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Starry Night

Starry Night - 6.3.3

Astronomy software: celestial sky simulator.

All Time: (4.3)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 6.3.3
Release Date: 2009-08-05
License: Update
Downloads (this version): 1,335
Downloads (all versions): 45,018
Price: $199.95

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Product Description:

Increase your in-the-field observing success with Starry Night Pro version 6. Use the Events Finder to choose targets, or make your own Observing List for a specific night or for specific objects of interest. Print out three-view starhopping charts customized to your equipment that effortlessly guide you to challenging objects. With extensive data sets, advanced telescope control, and comprehensive observational tools, Starry Night Pro is a powerful program designed for the serious astronomer. Transform your computer into a sophisticated virtual observatory.

What's new in this version:

  • New minor planets and their moons have been added and updated.
  • Distance Spheres can now be added to any solar system body with any radius and color. (All programs except C.S.A.P.)
  • Shadow Cones can be displayed to show the shadows of orbiting bodies.
  • New update technology built directly into Starry Night. Will check for updates automatically if registered.
  • Animated trips between planets now use more visually appealing planet avoidance.
  • Tully galaxy rendering now implemented as particle systems.
  • Tully database improved to allow for more galaxy types.
  • Saturn's rings and ring shadows now draw even more precisely, and look much better.
  • Universal Time can now be displayed and edited in the toolbar. (Pro, Pro Plus, Astrophoto Suite only.)
  • The precessional path of the celestial poles can now be displayed.
  • The circumpolar region, based on your latitude, can now be displayed.
  • The value of DeltaT has been improved and can now be overridden by the user. (Pro, Pro Plus, Astrophoto Suite only.)
  • All planets now draw with softer edges.
  • Updated LiveSky links and images.
  • Some lines now draw thicker on high-DPI displays to maintain visibility.
  • Added more features that can help Customer Support track down issues.
  • Spaceship responsiveness dramatically improved.
  • Various space mission data sets have been broken into smaller, logical segments to improve rendering speed.
  • Added 5 new horizon panoramas.
  • Improved Find feature for multiple objects of same name.
  • Exported data of the sky view now contains a header row.
  • Galaxy types in several databases have been fixed.
  • Horizon drawing improved when looking at the nadir.
  • Spaceship speed controls now work when Starry Night time is stopped.
  • Telescope name now indicated in Windows 3-pane print settings dialog.
  • SkyCal. Adding event times between 12am and 1am now save properly.
  • Pluto now correctly classified as a Dwarf Planet in the orbit editor.
  • Satellite eccentricities now correctly imported from source file.
  • Moons can now be added to dwarf planets.
  • Adding/editing planet surface images or 3DS model assignments now works.
  • User-specified images are now correctly rendered on moons.
  • One-pane printing FOV fixed.
  • Print legend now shows correct size on all Windows machines.
  • Cardinal points can now be controlled independently of horizon using horizon layer labels.
  • Increased delay in Find search box autosearch.
  • Observing list filters fixed.
  • Comets are now correctly indicated on printed output.
  • Observing lists can now display the objects constellation.
  • Coordinates now export in the format selected in the preferences.
  • Peak times for Meteor Showers are now listed.
  • Ambient sound has been restored.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9

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Starry Night ReviewG4! Who cares! - Version: 6.3.3, 8/5/2009 11:00PM PST

Clams McShrew
G4 ! Who cares about your crummy old G4! This is a fantastic program. Just kidding. Heh. Of course they should make sure it works for all the old macs out there including your G4 and my old Macintosh IIci. But hey, it is a great program. Works perfectly on my G5 PPC dual running latest 10.5.8 Like a friggin super-charged planetarium sitting right on my desk. So 5 stars to balance out the score. If you're interested in the night sky and you haven't tried this yet, don't wait. It's really great. :-)
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Starry Night ReviewNo G4 Support - Version: 6.2.3, 3/30/2008 12:33AM PST

(0 of 3 users found this comment useful)

dmanasco
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So far no one at Imaginova has offered any help to those of us with G4s whose programs were killed by the 6.2.3 update.

Below is a log of my attempt to run 6.2.3:

> Last login: Sun Mar 30 02:15:46 on ttyp1
> Welcome to Darwin!
> Beowulf:~ dmanasco$ /Volumes/Arthur/Starry\ Night\ Pro\ Plus\ 6/Starry\ Night\ Pro\ Plus\6.app/Contents/MacOS/Starry\ Night; exit
> -bash: /Volumes/Arthur/Starry Night Pro Plus 6/Starry Night Pro Plus 6.app/Contents/MacOS/Starry Night: Bad CPU type in executable
> logout
> [Process completed]


It's obvious that they left out the G4 code.


When are we going to see an update that includes the G4 code?


-=-Dennis
















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Starry Night ReviewNo G4 Support - Version: 6.2.3, 3/30/2008 12:33AM PST

(0 of 2 users found this comment useful)

dmanasco
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So far no one at Imaginova has offered any help to those of us with G4s whose programs were killed by the 6.2.3 update.

Below is a log of my attempt to run 6.2.3:

> Last login: Sun Mar 30 02:15:46 on ttyp1
> Welcome to Darwin!
> Beowulf:~ dmanasco$ /Volumes/Arthur/Starry\ Night\ Pro\ Plus\ 6/Starry\ Night\ Pro\ Plus\6.app/Contents/MacOS/Starry\ Night; exit
> -bash: /Volumes/Arthur/Starry Night Pro Plus 6/Starry Night Pro Plus 6.app/Contents/MacOS/Starry Night: Bad CPU type in executable
> logout
> [Process completed]


It's obvious that they left out the G4 code.


When are we going to see an update that includes the G4 code?


-=-Dennis
















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