Hi

Here is my opinion of the ongoing discussion of various alternative
astronomical programs: Yes, there is other software around that
can plot
the Tycho star catalog, the SAO or the GSC and various . But I
think that the most important feature of Guide compared to these
products
is its enormous flexibility. There is nearly nothing you cannot do
with it, its file formats are open and well documented (or else you
can always ask Bill for some binary file formats), and it is very
easy to link own data with Guide.


Hartwig

H. Luethen
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