ACE.ZIP 268912 01-30-94 AstroSoft Computerized Ephemeris 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 thes 400 of thes (Jerry and Morrison, | Martin Gardner) (Reg.Fee: $?) ASTROCAL.ZIP 72108 03-04-93 AstroCalc I 1.0 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. (Hesperus & Co.) (Reg.Fee: $20) AVIEW.ZIP 28558 05-29-89 AstroView 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. The program is | fast. (Bill Collins) (Reg.Fee: $0) BANG.ZIP 141540 02-05-94 Bang reviews the history and developments in | the Big Bang theory. It includes what's new | in the theory, what happended at time=0, a | quark, and the theory of NOTIME. | (Metamorphosis Educational Prog) (Reg.Fee: | $15) CIRCUM10.ZIP 189536 10-14-93 CircumSpace 1.0 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. | (Mark A. Haney) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $15) CLUSTER.ZIP 47391 05-29-89 Cluster 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. (David E. White) (Reg.Fee: $10) DEEP_SPC.ZIP 638221 01-30-94 Deep Space 3-D 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. (David | Chandler Co.) (Reg.Fee: $79) GRAVITY.ZIP 98396 01-31-94 Gravity 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. (Steve Safarik) (Reg.Fee: $15-$40) MARSEGA.ZIP 42387 05-29-89 Mars-EGA 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. (Paul and Rowe, Basil H. | Nohr) (Reg.Fee: $10) MESSIER.ZIP 219782 01-31-93 Messier Observer's Guide 1.0 shows you where | to find some of the most famous telescopic | objects in the universe. Twenty-five Messier | objects are shown in graphical form with the | constellation each appears in, as it would be | seen by the naked eye, along with an arrow | that shows the Messier object's approximate | position among the stars. Coordinates, | description, type of object, constellation, | catalog number and brightness are shown. A | special inset in each display shows the | object as it would appear in a telescope or | binoculars, along with a recommended | magnification for observing. VGA is required. | (Larry F. Kalinowski) (Reg.Fee: $40) MOONBEAM.ZIP 77982 01-31-94 Moonbeam determines the phase, position, and | illumination of the moon. To plot the star | data, graphics is required. NAUTICAL.ZIP 765703 01-31-94 Nautical is an astronavigation program. It | includes a built-in almanac for 1950 - 2050. | There is automatic reduction of sights, | graphical displays of the stars, and a world | map. Other features include coastal and | constellation outlines, planetary data, | measurement unit conversions, time zone | check, and an automated installation program. | (Rory O'Conor) (Reg.Fee: $20) NGP.ZIP 613408 01-31-94 NGP is a database management facility built | upon The Revised New General Catalogue Of | Nonstellar Astronomical Objects (RNGC) | (Sulnetic and Tift 1973). The program's | purpose is to make it easy to extract desired | sets of objects based upon variable selection | criteria, rapidly sort selected data upon | various fields, view, or print lists of | selected objects, also enter, view, and edit | personal notes for any object. Requires 512k | and 2 meg of hard disk space. (G. Dean | Williams) (Reg.Fee: $0) OPTICS.ZIP 12125 05-29-89 Optics computes various parameters of a | reflecting telescope. (Bob Westwater) | (Reg.Fee: $?) OURCOSMO.ZIP 115468 01-29-94 Our Cosmohood 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. (Jeff Bondono) | (Reg.Fee: $25) PLANETS.ZIP 45456 05-29-89 Planets 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. (Larry Puhl) (Reg.Fee: $?) PLANETS2.ZIP 41369 06-22-89 Planets2 is an educational solar system | model that displays the orbits of all the | planets starting with a specified time and | advancing at a specified rate. It appears to | require EGA, although it was not mentioned in | the docs. (Terry Swanets) (Reg.Fee: $5) SEESTARS.ZIP 99872 01-31-94 SeeStars 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. (Bill Tavolga) | (Reg.Fee: $15) SKYGLO36.ZIP 362514 10-14-93 SkyGlobe 3.6 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. (Mark A. Haney) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $20) SOLAR_EC.ZIP 185579 02-02-94 Solar Eclipse predicts and plots solar | eclipses for 180 eclipses from 1951 thorough | 2032. It provides tabular output for central | line, partial phase limits, and graphic | output of limit lines on a world map. | (Matthew M. Merrill) (Reg.Fee: $0) SOLSYS.ZIP 55175 07-23-89 Solar System Simulator will create and | simulate a solar system. You tell it how many | planets you would like, up to a maximum of | 40, and it will give each plate a position, | mass, and velocity randomly. It will then | calculate and display the motions of each | planet, along with their distances from the | sun - all based on Newton's Laws. The video | was flakey when tested on a VGA, but worked | on other machines. Also, in one simulation, a | planet sort of drifted away from the sun and | out into deep space, which got us to worrying | a little: has the weather seemed cooler to | you lately? C source code is included and | drivers for most graphics cards are included, | including monographics. (Reg.Fee: $?) STARSIDE.ZIP 111679 01-29-94 Starside 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. (Virtual Srket Technology) | (Reg.Fee: $20) STARWARE.ZIP 207258 01-29-94 Starware 3.2 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"). (Arthur B. Prag) | (Reg.Fee: $32) STELLR1.ZIP 179736 03-04-93 Stellar Evolution 2.0 is an interactive | tutorial on stellar evolution. It was | designed for high school level astronomy. | Each stage of a star's life is discussed with | both graphical and pictorial illustrations. | The program has a few bugs in it, but is | still a worthwhile presentation. Requires | VGA, a mouse and 2.5 MB of hard disk space. | (Edward Greaney) (Reg.Fee: $20) STELLR2.ZIP 257750 03-05-93 See STELLR1.ZIP STELLR3.ZIP 251654 03-05-93 See STELLR1.ZIP STS.ZIP 50755 05-29-89 Shuttle Tracker lets you enter flight data | for the Space Shuttle from the newspaper | which the program will record and then use to | display the orbital path over a map of the | world. STS can also be used to predict when | the Shuttle will be overhead for possible | night time viewing. (Robert L. Lloyd) | (Reg.Fee: $10) TRAJECT.ZIP 338978 01-28-94 Trajectory Maker predicts trajectories for | satellites, escape probes, and ballistic | missiles orbiting the earth. It displays | trajectory ground traces as they are | generated, three map projections, altitude | history trend and time and altitude numerical | data. This is a sophisticated program | suitable for professional use. It offers four | acceleration models and numerous output | formats. Trajectory Scape ($40), the | companion to Trajectory Maker, is a multiple | trajectory viewing tool. It displays | trajectories on several optional map | projections including Mercator, | stereographic, Hammer-Aitoff equal area, and | Mollweide equal area. It lets you choose from | three central viewing regions including | Greenwich meridian, the Americas, and Russia. | Requires a hard drive and EGA/VGA. (Herb | Reynolds) (Reg.Fee: $60) VPLANET1.ZIP 1412427 07-11-94 Visual Planets 1.0 provides informative text, | graphics and hundreds of facts on the | planets. Requires EGA/VGA, 640K RAM, hard | disk, 1.44 floppy drive, and a mouse. | (Available on two 1.44MB 3.5" disks for a | special price of $9.99.) (James Webb) | (Reg.Fee: $17) VPLANET2.ZIP 1442948 07-09-94 See VPLANET1.ZIP