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Re: Planetarium Software
From: Zvi Doron
Date: 2005 Apr 11, 22:17 +0100
From: Zvi Doron
Date: 2005 Apr 11, 22:17 +0100
StarCalc by the Russian programmer Alexander Zavalishin is fantastic and is free to download (+ many plugins) from his website http://www.relex.ru/~zalex/main.htm For max. effect make sure you use star colouring. Many features are customiseable - read his instructions in the .txt files. I have been using it for years and can't understand why he is not charging for it - he explained to me once that this is his hobby and money he earns elsewhere. ----- Original Message ----- From: c robertsTo: Sent: 11 April 2005 01:35 Subject: Planetarium Software > There have been discussions re. various planetarium software. One of > the least expensive is MyStars from www.relativedata.com fully > downloaded and registered for less than $20(US). A nice little book > is available from the same site(Sextant and Computer ISBN8798651161 ) > which treats using the program for navigational purposes. The use is > obvious, but it's a nice little book published in Denmark I think. > > I have used The Sky (both 5 & 6). Ihave used MyStars for about 10 > years and am quite pleased. Body to body distances are standard > output. > > Searching for the best free email? Try MetaCrawler Mail, from the #1 metasearch service on the Web, http://www.metacrawler.com