses bits and pieces of software that can be used to form
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the basis for specialized projects.
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* [http://rlspc5.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun67.htx/sun67.html#xref_]
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SLALIB, part of the [http://star-www.rl.ac.uk/] Starlink Project, is a
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complete library of subroutines for astrometric computations. NEWS 2007 -
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The Starlink Project is no longer in development, however community
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support is available in some fashion [http://star-www.rl.ac.uk/] here.
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* [http://ascl.net/] Astrophysics Source Code Library is a collection of
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links to numerical astrophysical process models.
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* [http://www.moshier.net/] Astronomy and numerical software source codes
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is a collection of C codes related to astronomy.
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* [http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/comp/ppcomp.html] How to compute planetary
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positions.
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* [http://dim.com/~ashe/ccd-astro.html] CCD Astronomy on Linux. A library
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of routines that help control SBIG cameras.
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2.9. Games
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Yes, games.
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* [http://www.google.com/search?q=Orbit+linux+space+fighter] Orbit - Be a
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space fighter pilot in Windows or Linux. NEWS 2007 - the original site
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domain appears to have been lost, but archive copies are on the Internet.
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The link has been changed to a Google search URL.
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2.10. Other
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Every list needs a miscellaneous section, and this is it for Software.
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* [http://iraf.noao.edu/] IRAF is a gigantic but exceptionally capable
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astronomical analysis system, shepherded over the past 20-odd years by
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Doug Tody formally at NOAO. It has accumulated innumerable authoritative
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contributions from leading astronomers in all areas of astronomical data
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analysis. If you have a serious interest in astronomical data reduction
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and significant time to invest, this system will reward you mightily.
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* [http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyraf/] PyRAF is a new
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command language for running IRAF tasks that is based on the Python
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scripting language. It gives users the ability to run IRAF tasks in an
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environment that has all the power and flexibility of Python.
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* [http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/55990/Nightfall.html] Nightfall
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Eclipsing Binary Star Program
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* [http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/] Xplanet Very realistic rendering
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program for Earth and other planets and moons. Uses X Windows and OpenGL.
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* [http://starplot.org/] StarPlot A 3-Dimensional Star Chart Viewer for
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Linux. Uses C++ and Gtk+.
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3. Online Tools
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I know we said we would not start listing Web sites, but here are a few links
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to sites which offer fully operational tools running online that we feel are
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3.1. Traditional Form Based Programs
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* [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html] Sun and Moon Rise and
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Set calculator
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* [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/WebMICA_2.html] Web version of MICA
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* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi] JPL Ephemeris Generator
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* [http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/] Solar System Simulator
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* [http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/] Clear Sky Clock will show at a glance
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when we might expect clear and dark skies for one particular observing
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site.
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* The [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/] Simbad astronomical database
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provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for
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astronomical objects outside the solar system.
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3.2. Java Applets
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* [http://sundials.org/annex/geoastro/geoastro.htm] GeoAstro Applet
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Collection by Juergen Giesen
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* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/] Aladin Interactive Sky Atlas
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* [http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~dursi/dm-tutorial/cluster-sim.html] Cluster
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simulator NEWS 2007 - WE CANNOT VERIFY THIS PROGRAM - DELETION SCHEDULED
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* [http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/SIP/] Sky Image Processor an astronomical
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image processing program which runs over the Web. Hosted at Virginia
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Tech.
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* [http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3d/JTrack3D.html] J-Track
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3D - Satellite Tracking
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4. Astronomical Images over the web
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Much effort exists to allow access to Astronomical image file type such as
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FITS from any web browser. Here are some pointers.
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4.1. List
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The folks at harvard have a list of Image Servers and Image Browsers.
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* [http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/astro.image.html] Astronomical Images Over
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the Web
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5. Organizations
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* The yearly [http://www.adass.org/] Astronomical Data Analysis Software
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and Systems, ADAAS, Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and
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computer specialists concerned with algorithms, software and operating
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systems in the acquisition, reduction and analysis of astronomical data.
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The program includes invited talks, contributed papers and poster
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sessions as well as user group meetings and special interest meetings
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("BOFs''). All these activities aim to encourage communication between
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software specialists and users, and also to stimulate further development
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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 [http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/]
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linuxastro.
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6. Hardware Control
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More folks are using Linux to control equipment. Users range from amateur
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astronomers in the field to professional observatories.
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6.1. Telescope Control
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* [http://ktelescope.sourceforge.net/] KTelescope is a robust Client/Server
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control library for Meade's LX200 based telescopes. It uses the
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Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface (INDI) protocol.
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* [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/INDI/INDI.pdf] INDI is an
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instrument-neutral distributed interface for operating any remote device
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over a reliable byte stream interface. There is an active group writing
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an expanding list of drivers for astronomy related equipment including
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telescopes and cameras at [http://indi.sourceforge.net/] sourceforge.net.
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/observatory/] Talon, formerly [http://
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www.clearskyinstitute.com/Company/History.html] OCAAS, is a complete
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observatory control and astronomical analysis system for Linux.
