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 +====== SkyChart / Cartes du Ciel ======
  
 ====== Free software to draw sky charts ====== ====== Free software to draw sky charts ======
-** For use with Linux, Windows, Mac OS X **\\ 
- ​{{:​stars.jpg?​nolink |}}  
  
 +** For use with Linux, Windows, macOS **\\
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-====== You will find on this pages information about the new version 3 of SkyChart / Cartes du Ciel ====== 
  
 Look at the [[en:​news:​start|News]] and [[en:​documentation:​start|Documentation]] for more information about this version. Look at the [[en:​news:​start|News]] and [[en:​documentation:​start|Documentation]] for more information about this version.
  
-[[en:​Download]] the current stable version or the [[en:development_version|last beta version]] and please report any problem [[http://​www.ap-i.net/​mantis/​|here]]. +[[en:​Download]] the current stable version or the [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​skychart/​files/​0-beta/​|last beta version]] and please report any problem [[http://​www.ap-i.net/​mantis/​|here]].
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-Still using Win95/​98/​Me?​ Version 3 as some limitation on this systems. The old version 2.76 that run o­nly with Windows is still available [[http://​astrosurf.com/​astropc/​oldversion/​cartes/​telecharg.html|here]] but no more maintained.  +
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 ====== Description:​ ====== ====== Description:​ ======
 This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data
-in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae.+in many catalogs of stars and nebulae.
 In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown. In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.
  
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 planetarium.  ​ planetarium.  ​
  
 +{{ :​en:​screenshot:​x014_newtoolbar.jpg?​nolink&​600 |}}
 +====== License: ======
  
 +The software itself is released under the [[en:​documentation:​software_license|GPL]] license.
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 +You are free to use any chart or print produced by the program for any use, commercial or not (blog, web publication,​ printed book,...). You can mention Skychart and link to this page, but this is not required. ​
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 +====== Want to help? ======
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 +You can help the project in different way, no need to be a programmer.\\
 +  * Help other user by responding to question on the [[https://​groups.io/​g/​skychart|maillist]]. ​
 +  * Improve the [[contribute|program documentation]].
 +  * Improve the program [[translations|translation]] in your language.
 +  * We also welcome and appreciate your [[https://​sourceforge.net/​p/​skychart/​donate/​|donations]] to help us with the costs of maintaining the web server and the compilation infrastructure.
  
 ====== Credit: ====== ====== Credit: ======
  
-{{:​lazarus.jpg?​nolink|}} Cartes du Ciel Version 3 use [[http://​www.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php|Lazarus/​FreePascal]] compiler and the following component :+{{:​lazarus.jpg?​nolink|}} Cartes du Ciel Version 3 uses [[http://​www.lazarus-ide.org|Lazarus/​FreePascal]] compiler and the following component :
  
 {{:​libsql.png?​nolink|}} The [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​libsql|Libsql]] component to access the SQLite and MySQL database. {{:​libsql.png?​nolink|}} The [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​libsql|Libsql]] component to access the SQLite and MySQL database.
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 {{:​synapse_logo.gif?​nolink|}} Synapse TCP/IP library, by Lukas Gebauer http://​www.ararat.cz/​synapse/​ {{:​synapse_logo.gif?​nolink|}} Synapse TCP/IP library, by Lukas Gebauer http://​www.ararat.cz/​synapse/​
  
-EnhEdits by Paul Warren ​http://​users.uniserve.com/​~hg_soft ​.+EnhEdits by Paul Warren.
  
 XML Parser http://​destructor.de/​xmlparser . XML Parser http://​destructor.de/​xmlparser .
  
 If a JPL ephemeris file DExxx cannot be found, the planets calculation between -3000 and +3000 is based o­n plan404 by [[http://​www.moshier.net/​index.html|Steve Moshier]]. If a JPL ephemeris file DExxx cannot be found, the planets calculation between -3000 and +3000 is based o­n plan404 by [[http://​www.moshier.net/​index.html|Steve Moshier]].
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-Planetary satellites calculation between 1997 and 2020 use [[ftp://​ftp.bdl.fr/​pub/​ephem/​satel/​posxy/​|posxy]] by J.-E. Arlot, Ch. Ruatti, D.T. Vu and W.Thuillot, [[http://​www.bdl.fr/​|Bureau des Longitudes]]. The program diffpos.f was rewritten in Pascal. 
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 ====== Links ====== ====== Links ======
 +[[http://​www.mikehotka.com/​DAS/​index.htm|{{:​deepsky_bannercolor.jpg|}}]]\\
 +[[http://​www.mikehotka.com/​DAS/​index.htm|Deepsky Astronomy Software]] is a very good planner software that [[http://​www.mikehotka.com/​DAS/​cartes.htm|integrates]] with Cartes du Ciel.\\
 +You can now [[http://​www.mikehotka.com/​DAS/​masterdownload.htm|get the full software and data]] for free. 
  
-[[http://www.deepsky2000.com|{{:​deepsky_bannercolor.jpg|}}]] [[http://www.deepsky2000.com|Deepsky Astronomy Software]]+[[http://science-all.com/sakychart-documentation-be.html|Belorussian FAQ translation]]
  
-[[http://​webhostingrating.com/​libs/​sakychart-documentation-be|Belorussian FAQ translation]] 
  
-^ All about Astronomy Software ^ Last source commit ^ +Still using Win95/98/Me? This version does not work on these systemsThe old version 2.76 that runs only with Windows is still available [[http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/oldversion/​download.html|here]] but is not maintained any more. 
-| {{rss>​http:​//astrotips.com/backend.php 8}} | {{rss>​https://​sourceforge.net/​p/​skychart/​code/​feed 8 1h}} | +
-^ Last bug report ^^ +
-| {{rss>http://www.ap-i.net/mantis/issues_rss.php?​project_id=1&​sort=update 8 1h}} ||+
  
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