Astronomy Software

Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Software

If you’re new to astronomy or looking for the perfect gift for someone interested in the stars, this new edition of Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Software has everything you need to get started. With direct, easy-to-understand explanations and impressive visuals of all kinds of night sky phenomena, Complete Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Software is the perfect way to share the wonders of the universe with your entire family. Satisfy your curiosity about the universe without having to do more than point, click and explore. Find out what it is like to be an astronaut in spaceship mode where you can travel to the edges of the known universe. See what the universe looked like thousands of years ago or what it will look like thousands of years from now. As new discoveries are made, the new objects will automatically update into the software! You’ll never be lost in space with these stellar planetarium-in-a-box that gets you up and viewing in minutes. Over 15 new features for Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy version 6.3 include: new planets and their moons, 5 additional photorealistic horizon panoramas, animated trips between planets now include visually appealing planet avoidance, saturn’s rings and ring shadows more precise than ever, moons can now be added to dwarf planets, add or edit planet surface images or 3DS model assignments, and much more!

• Ideal software set for those new to the hobby of astronomy, or those looking for a great gift for anyone interested in the night sky
• Starry Night is a great way to view the wonders of the universe from your computer
• Spaceship Mode allows you to use a joystick to travel beyond the Milky Way
• Version 6.3 includes 15+ new features
• Sophisticated desktop planetarium software with 50 guided tours

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Starry Night Pro 6.3 Astronomy Software

Increase your in-the-field observing success with Starry Night Pro Version 6.3. Use the Events Finder to choose targets, or make your own Observing List for a specific night or for specific objects of interest. Print out three-view starhopping charts customized to your equipment that effortlessly guide you to challenging objects. With extensive data sets, advanced telescope control, and comprehensive observational tools, Starry Night Pro is a powerful program designed for the serious astronomer. Transform your computer into a sophisticated virtual observatory.

• No ordinary star-chart program, Starry Night Pro 6.3 software allows you to virtually leave Earth and explore the cosmos on your computer
• Explore over 16 million stars and 1 million deep-sky objects on your computer
• Create a zoomable night sky panorama for any time of night from virtually any location on Earth
• Enjoy over 100 multimedia tours of the universe
• Telescope Control feature lets you remotely control most popular brands of telescope such as Orion with your computer

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Starry Night Enthusiast 6.3 Astronomy Software

Version 6.3 includes 20+ new features! Explore a vast array of astronomical wonders, both natural and man-made! Replay spectacular fly-bys of Voyager, Galileo, and other famous space missions. Never miss your chance to witness celestial events, such as Jupiter satellite shadow transits, with the powerful Events Finder. Easily navigate around the cosmos using SkyGuide as your tour guide. Starry Night Enthusiast gives you the freedom and resources to explore the night sky on your computer or with the naked eye or a pair of binoculars.

• Version 6.3 of Starry Night’s realistic astronomy software includes over 20 new features
• Explore the universe on your computer with over 70 interactive multimedia tours
• Fly around the universe using joystick-supported spaceship mode
• Zoom in on 13,000 deep-sky objects from the NGC-IC catalog
• Track space probes and replay famous interplanetary fly-bys like Voyager, Pioneer, and Galileo

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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material. NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy. The fourth edition has improvements over the 3rd edition in every chapter, including: The famous charts, ideal for stargazers using a small telescope or binoculars A complete update of the equipment section, including computerized telescopes An enlarged photography section, including how-to instructions for using the new generation of digital cameras for astronomical photography, both with and without a telescope The tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and planet locations, updated through 2018. This edition includes for the first time star charts for use in the southern hemisphere. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and probes. (20080911)

• New Fourth Edition
• Perfect for any beginner or advanced astronomer
• Star Charts for stargazers
• Great for telescopes and binoculars
• Hard Cover, 192 pages, 11” x 10 3/4” x 7/8”

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Redshift 7 Premium

Experience the official planetarium software of the International Year of Astronomy 2009!

Redshift 7 Premium is your comprehensive guide to the heavens. A huge panorama of the Milky Way, photo-realistic horizons and a 3-D flight out of our galaxy are only a few ways in which Redshift turns astronomy into a breathtaking and inspiring experience.

