Changes for version 0.049_01 - 2026-11-07

  • Probe both web sites to find a responsive one for testing.
  • Add attribute 'timeout'.
  • Allow and expand servers 'strasbourg' and 'harvard', as a convenience.
  • Make http: the default and deprecate http: As of November 7 2026, SIMBAD (or at least the Harvard mirror) returns '301 Moved permanently' to http: queries. The U-Strasbourg site times out on pretty much anything.
  • Correct Makefile.PL EUMM version accommodations.

Documentation

Access the SIMBAD 4 astronomical database.

Modules

Fetch astronomical data from SIMBAD 4.

Provides

in lib/Astro/SIMBAD/Client/WSQueryInterfaceService.pm