Clean up port descriptions for unmaintained ports in `astro' category:

markup and spelling fixes, kill EOL whitespace and extraneous attribution.
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programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS file format. At programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS file format. At
the same time, CFITSIO provides many advanced features that have made the same time, CFITSIO provides many advanced features that have made
it the most widely used FITS file programming interface in the it the most widely used FITS file programming interface in the
astronomical community. astronomical community.
WWW: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/ WWW: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/

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gkrellmoon is a moon clock plugin for Gkrellm. This plugin is based gkrellmoon is a moon clock plugin for Gkrellm. This plugin is based
upon the glunarclock and wmMoonClock applications. upon the glunarclock and wmMoonClock applications.
WWW: http://gkrellmoon.sourceforge.net/ WWW: http://gkrellmoon.sourceforge.net/
Author: Dale P. Smith <dsmith@altustech.com>
- Patrick Li <pat@FreeBSD.org>

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A Gkrellm-Plugin that displays the local sun rise and sun set times. A Gkrellm-Plugin that displays the local sun rise and sun set times.
The local latitude and longtitude can be set. The local latitude and longitude can be set.
Author: Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>
WWW: http://nwalsh.com/hacks/gkrellsun/ WWW: http://nwalsh.com/hacks/gkrellsun/
-- Steffen Vogelreuter
steffen@vogelreuter.de

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GNOME Lunar Clock displays the current phase of the Moon as an GNOME Lunar Clock displays the current phase of the Moon as an applet for
applet for the gnome panel. the Gnome panel.
WWW: http://glunarclock.sourceforge.net/ WWW: http://glunarclock.sourceforge.net/

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GpsDrive displays the position provided from a NMEA-capable GPS receiver on GpsDrive displays the position provided from a NMEA-capable GPS receiver on
a zoomable map. The map file is autoselected depending on the position and a zoomable map. The map file is autoselected depending on the position and
prefered scale. Speech output is supported if the "festival" software is preferred scale. Speech output is supported if the "festival" software is
running. Waypoint database is supported via mySQL (optional). running. Waypoint database is supported via MySQL (optional).
WWW: http://www.gpsdrive.de/ WWW: http://www.gpsdrive.de/

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Mymoon is an ncurses-based tool that presents for the given latitude Mymoon is an ncurses-based tool that presents for the given latitude
and longitude a continually updated display of: and longitude a continually updated display of:
- Percentage of Moon's surface illumination - Percentage of Moon's surface illumination
- Distance between Moon and Earth - Distance between Moon and Earth
- Moon set and Moon rise - Moon set and Moon rise
- Moon age - Moon age
WWW: http://makemebad.net/geek/codes/ WWW: http://makemebad.net/geek/codes/

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Nightfall is an astronomy application for fun, education, and science. Nightfall is an astronomy application for fun, education, and science. It
It can produce animated views of eclipsing binary stars, calculate can produce animated views of eclipsing binary stars, calculate synthetic
synthetic lightcurves and radial velocity curves, and eventually lightcurves and radial velocity curves, and eventually determine the
determine the best-fit model for a given set of observational data of best-fit model for a given set of observational data of an eclipsing binary
an eclipsing binary star system. star system. It is, however, not able to fry your breakfast egg on your
It is, however, not able to fry your breakfast egg on your harddisk ;-) harddisk. ;-)
WWW: http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Wichmann/Nightfall.html WWW: http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Wichmann/Nightfall.html

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The Nova project is a free Integrated Observational Environment for amatuer The Nova project is a free Integrated Observational Environment for amateur
astronomers. It combines Ephemeris, Sky view, Observatory control and basic astronomers. It combines Ephemeris, Sky view, Observatory control and basic
Image manipulation functionality into a single application. Image manipulation functionality into a single application.

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paraphrase of the Web page: This program draws the Solar System's bodies in simulated 3-dimensionality.
You can view all the planets, their moons and a few spaceships in motion,
This program draws the Solar System's bodies in simulated trace them, follow them, orbit them, and even control them.
3-dimensionality. You can view all the planets, their moons and
a few spaceships in motion, trace them, follow them, orbit them
and even control them.
OpenUniverse was formerly known as Solar System Simulator (Ssystem). OpenUniverse was formerly known as Solar System Simulator (Ssystem). It was
It was initially released in 1997 with the intent of creating a initially released in 1997 with the intent of creating a rotating display of
rotating display of the Earth on a mainstream PC. Ssystem version the Earth on a mainstream PC. Ssystem version 1.0 was only aware of the
1.0 was only aware of the planets. Version 1.2 added moons; and planets. Version 1.2 added moons; and 1.6, more means of movement and
1.6, more means of movement and better textures. better textures.
The program has been renamed OpenUniverse 1.0 to underline the The program has been renamed OpenUniverse 1.0 to underline the concept
concept behind its further development: openness for the whole behind its further development: openness for the whole Universe, not just
Universe, not just the solar system--open for anyone to use, extend the solar system -- open for anyone to use, extend, and change.
and change.
WWW: http://openuniverse.sourceforge.net/ WWW: http://openuniverse.sourceforge.net/

