Posted by: HaliRyan
« on: November 24, 2012, 03:19:34 PM »Probably, I'm dense like that sometimes. 
Posted by: Erik L
« on: November 24, 2012, 09:22:59 AM »You're going to bubble sort a database with a potential of 308 billion items?
Methinks you missed the [sarcasm] tags
Posted by: HaliRyan
« on: November 24, 2012, 12:27:29 AM »Gee...
...and I was going to create an Access database that would hold 1B systems with up to 17 planets (with up to 17 moons) in a single flat file.
Then, to save disk space, I'll do away with any indexing and just bubble sort it for any info I need.
You're going to bubble sort a database with a potential of 308 billion items?
Posted by: ShadoCat
« on: November 23, 2012, 08:46:51 PM »And here's a link to a catalog with nearly a billion stars. Download isn't supported (200 GB??!!), but you might be able to get access to it by contacting them. Speaking of access, please don't try to put a billion stars into an Access table. It's just not meant for that sort of volume.
Gee...
...and I was going to create an Access database that would hold 1B systems with up to 17 planets (with up to 17 moons) in a single flat file.
Then, to save disk space, I'll do away with any indexing and just bubble sort it for any info I need.
Posted by: draanyk
« on: November 16, 2012, 09:10:52 PM »Cool find. I had it working in Firefox, although the interface was a bit clunky, so maybe that's where it's been designed for Chrome.
Also found a couple of links that address your second point. The first is a list of some stars used to calibrate Hubble, apparently. This is the link: http://gsss.stsci.edu/Catalogs/GSPC/GSPC2/gspc24_catalog.txt
And here's a page describing the data format: http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?II/272
And here's a link to a catalog with nearly a billion stars. Download isn't supported (200 GB??!!), but you might be able to get access to it by contacting them. Speaking of access, please don't try to put a billion stars into an Access table. It's just not meant for that sort of volume.
Also found a couple of links that address your second point. The first is a list of some stars used to calibrate Hubble, apparently. This is the link: http://gsss.stsci.edu/Catalogs/GSPC/GSPC2/gspc24_catalog.txt
And here's a page describing the data format: http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?II/272
And here's a link to a catalog with nearly a billion stars. Download isn't supported (200 GB??!!), but you might be able to get access to it by contacting them. Speaking of access, please don't try to put a billion stars into an Access table. It's just not meant for that sort of volume.
Posted by: ShadoCat
« on: November 16, 2012, 06:42:09 PM »I found out about this new Google project here: http://spacer.pamhoffman.com/learn-your-way-around-the-cosmic-neighborhood/
You need chrome to view it. I'm still looking for the database they use. I think the list could be very useful in Aurora. Especially if the list can chunk-a-blocked into Steve's database.
You need chrome to view it. I'm still looking for the database they use. I think the list could be very useful in Aurora. Especially if the list can chunk-a-blocked into Steve's database.
