User manual

Installation under Macintosh uses a classic “dmg” package. Download it, open it, and

copy the “Aladin.app” file in your “Applications” folder. That’s all!

Under Linux and other Unix systems

URL: http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/Aladin.tar

Installation under Linux uses a classic “tar” file. Download it, and unpack it via the

command “ tar xvf Aladin.tar” or equivalent tool. That's all!

Note: Aladin can be used with local data. However it is better to have an Internet

connection (≥ 512Kbit/s) for also accessing astronomical databases. For details about

Aladin installation or for downloading the latest beta version, see this Web page:

http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/nph-aladin.pl?frame=downloading

Aladin in applet

Aladin can be used without any installation, directly in your Web browser. By using one

of these following URLs, your browser will automatically load the Aladin code and then

will execute it in its own window. Aladin has been designed to start as fast as possible

(about 2 megabytes). The applet may be launched from the following links:

 France – Strasbourg (CDS) : http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/nph-aladin.pl

 Canada – Victoria (CADC) : http://vizier.hia.nrc.ca/viz-bin/nph-aladin.pl

 United Kingdom – Cambridge: http://archive.ast.cam.ac.uk/viz-bin/nph-aladin.pl

 Japan – Tokyo (ADAC) : http://vizier.nao.ac.jp/viz-bin/nph-aladin.pl

 India – Puna (IUCAA) : http://urania.iucaa.ernet.in/viz-bin/nph-aladin.pl

 USA – Harvard (see) : http://vizier.see.harvard.edu/viz-bin/nph-aladin.pl

You must accept the applet execution (certification). If not, Aladin will start but in a

mode with reduced performance and capabilities.