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Date: 09 Jul 2007 23:26:48
From: canopus56
Subject: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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The publicity coordinator in my club would like to produce a monthly
local sky chart similar to the types seen in S&T. Is there a
planetarium program that will produce similar basic labeled horizon
views but that _does not have copyright republication_ restrictions? -
Canopus56
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Date: 12 Jul 2007 20:42:15
From: Chris L Peterson
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:26:48 -0700, canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>The publicity coordinator in my club would like to produce a monthly
>local sky chart similar to the types seen in S&T. Is there a
>planetarium program that will produce similar basic labeled horizon
>views but that _does not have copyright republication_ restrictions? -
You can use TheSky for this (although it may be overkill if that's all
you want to do).
TheSky (and some other apps) has a formal notice giving permission to
use its charts as long as a copyright notice is attached. However, there
was a recent court decision (can't find the reference right now)
involving a mapping program that invalidated the right of a software
publisher to claim a copyright on the generated map. That likely means
that you are free to use any planetarium program and generate your own
charts without legal restriction... although you may not want to get
involved in a legal hassle defending that right.
_________________________________________________
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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Date: 12 Jul 2007 10:06:50
From: canopus56
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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On Jul 12, 8:33 am, Greg Crinklaw <theskyhoundyour...@yahoo.com >
wrote:
> RMOLLISE wrote:
> > A for-pay app that does fantastic charts, including all sky charts, is
> > Greg Crinklaw's SkyTools. Like CdC's Patrick Chevalley, I believe Greg
> > allows free use of his program's output.
>
> That and a calendar of events as well. Just for the record, I don't
> retain any control over the information produced via SkyTools. It is my
> hope that it be useful for club newsletters. Attribution is appreciated
> of course.
>
> Clear skies,
> Greg
Thanks, Greg. Specifically, we were thinking of sprucing up our press
releases for bi-weekly star parties by including member images and
adding a horizon chart. The newspapers like the local
astrophotographs. Although the club's a 501(c)(3), the charts would
be republished in our local newspapers. Is that within the scope of
use that you would be willing to allow, with attribution of course.
- Canopus56
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Date: 12 Jul 2007 14:14:10
From: Greg Crinklaw
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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canopus56 wrote:
> On Jul 12, 8:33 am, Greg Crinklaw <theskyhoundyour...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> RMOLLISE wrote:
>>> A for-pay app that does fantastic charts, including all sky charts, is
>>> Greg Crinklaw's SkyTools. Like CdC's Patrick Chevalley, I believe Greg
>>> allows free use of his program's output.
>> That and a calendar of events as well. Just for the record, I don't
>> retain any control over the information produced via SkyTools. It is my
>> hope that it be useful for club newsletters. Attribution is appreciated
>> of course.
>>
>> Clear skies,
>> Greg
>
> Thanks, Greg. Specifically, we were thinking of sprucing up our press
> releases for bi-weekly star parties by including member images and
> adding a horizon chart. The newspapers like the local
> astrophotographs. Although the club's a 501(c)(3), the charts would
> be republished in our local newspapers. Is that within the scope of
> use that you would be willing to allow, with attribution of course.
Certainly!
Clear skies,
Greg
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Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
SkyTools: http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html
Observing: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html
Comets: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
To reply take out your eye
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 18:35:17
From: canopus56
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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On Jul 10, 4:12 pm, RMOLLISE <rmoll...@hotmail.com > wrote:
> A free program that will do this is Cartes du Ciel, and the author
> allows free use of the program output (as do the authors of most other
> programs). It would be nice to email him, however.
> A for-pay app that does fantastic charts, including all sky charts, is
> Greg Crinklaw's SkyTools. Like CdC's Patrick Chevalley, I believe Greg
> allows free use of his program's output. As with Patrick, though, it
> would be nice if you'd email Greg first.
> Unk Rod
Thanks Rod. I didn't see that Chevalley had a republication disclaimer
in Cartes for chart output by other than for purely individual non-
commercial use. I'll have to give the documentation another read.
Since posting, I have also found John Walker's HomePlanet v3.0, the
desktop version of his YourSky online planetarium, which
unquestionably has no copyright implications. This seems to be the
"root" of most published sky charts that I have seen online and can be
teased to produce charts similar to those put out by planetariums for
monthly calendars.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/homeplanet/homeplanet.html
- C
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 15:12:34
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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On Jul 10, 1:26 am, canopus56 <canopu...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> The publicity coordinator in my club would like to produce a monthly
> local sky chart similar to the types seen in S&T. Is there a
> planetarium program that will produce similar basic labeled horizon
> views but that _does not have copyright republication_ restrictions? -
> Canopus56
Yes.
A free program that will do this is Cartes du Ciel, and the author
allows free use of the program output (as do the authors of most other
programs). It would be nice to email him, however.
A for-pay app that does fantastic charts, including all sky charts, is
Greg Crinklaw's SkyTools. Like CdC's Patrick Chevalley, I believe Greg
allows free use of his program's output. As with Patrick, though, it
would be nice if you'd email Greg first.
Unk Rod
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Date: 12 Jul 2007 08:33:33
From: Greg Crinklaw
Subject: Re: Planetarium programs club month sky calendars
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RMOLLISE wrote:
> A for-pay app that does fantastic charts, including all sky charts, is
> Greg Crinklaw's SkyTools. Like CdC's Patrick Chevalley, I believe Greg
> allows free use of his program's output.
That and a calendar of events as well. Just for the record, I don't
retain any control over the information produced via SkyTools. It is my
hope that it be useful for club newsletters. Attribution is appreciated
of course.
Clear skies,
Greg
--
Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
SkyTools: http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html
Observing: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html
Comets: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
To reply take out your eye
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