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Starry Night Pro

Virtual space galaxy software.

Starry Night ProOverview

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

Features

  • 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
  • Equipment list allows you to store all scopes, eyepieces, binoculars, and accessories
  • 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
  • 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)

NEW

Note: Now requires a 64-bit Intel processor.

New Features

  • 4 Size Preferences for 3D Galaxies. Prefs > Startup...
  • Search allows a textual type filter.
  • Some application features are now returned as search results.
  • Tooltips are back.
  • Add Filters to Log entries.

Fixed Bugs / Improvements

  • Updated Pluto/Charon maps.
  • Improved performance while drawing 3D galaxies.
  • Improved find results "aliases", e.g., "Halley's Comet".
  • References to log entries fixed in product manual.
  • Simulated "Landing" on stars respects daylight setting.
  • Exostars no use correct horizon pano based on class.
  • Eclipses render properly with shaders off.
  • Windows: Removed Flicker in Find results drawing.
  • Windows: Fixed crash on Quit preventing Registration and Home Location saving.
  • Windows: Fixed issue with automatic timezones.
  • Windows: Fixed issue with repeated resizing window causing graphic anomalies.
  • Windows: Scroll bars automatically hide if not needed.
  • OS X: Fixed crash on startup on OS X 10.11 and/or some OS X systems with NVidia video cards.
  • Many more crashes and fixes.

Starry Night ProInformation

Version
7.3.1
Date
09.10.15
License
Free
Language
English
File Size
2.57 GB
SubCategory
Operating Systems
Mac OS X
System Requirements
  • OS X 10.7 or later
  • 128 MB OpenGL 1.4-capable graphics
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