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3 ** KStars 1.0: A Desktop Planetarium for KDE **
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6 Copyright (c) 2001,2002,2003 by The KStars Team:
8 Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
9 Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de>
10 Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de>
11 Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es>
12 Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu>
13 Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com>
14 Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@gmx.de>
16 KStars is Free Software, released under the GNU Public License.
17 See COPYING for GPL license information.
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21 1. Important URLs and files.
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24 The KStars homepage is: http://edu.kde.org/kstars/
26 You can obtain the latest version at:
27 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22914
29 There are instructions for obtaining the latest CVS build at:
30 http://edu.kde.org/kstars/cvs.html
32 Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL.
34 This is the file README.
37 2. KStars documentation
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40 The KStars handbook can be found in your $(KDEDIR)/share/doc/HTML/<lang>/kstars/
41 directory. You can also easily access it from the Help menu, or by pressing
42 the [F1] key, or by visiting http://edu.kde.org/kstars/handbook/
44 In addition, there are the following README files:
46 README: This file; general information
47 README.planetmath: Explanation of algorithms used to compute planet positions
48 README.customize: Advanced customization options
49 README.images: Copyright information for images used in KStars.
50 README.i18n: Instructions for translators
58 Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
59 Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de>
60 Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de>
61 Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es>
62 Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu>
63 Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com>
64 Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@kde.org>
69 Most of the catalog data came from the Astronomical Data Center, run by
71 http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
73 KStars links to the excellent image collections and HTML pages put together
74 by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, at:
77 KStars links to the online Digitized Sky Survey images, which you can
79 http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form
81 KStars links to images from the HST Heritage project, and from HST
83 http://heritage.stsci.edu
84 http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr.html
86 KStars links to images from the Advanced Observer Program at
87 Kitt Peak National Observatory. If you are interested in astrophotography,
88 you might consider checking out their program:
89 http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/
91 Credits for each image used in the program are listed in README.images
96 KStars is a labor of love. It started as a personal hobby of mine, but
97 very soon after I first posted the code on Sourceforge, it started to
98 attract other developers. I am just completely impressed and gratified
99 by my co-developers. I couldn't ask for a more talented, friendly crew.
100 It goes without saying that KStars would be nowhere near what it is today
101 without their efforts. Together, we've made something we can all be
104 We used (primarily) two books as a guide in writing the algorithms used
106 + "Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator" by Peter Duffett-Smith
107 + "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus
109 Thanks to the developers of Qt and KDE whose peerless API made KStars
110 possible. Thanks also to the tireless efforts of the KDE translation
111 teams, who bring KStars to a global audience.
113 Thanks to everyone at the KDevelop message boards and on irc.kde.org,
114 for answering my frequent questions.
116 Thanks also to the many users who have submitted bug reports or other
120 You're still reading this? :)
121 Well, that's about it. I hope you enjoy KStars!
126 KStars Development Mailing list
129 Send us ideas and feedback!