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Ad Astra - Toward the Heavens
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Zero-dollar shareware from Swimming Elk Software,
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creators of the widely acclaimed Stella 2000 Virtual Observatory
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Approach the skies with this accessible and easy-to-use 32-bit planetarium. Adastra's varied and powerful functions are a significant subset of the acclaimed astronomy shareware package Stella 2000, offering highly realistic views of the night sky from any place on Earth or point in time. Adastra presents an intuitive toolbar-driven interface promoting flexible manipulation of its real-time sky display, with efficient center, zoom, unzoom, directional and panning functions. A single mouse click will bring a comprehensive report on any object visible in the sky at the moment of observation. Adastra will smoothly animate solar system objects in two modes against a stellar backdrop, create printable finder charts, search for constellations, DSOs, stars, and objects within the Solar System, in either point-source, spotlight, or the new photoplate display styles. Added to all of which, registration of this version of Adastra is completely free.  

Free but, please note, NOT Public Domain. Swimming Elk Software retains all rights. $0 Shareware - even Freeware - might be a more accurate way of describing Adastra, since registration is required from any user who decides to continue using our software beyond its 60-day evaluation period. Reminders to register, accompanied by the absence of selected functions, will be apparent after expiration of the evaluation license, as in any other bona-fide shareware package. 



Short description (file_id.diz text)
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Adastra astronomy. Approach the heavens with 
this accessible 32-bit planetarium, and 
explore your night sky from any location or 
date. Adastra permits quick, toolbar driven 
manipulation of its realtime sky display, 
with center, zoom, directional, animation, 
and panning functions as standard. A single 
mouse click will bring a comprehensive report
on any object visible in Adastra's sky. 
Registration is completely free.

 
Produced by Swimming Elk Software

Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi 
Finland


For program-specific queries, please contact:

   coeli-adastra@usa.net


For general enquiries, please get in touch with us at:

   swimming.elk@sci.fi

  