cdc

Cartes de ciel is a skychart program

Version : 2.76
Author(s) : Patrick Chevalley
License : GPL
Website : http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

Installs from Open Source Astronomy for Linux cd 1
Disk space required for installation is 27.82 Mb

After the package is installed it can be accessed using the command


		/opt/astro/bin/startcdc

A shortcut will be installed in the KDE/GNOME desktop menu system,
as an entry in the Astronomy submenu

Screenshots

Summary

This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of 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.