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Starry Night™ Enthusiast Version 4.5
- Discover the Universe on your desktop!

Starry Night Enthusiast 4.5 is brilliantly realistic and designed for anyone with an interest in the night sky. Includes new weekly sky-gazing suggestions. See the sky from anywhere on Earth or lift off and visit any solar system body or any location up to 20,000 light years away. View 2,500,000 stars along with 170+ deep-space objects like galaxies, star clusters and nebulae. Travel 15,000 years in time. Check out the view from the International Space Station. See planets up close from one of any of their moons. Stunning OpenGL graphics. Now with more than 2 1/2 hours of video multimedia on CD-ROM and new bonus DVD featuring dramatic visualizations of astronomical objects and phenomena hosted by guest experts. Print handy star charts to explore outside. Learn about the movement of the planets, watch the phases of the moon and see what the stars looked like on the day you were born!

Features:

  • NEW! Weekly sky-gazing suggestions
  • NEW! View the sky from anywhere on Earth
  • Blast off and visit any solar system body, or any location up to 20,000 light years away
  • Learn how to identify planets, stars and constellations such as "The Big Dipper"
  • LiveSky™ panel lets you see up-to-date images of the Sun and Earth from ground and space-based observatories
  • Locate objects easily with 'Find' command
  • Create your own movies and images
  • Print detailed star charts for your next outing under the stars
  • Multiple views lets you watch an eclipse from a planet, its moon and the Sun, all at the same time
  • More than 2 1/2 hours of movies, on both CD-ROM and bonus DVD, on the solar system and beyond



Starry Night™ Pro Version 4.5
- Advanced Software for the experienced astronomy enthusiast!

Starry Night Pro has everything the experienced astronomy enthusiast needs to explore the universe.

New version 4.5 features include enhanced observation planner and logs; equipment list to store all scopes, binoculars and accessories; and LiveSky™ panel with up-to-date images of sunspots, auroras and weather patterns around the globe from ground and space-based observatories. Navigate and open your saved Starry Night files easily with the new "Favorites" panel. Now with more than 2 1/2 hours of video multimedia featuring dramatic, accurate visualizations of astronomical objects and phenomena and engaging guest experts.

Add custom field-of-view indicators to match your telescope eyepieces, binoculars or CCD. Add 360-degree photos of your own backyard and favorite observing sites. Track the latest satellites, comets and asteroids, and control most popular brands of computerized telescopes including Meade® LX-200 and AutoStar and the Celestron® Nexstar series. Includes bonus DVD of "Atlas of the Sky" to enrich your celestial explorations.

Features:

  • NEW! Enhanced observation planner lets you create detailed lists of targets for an observing session
  • NEW! Observation logs allow you to store notes, times, sky conditions, equipment used and even images on targets
  • NEW! Equipment list allows you to store all scopes, eyepieces, binoculars and accessories
  • NEW! LiveSky™ panel lets you see up-to-date images of the Sun and Earth from ground and space-based observatories
  • NEW! Navigate and open your saved Starry Night files easily with the new “Favorites” panel
  • View from anywhere on Earth or select from a database of over 8,000 cities
  • See the sky from any location in the universe up to 700 million light years away
  • Print personalized star charts of any area in the sky
  • OpenGL® support renders high-end 3D graphics
  • Create QuickTime™ movies and export images
  • 16 million stars and corrected NGC/IC catalogs
  • Online access to 500 million stars
  • Tycho 2/Hipparcos 3D star database
  • PGC catalog with 70,000 galaxies
  • Control most popular brands of computerized telescopes (additional cable required)



Starry Night™ Pro Plus Version 4.5
- Advanced Software for the experienced astronomy enthusiast!

Pro Plus includes Starry Night Pro version 4.5 and two PlusPaks of additional data and images: "Mars, Moon & Earth" and "Galaxies".

Starry Night Pro has everything the experienced astronomy enthusiast needs to explore the universe.

New version 4.5 features include enhanced observation planner and logs; equipment list to store all scopes, binoculars and accessories; and LiveSky™ panel with up-to-date images of sunspots, auroras and weather patterns around the globe from ground and space-based observatories. Navigate and open your saved Starry Night files easily with the new "Favorites" panel. Now with more than 2 1/2 hours of video multimedia featuring dramatic, accurate visualizations of astronomical objects and phenomena and engaging guest experts.

Add custom field-of-view indicators to match your telescope eyepieces, binoculars or CCD. Add 360-degree photos of your own backyard and favorite observing sites. Track the latest satellites, comets and asteroids, and control most popular brands of computerized telescopes including Meade® LX-200 and AutoStar and the Celestron® Nexstar series. Includes bonus DVD of "Atlas of the Sky" to enrich your celestial explorations.

Features:

  • NEW! Two PlusPak CD-ROMs with additional data and high-resolution images: "Mars, Moon and Earth" and "Galaxies"
  • NEW! Enhanced observation planner lets you create detailed lists of targets for an observing session
  • NEW! Observation logs allow you to store notes, times, sky conditions, equipment used and even images on targets
  • NEW! Equipment list allows you to store all scopes, eyepieces, binoculars and accessories
  • NEW! LiveSky™ panel lets you see up-to-date images of the Sun and Earth from ground and space-based observatories
  • Navigate and open your saved Starry Night files easily with the new “Favorites” panel
  • View from anywhere on Earth or select from a database of over 8,000 cities
  • See the sky from any location in the universe up to 700 million light years away
  • Print personalized star charts of any area in the sky
  • OpenGL® support renders high-end 3D graphics
  • Create QuickTime™ movies and export images
  • Corrected NGC/IC catalogs
  • Online access to 500 million stars
  • Tycho 2/Hipparcos 3D star database
  • Exclusive online subscription
  • PGC catalog with 70,000 galaxies
  • Control most popular brands of computerized telescopes (additional cable required)