Appendix 1: Object types known to StarTrak
When adding an object to the StarTrak database, it can be categorised as one of the following:
- Diffuse nebula
- Globular cluster
- Open cluster
- Planetary nebula
- Spiral galaxy
- Elliptical galaxy
- Irregular galaxy
- Single star
- Multiple star
- Variable star
- Dark nebula
- Supernova remnant
- Quasar
- Radio source
- X-ray source
- (this field can also be left blank, which is appropriate if the object type is unknown).
Appendix 2: Objects in the StarTrak database
In addition to our solar system's planets, the database contains the objects listed below. Users of StarTrak may of course add others, and this table contains blank lines for recording these.
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NGC code |
Alt.Name3 |
Alt.Name4 |
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M1 |
NGC 1952 |
Crab Nebula |
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M2 |
NGC7089 |
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M3 |
NGC5272 |
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M4 |
NGC6121 |
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M5 |
NGC5904 |
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M6 |
NGC6405 |
Butterfly Cluster |
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M7 |
NGC6475 |
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M8 |
NGC6523 |
Lagoon Nebula |
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M9 |
NGC6333 |
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M10 |
NGC6254 |
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M11 |
NGC6705 |
Wild Duck Cluster |
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M12 |
NGC6218 |
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M13 |
NGC6205 |
Great Hercules Cluster |
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M14 |
NGC6402 |
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M15 |
NGC7078 |
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M16 |
NGC6611 |
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M17 |
NGC6618 |
Omega or Horseshoe Nebula |
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M18 |
NGC6613 |
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M19 |
NGC6273 |
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M20 |
NGC6514 |
Trifid Nebula |
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M21 |
NGC6531 |
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M22 |
NGC6656 |
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M23 |
NGC6494 |
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M25 |
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M26 |
NGC6694 |
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M27 |
NGC6853 |
Dumbbell Nebula |
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M28 |
NGC6626 |
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M29 |
NGC6913 |
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M30 |
NGC7099 |
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M31 |
NGC224 |
Andromeda Spiral |
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M32 |
NGC221 |
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M33 |
NGC598 |
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M34 |
NGC1039 |
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M35 |
NGC2168 |
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M36 |
NGC1960 |
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M37 |
NGC2099 |
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M38 |
NGC1912 |
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M39 |
NGC7092 |
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M41 |
NGC2287 |
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M42 |
NGC1976 |
Orion Nebula |
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M43 |
NGC1982 |
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M44 |
NGC2632 |
Beehive, or Praesepe |
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M45 |
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Pleiades |
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M46 |
NGC2437 |
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M47 |
NGC2422 |
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M48 |
NGC2548 |
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M49 |
NGC4472 |
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M50 |
NGC2323 |
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M51 |
NGC5194 |
Whirlpool Galaxy |
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M52 |
NGC7654 |
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M53 |
NGC5024 |
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M54 |
NGC6715 |
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M55 |
NGC6809 |
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M56 |
NGC6779 |
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M57 |
NGC6720 |
Ring Nebula |
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M58 |
NGC4579 |
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M59 |
NGC4621 |
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M60 |
NGC4649 |
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M61 |
NGC4303 |
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M62 |
NGC6266 |
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M63 |
NGC5055 |
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M64 |
NGC4826 |
Blackeye Galaxy |
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M65 |
NGC3623 |
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M66 |
NGC3627 |
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M67 |
NGC2682 |
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M68 |
NGC4590 |
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M69 |
NGC6637 |
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M70 |
NGC6681 |
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M71 |
NGC6838 |
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M72 |
NGC6981 |
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M74 |
NGC628 |
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M75 |
NGC6864 |
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M76 |
NGC6501 |
Little Dumbbell Nebula |
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M77 |
NGC1068 |
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M78 |
NGC2068 |
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M79 |
NGC1904 |
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M80 |
NGC6093 |
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M81 |
NGC3031 |
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M82 |
NGC3034 |
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M83 |
NGC5236 |
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M84 |
