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+ *****************************************************
+ ** KStars 1.0: A Desktop Planetarium for KDE **
+ *****************************************************
+
+Copyright (c) 2001,2002,2003 by The KStars Team:
+
+ Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
+ Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de>
+ Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de>
+ Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es>
+ Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu>
+ Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com>
+ Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@gmx.de>
+
+KStars is Free Software, released under the GNU Public License.
+See COPYING for GPL license information.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+1. Important URLs and files.
+-----------------------------
+
+The KStars homepage is: http://edu.kde.org/kstars/
+
+You can obtain the latest version at:
+http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22914
+
+There are instructions for obtaining the latest CVS build at:
+http://edu.kde.org/kstars/cvs.html
+
+Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL.
+
+This is the file README.
+
+
+2. KStars documentation
+-----------------------
+
+The KStars handbook can be found in your $(KDEDIR)/share/doc/HTML/<lang>/kstars/
+directory. You can also easily access it from the Help menu, or by pressing
+the [F1] key, or by visiting http://edu.kde.org/kstars/handbook/
+
+In addition, there are the following README files:
+
+README: This file; general information
+README.planetmath: Explanation of algorithms used to compute planet positions
+README.customize: Advanced customization options
+README.images: Copyright information for images used in KStars.
+README.i18n: Instructions for translators
+
+
+3. Credits
+----------
+A. The KStars Team
+
+Main contributors:
+ Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org>
+ Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de>
+ Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de>
+ Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es>
+ Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu>
+ Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com>
+ Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@kde.org>
+
+
+B. Data Sources:
+
+ Most of the catalog data came from the Astronomical Data Center, run by
+ NASA. The website is:
+ http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
+
+ KStars links to the excellent image collections and HTML pages put together
+ by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, at:
+ http://www.seds.org
+
+ KStars links to the online Digitized Sky Survey images, which you can
+ query at:
+ http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form
+
+ KStars links to images from the HST Heritage project, and from HST
+ press releases:
+ http://heritage.stsci.edu
+ http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr.html
+
+ KStars links to images from the Advanced Observer Program at
+ Kitt Peak National Observatory. If you are interested in astrophotography,
+ you might consider checking out their program:
+ http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/
+
+ Credits for each image used in the program are listed in README.images
+
+
+C. Acknowledgements
+
+ KStars is a labor of love. It started as a personal hobby of mine, but
+ very soon after I first posted the code on Sourceforge, it started to
+ attract other developers. I am just completely impressed and gratified
+ by my co-developers. I couldn't ask for a more talented, friendly crew.
+ It goes without saying that KStars would be nowhere near what it is today
+ without their efforts. Together, we've made something we can all be
+ proud of.
+
+ We used (primarily) two books as a guide in writing the algorithms used
+ in KStars:
+ + "Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator" by Peter Duffett-Smith
+ + "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus
+
+ Thanks to the developers of Qt and KDE whose peerless API made KStars
+ possible. Thanks also to the tireless efforts of the KDE translation
+ teams, who bring KStars to a global audience.
+
+ Thanks to everyone at the KDevelop message boards and on irc.kde.org,
+ for answering my frequent questions.
+
+ Thanks also to the many users who have submitted bug reports or other
+ feedback.
+
+
+You're still reading this? :)
+Well, that's about it. I hope you enjoy KStars!
+
+Jason Harris
+kstars@30doradus.org
+
+KStars Development Mailing list
+kstars-devel@kde.org
+
+Send us ideas and feedback!