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# Welcome to XEphem!
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XEphem is an interactive astronomy program for all UNIX platforms.
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To see more screenshots, scroll to the bottom of this README.
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# Installing XEphem
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There are XEphem packages available for several operating systems.
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* [Gentoo](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sci-astronomy/xephem)
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* [openSUSE](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/Application:Geo/xephem)
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* [Slack](https://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/academic/xephem/)
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If none of these packages is appropriate for your system,
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the [INSTALL file](https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/blob/main/INSTALL)
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explains how you can compile XEphem yourself from its source code.
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# Documentation
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* [Home Page](https://xephem.github.io/XEphem/Site/xephem.html)
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* [Reference Manual](https://xephem.github.io/XEphem/GUI/xephem/help/xephem.html)
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* [Changelog](https://xephem.github.io/XEphem/Site/changes.html)
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# Project Status
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* Elwood Downey has generously released XEphem under the MIT License!
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An “XEphem” organization has been created on GitHub
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to host XEphem’s [source code](https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem).
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* The XEphem community hopes to modernize the code
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to make it easier to compile, package, and run on modern systems.
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In the meantime,
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XEphem compiles most readily on older Linux platforms
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like Ubuntu 14.04.
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* If you want to get started immediately,
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a Docker image
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that successfully compiles and runs XEphem atop Ubuntu 14.04
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is available.
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It’s documented
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[in its own README file](https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/blob/main/container/README.md).
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* The repository also includes a `.tito` directory
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and `xephem.spec` file for building an XEphem RPM package.
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* Otherwise,
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if you want to tackle XEphem development on another platform,
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start with the
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[INSTALL](https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/blob/main/INSTALL)
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file in the `main` branch of the repository.
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* Direct questions to the main repository’s
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[GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/discussions)
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by clicking “New discussion” and writing up your question.
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# More Screenshots
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