[Kstars-devel] www/sites/edu/kstars
Akarsh Simha
akarshsimha at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 17:21:28 CET 2009
SVN commit 920697 by asimha:
Updating the KStars feature list on the website.
CCMAIL: kstars-devel at kde.org
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--- trunk/www/sites/edu/kstars/index.php #920696:920697
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<li>Downloadable catalogs including Messier Images, Abell Planetary Nebulae</li>
</ul>
</li>
- <li>Internet links for further information / pictures</li>
- <li>Support for non-western sky cultures</li>
- <li>
+ <li>Corrections for precession, nutation and atmospheric refraction</li>
+ <li>Tools for retrieval of data from Online Databases</li>
+ <li>Scriptable actions using D-Bus</li>
+ <li>Features for Educators and Students:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Adjustable simulation speed in order to view phenomena that happen over long timescales</li>
+ <li>KStars Astrocalculator to access some of the internal calculations of KStars, and also to predict conjunctions etc</li>
+ <li>Astroinfo project to help facilitate learning with the aid of KStars</li>
+ <li>Internet links for further information / pictures of objects</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>Features for Amateur Astronomers:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Observing List tool to plan observations</li>
+ <li>FOV Editor helps calculate field of view of equipment and display them</li>
+ <li>Obtain AAVSO light curves for variable stars</li>
+ <li>What's up tonight tool</li>
+ <li>Altitude vs Time tool</li>
+ <li>Sky Calendar tool</li>
+ </ul>
</ul>
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