[AZ-Observing] Re: Corwin NGC/IC files at VizieR

Thanks for the information. CDS has provided some very nice tools with 
Vizier, Aladin, and Simbad. And for free, it appears.
Stan

Brian Skiff wrote:

>     In the last few weeks Harold Corwin has prepared files derived
>from the NGC/IC Web site for his coordinate and identifications lists
>in a form suitable for the Strasbourg VizieR catalogue-query utility.
>The files were made available today (10 Aug), and can be queried
>through VizieR or downloaded in bulk form.  The ReadMe page has
>further details:
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>http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?VII/239
>
>If you do a VizieR search on a specific object, the returned report
>will include a link to Harold's notes and "puzzle solutions" texts.
>     I should perhaps mention that quite a number of us were
>involved in helping Harold compile this through IDs etc over the
>last, um, 20+ years.  This will be the first time the complete dataset
>will have significant exposure in the professional community.
>
>\Brian
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