leech@vivaldi.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech) (02/19/91)
Archive-name: ftp/database/astro-ftp-sites/1991-02-15
Original-posting-by: leech@vivaldi.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech)
Original-subject: FTP sites for astro data/images (was Re: Yale Bright Star Catalog @ ftp site)
Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti)
Since the topic of online databases/images has come up several
times in the last few days, I'm posting a portion of the sci.space FAQ
additions which I've been working on. These are currently under
review by a number of people; the full FAQ will be showing up on the
net in a week or two.
The Yale catalog is at MIT - see item (1d). For more esoteric
needs, try the NSSDC (1c). There are hundreds of astronomical
datasets described under the 'ADC' menu entry there (including the
Yale catalog). Please note these datasets are not online. You must
file a request after which the data is put online temporarily for FTP.
Jon
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1) Online archives of space-related information
1a) NASA Ames archives
The most extensive archives are maintained at NASA Ames and are
available via anonymous FTP or email. These archives include images and
a wide variety of documents including NASA press releases, shuttle
launch advisories, and mission status reports.
FTP users should connect to ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3) and look in
pub/SPACE. pub/SPACE/Index contains a listing of files available in the
archive (the index is about 200K by itself).
To access the archives by email, send a letter to
archive-server@ames.arc.nasa.gov (or ames!archive-server). In the
subject of your letter (or in the body), use commands like:
send SPACE Index
send SPACE SHUTTLE/ss01.23.91.
The capitalization of the subdirectory names is important. All are in
caps. The following is a list of the subdirectories that are currently
available:
APOLLO GIOTTO MANIFEST PRESS.KIT ULYSSES
ASTRO HEADLINE.NEWS MARS.ROVER PRESS.RELEASE VICAR
BBXRT HST MCSR PROGRAMS VOYAGER
COBE HUT MISC RADIO WEATHER
CONTRACT IMDISP NTE SHUTTLE WUPPE
CRAF OSR SPACE.CLASSROOM FRR PAYLOAD.STATUS
SPACELINK GALILEO LAUNCH.ADVISORY PEGASUS
GIF MAGELLAN PIONEER UIT
The GIF directory contains images in GIF format. A few have been
uuencoded so that they be mailed, but unfortunately the majority will
not survive mailing. This will be rectified in the future. The VICAR
directory has two Magellan images in VICAR format. A PC program capable
of displaying these files is found in the IMDISP directory, although it
is still a binary file (ZIP format) and so it is not suitable for
mailing at this time.
The NASA media guide describes the various NASA centers and how to
contact their public affairs officers; this may be useful when pursuing
specific information. It's in MISC/media.guide.
Any problems with the archive server should be reported to Peter Yee
(yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov).
1c) NSSDC online catalog
The National Space Science Data Center is the official clearinghouse for
NASA data. The data catalog (*not* the data itself) is available online.
Internet users can telnet to nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.183.10.4) and log
in as 'NODIS'.
You can also dial in via 301-286-9000 (300, 1200, or 2400 baud, 8 bits,
no parity, one stop). At the "Enter Number:" prompt, enter MD and
carriage return. When the system responds "Call Complete," enter a few
more carriage returns to get the "Username:"
The system is menu-driven; topics available as of 2/7/91 are:
1 - Master Directory - NASA & Global Change
2 - Personnel Information Management System
3 - Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS Data
4 - Interplanetary Medium Data (OMN
5 - Request data and/or information from NSSDC
6 - Geophysical Models
7 - CANOPUS Newsletter
8 - International Ultraviolet Explorer Data Request
9 - CZCS Browse and Order Utility
10 - Astronomical Data Center (ADC)
Data can be ordered from the NSSDC on CD-ROM and other formats. Among
the many types of data available are Voyager and other planetary images,
Earth observation data, and star catalogs. Viewers for Macintosh and IBM
systems are also available. As an example of the cost, an 8 CD set of
Voyager images is $75.
Nssdca is also an anonymous FTP site, but no comprehensive list of
what's there is available at present.
1d) Astronomical databases (various sources)
mandarin.mit.edu (18.82.0.21) has the following data available via
anonymous FTP in /astro: StarChart v3.2, orbital elements for
comets and asteroids, the Yale Bright Star catalog, and the
Saguaro Astronomy Club Database. Get astro/README.
The ames archives (ames.arc.nasa.gov in pub/SPACE/) contain a
database of 8,436 galaxies including name, RA, declination,
magnitude, and radial velocity in MISC/galaxy.dat. This was
supplied by Wayne Hayes (wayne@csri.utoronto.ca).
iris1.ucis.dal.ca (129.173.18.107) has a number of GIFs from
Voyager, Hubble, and other sources available by anonymous FTP in
pub/gif (most of this data is also in SPACE/GIF on the Ames
server). Please restrict access to 5pm - 8am Atlantic time.
[Edited slightly for comp.archives. --Ed.]pvtmakela@cc.helsinki.fi (02/19/91)
Archive-name: ftp/database/astro-ftp-list/1991-02-18
Archive: funic.funet.fi:/pub/astro/general/astroftp.txt [128.214.6.100]
Original-posting-by: pvtmakela@cc.helsinki.fi
Original-subject: FTP Sites for Astro data/images
Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti)
In article <1603@borg.cs.unc.edu>, leech@vivaldi.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan
Leech) presents some anononymous-ftp sites containing astronomical
and space-related information.
I have collected a small document of these "astro-ftp" sites:
======================================================================
#
# A S T R O - F T P L I S T
#
# This is a short description of anonymous-ftp file server containing
# astronomy and space research related material. This list is not
# a complete data set of possible places, so I would be very happy of
# all kind of notices and information depending on this listing.
#
# Veikko Makela
# pvtmakela@CC.Helsinki.FI
#
# Server IP Directory Contenst
ames.arc.nasa.gov 128.102.18.3 pub/SPACE NASA news, SpaceLink texts
Voyager data, Magellan img
c.scs.uiuc.edu 128.174.90.3 pub ROSAT img
fed.expres.cs.cmu.edu 128.2.209.58 space Amiga
funic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 pub/astro PC, Mac, CP/M, Atari,
Amiga, texts, db
iris1.ucis.dal.ca 129.173.18.107 pub/gif img
mandarin.mit.edu 18.82.0.21 astro Comets, asteroids, SAG db,
Ephem
nachos.ssesco.com 192.55.187.18 sat_elements Satellite elements
nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov 128.183.10.4 astro HST images, Spacewarn
fits bulletin, FITS standard
rascal.ics.utexas.edu 128.83.138.20 misc/mac HSTMap,Ephem,Almanac (Mac)
simtel20.army.mil 26.2.0.74 msdos,cpm Some prog for PC, CP/M
stsci.edu 130.167.1.2 Software HSTMap (Mac), HST info
sumex.stanford.edu 36.44.0.6 info-mac Some prog for Mac
ummts.cc.umich.edu 35.1.1.43 NASA img, Voyager data
# Some abbreviations:
#
# img = images prog = programs db = databases
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File is also available via ftp in funic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100):
directory: pub/astro/general
file: astroftp.txt
Surely it not any kind of complete listing of this item. So I like
to get any comments and suggestions of this list.
Veikko Makela
*Computing Centre, Helsinki University
*Ursa Astronomical Association
*pvtmakela@CC.Helsinki.FI
*Veikko.Makela@f861.n220.z2.Fidonet.ORG