NGC4374 |
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M85 |
NGC4382 |
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M86 |
NGC4406 |
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M87 |
NGC4486 |
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M88 |
NGC4501 |
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M89 |
NGC4552 |
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M90 |
NGC4569 |
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M91 |
NGC4548 |
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M92 |
NGC6341 |
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M93 |
NGC2447 |
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M94 |
NGC4736 |
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M95 |
NGC3351 |
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M96 |
NGC3368 |
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M97 |
NGC3587 |
Owl Nebula |
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M98 |
NGC4192 |
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M99 |
NGC4254 |
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M100 |
NGC4321 |
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M101 |
NGC5457 |
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M103 |
NGC581 |
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M104 |
NGC4594 |
Sombrero Galaxy |
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M105 |
NGC3379 |
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M106 |
NGC4258 |
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M107 |
NGC6171 |
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M108 |
NGC3556 |
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M109 |
NGC3992 |
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M110 |
NGC205 |
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Altair |
Alpha Aquilae |
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Capella |
Alpha Aurigae |
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Arcturus |
Alpha Bootis |
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Sirius |
Alpha Canis Majoris |
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NGC6543 |
Cats Eye Nebula |
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Procyon |
Alpha Canis Minoris |
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Alpha Centauri |
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Castor |
Alpha Geminorum |
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Pollux |
Beta Geminorum |
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Regulus |
Alpha Leonis |
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Vega |
Alpha Lyrae |
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Betelgeuse |
Alpha Orionis |
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Rigel |
Beta Orionis |
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Algol |
Beta Persei |
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Antares |
Alpha Scorpii |
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Aldebaran |
Alpha Tauri |
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Al Nath |
Beta Tauri |
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Dubhe |
Alpha Ursa Majoris |
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Merak |
Beta Ursa Majoris |
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Phecda |
Gamma Ursa Majoris |
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Megrez |
Delta Ursa Majoris |
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Alioth |
Epsilon Ursa Majoris |
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Mizar |
Zeta Ursa Majoris |
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Alkaid |
Eta Ursa Majoris |
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Polaris |
Alpha Ursa Minoris |
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Spica |
Alpha Virginis |
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Appendix 3: Constellation names
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Constellation |
Abbreviation |
Genitive |
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Andromeda |
And |
Andromedae |
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Antlia |
Ant |
Antliae |
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Apus |
Aps |
Apodis |
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Aquarius |
Aqr |
Aquarii |
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Aquila |
Aql |
Aquilae |
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Ara |
Ara |
Arae |
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Aries |
Ari |
Arietis |
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Auriga |
Aur |
Aurigae |
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Boötes |
Boo |
Boötis |
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Caelum |
Cae |
Caeli |
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Camelopardalis |
Cam |
Camelopardilis |
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Cancer |
Cnc |
Cancri |
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Canes Venatici |
CVn |
Canum Venaticorum |
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Canis Major |
CMa |
Canis Majoris |
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Canis Minor |
CMi |
Canis Minoris |
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Capricornus |
Cap |
Capricorni |
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Carina |
Car |
Carinae |
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Cassiopeia |
Cas |
Cassiopeiae |
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Centaurus |
Cen |
Centauri |
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Cepheus |
Cep |
Cephei |
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Cetus |
Cet |
Ceti |
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Chamaeleon |
Cha |
Chamaeleonis |
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Circinus |
Cir |
Circini |
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Columba |
Col |
Columbae |
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Coma Berenices |
Com |
Coma Berenicis |
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Corona Australis |
CrA |
Coronae Australis |
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Corona Borealis |
CrB |
Coronae Borealis |
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Corvus |
Crv |
Corvi |
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Crater |
Crt |
Crateris |
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Crux Australis |
Cru |
Crucis |
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Cygnus |
Cyg |
Cygni |
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Delphinus |
Del |
Delphini |
