GCVS~* [General Catalog of Variable Stars]
5.6.1.1.2 Deep Sky
Messier, Caldwell, Herschel400, Collinder, NGC, IC
5.6.1.1.3 Solar System
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Moon
5.6.1.1.4 User
[Select from up to 16 user catalogs uploaded through SmartWebServer or Sky
Planetarium interface]
5.6.1.1.5 Filter
[Define filters for catalog objects displayed on 'Stars' and 'Deep Sky' menus. If the
selection as displayed is prefixed and suffixed by a small dot it means a filter has been
set for that property. Initially, the 'Above Horizon' property is the only one set]
Reset Filter
Above Horizon
Constellation
[A list of the standard 88 IAU constellation names]
Type
All, Galaxy, Open Cluster, Star, Double Star, Other, Galaxy Pair, Galaxy
Triplet, Galaxy Group, Globular Cluster, Planetary Nbla, Nebula, Hii Region,
Cluster+Nebula, Asterism, Reflectn Nbla, SuperNov Rmnt, Emission Nbla,
Non Existant, Nova, Duplicate, Dark Nebula
Magnitude
[for selections other than All, the magnitude is followed by an estimate of the
minimum telescope aperture required to see the object]
All, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th
Nearby
[angular distance from current position, does not mean distance from Earth]
OFF/Within 1, Within 5, Within 10, Within 15 [degrees]
Var* Max Per.
[maximum period for variable star filter]
Off, <=0.5, <=1.0, <=2.0, <=5, <=10, <=20, <=50, <=100 [days]
Dbl* Min Sep.
[minimum separation for double star filter]
Off, >=0.2",>= 0.5", >=1.0", >=1.5", >=2.0", >=3.0", >=5.0", >=10", >=20",
>=50" [arc-seconds]
Dbl* Max Sep.
[maximum separation for double star filter]
16