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Project Pluto - Guide
Desktop planetarium and charting program. [commercial - Dos, Win3.1/95/NT] (infos)Coeli Astronomy Software
Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 - talking astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, orrery, and planetarium with telescope control. Free astronomy software gifts on offer here. [shareware,freeware,commercial - Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP] (infos)
MegaStar Sky Atlas
resource for deep-sky observing. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95] (infos)
Deep Space
observer-oriented star mapping and telescope control software. [commercial, demo available - DOS] (infos)
SkyChart
planetarium program displaying the sky from anywhere on Earth, in the solar system, or in the Milky Way, and for any point in time in the future or past. It supports numerous telescope computer controllers. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95/NT, Mac] (infos)
SkyMap
a CD-ROM planetarium and star-charting program equally suited to both the casual stargazer and the serious amateur or professional astronomer, although its feature list will appeal especially to the more advanced user. [Commercial, demo available - Win95/98/NT] (infos)
HyperSky
an astronomical data display engine allowing full control over what objects are displayed, with "hypertext-like" information about those objects. Beginning to show its age. The demo uses a DOS installer which failed to work on this reviewer's system. [commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95] (infos)
SkyTools
Observation planning, charting & logging software. [commercial - Win95/98/NT] (infos)
XEphem
Interactive astronomy program for Unix systems with X Windows and Motif. [open source - Unix] (infos)
CyberSky
displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, Sun, Moon, and planets as visible from any location on Earth at any given time, with optional animation. [shareware - Win95/98/NT] (infos)