Countless unique features such as telescope and joystick control, over 100 multimedia tours, macro recorder to create your own tours, online access to the Digitized Sky Survey and Google Maps, high quality videos, animations and the extensive help make Redshift 7 Premium the indispensable guide to the night skies.

New Features: * Realistic 3-D model of our galaxy with impressive 3-D flights * Now more than 100 million stars, planets and Deep Sky objects * Includes exoplanets and dwarf planets * New Horizon Panoramas for Earth, Moon and Mars * Direct access to star catalogs USNO-B1.0, SIMBAD and SOHO * Comprehensive observation planner for your in-the-field observation * Direct link to www.redshift-live.com for the exchange of guided tours and workspaces More Features: * Tracking and visualization tools; chart asteroids, comets, and meteor showers * Telescope control for most popular brands of robotic telescopes (ASCOM compliant) * Recording and exchange of guided tours * Numerical integration calculates the exact motion of comets and asteroids

• Runs on Windows 7, Vista, XP and Windows 2000
• Travel back and forth in time and move freely in our galaxy
• Hundreds of guided tours explain the universe and space missions
• Plan your observation, chart asteroids, comets, and meteor showers
• Telescope control for most popular brands of robotic telescopes (ASCOM compliant)

Price: $ 79.90

Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series)

This book is based around the author’s beautiful and sometimes awe-inspiring color images and mosaics of deep-sky objects.

The images were used as the basis of a public exhibition held at the University of Southampton (Summer 2006), attended by the press, local radio and TV interviewers as well as the public. The book describes how similar images can be created by amateur astronomers, using commercially available telescopes and CCD cameras. Subsequent processing and image enhancement in the “electronic darkroom” is covered in detail as well.

Not everybody can afford the biggest and best telescopes and CCD cameras, so a range of telescopes and equipment is considered, from the author’s 11-inch with Hyperstar camera, down to more affordable instruments.

Appendices provide links to free software – not available from a single source – and are themselves an invaluable resource.

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National Geographic Presents: RedShift Planetarium

Platform:  WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP Publisher:  TOPICS Packaging:  RETAIL BOX RedShift Planetarium is a perfect introduction to basic astronomy as well as sky observation. The positions and movements of stars planets and galaxies can be easily calculated and simulated. Up to 70 guided tours present and explain the most relevant astronomical subjects and theories. Learn everything about the creation and structure of the universe and its various celestial bodies. An extraordinary collection of pictures and videos present the highlights of astronomy and space travel.Don t just wish upon the stars; begin a fascinating hobby studying them along with comets asteroids planets and spacecraft with the help of REDSHIFT Planetarium on CD-ROM. Hailed as the world leader in astronomy software REDSHIFT is the user-friendly brand bringing unmatched content to novice deep-space enthusiasts. With REDSHIFT Planetarium you ll find easy interactive tours featuring star catalogues and current planet maps video from the Hubble telescope and Apollo missions and animated displays of comets and meteors. Packed with fascinating content and easy-to-use navigational options REDSHIFT Planetarium is your down-to-earth introduction to deep sky exploration.FEATURES: Full-screen display with on-screen labels Guided introductory tours & narrated animations of basic astronomical concepts Video footage from Apollo missions & the Hubble telescope Sky Window display of multiple celestial objectsINCLUDES: Complete Hipparcos stellar catalog Complete Tycho-2 stellar catalog New Tycho double star catalogue Maps of the planets & moons including all recently discovered moons of: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Win 98/ME/2000/XP 105 MB RAM 800 x 600 High Color (16 bit) 16 bit-audio

• Astronomy software with down-to-earth introduction to deep-sky exploration
• Easy interactive tours covering star catalogs and current planet maps
• Video from the Hubble telescope and Apollo missions
• Animated displays of comets and meteors
• Fascinating content; easy-to-use navigational options

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Orion Observer 70mm Equatorial Refractor Telescope

