The sky in your computer

Programs for MSDOS and Windows

Space simulation

ChView: An aid in three dimensions to visualize some of the stars nearest our galaxy, to sail the distances among them and to accede to basic a stellar information. In English. 276 Kb (freeware, Win3.X/9X).

Virtual Free Galaxy: It offers a system of virtual reality in three dimensions that allow the users to fly towards and around stars near the Milky Route. In English. 1.4 MB (freeware, MS-DOS/Win9X).

GalaSimu: Simulation of galaxies that hit in the Universe. In English. 164 Kb (freeware, MSDOS).

Mars Previewer II: It shows the present phase of Mars and allows to point and to identify his main accidents showing his coordinates. In English. 3 MB (freeware, Win3.1/Win9X).

Mars3D, Venus3D and Earth3D: Mars3D: Renderización of the Mars surface in three dimensions using data gathered by the satellite Global Mars Surveyor of the NASA. The data give a horizontal space resolution Maxima of 13 km. The vertical precision is around the 5 meters. The visualization in real time of the red planet is allowed. The user has a total control of the colors and the amount of used detail to draw the surface; it is possible the extension and reduction. He is divided in several archives (program, data and textures). Venus3D provides the renderización of the surface of Venus using data of the Magallanes satellite, with a detail of 20 km Also is available Earth3D, with Earth images. Great requirements in the graphical section of the equipment. In English. 126 Kb (Mars Viewer) + 3.1 MB (Mars3D data) + 4.3 MB (Mars3D textures) + 2.66 MB (Venus3D) + 3.62 MB (Earth3D) (freeware, Win9X).

OpenUniver: Fast exhibition of the last data of the NASA that shows our Solar System, 25,000 stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids and even a controlable spaceship. Great requirements in the graphical section of the equipment. In English. 4.45 MB (source, Win9X/NT/2000 or Unix/Linux and OpenGL open).

Planet's Orbits: Precise digital planetarium with a great functionality. The USA orbital elements for the calculation of the planetary positions, except for Pluto. Its better precision is obtained for a rank of between +/- 4000 years. The specification of the date (past or future), the orbital animation in three dimensions, the orbits of more are their more remarkable functions than 7,000 asteroids and their windows of information and statistic. It has available for his unloading great amount of optional data files with orbital elements. In English. 5.6 MB (freeware, Win9X/Me).

Sky3D: It offers realistic views of all the sky with three interactive ways and in three dimensions: Vista of the sky, local and simulator space of stellar systems (including Solar System). It uses the Hipparcos catalogue (118,218 stars). The deep sky objects are renderizan in three dimensions like globular, open accumulations and cloudy accumulations. It is easy to use and it has aid for an intuitive and fast navigation and to look for celestial objects. In English. 4.7 MB (or 1.8 + 2.9 MB) (shareware, Win9X/NT).

StarStrider: Program of planetarium in three dimensions designed to allow him to visit any place in the neighborhoods of the Solar System. With glasses of three dimensions red-blue the variable distance can be observed stars. In English. 2.9 MB (shareware, Win9X/Me/NT/2000).

xearth: It draws the shaded Earth image in the writing-desk, so and as it is seen from the point of view user defined. The image updates every few minutes in agreement with the present position of the Sun. One of the characteristics of xearth is the capacity to mark places on the globe in specific locations, that can be introduced knowing the latitude and length the point to mark. In English. 170 Kb (freeware, Win9X/NT).

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