The sky in your computer - Education Software and Multimedia for MSDOS and Windows

AstroMania:Game with which Astronomy can be learned. Once the information has studied, exercises can be made in anyone of the seven levels which it has. In English. 1.24 MB (shareware, Win9X/NT/2000).

Astronomy for Laboratory Windows:It generates great amount of animations astronomical, including solar and lunar eclipses, lunar concealments and planetary, planetary transits and of the Jupiter satellites. Also it produces astronomical almanacs and several types of graphs. In English. 468 Kb (shareware, Win9X).

CyberSky:It shows stars, constellations, objects of deep sky, the Sun, the Moon and planets from any Earth location in a while given with optional animation. In English. 995 Kb (shareware, Win9X/NT).

CLEA Project:Project CLEA develops laboratory exercises that exemplify the modern astronomical techniques using digital data and images in color. They are appropriate for the last cycle of the Secondary Education, the Baccalaureate and the first years of University. Each exercise includes the program, manual of the student and the manual of the professor. In English. Different sizes (freeware, Win/Mac).

Distant Suns 4: Very complete program that is a evolution from a program of planetary type; it allows to observe the Universe from any part of the Solar System. It includes a map of the Moon, events, a calendar and an ample number of tools. In English. The present version is the 5,11, but still version 4 in the file of the page can download 4.4 MB (freeware, Win9X).

ECU (The Earth Centered Univer): Program of planetarium and control of telescope for become fond of astronomers. It simulates the characteristics of the nocturnal sky in color. In English. 750 Kb (shareware, Win3.1/9X/NT).

H-r Calc: It draws and it facilitates the study of the diagram of Hertzsprung-Russell. It allows to understand and to establish the relation between the mass, brightness and type of stellar object; it includes a data base with known stars more. In English. 318 Kb (shareware, Win9X).

Mirapla: Realistic planetarium for MSDOS, aid to renocer the constellations. In English or Italian. 123 Kb (freeware, MSDOS).

MyStars!: Simple program that generates precise letters with stars, planets, I commit and asteroids. Its views as planetary they make it useful like tool for education. In English. 1.46 MB (shareware, Win3.X/Win9X/NT).

The New Dictionary Windows of Astronomy: Classic astronomical work of reference made by means of hypertext with than 2,000 definitions and connections to articles more specialized and other readings. In English. It can unload in this link.1.66 MB (shareware, Win3.X/Win9X/NT).

Nuit: Conceived to combine simplicity and effectiveness, it is directed to the astronomical observation at first and shows to stars until 5ª magnitude, the planets most shining and most of the objects of the catalogue of Messier. In French. 366 Kb (freeware, MS-DOS/Win9X).

Orbit Explorer: Application mainly destined to educative aims or lovers of Astronomy, ideal for university students of Astronomy and Physics. It allows to visualize, to experience, and to demonstrate orbits of celestial bodies. Orbital exercises of laboratory of gravitational physics, simulations can be made, to study elliptical orbits, binary stars, the speed of escape, the third law of Kepler, the problem of the three bodies. In English. 2.63 MB (shareware, Win9X/NT/2000).

Our Cosmohood: Classic program of cosmology, his first version dates from 1992 and the last one of 1999. It offers a model in three dimensions of the 2,368 galaxies nearer our Solar System and an animation of a guided visit where, step by step, an explanation of the organization is provided and structures closest of the Universe. In English. 128 Kb (shareware, MSDOS).

Solar Our System: Trip through the Solar System that allows to stop the action and to choose a planet to learn more on him. In English. 868 Kb (freeware, Win9X)

PCs in Space: Interactive programs of sciences of the Earth and the Space, designed to be used by people with minimum knowledge in computer science. Recommended for Primary and Secondary education, they are independent programs:

Exploring the Solar System: Hubble uses the scientific instruments of the space telescope (HST) to explore our Solar System. Constantly new images are included to guide the students discoveries in the last. This program multimedia is accompanied of mathematical exercises related to sciences of the Space. 6.3 MB.
Exploring the Sun: Images of the NASA, NOAA and NSO that help to explore our the simple Sun USA instructions to guide the students through a basic information on the Sun, along with two scientific experiments and an amused test of multiple answers. The information that appears is very basic, but it makes the set very attractive of present images of the Sun. 6.3 MB.
Exploring the Universe: This program uses the last data of the space telescope Hubble to show students and professors the most recent and exciting discoveries on the Universe. It is an interactive tutorial on the Universe that combines exercises of mathematics with images of the telescope Hubble. It is possible to be used as it helps for education and it can enrich any subjet related to sciences of the Space. It is very easy to use and it only requires the handling of the mouse. 6.3 MB.
The Hubble Space Telescope First Servicing Mission: It is a tutorial that uses images of the NASA to describe and to explain the mission of the space telescope Hubble. It tries to be a technical guide with reference material. The information that appears has depth, but what it makes more interesting they are the present images. 5.3 MB.
Exploring the Earth: This module is a vocabulary and a lesson of geography from the space using images of the Landsat and of other spaceships of NASA and NOAA. It is easy to use and it guides the students through the accidents of earth, visible sea and air from the space. The information is very basic, but, like in the previous ones, its interest is in the present photographies of the surface and some entertainments. 5.5 MB.

Planetarium: Educative program on the Solar System. A infografía of the selected star can be obtained all the data that is desired on the celestial bodies and be seen. In Castilian. To the delay of version 5 (freeware, Win9X/NT/2000).

Planetary Apprentice: Tool of reference that shows several properties of a selected planet. There are 18 properties divided in four categories (orbital, physical, axial and atmospheric). Sample all the properties in a drop-down window. Other characteristics: conversion of units in single click, comparative letter, personalizeable aspect and gallery of images of planets. In English. 4.02 MB (freeware, Win9X).

Planet Guide: Guide of information for the study of planets appropriate for education from Primary to Baccalaureate. In English. 2.49 MB (freeware, Win9X/NT).

Shadows: It constructs sun clocks to choose between 9 different types, makes the calculations and it prints to the specified size. With a complete documentation, it allows to choose the menus in different languages, among them, the Castilian. In English. 1.9 MB (freeware, Win9X/Me/NT/2000).

To pave System: It draws the gravitational behavior of the celestial objects, allowing the user to construct new models from his own values. It brings some preprogrammed models. In English. 405 Kb (freeware, Win9X/NT).

StarMap: Program that presents/displays a map on scale of the next space around our Sun, in an approximated radius of 80 years light. It offers complete information of 3,800 stars, like, for example, the position that occupy in the system, the name or names by which they are known, the distances to which are of others, etc. In Castilian. 606 Kb (freeware, Win9X/NT).

Planets Line of vision: Trip hypertext and multimedia by our Solar System. In English. 2.1 MB (shareware, Win 3.1/9X/NT/2000).

WinAstronomica: Planetarium and celestial charts in a program that shows stars, planets and ecliptic. It allows to see the fleeting stars, Moon and planets from any Earth point and at any time, as well as galaxies, nebulas, stars (only in the Mac version), the Milky Route. The maps can be printed. The become fond of astronomers will appreciate their flexibility and its speed. He allows to keep the own observations in the program, to export them like images and to use them in other applications. In English or French. 392 Kb (shareware, Win9X/Mac).