A perfect introduction to the night sky for beginners, Starry Night Backyard provides a tour of the universe without ever leaving your PC. Plan your observing sessions by printing your own customized star charts. Learn how to identify planets, stars, and constellations. View a planet or star from your backyard or any place on Earth. Starry Night Backyard is the beginner version of the popular Starry Night Deluxe and the more advanced version, Starry Night Pro.
Price
$89
Powerful yet easy to use, Starry Night is now available in two versions. Starry Night Pro is the next step up from Starry Night Deluxe for the serious amateur, offering such advanced features as 3D implementation of the Hipparcos/Tycho star databases, on-the-fly Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams, proper motion vectors, advanced charting, and a smart pointer with a heads-up display. In addition to controls for the Meade LX200, Pro includes plug-ins for controlling the ETX-90EC and ETX-125EC from Windows and the Ultima 2000 and other telescopes from a Macintosh.
Price $199
"...the most powerful piece of astronomy software for amateur astronomers." Astronomy Magazine December 1999
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TheSky is an easy-to-use, full-featured, graphical astronomy program that turns your personal computer into a personal planetarium! |
Experience virtual observing with your computer. TheSky Astronomy Software brings to your desktop the wonder and fascination of viewing the heavens, whether you are tracing your first constellation, or hunting for yet-discovered celestial bodies. TheSky is as simple to use as it is powerful. Questions along the way? Our comprehensive user’s manual and detailed on-line help will assist you in learning its many features.
TheSky is available in three different "Levels" called Level II, Level III and Level IV. Levels II and III contain databases and features broad enough to keep most armchair astronomers satisfied for a lifetime. TheSky Level IV for Windows has even more data, more pictures and more capabilities.
Price
Level II $129
Level IV $249