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The module is an object orientated interface to the both the first and second The module is an object orientated interface to the both the first and second
Digital Sky Surveys at the ESO-ECF online archive. While the first sky survey Digital Sky Surveys at the ESO-ECF online archive. While the first sky survey
is 100% complete, the second survey covers 98% of the sky in Red, 45% of the is 100% complete, the second survey covers 98% of the sky in Red, 45% of the
sky in Blue and 27% of the sky in the Infra-red. sky in Blue and 27% of the sky in the Infra-red.
WWW: http://www.estar.org.uk/ WWW: http://www.estar.org.uk/

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Stores information about a FITS header block in an object. Takes an hash with Stores information about a FITS header block in an object. Takes an hash with
an array reference as an arguement. The array should contain a list of FITS an array reference as an argument. The array should contain a list of FITS
header cards as input. header cards as input.
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Astro-FITS-Header/ WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Astro-FITS-Header/

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Astro::SunTime is a perl module that provides an interface to calculate Astro::SunTime is a perl module that provides an interface to calculate
sunrise/sunset times. sunrise/sunset times.
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Geo::METAR is a perl module that processes METAR information from NOAA sources. Geo::METAR is a perl module that processes METAR information from NOAA sources.
WWW: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/perl/Geo-METAR/ WWW: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/perl/Geo-METAR/
Author: Jeremy D. Zawodny <Jeremy@Zawodny.com>
--will

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This program generates, but does not display, image files containing This program generates, but does not display, image files containing raster
raster maps of the Earth. It includes public-domain, vector maps of the Earth. It includes public-domain, vector data from which they
data from which they are drawn, describing the continents, bodies are drawn, describing the continents, bodies of water, boundaries of
of water, boundaries of countries and U.S. states, and a few cities. countries and U.S. states, and a few cities. Command-line options allow
Command-line options allow centering the maps at a particular centering the maps at a particular latitude and longitude and zooming in.
latitude and longitude and zooming in.
WWW: http://www.reza.net/rmap/ WWW: http://www.reza.net/rmap/
Trevor Johnson

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a certain distance. a certain distance.
WWW: http://spacechart.sourceforge.net/ WWW: http://spacechart.sourceforge.net/
Author: Miguel Coca <e970095@zipi.fi.upm.es>

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[from website] This dockapp shows you the actual distance of Jupiter in astronomical units
This dockapp shows you the actual distance of Jupiter in astronomical (AE) and when the red spot crosses (which is a weather feature on jupiter).
units (AE) and when the red spot crosses (which is a weather feature The four Galileo Moons are displayed too but only when they are near the
on jupiter). The four Gallileo Moons are displayed too but only planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto). The position of the red spot
when they are near the planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto). changes on the surface so you need to change that value within few months
The position of the red spot changes on the surface so you need to or so. The current position can be found on the Internet. It was 80 deg.
change that value within few months or so. The current position can as of 11th Jan 2002.
be found on the internet. It was 80 deg. as of 11th Jan 2002.
WWW: http://www.inxsoft.net/wmjupiter/ WWW: http://www.inxsoft.net/wmjupiter/
Author: Thomas Kuiper <tkuiper@inxsoft.net>

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[from website]
It shows you the solar system viewed from top (90 heliocentric). It shows you the solar system viewed from top (90 heliocentric).
The objects have the following colors: The objects have the following colors:
Sun - yellow Mercury - green
Venus - white Earth - cyan
Mars - red Jupiter - gray
Saturn - green Uranus - pink
Neptune - cyan Pluto is not included since it's way "off course"
A left click on the window changes the view between inner and outer Sun - yellow Mercury - green
planets. A left click on the date increases the day/month/year. A Venus - white Earth - cyan
right click on the date does the opposite. Click the right mouse Mars - red Jupiter - gray
button on the solar system to reset the date to the current date Saturn - green Uranus - pink
(which is in Universal Time). Neptune - cyan Pluto is not included since it's way "off course"
A left click on the window changes the view between inner and outer planets.
A left click on the date increases the day/month/year. A right click on the
date does the opposite. Click the right mouse button on the solar system to
reset the date to the current date (which is in Universal Time).
WWW: http://www.inxsoft.net/wmsolar/ WWW: http://www.inxsoft.net/wmsolar/
Author: Thomas Kuiper <tkuiper@inxsoft.net>

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A DockApp that shows the weather at geosynchronous orbit. It gets data A dockapp that shows the weather at geosynchronous orbit. It gets data
from the GOES satellites. from the GOES satellites.