Catalogs

To render the map, SkEye keeps several catalogs of celestial objects:

• Named Star Catalog (bright stars with popular names)
• Unnamed Star Catalog (fainter stars which only have scientific designations)
• Solar system catalog which currently includes the Sun, the Moon and the major planets
• Messier catalog of deep sky objects
• Selected Meteor Showers

The free version includes:

• 200+ Selected NGC objects
• Selected bright comets

The Pro version includes:

• Full NGC and IC catalogs
• Artificial Earth Satellites, or simply Satellites
• About 800 of the topmost visible Comets
• Ability to specify a custom catalog