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New VStar release and the star groups feature


Hi allAs promised recently, the latest VStar release allows you to add groups of stars of your own choosing. For example, you could add groups by type (e.g. cepheids, cataclysmics, ...) or say, Southern Gems. The Citizen Sky 10-star group is the default one and can't be deleted. If you wanted to create a Southern Gems group, you would go to the Star Groups tab of the Preferences dialog, click the "Add Group & Stars" button, enter the name of the group (e.g. Southern Gems) and a comma separated list of stars: X Sgr, W Sgr, eta Aql, kappa Pav, zet Phe, beta Dor, V Pup, alpha Ori, R Dor, l Car, R Car(or you can use alf Ori instead). After clicking the OK button, VStar will ask you to enter your Citizen Sky login details if you have not already loaded a dataset from the AAVSO International Database during the current VStar session. Then VStar will check each star in the list, retrieve its unique ID, and cache the details.If you close the Preferences dialog with the OK button, the new list will be available in current and future sessions. Clicking the Apply button will update the groups immediately.The next time you select "New Star from AAVSO Database..." from the File menu or toolbar, you will be able to select stars from the new group. The Preferences dialog also allows you remove groups or stars, and to add new stars to existing groups.See http://www.citizensky.org/teams/vstar-software-development/vstar-23-beta... for details and feel free to contact the VStar team regarding this or any other aspect of VStar.Regards,David

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