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- From: reinhard@stsci.edu
- Subject: Re: starchart programs? (try Hipparchus).
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.132720.1@stsci.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov10.152742.17306@husc3.harvard.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:27:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov10.152742.17306@husc3.harvard.edu>, slayman@husc11.harvard.edu (Andrew Slayman) writes:
- >
- > I am an archaeology student doing a little archaeoastronomy.
- > Nothing heavy duty. Purely observational stuff such as, "Does
- > this building face the summer solstice sunrise?" or "Does this
- > date correspond to any planetary conjunctions?" I'm also
- > interested in eclipses and the like.
- >
- > Do any of you know of any good, preferably cheap or free,
- > programs for the Mac (SE) that will tell me information
- > along those lines, perhaps that will even plot out the stars
- > in the sky facing in a certain direction from a certain place
- > on earth at a certain time? I'd very much appreciate any
- > info anyone could give me.
- >
- > Thanks,
- > Andrew
-
- I have been using a program called HIPPARCHUS that is put out by
- sofTouch APpLications.
-
- The thing about this software is that it will do precision plots
- for about +/- 50,000 years by applying the correct proper motion
- for the stars in the Yale 2000 catalog. It does have the option
- of showing you the horizon view for any given place on the Earth
- at any given time or you can view the entire sky from your location.
-
- It will also show you the positon of all the planets, Moon and Sun
- with the same type of precision. If you are doing archaeoastronomy
- then this might be the thing you are looking for.
-
- The software costs $50 and will run on any Mac.
- The address for more inforation is;
-
- sofTouch APplications
- 646 North Bend Road
- Baltimore, MD 21229
-
- 410-788-4963
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- Kent Reinhard
- REINHARD@STSCI.EDU
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