** Subject: Guide7 und NameList 75 Variable Stars TDF

Eric-Sven Vesting Apr 15, 2000

Hi all listmembers,

this may be of interest to some of us:

>Taichi Kato schrieb:
>>
>> Name List 75 Variable Stars TDF (Greaves)
>>
>> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:21:24 +0000
>> From: JG <jgts@...>
>>
>> A new list of variables has sneaked out whilst I haven't been looking.
>>
>> IBVS 4870 will announce the 75th Name List of Variable Stars from the
>> Sternberg Institute, details are at:-
>>
>> http://www.sai.msu.su/groups/cluster/gcvs/gcvs/new.htm
>>
>> with the relevant datafiles being available via:-
>>
>> ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/groups/cluster/gcvs/gcvs/nl75/
>>
>> Given the usual trend nowadays, this data will probably be incorporated
>> into the next GCVS 4.n update.
>>
>> Guide 7 users can utilise this data directly by downloading from this
>> site the file 'table1.dat' and placing it in their Guide home directory,
>> along with the simple TDF file below.
>>
>> Labelled stars drawn to magnitude at maximum [of passband] will appear
>> for fields smaller than 20 degrees, and right clicking on any one will
>> give information, with MORE INFO available.
>>
>> All users should note that table2.dat at the above ftp site gives cross
>> ID details for these stars.
>>
>> Cut and paste the following text shown _between_ the rows of -----------
>> below, and save it as an ascii text file called NL75var.tdf in your
>> Guide home directory along with the file table1.dat, and enjoy! It will
>> be called '75th Name List Variable Stars' in the Toggle User Datasets
>> Dialogue. GOTO TDF will work as usual.
>>
>> [NB the '~' symbol below is the 'tilda' or 'approximate' symbol. Some
>> of the longer lines starting with this symbol may get wrapped on email
>> transferal. _All_ long lines after 'mag 55 5' and before 'epoch 2000'
>> _must_ begin with a '~', so lack of this should highlight what, if
>> anything, has become wrapped and in need of correction].
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Greaves
>> UK
>>
>> >
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>---------------------------
>> >
>> > file table1.dat
>> > title 75th Name List Variable Stars
>> > RA H 36 2
>> > RA M 38 2
>> > RA S 40 4
>> > de d 45 3
>> > de m 47 2
>> > de s 49 2
>> > text 7 9
>> > mag 55 5
>> > ~b 7 9 %s/n
>> > ~r 1 5 Number %s/n
>> > ~r 36 2 /nRA2000 : %sh
>> > ~r 38 2 %sm
>> > ~r 40 4 %ss
>> > ~r 45 3 /nDec2000 : %sd
>> > ~r 47 2 %s'
>> > ~r 49 2 %s''/n/n
>> > ~b 55 5 Max mag : %s/n
>> > ~b 62 11 Min mag or Ampl. : %s/n
>> > ~b 73 2 Passband : %s/n
>> > ~b 76 7 /nType : %s/n
>> > ~r 84 7 /nRefs : %s/n
>> > ~r 1 5 /nuses
>> > ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/groups/cluster/gcvs/gcvs/nl75/table1.dat
>> > ~r 1 5 /n/nRef: IBVS 4870,2000,E.V.Kazarovets,N.N.Samus,O.V.Durlevich
>> >
>> > epoch 2000
>> > offset 270
>> > sort 1
>> > type 6
>> > goto case
>> > goto spaces
>> > label spaces
>> > field 0 900
>> > mag lim 0
>> > shown 3
>> > end
>> >
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>------
>>
>> (Note the leading ''>'' has been inserted to avoid tilda marks to be
>> interpreted as mailer commands).

>With no comment:
>
>Taichi Kato schrieb:
>>
>> Re: Name List 75 Variable Stars TDF (Greaves)
>>
>> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:36:58 +0000
>> From: JG <jgts@...>
>> Subject: Errata to NameList75 TDF
>>
>> An unfortunate error exists in the Guide 7 NL75var.TDF program I posted
>> earlier!!!
>>
>> > The lines:-
>> >
>> > de m 47 2
>> > de s 49 2
>> >
>> > should actually read:-
>> >
>> > de m 48 2
>> > de s 50 2
>> >
>> > and similarly the lines
>> >
>> > ~r 47 2 %s'
>> > ~r 49 2 %s''/n/n
>> >
>> > should read:-
>> >
>> > ~r 48 2 %s'
>> > ~r 50 2 %s''/n/n
>> >
>> > [bugger!]
>> >
>> > These are simple 'slip of the finger' errors easily fixed with a text
>> > editor, but they will result in the objects being plotted and noted at
>> > the wrong declination if not corrected!
>>
>> Humblest apologies to all!!!!
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Greaves
>> UK
>>
>> (Again the leading ''>'' has been inserted).

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Eric-Sven Vesting



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