StarPlot Documentation

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Table of Contents

0. Guided Tour of StarPlot

• 0.1. Getting Started
• 0.2. Exploring Our Stellar Neighborhood
• 0.3. Around the Galaxy

1. Introduction to Stellar Astronomy

• 1.1. Coordinate Systems
• 1.2. Distances and Parallax
• 1.3. Stellar Magnitudes
• 1.4. Spectral Classes
• 1.5. Stellar Evolution
• 1.6. Star Names

2. The Program Display

• 2.1. The Chart Display
• 2.2. The Chart Status and Legend
• 2.3. The Button Bar
• 2.4. The File Status Bar

3. Menu Items (partly written)

• 3.1. The File Menu
• 3.2. The Chart Menu
• 3.3. The Options Menu
• 3.4. The Stars Menu
• 3.5. The Help Menu

4. Informational Dialogs (partly written)

• 4.1. The Chart Data Dialog
• 4.2. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
• 4.3. The Star Search Dialog
• 4.4. The Calculate Distance Dialog

5. StarPlot Data Files (not yet written)

• 5.1. Data File Format
• 5.2. Using Starconvert