Astronomy: Software: Desktop Planetarium and Charting

Desktop planetarium and charting program. [commercial - Dos, Win3.1/95/NT]

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]

resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95]

observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available - DOS]

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]

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]

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]

Observation planning, charting & logging software. [commercial - Win95/98/NT]

Interactive astronomy program for Unix systems with X Windows and Motif. [open source - Unix]

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]

planetarium and telescope control program. [shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT]

A comprehensive space and astronomy package, with satellite-tracking capabilities. [freeware - Win95/NT]

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]

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]

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.

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]