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ASTRONOMY DESKTOP PLANETARIUM AND CHARTING
Top -> Science -> Astronomy -> Software -> Desktop Planetarium and Charting (38)
Planet Finder
rudimentary display of the planets for any given date. [Java applet]
www.lightandmatter.com
rudimentary display of the planets for any given date. [Java applet]
www.lightandmatter.com
The Earth Centered Universe
planetarium and telescope control program. [shareware Win3.1/95/98/NT]
www.nova-astro.com
planetarium and telescope control program. [shareware Win3.1/95/98/NT]
www.nova-astro.com
MegaStar Sky Atlas
resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95]
www.willbell.com
resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95]
www.willbell.com
Project Pluto
Desktop planetarium and charting program. [commercial Dos, Win3.1/95/NT]
www.projectpluto.com
Desktop planetarium and charting program. [commercial Dos, Win3.1/95/NT]
www.projectpluto.com
Planisphere
Displays appropriate sky area on monitor for any date. [Freeware Windows]
nio.astronomy.cz
Displays appropriate sky area on monitor for any date. [Freeware Windows]
nio.astronomy.cz
Celestial Sphere: Online Virtual Planetarium
A sophisticated java applet showing 9000+ stars, planets, and messier objects.
www.pcsapo.com
A sophisticated java applet showing 9000+ stars, planets, and messier objects.
www.pcsapo.com
SkyTools
Observation planning, charting and logging software. [commercial Win95/98/NT]
www.skyhound.com
Observation planning, charting and logging software. [commercial Win95/98/NT]
www.skyhound.com
Distant Suns
Virtual planetarium and merchandise information. [commercial Windows/Macintosh]
www.distantsuns.dk
Virtual planetarium and merchandise information. [commercial Windows/Macintosh]
www.distantsuns.dk
SKYLab Astronomy Software
Deep Sky Star Charting and Telescope Control System. [commercial Win9x/NT/2000/XP]
www.skylab.com.au
Deep Sky Star Charting and Telescope Control System. [commercial Win9x/NT/2000/XP]
www.skylab.com.au
Home Planet
A space and astronomy package, with satellite-tracking capabilities. [freeware Windows]
www.fourmilab.ch
A space and astronomy package, with satellite-tracking capabilities. [freeware Windows]
www.fourmilab.ch
EasySky
Planetarium with orrery, and animation. Commercial, demo available Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
www.easysky.de
Planetarium with orrery, and animation. Commercial, demo available Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
www.easysky.de
Deep Space
observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available DOS]
www.davidchandler.com
observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available DOS]
www.davidchandler.com
Jovian Satellite Simulator
JupSat95 calculates and displays the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. [Shareware Win9x/NT]
indigo.ie
JupSat95 calculates and displays the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. [Shareware Win9x/NT]
indigo.ie
Navigator Light
Celestial navigation software with star finder, vetor chart and GPS interface. [commercial, demo available. Windows]
www.tecepe.com.br
Celestial navigation software with star finder, vetor chart and GPS interface. [commercial, demo available. Windows]
www.tecepe.com.br
Bubba's Bits
Offers the picoSky cellular telephone planetarium application which runs on most phones that allow Java game downloads.
www.bubbasbits.com
Offers the picoSky cellular telephone planetarium application which runs on most phones that allow Java game downloads.
www.bubbasbits.com
Starry Night
Planetarium program which lets you view the sky from anywhere in the universe. [Commercial Windows XP/Vista, Mac OSX]
www.starrynight.com
Planetarium program which lets you view the sky from anywhere in the universe. [Commercial Windows XP/Vista, Mac OSX]
www.starrynight.com
Hallo Northern Sky
planetarium program which includes the Tycho-2 and SAC 7.2 catalogues. Can access the GSC CD-ROMs. [Freeware Win95/98/NT/XP]
www.hnsky.org
planetarium program which includes the Tycho-2 and SAC 7.2 catalogues. Can access the GSC CD-ROMs. [Freeware Win95/98/NT/XP]
www.hnsky.org
XEphem
Interactive astronomy program for Unix/Linux/OSX systems with X Windows and Motif. [free and commercial versions, source Unix]
www.clearskyinstitute.com
Interactive astronomy program for Unix/Linux/OSX systems with X Windows and Motif. [free and commercial versions, source Unix]
www.clearskyinstitute.com
AstroViewer: Quick Orientation in the Night Sky
The AstroViewer planetarium applet shows a sky map for any time and any location on Earth. Individual printable sky maps (GIF, PDF) may be created.
www.astroviewer.com
The AstroViewer planetarium applet shows a sky map for any time and any location on Earth. Individual printable sky maps (GIF, PDF) may be created.
www.astroviewer.com
Free Celestial Maps
rudimentary sky-charting program outputs schematic maps in five projection types, using a small star database or the SAO and PPM. [Freeware DOS/Windows]
www.geocities.com
rudimentary sky-charting program outputs schematic maps in five projection types, using a small star database or the SAO and PPM. [Freeware DOS/Windows]
www.geocities.com
MyStars!
