Which Catalogues Are Available In SkySafari 6 Pro? (Answer: More Than A 100 Different Catalogs)
Just the same question. Which catalogues are available in SkySafarie 6 pro ?
IC, Messier, NGC and HD
Thanks for answers
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Chris This is a good question and one that hasn't ever been fully answered. Those you listed out are definitely included. It's very rare for an object you'll read about anywhere to not be included in SS Pro.
Here's the response I got from Bill some time ago when asking for a full list of included catalogs:
Yes, that might be nice but there really isn't a comprehensive list. In reality there are probably more than a 100 different catalogs. You can get a sense for the common catalogs by using the Planner and selecting a category like "Planetary Nebulae". Then click on a few to show the object info and you can see the various catalog designations. There are some really obscure ones.
So maybe a list of common catalogs might be nice. I'm not sure how useful a list of 100+ catalog designations would be.
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mmxHD Okay, thanks first.
But nebulae are also included because the app description says that they contain the best galaxies but not a word of nebulae is neither on the page nor in the App Store.
One more question: are the catalogs complete or are only the best known ones included like in Star Walk 2 ? -
Chris No problem. The main catalogs, NGC, Messier, IC, are all complete. I'm not sure about Collinder, Sharpless, etc, but I don't think you'll ever find a shortage in objects in the pro database.
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mmxHD Thanks for the quick answers
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