Catalogs that can be read, displayed (sky map) and used for plate solving by PRISM (non exhaustive list, please refer to software panels) : * NGC, IC - Deep sky objects * PGC, UGC, MGC, ESO, Abell, MRK, AM, Arp, Quasars - Galaxies * PK, SH2, LDN, LBN, VDB, Barnard - Nebulae * Milky way outline, nebulae outline
* BSC, SAO, GSC-ACT Stars * GCVS4 - Variable stars * WDS - Double stars * Loenos, UBVRI Landolt - Photometric catalog * Henri Draper - Reference stars for spectroscopy * Hipparcos, Tycho - Reference stars for plate solving * USNO-SA 1 and 2, USNO-A 1 and 2 - Large star catalog : USNO-SA files can be downloaded here , USNO-A files can be downloaded also. * NOMAD catalog, that holds 1.13 billions stars (band B,V,R,J,H and K) * UCAC catalog : very accurate for plate solving and photometric catalog http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/ (version 3 is about to be released).
