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Posted: 6/27/2005 10:25:07 PM EDT

What is the best science type astronomy progrom?

I had I think Stary Night 2.0 or something a long time ago. Thinking about getting another one.

Posted: 6/27/2005 11:00:28 PM EDT

[#1]

Looks like a toss up between Starry Night Pro v5.0 and TheSky Serious Astronomer Edition.

Starry Night Pro runs on Macs and PCs, and TheSky runs on PCs only.

Looking at the night sky is one of the most deeply relaxing things one can do.
I also like to observe planets and some deep space objects like the Messier catalog etc.
I have a Celestron C-5+ SCT scope.
What do you have?

Posted: 6/27/2005 11:30:15 PM EDT

[#2]

I just use my spotting scope.

I can see Jupiter and Saturn pretty damn good with it.

Posted: 6/27/2005 11:48:03 PM EDT

[#3]

Get a bigger scope, my good man.
Size matters.

Celestron C-5

Posted: 6/28/2005 6:58:54 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Get a bigger scope, my good man.
Size matters.

Celestron C-5
astro.isi.edu/c5plus/c5plus.gif

Yup! My Celestron C-9.25....

As for an astronomy program check out CyberSky - it's a very good program.
www.cybersky.com/

Posted: 6/28/2005 9:08:36 AM EDT

[#5]

Drool!

I want to get the carbon fiber version.

Posted: 6/28/2005 9:37:10 AM EDT

[#6]

Don't buy a celestron their in finacial trouble again meade is trying to buy them but they told them no becuase it would be a monopoly.

But if you use linux Kstars is great and will run your scope also.
Windows i would use starry night.

Posted: 6/28/2005 10:42:03 AM EDT

[#7]

www.nomadelectronics.com/

I use Pocket Stars on my Windows Mobile 2003

Posted: 6/28/2005 1:17:25 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Don't buy a celestron their in finacial trouble again meade is trying to buy them but they told them no becuase it would be a monopoly.

But if you use linux Kstars is great and will run your scope also.
Windows i would use starry night.

Celestron got bought out by Synta.
A chinese telescope company.

Posted: 7/4/2005 6:54:09 PM EDT

[#9]

I've just added a small addition to my scope, an Orion 80mm refractor guide scope with a camera for use as a guide scope. I know my mount has a miserable periodic error, but I've got to try it anyway...

Posted: 7/4/2005 10:53:35 PM EDT

[#10]

The Ultima mounts were pretty good for low periodic error.
The also had programmable periodic error control.

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