The sky in your computer

Programs for MSDOS and Windows

Tools and utilities for the observation

Aberrator: It generates images of test of stars to show the defects most common in the telescopes. They are possible to be specified the characteristics of the telescope (diameter, focal length, seeking) and to be visualized the vision of planets (loading own images). Also it can review graphs MTF. In English. 405 Kb (freeware, Win9X).

Cell: A program of design of telescopes reflectors. In English. 28.4 Kb (freeware, MSDOS).

Dark Skies: It allows to determine what night of the year or the month will be completely dark, that is to say, will be New Moon. In English. 81.7 Kb (freeware, Win9X).

Deepsky 2000: Solution to an important necessity of become fond of and professional observers: this program allows the user to plan a session of productive observation and to register what it has observed of fast and simple form. Version 2,1 still is available to be unloaded in the page of Zdnet.In English. 63.62 MB (shareware, Win9X/NT).

Eyepiece: Aid to choose the appropriate eyeglass to observe celestial (stars double, cloudy specific objects and galaxies), to select the filters for nebulas and to make calculations for astrofotografía to primary center. It includes many images. In English. 4.6 MB (freeware, MSDOS).

Spot Occultation WorkBench (LOW): Program made by the German Association of Ocultaciones (DOA), Spot Occultation Workbench, known with acronym LOW, is destined to become fond of astronomers who wish to calculate the predictions of concealments by the Moon of planets of the Solar System and of 53,920 stars (what he makes a total of 21.8% of which is in the Hiparcos catalogue) that they appear in the star catalogue XZ94F. are possible to be recorded the own observations and to be sent them by electronic mail to the Lunar International Occultation Center in Japan. Among other characteristics, it visualizes the Moon and the planet or stars such and as they would appear at the moment of the concealment. Also the phase of the Moon and the color of the Moon due to the Earth shade are considered during a lunar eclipse. In English. 6.6 MB (freeware, Win9X/NT).

Messier Logging System: He includes the 110 objects of the catalogue of Messier. For each one he provides an extensive description and a photography, as well as location, size, magnitude and distance. He allows the user to record his own observations through a practical system of introduction of data. In English. 1.34 MB + 1.37 MB + 1.36 MB + 1.37 976 MB + Kb (freeware, Win9X/NT).

Moon View: It allows to visualize the Moon so and a celestial object and as they would appear from the present location. Simply the date, hour, present location and angle of position must be introduced in which the star or planet is hidden, and the program will renderizará an image of the phenomenon. It considers the lunar libración and can show the phases of a lunar eclipse. In English. 2.9 MB (freeware, Win9X/NT).

Newt: Aid in the design of Newtonian telescopes. It allows to verify several parameters quickly and it graphically shows the effect on a telescope model. Ideal to understand the operation of a Newtonian reflector. In English. 225 Kb (shareware, Win3.X/Win9X/NT).

Sidereal Time: Sidereal clock that shows the hour in sidereal time (naturally), but also in format GMT. In English. 963 Kb (shareware, Win9X/NT).

TelOptiCulator: Introduce an amount of data (focal length, opening, eyeglass…) and the program will make the calculations to provide focal ratio, amplitude of field, maximum power of extension and theoretical resolution of a telescope. It has a tool that allows to compare the size of the amplitude of field with the one of the Moon. In English. 2.14 MB (freeware, Win9X/NT).

TSOL (The Simple Observing Log): Data base in which information can be kept from the observations. It allows to the planning of observations through forms and the registry of which they have become. In English. 1.3 MB (freeware, Win9X/Mac/PalmOS).

TUMOL (The Ultimate Messier Object Log): Application that allows to record and to organize the observations of the objects Messier; also he provides a description of each one of them along with letters for his location and photographies. In English. 3.1 MB (freeware, Win9X/Mac/PalmOS).

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