This tried-and-true refractor goes the extra distance in introducing the novice to the wonders of the night sky. The Observer 70 features a 70mm fully anti-reflection coated achromatic objective lens, which provides 36% more light-gathering ability than a 60mm. Its 700mm focal length (f/10) will show you the stark beauty of the lunar surface, Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s atmospheric belts, or the billowy clouds of the Orion Nebula. The included EQ-1 equatorial mount comes equipped with dual slow-motion controls for manual star tracking and adjustable aluminum tripod. Includes an EZ Finder II finder scope to help you zero in on your celestial targets, two eyepieces – 25mm (1.25″) and 10mm (1.25″) – and 90-deg star diagonal. One year limited warranty.Orion’s Observer 70 EQ combines the solid optical performance of a classic achromatic refractor with a German style equatorial mount. The Observer 70 features very good optics and 36 percent more light gathering power than 60mm beginner scopes. The complete accessory package includes high and low power eyepieces, a 90 degree star diagonal, a red-dot finder, illustrated instructions, and Orion‘s Starry Night Special Edition astronomy software. The Observer 70 EQ features very good optical performance. Achromatic refractors have a two piece objective lens, the second lens element compensates for “chromatic aberration”, the false color or blue fringes seen in low cost telescopes. In daylight tests I see very little blue fringing with the standard equipment 10mm eyepiece (70X magnification), and none at all with the 25mm eyepiece (28X). Stars and planets show up very nicely with the Observer 70. The quadruple star in the Orion Nebula known as the Trapezium is cleanly split into four components with the 10mm eyepiece (70X magnification). When I combine the 10mm eyepiece with a 2X Barlow lens for 140X magnification, I’m treated to lovely views of Saturn’s rings and the little orange disk of Mars. My view of the Moon is delightfully crisp and clear; the 25mm eyepiece nicely frames the Lunar disk, and using the 10mm eyepiece I can easily see mountain peaks and terraced walls inside the crater Copernicus. The Observer 70 EQ also features an aluminum tripod and

• A great entry-level refractor telescope at a very affordable price
• Reveals detailed views of the Moon and bright planets such as Jupiter and Saturn
• 70mm (2.75″) aperture and 700mm focal length provides great views of bright night-sky objects
• Includes sturdy tripod and equatorial (EQ) mount for convenient manual slow-motion tracking of celestial objects
• Includes two eyepieces, finder scope, focuser, 90-degree mirror diagonal for comfortable viewing
• Free Starry Night astronomy software and DVD, and more!

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Price: $ 129.99

Starry Night Pro Plus 6.3 Astronomy Software

For the advanced amateur astronomer, Starry Night Pro Plus version 6.3 cutting-edge features will keep you engaged in your hobby like no other software can. Version 6.3 has over 20 new features including: new planets and their moons have been added and updated, 5 additional photorealistic horizon panoramas, animated trips between planets now include visually appealing planet avoidance, Saturn’s rings and ring shadows more precise than ever, dramatically improved spaceship responsiveness, distance spheres can now be added to any solar system body with any radius and color, shadow cones can be displayed to show the shadows of orbiting bodies, updated LiveSky links and images, and much more! It also includes all the features of Starry Night Pro 6.0! Zoom in on any portion of a dazzling 20,000-image color AllSky CCD mosaic of the entire sky, to a limiting magnitude of 14-15! Powerful observation-planning tools and a database of 65 million stars and over 1 million deep-sky objects let Pro Plus control most computerized telescopes using its superb graphics as your interface. A plug-in to MaxIm DL imaging software lets you take pictures with your telescope and camera and import them back into Starry Night. Receive automatic updates of orbital data of satellites, comets, and asteroids. Customize field-of-view indicators to match your eyepieces.

• Leave Earth and explore the universe with Starry Night Pro Plus Version 6.3 which includes 20+ new features
• Zoom in on the first-ever color AllSky CCD mosaic of the entire sky, to magnitude of 14-15
• Create your own astrophotographs using the new plug-in to MaxIm DL/ CCD imaging software
• Control most popular computerized telescopes using Pro Plus as your graphical interface
• Explore over 65 million stars and 1 million deep-sky objects on your copmuter screen

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