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SkyMap Pro
SkyMap Pro is a powerful and flexible astronomical companion for your computer, giving you easy access to information which was only available to a select group of professional astronomers a few short years ago. SkyMap combines sophisticated planetarium and map-drawing capabilities with the ability to easily display detailed information on many millions of different objects - stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, and so on. At its most basic level SkyMap can act as a simple planetarium, showing you the appearance of the sky, as seen from anywhere on Earth, for any date between 4000 BC and 8000 AD. With a click of the mouse, you can select exactly which features to display - constellation lines, names and boundaries, planets, comets, "deep sky objects", various scale lines and coordinate grids, and much more. You can scroll the map around to show any part of the sky, easily change your geographical location, alter the time and date, and so on. Want to see the appearance of the night sky from Egypt at the time the pyramids were built? A few clicks of the mouse, and it's right there in front of you. Our Review: SkyMap Pro is one of the most amazingly comprehensive astronomical programs out today. The full version contains an absolutely massive database of information on the heavenly bodies, and even this evaluation version contains enough information to keep almost anyone happy. It does not take very long to access the information on almost any heavenly body there is. SkyMap Pro is extremely flexible and set out in such a way that you can rapidly and easily access information on almost any heavenly body you could name. This program contains more information than a casual star gazer would ever need - it is definitely aimed at those who have a deep interest in the skies, for whom it would be an invaluable reference.
Licence: Limited Use Specified Version: 6.0 OS: Windows 95/98 Date: 1999/11/28 Developer: Chris Smolinski Size: 8.30 MB		Free download
Yippee Ratings Breakdown (5 is best): Installation: 4 Interface: 4 Functionality: 5 Documentation: 3