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MS-08: Science, Weather & Maps
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0667 Astronomy Small Programs Disk
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AstroCalc I 1.0 (ASTROCI)
Hesperus & Co.
$20
calculates astronomical data for the sun, moon, and planets. You enter
the date, time, geographical location and get back sky positions. Sky
positions include right ascension and declination, local altitude and
azimuth, celestial latitudes and longitudes, distances from the sun and
earth, angular size, brightness, and rise and set times.
It also supplies sidereal time, twilight times, Julian day numbers,
equation of time values, phase of the moon and planets, elongations from
the sun and orbital elements. All the basic astronomical information,
including heliocentric and geocentric, is provided in a well organized
format.
AstroView (A-VIEW)
Collins, Bill
$0
is the best public domain astronomy program we've seen. It lets you
select a longitude and latitude from a map of the world and then view
the planets and stars on each horizon or overhead. Unlike similar
programs, this one is fast.
Cluster
White, David E.
$10
simulates stellar mechanics, i.e. the effect of gravity on the motion of
objects in space. It can be used to model the motion of stars in a cluster,
or of planets around a sun. Several sample data files are supplied. CGA,
EGA, VGA, and Herc are supported.
Mars-EGA
Nohr, Paul and Rowe, Basil H.
$10
will give a simulated view of mars and the moon. You can change the time and
date of the simulation, change the eyepiece or animate the view.
Optics
Westwater, Bob
$?
computes various parameters of a reflecting telescope.
Planets
Puhl, Larry
$?
computes information relating to the position, distance, magnitude,
orbit view, skyview, etc for the major planets, four minor planets or
halley's comet on a specified date and time. Also, orbital data for any
desired planet or comet can be entered and saved in a disk file. Skyview
and orbital views can show forward or backward motion. The moons for
each planet can be displayed.
Sunrise
calculates the time of sunrise and sunset.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0667
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ACE (AstroSoft Computerized Ephemeris)
Gardner, Jerry and Morrison, Martin
$?
#27047/798 [2 disks]
is a general-purpose astronomy software package consisting of three separate
parts:
Part I of ACE performs the most needed astronomical calculations, involving
the sun, the moon, the planets, eclipses, astrophotography exposures, mean
sidereal time and Julian Day, precession of coordinates, phases of the moon,
equinoxes and solstices, Galilean satellites of Jupiter, perpetual calendar,
and Polaris. It achieves an accuracy in calculations that is comparable to
those contained in the ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC and is more comprehensive and
convenient, for astronomical observing purposes, than the FLOPPY ALMANAC.
Part II of ACE provides orbital and physical data, as well as descriptive and
observational data, for all the planets and satellites of the solar system,
Part III of ACE provides data on over 2000 deep-sky objects, the entire
Messier Catalog, 100 named objects, all bright stars to magnitude 2.00, and
100 prominent double stars, with detailed commentary on nearly 400 of these
objects. (NOTE: The authors are no longer at the address given in the
documentation.)
Deep Space 3-D
David Chandler Co.
$79
#27047/1718 [2 disks]
is a full featured tool for producing professional quality star charts in a
wide range of formats. It allows you to plot star maps (flat or in 3-D) for
any part of the sky, to scale, for any given day, time and latitude, with or
without constellation lines, with or without labels, to any brightness cutoff
down to magnitude 7.2, and much more. It will also compute an observing for
any known comet. Included is an NGC catalog of galaxies, nebulae, and star
clusters. An observer's log is also included. Requires 512K and a hard drive.
Anytime/Suntime 1.2 [ANYTIME] 09-93 CD
RejTech
$5-$7
#12441
Anytime shows the current time for up to 11 cities world-wide. Suntime
shows sunrise/sunset times, as well as other information, for a city
selected from a database of over 1300 cities.
CircumSpace 1.0 [CIRCUM10] 08-93 CD
Haney, Mark A. ASP
$15
#12360
is a space travel simulator. It displays the sky as seen from anywhere
within several hundred light years of Earth. You can click to travel
instantly to any of 7780 stars, or choose the warp mode to animate the
journey quickly and smoothly. It teaches you which stars are neighbors
and which are distant. Requires 512K and EGA/VGA.
Gravity
Safarik, Steve
$15-$40
#27227/2490
will let a person experiment with the orbits of planets as they may occur in
the universe. The motions of planets can be very interesting to watch as each
planet affects other planets via its gravitational force. You can enter actual
systems and watch them execute. A Zoom feature allows entering small or large
systems. The maximum number of planets was doubled to 16. Viewing perspectives
now includes from any of the planets.
Moonbeam
#27227/635
determines the phase, position, and illumination of the moon. To plot the star
data, graphics is required.
SeeStars
Tavolga, Bill
$15
#27227/2288
will provide a facsimile view of the sky as seen from a selected place and time.
Planets and moon phases are included. Requires EGA/VGA and mouse.
SkyGlobe 3.52
Haney, Mark A. ASP
$20
#27227/2551
lets you see on the screen what the sky would look like at night. SkyGlobe
contains coordinates for 3250 stars. You can specify the time, date, direction
and location of the view. You can change the number of stars; adjust the
magnification of your sky view; and brighten the stars. The program can display
Latitude, Longitude and Ecliptic lines to help you orient yourself on the
celestial sphere.
Our Cosmohood
Bondono, Jeff
$25
#27731/4189
is a 3-D view of 2,368 galaxies closest to the Earth. The program is based on
data from Brent Tully's catalog, Nearby Galaxies. You can specify your viewing
position, where to view, and how wide the field of view should be. A demo mode
takes you on a trip through the cosmos. Requires 500K memory and a hard disk.
Starside
Virtual Srket Technology
$20
#27731/3247
is designed to generate star maps from any place in the world, for any given
time. Positions of the Sun, Moon and planets may be included on any map. Objects
can be easily located with search and zoom. You can generate Starmaps or print
coordinates.
A realtime update can track celestial objects throughout the night. A database
of common objects is included to get you started. Options are included to merge,
change, add, search and create a customized database of celestial coordinates.
EGA and 512K are required.
Starware 3.2
Prag, Arthur B.
$32
#27731/3458
displays the sky at any time and place, including a million years into
the future or past. It uses FK5 star locations and proper motions. It shows
all the planets and all 88 constellations. You can use a mouse or the keyboard
to select a particular object for identification, or to change the azimuth or
elevation angle of the observer. You can also change the time of day in plus
or minus hour increments and the date a day, a year, 100 years, and 1000 years
at a time.
It will optionally put boxes around visible planets and draw lines for the
constellations. It will find and move to the center of the display a specified
star, constellation, planet, sun or moon. Starware will also capture a screen
to a printable file. This is an outstanding program for anyone interested in
astronomy. Requires EGA/VGA.
[Note: When entering the time, you must adjust your local time back to
Greenwich time ("Universal Time").]
PC-Track
Johnson, Thomas C. ASP
$25
#27639/4022
can track up to eight satellites in real time with 3D gr