planetarium program generating accurate charts, with stars, planets, comets, and asteroids. Orrery views make it a useful teaching tool. [shareware Win3.1/95/98/NT]
www.relativedata.com
planetarium program generating accurate charts, with stars, planets, comets, and asteroids. Orrery views make it a useful teaching tool. [shareware Win3.1/95/98/NT]
www.relativedata.com
Stellarium
Shows a realistic sky in 3D, as with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, including fisheye projection for domes. [Free open source (GPL) Windows, Mac, Linux]
www.stellarium.org
Shows a realistic sky in 3D, as with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, including fisheye projection for domes. [Free open source (GPL) Windows, Mac, Linux]
www.stellarium.org
DeskNite
Turns your Windows desktop into the night sky as viewed from your own back yard, no matter what the time or which part of the world you live in. [Freeware Win95/98/Me/NT/2000]
www.coeli.com
Turns your Windows desktop into the night sky as viewed from your own back yard, no matter what the time or which part of the world you live in. [Freeware Win95/98/Me/NT/2000]
www.coeli.com
CyberSky
Displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, Sun, Moon, and planets as visible from any location on Earth at any given time, with optional animation. [shareware Win98/2000/XP/Vista]
www.cybersky.com
Displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, Sun, Moon, and planets as visible from any location on Earth at any given time, with optional animation. [shareware Win98/2000/XP/Vista]
www.cybersky.com
DeepSkyLive
A free online planetarium JAVA-applet for producing detailed finder charts for 10,000s of deep-sky objects. Stars to magnitude 11.5 and deep-sky objects to magnitude 16.5 may be viewed and printed.
users.telenet.be
A free online planetarium JAVA-applet for producing detailed finder charts for 10,000s of deep-sky objects. Stars to magnitude 11.5 and deep-sky objects to magnitude 16.5 may be viewed and printed.
users.telenet.be
Lunar Map Pro
Lunar Map Pro is astronomy software for amateur observers of the Moon. It has over 13000 features with full search data base of all the known craters including NASA Apollo landing sites.[commercial Win2K/XP]
www.riti.com
Lunar Map Pro is astronomy software for amateur observers of the Moon. It has over 13000 features with full search data base of all the known craters including NASA Apollo landing sites.[commercial Win2K/XP]
www.riti.com
Data Services
from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Online forms provide sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and twilight times for one day or one year; moon phases, eclipse charts, and data for major solar system bodies and bright stars.
aa.usno.navy.mil
from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Online forms provide sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and twilight times for one day or one year; moon phases, eclipse charts, and data for major solar system bodies and bright stars.
aa.usno.navy.mil
The Sky
planetarium program showing you the sky on any date, from any place on earth. Has features to benefit a wide range of interest levels, from the beginning hobbyist to the seasoned professional. [commercial, Win98/NT, MacOS]
www.bisque.com
planetarium program showing you the sky on any date, from any place on earth. Has features to benefit a wide range of interest levels, from the beginning hobbyist to the seasoned professional. [commercial, Win98/NT, MacOS]
www.bisque.com
LunarPhase Pro
Lunar observer's toolkit with real time moon simulation including libration. Identify lunar features; zoom, pan and print moon maps; monthly lunar ephemeris; many charts, diagrams and printouts. Commercial, free demo, Windows.
www.nightskyobserver.com
Lunar observer's toolkit with real time moon simulation including libration. Identify lunar features; zoom, pan and print moon maps; monthly lunar ephemeris; many charts, diagrams and printouts. Commercial, free demo, Windows.
www.nightskyobserver.com
Solarark
Planet2010 high accuracy astronomy software using VSOP87 planetary theory for calculating the positions of all of the planets within our solar system. Software is accurate for years between 1900 and 2100 (commercial win95,98,NT,win2000,XP).
www.solarark.fi
Planet2010 high accuracy astronomy software using VSOP87 planetary theory for calculating the positions of all of the planets within our solar system. Software is accurate for years between 1900 and 2100 (commercial win95,98,NT,win2000,XP).
www.solarark.fi
SkyChart
planetarium program displaying 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 past. It supports numerous telescope computer controllers. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95/NT, Mac]
www.southernstars.com
planetarium program displaying 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 past. It supports numerous telescope computer controllers. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95/NT, Mac]
www.southernstars.com
Stellaris Software
Stellaris is an astronomy shareware program. It includes simulations of the night sky (including NGC objects) and solar system. It also plots user-definable graphs, displays space images and comes with various utilites such as an astronomical calculator.
www.stellaris-software.com
Stellaris is an astronomy shareware program. It includes simulations of the night sky (including NGC objects) and solar system. It also plots user-definable graphs, displays space images and comes with various utilites such as an astronomical calculator.
www.stellaris-software.com
SkyMap
a CD-ROM planetarium and star-charting program equally suited to both the casual stargazer 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]
www.skymap.com
a CD-ROM planetarium and star-charting program equally suited to both the casual stargazer 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]
www.skymap.com
Coeli Astronomy Software
Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 talking astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, orrery, and planetarium with telescope control. Free astronomy software gifts on offer here. [shareware,freeware,commercial Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP]
www.coeli.com
Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 talking astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, orrery, and planetarium with telescope control. Free astronomy software gifts on offer here. [shareware,freeware,commercial Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP]
www.coeli.com
HyperSky
an astronomical data display engine allowing full control over what objects are displayed, with "hypertext-like" information about those objects. Beginning to show its age. The demo uses a DOS installer which failed to work on this reviewer's system. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95]
www.willbell.com
an astronomical data display engine allowing full control over what objects are displayed, with "hypertext-like" information about those objects. Beginning to show its age. The demo uses a DOS installer which failed to work on this reviewer's system. [commercial, demo available Win3.1/95]
www.willbell.com
