Starstuff Types

🚧 This is still a work in progress!!! 🚧

A simple star catalog parser and primitive types for star coordinates and astronomical times.

Note: currently supports the Yale Bright Stars Catalog, the Hipparcos Catalog, and the Open Source Bright Star Catalog. Run the get_data.sh script to fetch the catalogs.

Notes

• Open Source Bright Star Catalog documentation is a very good summary of typical astronomical data and the challenges working with it.
• Constellation lines based on star ID (OSBSC)
• Long Term Precession and nutation algorithms