Surf these sites: Astronomical Applications -- Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, and Twilight Times for one day or one year,Moon phases, Eclipse charts,Data for Major Solar System Bodies and Bright Stars and more Coeli Astronomy Software -- Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 - astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, and realistic planetarium. Free astronomy software gifts on offer here. [shareware,freeware,commercial - Win95/98/NT] CyberSky Home Page -- CyberSky displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, Sun, Moon and planets as visible from any location on the earth at any given time. One of CyberSky''s abilities is animation of the display, allowing you to watch "movies" of the changing sky over time. [shareware - Win95/98/NT] Deep Space -- Full-featured, observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available - DOS] DeskNite - Live Celestial Wallpaper -- DeskNite turns your Windows Desktop into a real-time night sky, just as if viewed from your own back yard, no matter what part of the world you live in. [Freeware - Win95/98/NT] Eclipse Simulation and Moon Phases -- Solar and lunar eclipse simulator, with a freeware lunar phase simulator. [commercial/freeware - DOS/Win95] Home Planet -- Release 3 of Home Planet, a comprehensive astronomy / space / satellite-tracking package. [freeware - Win95/NT] HyperSky -- An astronomical data display engine; gives the user full control over what objects are displayed with "hypertext-like" information about those displayed objects. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95] Java Star Chart -- Online applet for showing any area of the sky by entering coordinates or scale. Clicking on any object displays more information about that object. The database contains stars down to about magnitude 7. MegaStar Sky Atlas -- MegaStar Sky Atlas Software. A valuable resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95] MyStars! -- An easy to use program which generates accurate star charts, with stars, planets, comets, and asteroids. Orrery views make it a useful teaching tool. [shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT] Project Pluto - Guide -- A full-featured star charting and desktop planetarium program. [commercial - Dos, Win3.1/95/NT] SkyChart -- Planetarium program that simulates the sky from anywhere on Earth, in the solar system, or in the Milky Way, and for any point in time in the future or the past. It supports numerous telescope computer controllers. A free demo can be downloaded from the SkyChart III web site. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95/NT, Mac] SkyMap -- SkyMap Pro 5 is a CD-ROM planetarium and star-charting program equally suited to both the casual "star gazer" and the serious amateur or professional astronomer, although its feature list will appeal especially to the more "advanced" user. [commercial, demo available - Win95/98/NT] SkyTools -- Observation planning, charting & logging software. [commercial - Win95/98/NT] StarFrame Astronomy/Planetarium Website -- Features a free Java planetarium applet which displays the 900 brightest stars and major planets. Starry Night -- Starry Night is a realistic sky simulation program which lets you view the sky from anywhere in the universe. Free trial demo available. Windows/Macintosh. The Earth Centered Universe -- A Planetarium and Telescope Control Program. [shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT] The Sky -- Full-featured planetarium program showing you the sky on any date, from any place on earth, and allowing you to learn about and enjoy the fascinating pastime of astronomy. Has features to benefit a wide range of interest levels, from the beginning hobbyist to the seasoned professional. [commercial, Win98/NT, MacOS] XEphem -- Interactive astronomy program for Unix systems with X Windows and Motif. [open source - Unix]
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