Star Catalogues
Matthewg42 (Talk | contribs) |
Matthewg42 (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
{| cellpadding=4 border=1 | {| cellpadding=4 border=1 | ||
| − | |''File name'' || ''Star Count'' || ''Magnitude Range'' || ''RAM needed'' | + | |''File name'' || ''Star Count'' || ''Magnitude Range'' || ''File Size'' || ''RAM needed'' || ''Availability'' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_0_0v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_0_0v0_0.cat || 5,013 || m < 6.0 || 138K || 256M || In default package |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_1_0v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_1_0v0_0.cat || 21,999 || 6.0 <= m < 7.5 || 602K || 256M || In default package |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_2_0v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_2_0v0_0.cat || 151,516 || 7.5 <= m < 9.0 || 4.1M || 256M || In default package |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_3_0v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_3_0v0_0.cat || 434,064 || 9.0 <= m < 10.5 || 4.2M || 256M || In default package |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_4_1v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_4_1v0_0.cat || 1,725,497 || 10.5 <= m < 12.0 || 17M || 512M || Separate download |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_5_1v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_5_1v0_0.cat || 7,669,011 || 12.0 <= m < 13.5 || 44M || 512M || Separate download |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_6_2v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_6_2v0_0.cat || 26,615,233 || 13.5 <= m < 15.0 || 153M || 512M || Separate download |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_7_2v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_7_2v0_0.cat || 57,826,266 || 15.0 <= m < 16.5 || 333M || 512M (just!) || Separate download |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |stars_8_2v0_0.cat || | + | |stars_8_2v0_0.cat || 116,923,084 || 16.5 <= m < 18.0 || 674M ||1024M? || Separate download |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 6 June 2007
In Stellarium version 0.9.0, star catalogues are split into 9 files, which contain stars of varying brightness. These files can be found in the <installation directory>/stars/default/. Only the smaller four of these files come with Stellarium in the main package to keep the size manageable.
Here is a list of all available catalogues. The RAM needed column is an estimate. (MNG managed to load file 7 with 512 M ram, but only just. YMMV).
| File name | Star Count | Magnitude Range | File Size | RAM needed | Availability |
| stars_0_0v0_0.cat | 5,013 | m < 6.0 | 138K | 256M | In default package |
| stars_1_0v0_0.cat | 21,999 | 6.0 <= m < 7.5 | 602K | 256M | In default package |
| stars_2_0v0_0.cat | 151,516 | 7.5 <= m < 9.0 | 4.1M | 256M | In default package |
| stars_3_0v0_0.cat | 434,064 | 9.0 <= m < 10.5 | 4.2M | 256M | In default package |
| stars_4_1v0_0.cat | 1,725,497 | 10.5 <= m < 12.0 | 17M | 512M | Separate download |
| stars_5_1v0_0.cat | 7,669,011 | 12.0 <= m < 13.5 | 44M | 512M | Separate download |
| stars_6_2v0_0.cat | 26,615,233 | 13.5 <= m < 15.0 | 153M | 512M | Separate download |
| stars_7_2v0_0.cat | 57,826,266 | 15.0 <= m < 16.5 | 333M | 512M (just!) | Separate download |
| stars_8_2v0_0.cat | 116,923,084 | 16.5 <= m < 18.0 | 674M | 1024M? | Separate download |
To try out the large catalogue files download them from here, and put then in the stars/default sub-directory of the Installation Data Directory.
NOTE: when downloading from this page, do not right-click and save as - left click. These are not direct download links - they are links to the list of download mirrors. Left click on them, and wait for your download to start.
