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vStar Astronomy Software

The vStar variable star observation tool is an open-source C/C++ project for Linux and Windows performing a selection of searches for variable stars based on American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) records.

The User´s Guide may be previewed here.

Downloads are available below.

Source code for Glade/gtk on Linux

Download vStarX_1.02gui.tar.gz
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Download vStarX_1.01gui.tar.gz

Download vStarXgui.tar.gz (old version)

Installation
* Copy into ~/Projects directory
* tar -xzvf vStarX_[version]gui.tar.gz
* cd vStarX_[version]gui
* As root or sudo: ./copyicon.sh
* ./autogen.sh
* ./restore.sh
* make
Includes data file and user's guide in the src directory.

Executables for Linux

Download vStarX_1.02exe.tar.gz
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Download vStarX_1.01exe.tar.gz

Download vStarXexe.tar.gz (old version)

Installation
* Copy into home directory
* tar -xzvf vStarX_[version]exe.tar.gz
* cd vStarX_[version]exe
* As root or sudo: ./copyicon.sh
* ./vstar &
Includes application, data file, and user's guide.

Source code for Visual Studio .NET.

Download vStar_1.02GUI.zip
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Download vStar_1.01GUI.zip

Download vStarGUI.zip (old version)

Installation
Extract into project folder, double-click VarStarGUI.sln, and build. Includes data file and user's guide.

Executables for Windows.

Download vStar_1.02EXE.zip
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Download vStar_1.01EXE.zip

Download vStarEXE.zip (old version)

Installation
Extract into application folder and run vStar.exe. Includes application, data file, and user's guide.

Additional DLLs for Win9x.

Download vStarDLLs9x.zip

Installation
Extract into application folder along with vStar.exe. Allows vStar to run on Win98/ME - may be needed in some cases for NT/2K/XP.