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Dorado |
Dor |
Doradus |
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Draco |
Dra |
Draconis |
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Equuleus |
Equ |
Equulei |
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Eridanus |
Eri |
Eridani |
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Fornax |
For |
Fornacis |
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Gemini |
Gem |
Geminorum |
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Grus |
Gru |
Gruis |
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Hercules |
Her |
Herculis |
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Horologium |
Hor |
Horologii |
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Hydra |
Hya |
Hydrae |
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Hydrus |
Hyi |
Hydri |
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Indus |
Ind |
Indi |
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Lacerta |
Lac |
Lacertae |
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Leo |
Leo |
Leonis |
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Leo Minor |
LMi |
Leonis Minoris |
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Lepus |
Lep |
Leporis |
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Libra |
Lib |
Librae |
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Lupus |
Lup |
Lupi |
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Lynx |
Lyn |
Lyncis |
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Lyra |
Lyr |
Lyrae |
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Mensa |
Men |
Mensae |
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Microscopium |
Mic |
Microscopii |
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Monoceros |
Mon |
Monocerotis |
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Musca Australis |
Mus |
Muscae |
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Norma |
Nor |
Normae |
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Octans |
Oct |
Octantis |
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Ophiuchus |
Oph |
Ophiuchi |
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Orion |
Ori |
Orionis |
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Pavo |
Pav |
Pavonis |
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Pegasus |
Peg |
Pegasi |
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Perseus |
Per |
Persei |
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Phoenix |
Phe |
Phoenicis |
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Pictor |
Pic |
Pictoris |
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Pisces |
Psc |
Piscium |
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Piscis Austrinus |
PsA |
Piscis Austrini |
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Puppis |
Pup |
Puppis |
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Pyxis |
Pyx |
Pyxidis |
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Reticulum |
Ret |
Reticuli |
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Sagitta |
Sge |
Sagittae |
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Sagittarius |
Sgr |
Sagittarii |
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Scorpius |
Sco |
Scorpii |
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Sculptor |
Scl |
Sculptoris |
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Scutum |
Sct |
Scuti |
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Serpens |
Ser |
Serpentis |
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Sextans |
Sex |
Sextantis |
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Taurus |
Tau |
Tauri |
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Telescopium |
Tel |
Telescopii |
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Triangulum |
Tri |
Trianguli |
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Triangulum Australe |
TrA |
Trianguli Australis |
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Tucana |
Tuc |
Tucanae |
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Ursa Major |
UMa |
Ursae Majoris |
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Ursa Minor |
UMi |
Ursae Minoris |
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Vela |
Vel |
Velorum |
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Virgo |
Vir |
Virginis |
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Volans |
Vol |
Volantis |
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Vulpecula |
Vul |
Vulpeculae |
Appendix 4: Loading StarTrak on to your Psion
The StarTrak program and database comprise four files which must be transferred to your Psion computer:
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Stardata.odb |
This file contains data on the night sky objects, such as name, magnitude, distance, and right-ascension / declination. This file must be located in the \OPD directory of the internal drive of your Psion. |
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Obsdata.odb |
This file contains data on the observatory locations loaded in your Psion. This file must be located in the \OPD directory of the internal drive of your Psion. |
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Savedata.odb |
This file contains data automatically stored (by StarTrak) between observing sessions, for example the name of the last object you were observing, the name of the observatory, the time difference between the Psion clock and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This file must be located in the \OPD directory of the internal drive of your Psion. |
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Startrak.opo |
This is the program which manages the database and computes the positions of objects, as viewed from the chosen observatory. This program file would normally be located in the \OPO directory of the internal drive of your Psion, but you can keep on a Flash SSD RAM module if you wish (the Flash SSD RAM module must then be inserted into the Psion for StarTrak to operate). |
These four files can be downloaded to your PC from StarTrak's website (http://www.startrak.co.uk) as a single self-extracting zip file called Strakz.exe. After Strakz.exe has been downloaded, double-click on its icon to extract the four files destined for the Psion.
To transfer the four files from your PC to your Psion, you will need the necessary connection cable and software (such as PsiWin) from Psion. However, if several people wish to use StarTrak on their Psions, once the necessary files have been loaded onto one Psion (e.g. using PsiWin), then StarTrak can be copied from one Psion to another via a Flash RAM module.
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