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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
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docs: Added UNIX V10 Manuals
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diff --git a/static/v10/man7/scat.7 b/static/v10/man7/scat.7 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..40b7bee4 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man7/scat.7 @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +.TH SCAT 7 +.CT 1 inst_info +.SH NAME +scat \- sky catalogue +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B scat +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Scat +looks up items in catalogues of objects +outside the solar system. +Items are read, one per line, from the standard input, and their +descriptions or cross-index listings (suitable for input to +.IR scat ) +are printed on the standard output. +An item is in one of the following formats: +.TP +.B ngc1234 +Number 1234 in the Revised New General Catalogue of +Nonstellar Objects. +The output identifies the type +.RB( eg =galaxy, +.BR pn =planetary +nebula, +.BR gc =globular +cluster, +.BR oc =open +cluster, +.BR dn =diffuse +nebula or +.BR nc =nebular +cluster), +possibly contained within the Large Magellanic Cloud +.RB ( in\ lmc ) +or Small +Magellanic Cloud +.RB ( in\ smc ), +its position in 2000.0 coordinates +and galactic coordinates, and a brief description. +.TP +.B sao12345 +Number 12345 in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Star Catalogue. +Output identifies the visual and photographic magnitudes, +2000.0 coordinates, proper motion, spectral type, multiplicity and variability +class, and HD number. +.TP +.B m4 +Catalog number 4 in Messier's catalog. +The output is the NGC number. +.TP +\f5"alpha umi"\fP +Star names are provided in double quotes. +Known names are the Greek +letter designations, proper names such as Betelgeuse, and bright variable stars. +Constellation names must be the three-letter abbreviations. +The output +is the SAO number. +For non-Greek names, SAO numbers and names are listed for all stars with +names for which the given name is a prefix. +.TP +.B 12h34m -16 +Coordinates in the sky are translated to the nearest `patch', +approximately one square degree of sky. +The output is the coordinates identifying the patch, +the constellations touching the patch, and the NGC and SAO +objects in the patch. +.TP +.B c umi +Gives voluminous output consisting of the patches covering the +named constellation. +.SH FILES +.F /n/kwee/usr/rob/sky2/*.sky +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR sky (7) +.br +.B /n/kwee/usr/rob/sky2/constelnames +for the three-letter abbreviations of the constellation names. +.SH BUGS +The database is fine, but the program is feeble. +.br +Coordinates printed by the program in +the listings for SAO and NGC objects are not understood as input. |
