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DSS Offline HiPS

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Replied by Peter Sütterlin on topic DSS Offline HiPS


Copying maybe not (if the SSD is large enough).
Zooming in and out in KStars starmap, probably yes :evil:
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Replied by Andrew on topic DSS Offline HiPS

Should be ok if you have the space. But you probably don't need 6-7. Level 5 is pretty detailed.
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Replied by Giles on topic DSS Offline HiPS

If you use the DSS Color quite a bit, then I find having them local makes for a smoother scroll / pan / zoom experience.
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Replied by dronglobe on topic DSS Offline HiPS

Okay, the download & extraction is now complete. I'll first copy Norder 1 to 5 and try how the Pi/ KStars performs. If all goes well, will try the 6 & 7 as well.
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Replied by Chad on topic DSS Offline HiPS

Can you give quick instructions on how you downloaded them? I used that original dropbox link and i would like to learn the proper way.

Thanks!
Chad
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Replied by dronglobe on topic DSS Offline HiPS

Sure, Chad

I actually used the four torrent links provided one after the other on Giles' blog post on the topic here:

coochey.net/?p=699

You need a torrent client to download, of course. The first one had Norder 1 to 4, and the other three had 5, 6, and 7 thereafter.

Regards
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Replied by Giles on topic DSS Offline HiPS

I ended my torrent seeding, let me know if you want it re-enabled (and seed some more).
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Replied by Andrew on topic DSS Offline HiPS

I still seed the 1-4 level. But only when my computer is left on.
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Replied by Chad on topic DSS Offline HiPS

I dont trust myself with torrents as i have not kept up on the client side of things. I will just get malware unless you can recommend a client.

I would there there has to be a way to get them from the official source and not second hand.
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Replied by dronglobe on topic DSS Offline HiPS

If you use Google Chrome, you could download an extension from the Chrome Web Store called the 'Free Download Manager'.

With that downloaded & enabled in the browser, you just have to click the links on Giles' blog post and it will pull the download neatly.
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Replied by Giles on topic DSS Offline HiPS

I discovered a way to download this data.
I'm not going to reveal how I downloaded the data.
The reason for this is that the people who own the data, while saying that the data can be obtained and used for non-commercial purposes, have put restrictions on its use (see the statement on my blog post).
However, they didn't actually put restrictions on the distribution of the data, though it remains within their copyright, so I feel it fine to seed these as torrents.
I'm not distributing these in any other format, it is up to the open-source community to perpetuate this and torrent, while often associated with clandestine software piracy, is the way to do this.
If you find no seeds available, then I can re-enable mine.
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Replied by alacant on topic DSS Offline HiPS

Hi everyone

I downloaded from the dropbox link:
www.dropbox.com/s/v91m68pcnfybgy7/hips.tar.gz?dl=0
and ended up with a folder called usr. I just copied it to a folder called HIPS somewhere I could remember.

Guessing that this is one method of installing it (?).

Cheers and clear skies,
Steve
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