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