Prepare different sky maps for a particular observation
Cartes du Ciel enables the user to draw sky charts, using the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae. In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.
The purpose of this program is to prepare different sky maps for a particular observation. A large number of parameters help you to choose specifically or automatically which catalogs to use, the colour and the dimension of stars and nebulae, the representation of planets, the display of labels and coordinate grids, the superposition of pictures, the condition of visibility and more.
All these features make this celestial atlas more complete than a conventional planetarium.
The purpose of this program is to prepare different sky maps for a particular observation. A large number of parameters help you to choose specifically or automatically which catalogs to use, the colour and the dimension of stars and nebulae, the representation of planets, the display of labels and coordinate grids, the superposition of pictures, the condition of visibility and more.
All these features make this celestial atlas more complete than a conventional planetarium.
What's New in This Release:
Major changes:
· Change of the catalog index format. An index record was previously pointing directly to the RA,DEC coordinates. Now the index point to a catalog record.
· This allow to process the stars proper motion for a correct location at any epoch.
· his also help to display the object label and full detail even if it is not visible with the current chart setting.
· Because of this change you need to reinstall the stars and dso additional catalog from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/skychart/files/0-beta/catalog/
· This also upgrade the WDS, GCVS, PGC catalog to the latest 2012 version.
· If you make you own catalog with Catgen you can rebuild your catalog to take advantage of the change but the old index still work as before.
New options:
· New Hammer-Aitoff projection.
· Option to not set the cylindrical projection equator to the chart center.
· Rotate the label of the planet simulation perpendicular to the orbit.
· Reduced label overlap (Display/Labels/Automatically optimize th...
Major changes:
· Change of the catalog index format. An index record was previously pointing directly to the RA,DEC coordinates. Now the index point to a catalog record.
· This allow to process the stars proper motion for a correct location at any epoch.
· his also help to display the object label and full detail even if it is not visible with the current chart setting.
· Because of this change you need to reinstall the stars and dso additional catalog from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/skychart/files/0-beta/catalog/
· This also upgrade the WDS, GCVS, PGC catalog to the latest 2012 version.
· If you make you own catalog with Catgen you can rebuild your catalog to take advantage of the change but the old index still work as before.
New options:
· New Hammer-Aitoff projection.
· Option to not set the cylindrical projection equator to the chart center.
· Rotate the label of the planet simulation perpendicular to the orbit.
· Reduced label overlap (Display/Labels/Automatically optimize th...
| Publisher | : | Patrick Chevalley |
|---|---|---|
| License | : | Freeware |
| Size/OS: | : | 29.3 MB / Windows All |
| Date | : | March 18th, 2013 |
Download | : | Cartes du Ciel 3.8 / 3.9 Beta |
