ALW114.ZIP 620755 05-05-94 Astronomy Lab for Windows 3.1 1.14 is an | innovative astronomy program with many | interesting features. It can generate | animation of many celestial events, including | solar and lunar eclipses, lunar and planetary | occulations, transits of Mercury and Venus, | the orbits of Jupiter's bright moons, and | more. It offers reports of many important | astronomical events of the past, present, and | future. It produces graphs that illustrate | many fundamental astronomical concepts. This | is an excellent program that should appeal to | both novice and seasoned astronomers. | (Personal Microcosms) (Reg.Fee: $15) ALW203.ZIP 480364 08-01-95 Astronomy Lab 2 2.03 is an innovative | astronomy program with many interesting | features. Requires Windows 95, Windows NT, or | WIN32s. (Personal Microcosms) (Reg.Fee: $15) CELAUTO.ZIP 12344 02-09-92 Cellular Automata Models graphically depicts | several Cellular Automata models used in | researching stellar dynamics. The resulting | display of swirling galaxies and black holes | is interesting to watch. (Garry J. Vass) | (Reg.Fee: $0) CLY_LUNA.ZIP 89281 02-07-94 clySmic Lunar Almanack displays detailed | information about the moon, including phase, | constellation and signe, rising and setting | times, and more. It can be easily configured | for any location in the continental U.S. | (Ralph Jr. Smith) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $0) CYBERSKY.ZIP 838618 11-01-95 CyberSky 1.0c is a colorful, easy-to-use | astronomy program for WIN31+. It displays the | sky from any location on the earth at any | time between 4000 BC and 4000 AD. Features | include animation, glossary of terms, and | much more. (Stephen Michael Schimpf) | (Reg.Fee: $21) DS_DEMO.ZIP 311160 04-28-94 Distant Suns Demo is an interesting demo of | a desktop planetarium for Windows. | (Reg.Fee: $0) ECUSHARE.ZIP 422308 05-02-95 The Earth Centered Universe 2.0 simulates | many features of the Earth's sky. You only | need to enter your geographic location/time | and the local sky is colorfully displayed on | the screen. You can view stars, planets, | Sun, Moon, and "deep sky" objects. | Constellation, coordinate grid, ecliptic, and | local horizon lines are also displayed. This | is an excellent observation tool for any | person interested in the night sky. A 386 or | better is required. (David J. Lane) (Reg.Fee: | $55) GALAXY.ZIP 36800 01-10-94 Galaxy 1993.12 simulates the motions of stars | under the influence of gravity. You may | create a field of stars to begin with, and | then watch how the stars move as they are | accelerated by their mutual gravitational | attractions. You can vary the number of | stars, their initial velocities around a | central position, and the magnitude of the | Gravity Constant. This also doubles as a | screen saver. WIN31 is required and a 386/486 | is highly recommended. (Michael Cornelison) | (Reg.Fee: $10) MOONTOOL.ZIP 25123 04-17-91 Moon Tool 0.4 displays the current phase of | the moon, along with other important | astronomical information. When iconized, the | name of the icon reflects the current moon | phase. (Jeffrey Altman) (Reg.Fee: $5) MYSTAR22.ZIP 507956 09-25-95 MyStars! 2.2 is an astronomy/planetarium | package for Windows. It allows you to view | the stars, planets, and Messier objects to | scale as seen from any place on earth at any | date or time. (David Patte) (Reg.Fee: $12) NEWTON.ZIP 118753 07-31-93 Newton 1.0 is a planetary/solar system | construction kit for Windows. 3.1. It allows | you to experiment with things like binary and | trinary stars, the sling shot effect, | retrograde motions, energy transfer in near | collisions, and a whole lot more. This is a | fairly technical program, and should be used | in conjunction with any good book on physics, | astronomy, or space science. (Paul Keet) | (Reg.Fee: $10) PLNWCH.ZIP 536402 03-20-95 Planet Watch 2.1d is an easy-to-use atlas and | simulation of our Solar System for WIN31. It | uses a simple multiple-window interface that | provides a digitized photo viewer, a | planetary atlas, and animated heliocentric | maps. The program can also display and print | astronomical position data for the planets | for any specific date and time. Requires a | minimum 2MB RAM and 1.5MB hard disk space. | (Galen Raben) (Reg.Fee: $20) SKYMAP22.ZIP 1255031 02-22-95 SkyMap 2.2 is a powerful astronomy package | for WIN31. It can display a map of the sky as | seen from any point on Earth for any date | between 4000 BC and 8000 AD. A database of | more than 15,000 stars down to magnitude 7 is | provided. Detailed information about stars, | planets, constellations, and deep sky objects | can be obtained by clicking on an item with | the right mouse button. Other features | include the ability to link GIF or BMP | graphic files to objects, color and | black-and-white printing, and much more. | NEW: black and white display option, planet | visibility dialog, catalog of asteroids, and | more. (Christopher Anthony Marriott) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $39-$49) STARSHOW.ZIP 243877 09-27-95 StarShow Viewer 1.04 is an astronomy package | for WIN31+ that displays stars, | constellations, planets, galaxies, nebulae, | and star clusters. You can change the | location, angles, or time of view and zoom in | or out to see the universe from any | perspective. Versatile animation features can | change the view automatically at selectable | time intervals. Ten animation files are | include which demonstrate features of the | program, accompanied by informative | descriptions of each frame. (Paul Warme) | (Reg.Fee: $20)