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Many Internet sites have been crucial for the development of this piece of software. Maybe some of them are also interesting to other people writing astronomical computer programs. I make hereunder a brief description of some of them:
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The MinGW C++ compiler, available at http://www.mingw.org. This has been the C++ compiler used. I have stuck to version 2.95.2, which has been working without a problem both under Windows 95 and Windows 2000.
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The wxWindows cross-platform class library, available at http://www.wxwindows.org. The true heart of the application. The quality and flexibility of this library is excellent. It will provide a migration path to alternative platforms (i.e. Linux) if demand arises. The version used has been 2.2.5, and currently 2.2.7 is under analysis.
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Paul Schlyter from Stockholm, Sweden site's at http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch. The best introduction to computation of planetary ephemerides I've ever come across.
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NASA's Astronomical Data Center at http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov. The source for all the stars and deep space objects catalogs used by Encyclopedia Galactica.
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The FITSIO website at http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio. The FITSIO library provides a number of functions to access images stored in the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format.
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There are many sites in the Internet that offer freeware/shareware astronomical programs and utilities. This is my list:
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astronomylinks.com Astronomy and space links, shortcuts, favorites and bookmarks.
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Bill Arnett's astronomical software page at SEDS (University of Arizona).
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Bill Drennon's astronomical software page at Central Valley Christian School.
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Dan Brutton's astronomical software page at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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Hugo Valetim's astronomical software page, with excellent reviews of good quality programs.
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Edouard Reny's "portal to the stars", with many general astronomical information plus a specific section on astronomical software.
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Alan Sawicki's pages on freeware in general, and specifically related to astronomy.
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