Astronomy Software

Adastra FREESTAR

Experience accessible astronomy with a real-time sky, comprehensive reports, arcsecond accuracy, and exciting events such as animation and live tracking. Easy mouse-manipulation of the sky brings planets, comets, asteroids, DSOs, and a multitude of stars to your fingertips in real-time. And let TimeLine graphically show the effects of precession down through the millennia...

Planet's Orbits

Software that (for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP) is an accurate digital orrery with a wealth of functionality. The program uses the DE404 ephemeris (accurate for dates between 2000 B.C. and 6000 AD) for the calculation of planetary (except Pluto) and lunar positions. The calculation of the positions of the satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus is done by the various analytic theories given in the Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomial Almanac. Education shareware listed in astronomy tools.

Planets of the Solar System Screensaver

9 planets and the Sun. Each colorful picture shows one planet and its satellites. Basic planetary data in the form interesting for both kids and adults is given alongside. It is planet name and astronomical sign, distance from the Sun, dimensions, information on satellites, atmosphere and internal composition. Developers goal in creating this screensaver was to make Solar system astronomy known to schoolkids in an easy and fun way.

Coeli - Stella 2000

Complete astronomy software suite exploring realistic skies in real time, with observing log, Sky Quiz, Live Orbits (orrery), telescope support, spoken pronunciation guide, a half-million word Encyclopedia Astronomica, and concentrated searches embracing planets, comets, asteroids, DSOs, and up to 300,000 stars.

Adastra Plus

This software is a complete astronomy experience, with real-time sky, comprehensive reports, arcsecond accuracy, and exciting events such as animation and live orbital tracking. Two encyclopedic reference sources interactively link to the sky display, with planets, comets, asteroids, DSOs, and a multitude of stars. Let Sky Quiz quickly build familiarity with your local sky, as TimeLine shows the effects of precession through the millennia... Adastra Plus software is a shareware filed under home and education and science utilities.

3D Solar System Screensaver

Solar System is a fully 3D environment screensaver which serves both the screensaver and an educational astronomy program. This screensaver views all planets of our solar system on your desktop. You can set different cameras to view whole solar system. Included is also an informative mode which makes you able to see more details about all planets. Optional is also an arrangement of planets relative or realistic orbit with lovely background music

U.K. Almanac

The U.K. Almanac displays solar and lunar data for every 30 minutes throughout the day in addition to the times of rise, set and twilight. The phases of the moon and solar illumination are also calculated. There is a database of 271 U.K. locations and you can add you own to include the height of the user. Although this software was specifically designed for somebody with a camera, it has much wider appeal. This shareware is listed under photography, astronomy category.

300 Science Quizzes

Software that: 150 Capital city quizzes, 120 Chemistry and Periodic Table quizzes, 20 Astronomy picture-quizzes and 10 questions about the speed of light for middle and high school students. This freeware is listed under science, kids, chemistry, geography category.

Astronomy Stuff

Watch Nasa TV including live space shuttle launches and space walks plus all the Sky at Night programs from December 2001 up to the current episode over the internet plus view live solar images and get ISS (international space station) and satellite pass predictions for your location. This demo is listed under home, hobby astronomy category.

Cosmic Scenes

Beautify your desktop with this stunning Cosmic wallpaper generator. Every day, hour, or less, Cosmic Scenes will create a beautiful and original 3D Cosmic image and install it as your desktop wallpaper. You can configure the visual aspects of this unique product to suit your taste. The images are created using the infinite variability of fractal mathematics. You'll never see the same image twice ! A MeanFox.com product. Cosmic Scenes is licensed as shareware and filed in wallpaper creator, desktop enhancements section.

New Frontiers

This CD-ROM celebration of space, and those who seek to conquer it, is the premier screen saver and desktop photo collection, including over 400 full-color NASA photographs from historic satellite, orbital and lunar missions. Spectacular shots include shuttle lift-offs, Magellan space probe exploration, black holes, quarks, astronauts in space, and much more!

Stars and Galaxies in 3D

Real stars and galaxies in 3D and full color. Move and look in any direction. Easy to use with keyboard shortcuts and presets. 9,000 stars (all visible stars, plus lots of nearby dim stars) and 2,400 galaxies. Displays known planetary star systems. Find stars and galaxies by name and fly to them with a keypress. Select stars by magnitude, distance, or spectral type. Select galaxies by distance or group. Has an outline of our galaxy. Stars and Galaxies in 3D software is a shareware filed under science, astronomy, games, graphics, simulation, education, astrophysics, home, hobby utilities.

