Re: software

I would have to second this.  The added ability to plug in custom catalogues
(I have almost 100 Mb of Catalogs in my version now, with more coming,
including the NGP survey and the WDS catalog.) makes it for me.

Ed

"Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I second Nathan's suggestion for Cartes du Ciel.  It is, hands down, the
> best "free software" on the market.  I think it rivals the other two, but
> again, how should I say it???  FREE!!!!
>
> As for getting or paying for Starry Nights Pro or Backyard, or for that
> matter TheSky, they are both very good.  If you are looking for a copy to
> try, you could probably go to www.kazaa.com and find it there.
>
> www.kazaa.com is a file share web site that is peer to peer sharing.  All
> the programs you are to look at are rather large downloads, so if you
don't
> have highspeed internet, may I suggest starting the download before you go
> to bed?
>
> Happy Hunting!
>
> Rich
> "adela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Greg:
> >
> > Try Cartes du Ciel at http://astrosurf.com/astropc/.  It is great.
> >
> > Nathan
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> >
> > "Greg Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Does anyone know any good software that can keep track of the night
sky
> by
> > > location and time, present, past & future?  That can adjust to levels
of
> > > observation and keep time with my computer clock?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Greg
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