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Old March 20th 12, 05:15 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Andre[_2_]
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What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

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Andre
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Old March 20th 12, 05:51 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On 3/20/12 12:15 AM, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


Try: http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html

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Old March 20th 12, 06:16 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Mar 19, 10:15*pm, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


This one will keep you busy for months...

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/...constellations

\Paul A
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Old March 20th 12, 06:17 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Andre[_2_]
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On Tuesday, 20 March 2012 01:51:11 UTC-4, Sam Wormley wrote:
On 3/20/12 12:15 AM, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


Try: http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html


Very nice. Thank you.

Andre
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Old March 20th 12, 06:35 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Tuesday, 20 March 2012 02:16:35 UTC-4, palsing wrote:
On Mar 19, 10:15*pm, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


This one will keep you busy for months...

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/...constellations

\Paul A


Someone beat you to it but thanks.

Andre
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Old March 20th 12, 11:59 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
William Hamblen[_2_]
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On 2012-03-20, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


Simbad has the most data. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/

Bud

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Old March 23rd 12, 04:55 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Andre[_2_]
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On Tuesday, 20 March 2012 19:59:29 UTC-4, William Hamblen wrote:
On 2012-03-20, Andre wrote:
What would be the best website to use for accurate star properties: distance, magnitude, colour, temperature, etc.

Thanks

Andre


Simbad has the most data. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/

Bud


Looks quite interesting.

Thank you

Andre
 




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