Astronomy

StarStrider

StarStrider is a software planetarium that utilizes the latest in 3D-technology in order to show you not only the planets and satellites of our solar system, but also the more than 100 000 stars from the Hipparcos catalogue, all in real-time 3D. You'll also find galaxies, nebulae, supernova remnants, and the band of the Milky Way. Try the educative tutorial scripts, the optional relativistic effects of travel, the truly 'stereo 3D' color anaglyph mode, and many more interesting features. Free add-ons include an larger planet textures, and a huge database of 2 *million* stars!

World Almanac

This shows the position of the sun and moon for any place on earth between 1900 and 2049. It can show the sun or moon for any day or the horizon which can be rotated 360 degrees and animated. A database of over 1600 locations is included which includes the name, latitude, longitude and time zone for Australasia(Australia/New Zealand), Canada, U.K. and U.S.A. Users can easily create their own database of locations. The comprehensive help file explains how to make best use of the various programme options and includes a section devoted to photography.

Chinese Calendrics

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a solilunar calendar, consisting of months corresponding exactly to lunar cycles and years which stay more-or-less in sync with seasonal years. The structure of the calendar depends on the exact times of certain astronomical events, principally dark moons and winter solstices.

Lunar Calendars Eclipse Finder

This software allows you to: (i) Display the current phase of the Moon. (ii) Calculate the phase of the Moon for any time in the past or future within a 9000-year period. (iii) Convert between dates in various calendars (three solar calendars, the Gregorian Calendar, the Julian Calendar and the Solar Liberalia Triday Calendar, and four lunar calendars, the Goddess Lunar Calendar, the Meyer-Palmen Solilunar Calendar, the Hermetic Lunar Week Calendar and the Lunar Liberalia Triday Calendar).

CyberSky

CyberSky is an accurate, yet easy-to-use planetarium program that provides an excellent way to learn about astronomy and explore the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and the far-off future. CyberSky can display and print attractive, highly-customizable maps of the sky as seen from your home, your favorite vacation spot, or any other location on the Earth. The program's clean, user-friendly interface makes it easy to identify the objects you see in the sky and find the objects you want to see.

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