Skycat_2023-01.zip May 2026

Use built-in tools to calculate the center position, angle, and Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) of a selected star to understand its brightness and spread. 2. Connect to the World’s Greatest Observatories

This version acts as a bridge between your PC and your radio/telescope hardware, allowing for automated tracking of celestial objects or satellites.

Interestingly, there is a newer "SkyCAT" (a CAT engine) used in conjunction with for amateur radio and telescope dome control.

The zip likely contains Tcl/Tk scripts. SkyCat is famous in the dev community for its extensible architecture, allowing you to write your own plugins to filter astronomical data. Access to Data Sources and the ESO SkyCat Tool - NASA ADS

If you are looking for a way to "crack open" the zip and see what's inside without fully installing it:

Search the Simbad or NED databases and have the software instantly circle known stars, galaxies, or black holes on a real-time image of the sky.

The software is designed to communicate with remote image servers via HTTP. With the right configuration, you aren't just looking at local files; you are pulling live data from: in Chile. The Hubble Space Telescope archives. The NTT and CFHT Science Archives. 3. Amateur Radio & Satellite Tracking

If your zip is from the SkyRoof community , it’s a tool for hobbyists to automate their backyard observatories, ensuring their telescope "talks" to their roof and sky charts seamlessly. 4. How to Use the Data