Reference
NGC and IC objects as well
import { … } from "@johnmorrisdotca/hoshi-stars/deep-sky/ngc-ic";Exports
| Name | Kind | What it is |
|---|---|---|
DEEP_SKY_CATALOGUES | constant | The catalogue names deepSky accepts for its catalogue option. |
DEEP_SKY_TYPES | constant | The kinds of deep-sky object, a small fixed list. |
deepSky | function | The Messier, NGC and IC objects that meet the options: the Messier objects first in Messier order, then the others by NGC number and then IC number. |
deepSkyObject | function | An object by any of its names, ignoring case, spacing and the accent on a letter: M31, Messier 31, NGC 224, IC 434, an object's other NGC or IC number (NGC 1051 for NGC 961) or its common name in English (North America Nebula). |
DeepSkyObject | type | One deep-sky object. |
DeepSkyOptions | type | The options of deepSky: all optional, and together they narrow the list. |
DeepSkyType | type | The kind of a deep-sky object: galaxy, globular cluster, open cluster, nebula (emission, reflection and dark nebulae and H II regions), planetary nebula, supernova remnant, or other (an asterism, a star cloud, a double star, a source that is not any of those). |