Starry Night Enthusiast 6.0 Win/Mac by Imaginova

Description

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. Browse a library of over 100 Starry Night files that demonstrate events such as eclipses, planetary alignments and close-ups of galaxies and planets Assign horizon panorama to a specific location on or off Earth with your choice of 11 photorealistic horizon panoramas Pinpoint the exact location of historical events, such as the Apollo moon landings, with Location Markers Access up-to-date local observing conditions through online link to Clear Sky Clock (requires Internet connection) Click on any location on Earth while hovering and select a Google Map for that precise location (requires Internet connection) Create your own automated guided tour of the universe with AppleScript, which helps you run a list of Starry Night files in sequence (Mac only) Ambient environment sounds enhance the digital observing experience Explore without limits 700 million light years of space View 2,500,000 stars NGC-IC Catalog of 13,000 deep space objects Travel in time from 4713 BC to 9999 AD Deepen your understanding of the universe with over 70 interactive SkyGuide tours Simulate the view through binoculars View how the Earth and Sun look like right now with images from ground-and space-based observatories

Platforms

Windows Vista, Mac OS X Intel, Windows XP, Mac OS X

Product Features

• Includes CD-ROM software, DVD movie, astronomy book, and user's guide
• Software for exploring the night sky and an array of astronomical wonders
• Follow the paths of 25+ interplanetary probes through the solar system
• Track 830+ artificial satellites; recreate lunar and solar eclipses
• Explore 700 million light years of space; view 2,500,000 stars