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--- en:news:gaia_dr1 [2016/09/20 11:47] – pch
+++ en:news:gaia_dr1 [2017/04/05 14:26] (current) – pch
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 You can read more detail about GAIA DR1 in the [[http://gaia.esac.esa.int/documentation/GDR1/index.html|release documentation]]
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+{{ :en:news:gaiadr1_hole.jpg?350|Missing data}}
+DR1 is a preliminary release of the GAIA data and some sky area are still incomplete. \\
+Do not use this data if complete sky coverage is important for you.
+The same limitation with the same "hole" apply to the other catalog based on GAIA DR1, like [[http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/340|UCAC5]] or [[http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/339|HSOY]].
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 You can also download this catalog for local offline use.\\
 The easiest way is to download the catalog I prepare using Bittorent but you have the option to process the original data yourself.\\
-The ready to use catalog include the fields: source_id, ra, dec, phot_g_mean_mag.
+The ready to use catalog include the fields: source_id, ra, dec, phot_g_mean_mag, no search index.
 You can download this catalog using [[wp>BitTorrent_(protocol)|Bittorent]], download size is 19 GB:
   * Get the [[http://ap-i.net/pub/skychart/gaia-dr1/gaia-dr1.torrent|torrent file]]
   * Open the torrent file in your [[wp>Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clients|bittorrent client software]]. You can eventually select only the zone directory you want. Always get the header file gaia.hdr.zip.
-  * Unzip every file to the same directory and open the file gaia.hdr from the Skychart menu Setup/Catalog/Catalog "Add" button.
+  * Unzip every file to the same directory but keep the directory structure. Then open the file gaia.hdr from the Skychart menu Setup/Catalog/Catalog "Add" button.
   * Please keep seeding to help other to get the data!