AAVSO Validation File as of 19-May-2005
Robert B. Denny <rdenny@dc3.com>

For more info, install the catalog as instructed below, then use the "I" icon on the right side of the Options pane in Starry Night to display the catalog info.

INSTALLING
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1. Remove any old AAVSO catalog you may have installed into the Sky Data folder. Also look for the old Sky Data\Text Descriptions\Variable Stars (AAVSO).txt file and remove it as well.

2. Put AAVSO.ssd into Starry Night's Sky Data folder

3. Put AAVSO.txt into Starry Night's SkyData\Text Descriptions folder

4. The other two files describe the codes used for variability type, and may be put anywhere convenient for you.

5. Start Starry Night, open the Options tab, expand the Stars area, and click the "i" icon to the right of the new AAVSO catalog listing. This will display the descriptive info on this catalog.

NOTES: 

(1) You can launch your web browser directly to the AAVSO finder chart for an AAVSO variable star by displaying its object info (Show Info) and using the pull-down menu to select Embedded Bookmark. 

(2) The information in the Info tab, Description pane is wrong. This is a known issue resulting from my use of non-star/icon plotting. In order to overcome this issue, I'll need to create my own icons. I ran out of time... Just close the Description pane and forget it for now.

