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--- en:news:urat1_catalog [2015/04/24 08:53] – [Build a local catalog for Skychart] pch
+++ en:news:urat1_catalog [2015/11/06 20:43] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 significant improvement in positional precision as compared to UCAC.
-{{ :en:screenshot:x010_m13_urat1.png?350|}}
+{{ :en:screenshot:x010_m13_urat1.jpg?350|M13 with URAT1 catalog}}
   * Observational catalog, i.e. mean positions of stars at mean epoch of URAT observing (between 2012.3 and 2014.6), on the International Celestial Reference System (ICRS).
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 You can show the URAT1 catalog data for a specific area in Skychart without downloading the full catalog by using the [[en:documentation:catalog#vo_catalog|Virtual Observatory interface]].
-Start by zooming to a small sky area of the northern hemisphere, about 30 arcmin width, choice preferably Equatorial coordinates.\\
+Start by zooming to a small sky area of the northern hemisphere, about 30 arcmin width, use preferably Equatorial coordinates.\\
 Be sure the button "Show Virtual Observatory data" is checked.{{:en:news:vo_urat0.png|}}\\
 Open the menu Setup -> Catalog -> VO Catalog, click the Add button.
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   cd URAT1
   wget --mirror ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/I/329/URAT1/
+  mv cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/I/329/URAT1/* .
+  cd ..
+In the "access" directory compile the v1dump program. You need a Fortran compiler, for example gfortran, available in every Linux distribution or on Windows with [[https://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] or [[http://www.mingw.org/|Mingw]].\\
-In the "access" directory compile the v1dump program. You need a Fortran compiler, for example gfortran, available in every Linux distribution or on Windows with [[https://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] or [[http://www.mingw.org/|Mingw]].
   cd URAT1/access
   gfortran -o v1dump v1dump.f v1sub.f
+  cd ../..
+For convenience for Windows users you can also download a [[http://www.ap-i.net/pub/skychart/urat/v1dump.zip|precompiled v1dump.exe]]
-Run v1dump to extract the data from the binary files to a new "asc" directory.
+Run v1dump to extract the data from the binary files to a new "asc" directory. Response to prompt are in bold.
   cd URAT1
   mkdir asc
   cd access
   ./v1dump
   dump URAT binary data to ASCII
   hit "enter" to accept defaults or enter new values
-  path input = /d01/urat/v12/                          ../v12/
+  path input = /d01/urat/v12/
+**../v12/**
   binary data are stored in LINUX-style sequence
   some computers (PC-style) need a byteflip
-  byte flip (Y/N) ?  N  N
+  byte flip (Y/N) ?  N
-  path output= ./                                      ../asc/
+**N**
-  first, last zone (326..900) to handle now =  326 327  326 900
+  path output= ./
+**../asc/**
+  first, last zone (326..900) to handle now =  326 327
+**326 900**
   enter column separator character (default = blank)
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   ... output to   = ../asc/z326.asc
   ...
+  ... output to   = ../asc/z900.asc
+  cd ..
 Download the example project file for Skychart Catgen from http://www.ap-i.net/pub/skychart/urat/urat1.prj.zip