AstroGrav (Windows)

AstroGrav is a software program that allows you to study how astronomical objects move and interact under the force of gravity. It features superb interactive 3D graphics which allow you to move around within an astronomical system that you are viewing, while watching how it evolves with the passage of time. shareware listed in education science tools.

HiCalendar

This tool converts dates to Gregorian, Islamic, Julian, Hebrew and Chinese dates and back. Thus, you get all these calendars into a one simple-of-use calendar. Just pick a date and you get the corresponding dates on the other calendars! HiCalendar calculates the Easter and Pesach dates for any year between 999 AD and 2399 AD. You may use speed buttons to quickly select a date: New year Day, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Whitsun...

SpaceStationSim

This game, from Vision Videogames in collaboration with NASA, gets you up close and personal with your own crew of astronauts who live and play in outer space! Build your own International Space Station with loads of modules and cool components. Send your astronauts on EVA missions, and perform experiments in micro-gravity. Keep them happy and healthy, but look out for that bumbling space tourist! He will wreck your station if you let him.

Grand Tour 3D

The Distant Suns-Grand Tour 3D screen saver is a high-speed full motion solar-system simulator using OpenGL technology and accelerated graphics.The positions and rotations of each of the planets and their moons are accurate to the current date and time! Watch the moons of Saturn in their daily dance around the majestic ringed world or the Earth rotate under your feet. Rated 4 stars by PC Mag (June 8, 2004)

Gravitorium Pro

A very useful tool for teaching physics and astronomy. Play with ideas about gravity and gravitational systems. This gravitational simulator is not intended to be a highly accurate solar system simulator, at low speeds its accuracy is really pretty good. And, best of all, it lets you "play universe maker". Throw in a few extra planets, add a black hole, set a comet plunging towards the Earth! Or create an entirely new solar system from scratch. Gravitorium Pro software is a shareware filed under education, science, astronomy, physics utilities.

EasySky

Astronomy software, shows you the complete night sky (340,000 stars) and our solar system in a 3D orrery view with the planets, asteroids, and comets from any place at any time. All settings can be saved in different documents. Animations let you understand the motions of the celestial bodies or the daily rotation of the Earth. Printing. The demo version contains less objects and some minor restrictions.

Astro-Mania

Software that teaches all the important facts about 38 astronomical objects such as planets and stars. It has a learning database that includes essays, images, and lists of all the important facts for each of the 38 space objects. The space objects include the nine planets, stars and star types, asteroids, meteorites, galaxies, and more. This education software is categorized under astronomy.

ESBPCS for VCL - Components and Routines

ESBPCS for VCL is a collection of over 6000 routines/methods and over 235 classes/components in over 140 units for Borland Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005/Win32 , BDS2006/Win32 and Turbo Delphi Pro for Win32, which are aimed at making "data entry and manipulation easier" for Developers and their Customers. Includes full source to all components and routines.

StarMessage - Night sky screensaver

StarMessage was designed to be the favorite screensaver for the astronomer, the dreamer and the romantic fool. It shows the current moon phase, while you may leave messages written in stars of the night sky. StarMessage also comes with flying pictures and banners, relaxing sounds, scrolling messages, countdown timers, world time, new email notification, quotes of wisdom, humor or love and falling stars. Installation and removal is very easy.

World Almanac

The World Almanac displays solar and lunar data for every 30 minutes throughout the day in addition to the times of rise, set and twilight. The phases of the moon and solar illumination are also calculated. Up to 18 locations can be created to include the height of the user and the summertime data. Although this software was specifically designed for somebody with a camera, it will also appeal to astronomers, fishermen, gardeners and the family

Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder

A program to search for eclipses (lunar, solar, total, annual and umbral), to calculate the phase of the Moon at any given date and time and to convert between dates in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and dates in various lunar calendar (Goddess, Meyer-Palmen and Liberalia Triday).

Planetarium

See 2500 stars, all 88 constellations, planets and the moonphase from 1600 AD to 9999 AD from any location on earth. Click star on screen for detailed information. Geocentric and heliocentric views also available. Define your own five locations for quick switch. Print todays night sky ! Tiny program, but great planetarium, especially for teachers and students. Nice visuals, smooth animation, simple controls, good planet data too.

