[Kstars-devel] KStars - Star database matters.

[Jasem Mutlaq]

> The situation for deep sky objects is much more unified, in that Meade can
> make use of NGC, IC and Messier index numbers, which are also recognised in
> the KStars environment. Also, the "detail" panel for deep sky objects, does
> show the catalogue information, and common name, e.g. for the Pinwheel
> Galaxy, in addition to the popular name, the detail panel also lists: M
> 101, NGC 5457 and PGC 50063. I feel sure this type of information could
> also be presented on the star detail panel, hopefully to include both the
> HIP and SAO index numbers.
>
> I would be pleased to have your comments on the above contribution,
> especially if it is believed an enhancement to KStars could be made which
> implements these suggestions.

Please file a feature request in bugs.kde.org so we can implement this feature 
in the future (most likely KDE 4.1). Exporting Meade tours should be trivial, 
and can be added later as an option to the Observing List tool.

Jasem