CONSTEL (LS): Constellation Positions
FILE: constel.ls
CONTENTS: Constellation Positions
DATASET: This file comes in the basic dataset supplied with HyperSky. version 19910617. Availability on HyperSky CD-ROM: Vol. 1 (1993)
DESCRIPTION: This position-list lets you set your field position on any of the 88 classical constellations. The listed position is used only to center the constellation appropriately, and has no other significance. Because the constellations vary tremendously in size and extent, this list also sets the HyperSky field scale for each constellation to enable the best overall view of it. Even so, huge constellations such as Hydra simply cannot fit into one HyperSky field. For such constellations the list provides two (or for Hydra, three) positions, letting you choose the region of the constellation that suites your interest. Positions used are equinox 2000.