Thanks Rod. XEphem (also described at
<
http://www.apex.net.au/~twalker/linuxastro.html>) is still in distros,
just the website has gone "404" apparently.
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:32:07 -0700, Rod Heyd <
rsheyd@gmail.com> wrote:
...
>
> Incidentally, most of the "big telescopes" run by Steward Observatory
> at the U of A, actually use a DOS program called PC-TCS. The main
> reason being that you get the best pointing and tracking accuracy from
> a non-multitasking OS, since you never know when some process might
> interrupt your clock and potentially alter the telescope positioning.
>
Good point. Also starts my head spinning when I think of the database
requirements. A "big telescope" would need data on millions of sky
objects. That, with the DOS version of a gui would stress DOS a tad!
Gene
PS: That COX address isn't mine, I checked. :-)
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