Star Data on ames.arc.nasa.gov

Derek Wildstar writes:
> Could you possibly make the raw file available (or give an FTP site
> and file name/path where I could pick it up from)?

I found my copy on ames.arc.nasa.gov, path pub/SPACE/FAQ, files stars.data
(raw data file) and stars.doc (explanation).  I have massaged my version
somewhat, and I can upload a copy with rectangular coordinates (to twenty
decimal places, even though two is overkill) and some hand-entered information
if someone is willing to keep it at their ftp site.

If you have access to a friendly local university physical science library,
look for the book.  It has more catalog numbers, notes on most of the binary
star systems, and a better explanation of the individual values than the
online copy does.  The book is 'Royal Observatory Annals Number 5: Catalogue
of Stars within twenty-five parsecs of the Sun' (sic), author Sir Richard
Woolley & co.

Jack Dietz
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