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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, this was very informative. I will be able to apply this method to another similar project which operates using the same method. I ran through the process you used and applied it to this project, it's optimized far better than how I had wrote it. Thanks for a great alternative. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 13:26
  • $\begingroup$ You're welcome. I added some more alternatives. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 14:18
  • $\begingroup$ Just a note if this helps anyone else, where MichaelE2 used Reverse@{dAltair -> "Altair", the parameters should be reversed like this Reverse@{"Altair" -> dAltair, otherwise it displays the text not the value. @MichaelE2 I have been using AstronomicalData through Initialization, this was the very first thing I learned. there does seem to be some discrepancies between the data and other sources but that's theoretical science in a nutshell. The other alternative seems to require less coding, I will be trying this method out also, thanks. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 1, 2013 at 8:37
  • $\begingroup$ @AshleyJames Thanks. Actually, I meant Map (/@ instead of just @). It reverses each Rule (->) so that it's the way you wanted. The better way is to retype it in the proper order, but I was lazy. :) I suppose I could have evaluated the Reverse /@ {...} in place. I guess I was really lazy. :P $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 1, 2013 at 12:51