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* [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/] XEphem has the capability to
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control several telecopes and other devices using the Instrument Neutral
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Distributed Interface (INDI) protocol.
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6.2. CCD Camera Control
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* [http://www.ccd.com/] Apogee Instruments Inc supports their line of
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professional CCD cameras under Linux.
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* [http://www.fli-cam.com/] Finger Lakes Instrumentation Manufacturer of
|
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CCD cameras and filter wheels and include drivers for Linux.
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* [http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/linux_announcement.htm] SBIG offers some
|
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assistance with operating their ST7 and ST8 CCD cameras under Linux.
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* [http://dim.com/~ashe/ccd-astro.html] CCD Astronomy on Linux These pages
|
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describe a number of facets of using astronomical CCD cameras for image
|
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acquisition and processing under Linux.
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|
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* [http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/linuxastro.html] Gccd is a gnome-based CCD
|
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camera and filter wheel control program.
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|
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7. Installation Help
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You need to know what you're doing with Linux and installing programs, but
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help is available for some programs. Here are some ways to make life easier.
|
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|
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* [http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/astromake/] AstroMake is a
|
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utility intended to make installations of some common astronomical
|
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packages (in binary form) easy.
|
||
|
||
* 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 pre-compiled binary for
|
||
most systems and places all auxiliary files to the correct spots. See
|
||
Purchase at [http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/] XEphem
|
||
|
||
|
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8. Projects using Linux
|
||
|
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Here is a list of astronomy projects using Linux in whole or in part of their
|
||
instrumentation:
|
||
|
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* [http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/index.html] The CHARA Array is an optical
|
||
interferometer project using Linux in their control system.
|
||
|
||
* [http://www.eso.org/projects/caos/] CAOS Club of Amateurs in Optical
|
||
Spectroscopy.
|
||
|
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|
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|
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9. Revision History
|
||
|
||
In an effort to record a history of the evolution of this document, we
|
||
maintain it within a CVS repository. What follows is the steps to today's
|
||
document.
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|
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|$Log: Astronomy-HOWTO.sgml,v $ |
|
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|Revision 1.56 2007/04/17 02:45:46 jhuggins |
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|Removed German translation - dead link and could not find with Google. |
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|Verified all links and corrected many. |
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| |
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|Revision 1.55 2005/11/04 01:50:21 jhuggins |
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|Added ORSA and Stellarium. |
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| |
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|Revision 1.54 2005/11/04 01:39:35 jhuggins |
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|Added link to Turkish translation, modied some dates and fixed a spelling error. |
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| |
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|Revision 1.53 2004/06/21 16:34:49 jhuggins |
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|Re-inserted trailing / on directory based URLs to avoid trailing slash redirect requests from web servers. |
|
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|http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html |
|
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|http://www.google.com/search?q=html+url+trailing+slash |
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| |
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|Revision 1.52 2004/06/21 14:34:24 ecdowney |
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| |
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| |
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|remove trailing / from all URLs. |
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|tweak URL to order XEphem |
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.51 2004/06/21 06:07:42 ecdowney |
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| |
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| |
|
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|add links to INDI reference doc and indi.sourceforge.net group. |
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.50 2004/03/01 13:59:14 jhuggins |
|
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|Fixed a spelling error reported by Tille. Thanks Tille. |
|
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.49 2004/02/25 16:58:10 jhuggins |
|
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|Added some more links to Python based tools and re-arranged some software listings. |
|
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.48 2004/02/07 17:58:56 jhuggins |
|
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|Another ulink fix removing expired attribute 'name.' |
|
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.47 2004/02/07 17:55:24 jhuggins |
|
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|Fixed a ulink issue with the Talon link. |
|
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.46 2004/02/05 01:22:32 ecdowney |
|
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| |
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| |
|
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|Add entry for Talon now that it is GPL |
|
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| |
|
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|Revision 1.45 2004/01/20 13:51:17 jhuggins |
|
||
|Changed URL of German translation and changed the copyright date. |
|
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| |
|
||
|Revision 1.44 2003/04/21 11:44:17 jhuggins |
|
||
|Adjusted the name of a contributor. |
|
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| |
|
||
|Revision 1.43 2003/04/21 01:58:59 jhuggins |
|
||
|Wholesale changes including several new links, several new sections and a |
|
||
|few corrections to previous information. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|Revision 1.42 2003/04/20 19:26:09 jhuggins |
|
||
|Testing CVS keywords in docbook tags. |
|
||
|Revision has no : at the end. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|Revision 1.41 2003/04/20 15:45:12 jhuggins |
|
||
|Placed the CVS Log keyword within the screen parameter to avoid troubles. |
|
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| |
|
||
|Revision 1.40 2003/04/20 15:42:13 jhuggins |
|
||
|Added a revision history to the tail end of the document to avoid it cluttering the top. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.39 |
|
||
