Desktop Planetarium and Charting
Links
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.
Celestial Sphere: Online Virtual Planetarium
http://www.pcsapo.com/csphere/csphere.html
A sophisticated java applet showing 9000+ stars, planets, and messier objects.
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]
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 - Win95/98/NT]
Data Services
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/
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.
Deep Space
http://www.davidchandler.com/dspace.htm
observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available - DOS]
DeskNite - Live Celestial Wallpaper
http://www.stella2000.com/desknite.htm
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]
Desktop Universe
http://www.desktopuniverse.com
Photographic-based star atlas and planetarium. [commercial - Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP]
Distant Suns
Virtual planetarium and merchandise information. [commercial - Windows/Macintosh]
Dutch Occultation Association
http://occultations.astronews4you.com/
Free version of Lunar Occultation Workbench ( LOW ).