SoK project is done

[Hans]

Congratulations to Aniketh for completing the project !

-- Hans

Cojocaru Raphael wrote on 20170215:
> Hi guys!
> 
> 
> As you probably know, this year KStars took part in Season of KDE program.
> Our project was called “Update KStars Images for Messier Objects” and aimed
> to collect a new and complete set of images for the whole Messier Catalog
> along with orientation (angle from north) and pixel scale (arcsecs/pixel)
> for each object.   The project was a real success, having Aniketh as
> student. He worked constantly and followed all the required steps for
> completing this project.   Firstly, we had to find out the best sources. A
> good source was a reliable source and at the same time a source that
> provides us the data needed (orientation and pixel scale) along with the
> image itself.
> 
> After we found the sources for each Messier object, Aniketh collected the
> data and took care of the image background. All the images had to be processed
> for overlaying onto KStars SkyMap, so each of them must have transparency
> where the background sky is. Aniketh came with a clever idea and thus,
> removing the background has been done easily by using a Python program.
> Also, if for any Messier object the data required was missing, Aniketh
> asked the author personally in order to get it.
> 
> 
> 
> The next and final step was solving the legal issues regarding authors’
> rights. After a discussion with Jasem, we decided over a CC license (
> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ). Then, Aniketh asked all
> authors if they agree with it. He succeeded on this too, all authors giving
> their permission.
> 
> 
> 
> All the work can be found in the following public repository:
> 
> https://github.com/Aniketh01/SoK-KStars
> 
> 
> 
> As I suggested, for each Messier object, Aniketh kept the following:
> 
> 
> 
> -         The image processed
> 
> -         The original image (raw image)
> 
> -         The data
> 
> -         An evidence of copyright approval
> 
> 
> 
> Now, since this project is complete, the images can be integrated in KStars
> and thus, the old images can be replaced.
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Raphael