Solar System 3D Simulator

Software that is a FREE software application that generates a realistic solar system model and planets in 3 Dimension on the PC using advanced physics formulas. It can display the planets and their orbits, the sun and the moon. The nine planets including planet earth and their detailed physical & chemical information and image pictures is also displayed including solar power, solar energy and solar eclipse details.

eventSherpa

This internet software? is exciting new Windows? software that lets you find, organize and share all the events that matter in your life. Create detailed calendars of events and securely share them with your friends and co-workers by publishing them to your own free website. Subscribe to other peoples' shared calendars and automatically receive any changes or updates they make.

EarthWatch

This software (for Windows) displays a beautiful graphical world clock with a dynamic map image of the world showing the day and night areas, time zone hours, a sundial, and an almanac information panel featuring sunrise/sunset times, lunar phase information, and much more -- all in real-time or time-lapse animation. Education shareware listed in education, science, astronomy, travel tools.

Canadian. Almanac

The Canadian Almanac displays solar and lunar data for every 30 minutes throughout the day in addition to the times of rise, set and twilight. The phases of the moon and solar illumination are also calculated. There is a database of 121 Canadian locations and you can add you own to include the height of the user. Although this software was specifically designed for somebody with a camera, it has much wider appeal.

Orbit Xplorer

Educational orbit and gravitation simulator for high school, college and beginning university physics and astronomy. Easily create, run, print and save a simulation. Includes 29 introductory to advanced premade simulations with activities page in html-format. Uses actual pictures of planets. Plot orbits in a plane or in 3D. View time, distances, speeds, accelerations and energies as they change. Zoom and change parameters during the simulation.

Cosmic Voyage

A stunning and mesmerizing 3D screensaver that takes you on a never-ending voyage into the depths of Space. Soar past stars and nebulae and experience the wonders of the Universe without the usual negative consequences of extended space travel ! Marvel at the never-repeating beauty of this unique visual feast. Highly configurable, and can play your favorite music too ! A MeanFox.com production.

Space Explorer

This game 1.0 is an astronomically and physically realistic interactive 3D application for simulating and exploring solar systems just like a real astronaut. Features: * Completely customizable: Create your own solar systems * Simulation of the motions of planets, stars, and the spaceship according to Newton's gravitational law * Travel by conventional and teleportation drive * Take videos or snapshots as you travel

StarStrider

Software that 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 , all in real-time 3D. You'll also find galaxies, nebulae, supernova remnants, and the band of the Milky Way. StarStrider combines photo realism and scientific accuracy with plain fun and beautiful vistas! Optional add-on: 2 million stars!

U.S.A. Almanac

The U.S.A. Almanac displays solar and lunar data for every 30 minutes throughout the day in addition to the times of rise, set and twilight. The phases of the moon and solar illumination are also calculated. There is a database of 1093 U.S.A. locations and you can add you own to include the height of the user. Although this software was specifically designed for somebody with a camera, it has much wider appeal.

365 Hubble Telescope Screen Saver

Launch yourself into orbit and discover the WONDERS OF SPACE through the eyes of the world-famous Hubble Space Telescope. This space screensaver includes over forty INCREDIBLY DETAILED IMAGES of spinning galaxies, colorful nebulae, distant supernova remnants, solar system planets, and other amazing celestial bodies. Take your mind to the heavens every time your computer is left idle! Use any screen saver image AS YOUR DESKTOP BACKGROUND too. 365 Hubble Telescope Screen Saver is licensed as shareware and filed in desktop screen savers science section.

Dovada student calculator

The Dovada student calculator is ideal for use in the school, home, office or engineering and scientific research centers, anywhere mathematical or physics information is continually used or required, The Dovada student calculator has hundreds of science, astronomy, physics data and mathematical formulae built in and can be easily accessed and used in calculations. No longer do you have to search the text books for that common formula or data.

Awesome Deep Space Screen Saver

A photo slideshow screen saver with beautiful images of deep space objects by the Hubble Telescope. All images are scaled for 800x600 (1024x768 also available). Other features include transition effects, black and white mode, password use, and extract photos as wallpaper, including built-in wallpaper cycling every hour or every day. This 5-photo Lite version is free, the Gold Edition has 42 photos and may be purchased at Awesome-Screens.com