For example if you like double stars, it uses the powerful Washington Double Star database. It is much like SkyMap which is one of original planetarium programs, a nice simple user interface with lots of options and the ability to utilize many different databases. I haven't seen the latest versions, probably wouldn't run on this 98 machine anyway. At that time they said they were not planning on it but I guess enough people wrote them and so a couple of years later they did port it over and I was lucky enough to be a Beta Tester and got free copy. I saw it on the MAC and send an Email to Siennasoft suggesting that they port it to the PC. Starry Night was originally a MAC program. I won't speculate on Stellarium since I've never used it. I have the Pro version on a PowerBook G3. Just an FYI - Starry Nights does run on Macs. Somethings get updated when I am on line but I notice that comets don't seem to be at least not quickly. Still,Starry Nights gives a nice view and after putting in coordinates and giving it the settings you want, You can change the time and fly forward several days and easily see how full the moon will be and where it is at during various times of the night and not only where the planets are at, but fairly accurate depictions of where the red spot is at on Jupiter and where the moons are. Also, I type in ngc891 observers challenge, and find the Tirion charts which can be printed. I use it in conjuction with The free Cartes du Ciel which is incredible but also more difficult. It has good data and Pictures but only goes through the Messier DSO's. Probably could get back issues or a good library might have it. IT is the same virtually as Starry Night Beginners. There was a version called Starry Night Backyard that came free as a CD with the Astronomy Now magazine about a year ago. It can also be a strain on some of the capabilities of laptops in the field, so for outdoor use, something simpler like Cartes du Ceil may make more sense. It is very picky about the graphics board and driver used, and many of the additional catalogs and features need to be added in by the user (you have to know what you are doing). It also lacks a few of the features found in some planetarium programs that are intended for use by observers in the field. Stellarium is free and also has lots of "eye candy", but it takes a little doing to get it to work smoothly sometimes. Starry Nights is *very* capable with many more features lots more "eye candy" (pretty views), but you do pay for get getting all this. Am I missing something here?įor basic astronomy use, something free like Cartes du Ceil is probably a better choice than the more costly Starry Nights. But I have noticed that more people here suggest Stellarium as the software to get. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.I have had the opportunity to play with both of these pieces of software and have found that Starry Nights gives me more information such as star names. 128 MB OpenGL 1.4 capable graphics card New and updating space missions with 30 detailed and accurate 3D models of spacecraft & trajectories for a real flight time experiences.Įvery star is now accurately rendered as a 3D body with classification-appropriate color, texture and relative radii.Īn updated Messier catalog with new breathtaking high resolution images of your favourite star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. New & Exclusive - The Starry Night Extragalactic 3D Database includes over 200,000 galaxies encompassing over 1 billion lights years of space. The incredibly rich and detailed Starry Night software OpenGL graphics that have set the industry standard for excellence in astronomy software. New dynamic user-optimized interface, with "Universal Search" for objects, Starry Night files, SkyGuide references, options, events, and more. We put the rocket in space science software: Web-delivered multimedia reveals the science of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the known universe.ģD models of eight beautiful and accurately rendered binary stars! Hours of descriptive audio for over 400 of the most interesting night sky objects. With the international standard for astronomical logging now export your data to Open Astronomy Log (OAL) format.Įxplore a hand picked list of the most interesting celestial objects to observe each evening. Telescope control has been redesigned to offer a modern, sleek looking, user experience, Fully featured with a complete object databaseĮxplore a new, up-to-date, 36,000 object, cross-referenced database, built from various source catalogs. Starry Night Pro Plus 8 is our fully featured flagship program, tailored for the astronomer who wants the very best in-class astronomy software and telescope control experience. Starry Night 8 - Professional Astronomy Telescope Control Software for PC.
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