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This page will display an image of your choice with the axes labeled so that you can see what it is you are looking at. Astronomical charts are available also, to provide an "official" view of the stars. Type the name of the image you want to look at in the form yyyymmddhhxx, where:
  yyyy = the year of the image, e.g. 1996
  mm = month of the image, e.g. 12 (december)
  dd = day of the image, e.g. 07 (7th day of the month)
  hh = hours of right ascension, e.g. 04
  xx = minutes of right ascension, e.g. 45