FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: SAO Database

[Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     hmmm...the more-or-less identical catalogue is available from the
CDS-Strasbourg either as a bulk catalogue or instantaneously searchable
using their VizieR query utility.  Details here:

http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?V/15

The SAO itself of course has been superceded about a half dozen times,
so if you actually want a precise position, it's best to look elsewhere.
The current choice is Tycho-2, but this will soon be replaced for stars
from mag. 8 and fainter by UCAC2, due out Any Day Now (probably a month
or six weeks before it's at VizieR).  Tycho-2 and UCAC1 can also be
obtained/searched using VizieR, as can 3000+ other files.  Start exploring:

http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/VizieR


\Brian
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