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XEphem

http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/

Interactive astronomy program for Unix/Linux/OSX systems with X Windows and Motif. [Free and commercial versions, source - Unix]

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The Sky

http://www.bisque.com/

Planetarium program showing the sky on any date, from any place on earth. Has features to benefit a wide range of interest levels, from the beginning hobbyist to the seasoned professional. [Commercial, Win98/NT, MacOS]

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The Earth Centered Universe

http://www.nova-astro.com/

Planetarium and telescope control program. [Shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT]

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SunClock

http://www.esuli.it/2009/03/06/sunclock/

Shows the daylight face of the Earth, the position of the sun, the position of the moon and its phase. [Freeware by Andrea Esuli - Windows 9x/NT/2k/XP]

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Stellarium

http://www.stellarium.org/

Shows a realistic sky in 3D, as with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, including fisheye projection for domes. [Free open source (GPL) - Windows, Mac, Linux]

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Stellaris Software

http://www.stellaris-software.com/

An astronomy shareware program. It includes simulations of the night sky (including NGC objects) and solar system. It also plots user-definable graphs, displays space images and comes with various utilities such as an astronomical calculator.

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Starry Night

http://www.starrynight.com/

Planetarium program which lets you view the sky from anywhere in the universe. [Commercial - Windows XP/Vista, Mac OSX]

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Starmap

http://webpages.charter.net/thegl/starmap.html

Interactive night sky plotter. [Freeware - Windows]

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Solarark

http://www.solarark.fi/

Planet2010 high accuracy astronomy software using VSOP87 planetary theory for calculating the positions of all of the planets within our solar system. Software is accurate for years between 1900 and 2100 (Commercial - win95,98,NT,win2000,XP).

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SkyTools

http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html

Observation planning, charting and logging software. [Commercial - Win95/98/NT]

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SkyMap

http://www.skymap.com/

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]

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Project Pluto

http://www.projectpluto.com/

Desktop planetarium and charting program. [Commercial - Dos, Win3.1/95/NT]

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Planisphere

http://nio.astronomy.cz/om

Displays appropriate sky area on monitor for any date. [Freeware - Windows]

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Planet Finder

http://www.lightandmatter.com/area2planet.shtml

Simple display of the planets for any given date. [Java applet]

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Perseus Astronomy Simulation Software

http://www.perseus.it/en/

Perseus is a complete desktop planetarium. Software features 3D solar system objects and scripting function for lecturers, plus ASCOM support. Italian and English versions are available.

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Navigator Light

http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/

Celestial navigation software with star finder, vetor chart and GPS interface. [Commercial, demo available. Windows]

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MyStars!

http://www.relativedata.com/mystars/

Planetarium program generating accurate charts, with stars, planets, comets and asteroids. Orrery views make it a useful teaching tool. [Shareware - Win3.1/95/98/NT]

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MegaStar Sky Atlas

http://www.willbell.com/software/megastar/index.htm

Resource for deep-sky observing. [Commercial, demo available - Win3.1/95]

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LunarPhase Pro

http://lunarphasepro.nightskyobserver.com/

Lunar observer's toolkit with real time moon simulation including libration. Identify lunar features; zoom, pan and print moon maps; monthly lunar ephemeris; many charts, diagrams and printouts. Commercial, free demo, Windows.

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Lunar Map Pro

http://www.riti.com/prodserv_lunarmappro.htm

Astronomical software for amateur observers of the Moon. It has over 13000 features with full search data base of all the known craters including NASA Apollo landing sites.[Commercial - Win2K/XP]

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Jovian Satellite Simulator

http://indigo.ie/~gnugent/JupSat95/

JupSat95 calculates and displays the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. [Shareware Win9x/NT]

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Hubble Space Telescope: Wallpaper

http://www.screenthemes.com/packs/hubb001/showall.htm

Thirty full-screen Hubble photos for use as wallpaper and screen saver. [Commercial - Win95/98/NT]

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Home Planet

http://www.fourmilab.ch/homeplanet/homeplanet.html

A space and astronomy package, with satellite-tracking capabilities. [Freeware - Windows]

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