|date: 2003/04/20 03:58:00; author: jhuggins; state: Exp; lines: +540 -264 |
|
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|First conversion to Docbook. No content was changed, only the tags. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.38 |
|
||
|date: 2001/08/27 20:45:52; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Added Michael Moltenbrey's german translation to the list of translators. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.37 |
|
||
|date: 2001/08/19 18:24:25; author: ecdowney; state: Exp; lines: +8 -3 |
|
||
|Add gccd |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.36 |
|
||
|date: 2001/07/25 19:58:54; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +26 -7 |
|
||
|Added Translator information and fixed a few text format lines. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.35 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/18 18:48:42; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +5 -3 |
|
||
|Fixed a few more sgml bugs. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.34 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/18 18:43:42; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +12 -5 |
|
||
|More errors fixed. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.33 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/18 18:23:11; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +6 -5 |
|
||
|Fixed a few bugs in 1.32. John |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.32 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/18 18:11:39; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +19 -4 |
|
||
|I added a simulation and games section with a few new links. I also corrected a few spacing issues. John. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.31 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/15 13:37:58; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +13 -6 |
|
||
|Change the working of the Online Tools section, divided up the tools into form based and Java Applet based and added a few new listings. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.30 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 20:17:26; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Added a space between link for CAOS and its name. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.29 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 20:07:08; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +5 -5 |
|
||
|Removed the word "Linux" from the Yahoo link as this is just Astronomy Software. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.28 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 20:03:18; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Fixed missing quote in the Yahoo Astronomy Software link. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.27 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 19:59:33; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +5 -4 |
|
||
|Added link to the Yahoo Astronomy Software directory. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.26 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 19:34:32; author: ecdowney; state: Exp; lines: +16 -9 |
|
||
|*** empty log message *** |
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||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.25 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 18:48:10; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +47 -49 |
|
||
|Changed htmlurl to url so the links appear in the txt file along with the html files. htmlurl suppresses the links in the text. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.24 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 18:29:25; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +3 -10 |
|
||
|Fixed a few links. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.23 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 18:19:24; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +8 -4 |
|
||
|Added a few more general search engine links for specific queries about Astronomy Software Linux |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.22 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/14 18:14:34; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +13 -3 |
|
||
|Added some general search engine links for specific queries about Astronomy Software Linux |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.21 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/13 22:06:47; author: ecdowney; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|*** empty log message *** |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.20 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/13 18:11:27; author: ecdowney; state: Exp; lines: +5 -5 |
|
||
|*** empty log message *** |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.19 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/13 18:05:05; author: ecdowney; state: Exp; lines: +42 -4 |
|
||
|*** empty log message *** |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.18 |
|
||
|date: 2001/06/13 16:49:06; author: astro; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Changed the Copyright to include the year 2001. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.17 |
|
||
|date: 2001/04/10 21:47:17; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Changed www.astronomy.net to astronomy.net. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.16 |
|
||
|date: 2001/04/10 21:43:43; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 |
|
||
|Removed log message. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.15 |
|
||
|date: 2001/04/10 21:42:56; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +5 -3 |
|
||
|Added Log information. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.14 |
|
||
|date: 2001/04/10 21:40:14; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Changed main HOWTO web site to howto.astronomy.net. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.13 |
|
||
|date: 2000/11/28 15:23:37; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +6 -4 |
|
||
|Revised the Author information. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.12 |
|
||
|date: 2000/11/21 22:00:45; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +16 -4 |
|
||
|Added Projects section and added CHARA to it. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.11 |
|
||
|date: 2000/11/21 21:39:11; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +14 -7 |
|
||
|Added several links and removed one bad one for AstrHorloge. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.10 |
|
||
|date: 2000/11/07 17:22:16; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +220 -225 |
|
||
|Removed a few more text line ending problems. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.9 |
|
||
|date: 2000/09/21 15:55:48; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 |
|
||
|Changed the link to XSky after receiving an email from terry Friedrichsen. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.8 |
|
||
|date: 2000/08/14 18:33:47; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +12 -3 |
|
||
|Added Nightfall to plantarium programs. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.7 |
|
||
|date: 2000/08/14 18:16:28; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +38 -62 |
|
||
|Removed line feeds from several of Elwood's paragraphs. |
|
||
|Also added a few suggestions from emails received. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.6 |
|
||
|date: 2000/05/03 22:01:25; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +15 -3 |
|
||
|Added Copyright text. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.5 |
|
||
|date: 2000/05/02 11:59:19; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +8 -4 |
|
||
|Added Linux to the Title and added some contact information. JSH. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.4 |
|
||
|date: 2000/05/02 09:05:20; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +224 -110 |
|
||
|Elwoods additions. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.3 |
|
||
|date: 2000/04/30 15:14:25; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +4 -3 |
|
||
|More RCS |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.2 |
|
||
|date: 2000/04/30 14:45:16; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; lines: +5 -0 |
|
||
|Added some RCS keywords. |
|
||
| |
|
||
|revision 1.1 |
|
||
|date: 2000/04/30 14:43:43; author: astrohowto; state: Exp; |
|
||
|Initial revision |
|
||
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|