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- (214) PLANTARY DATA - (****)
- Gives an animated EGA display of the Solar System. Provides
- planetary orbital data, rise and set times, phases of the moon,
- all you do is select date and options. Excellent teaching tool.
- (306) ACE ASTRONOMY - (*****) 1 of 2 Disks
- A very extensive program covering various astronomical factors.
- Calculates the position, altitude, azimuth, and more for the sun,
- moon, and planets. Covers Eclipses, mean sidereal time and julian
- day, precession of coordinates, phases of the moon,
- (307) ACE ASTRONOMY - (*****) 2 of 2 Disks
- equinoxes and solstices, galilean satellites of jupiter, perpetual
- calendar, polaris, more. Provides all information needed for lunar
- and planetary photography, can shell to dos. Excellent program.
- (316) STAR-VIEW - (****)
- Excellent program for displaying and teaching astromony. Produces
- a well defined display of the stars for any time frame. Supports
- mouse, Herc, CGA, EGA, VGA graphics. Calculates astronomic
- information.
- (391) ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS v2. - (****)
- Can draw a map of about 900 of the brightest stars for any time or
- location, can locate all planets, and the sun and moon on map or
- provide coordinates. Will outline all the 88 constellations, and
- plot the path of the sun/moon/planets. Much more. CGA.
- (402) VIEW-STAR - (***) Bonus!
- Will display the sky form any latitude/logitude for any date or
- time. Shows position of planets and displays in local sidereal
- time of local mean time. CGA graphics.
- (623) ASTRONOMY DATABASE FILE - (***)
- From the Saguaro Astronomy Club. Database file containing a
- comprehensive observing list. Contains all objects from 0 thru
- 23.99 hours right ascension. Self unarcing file unarcs to over 1
- meg of information.
- (635) JUPITER'S MOONS v1.00 - (****)
- Fascinating program that displays the moons and orbital paths of
- Jupiter. Animated display shows both a top view and a side view, 3
- day & 15 day display of how the 4 moons cris-cross. Allows you to
- select dates and time. (Rqs. EGA)
- (636) JUPITER SIMULATOR/CHARTER - (****) Bonus!
- Provides real time and simulated displays of Jupiter's galilean
- satellites. Also provides a charting function to produce a graph
- of the Jovian system over a given period of time. Has 3 display
- modes - realtime, skip, freeze. Uses CGA graphics
- (719) PRECESS - (***) Bonus!
- Simple program to calculate right ascension and declination using
- new or current dates.
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