Stargazer's Delight - 6.1.1

user interface is as pleasant as the graphics. Many items in the menu should be in a Preferences file (which doesn't exist at all). I think most people would want to see the sky as it is in their back yard, not as an aqua-colored circle. I am quite sure it would get an A+ if I had a PhD in Astronomy and am accustomed to translating star charts, but this has nothing to do with Starry Night-like graphics. If you want more Mac-level graphics (something that will make you go "Cool!"), FREEWARE, and willing to sacrifice a small level of detail, try "Celestia" (can be found here on VersionTracker). Celestia takes the day and time from your computer and automatically sets it up for you. You can fly from planet to planet or even star to star, at whatever speed you desire. And, no matter where you are, you can always stop and just look around at the realistically drawn sky. Celestia's drawback is that it *only* plots 100,000 stars compared to Stargazer's Delight's 260,000. If you want technical charts use Stargazer's Delight. If you want to "Oooh" and "Ahhhh!", get Celestia.

piece of software called Xephem (it is available here: http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/xephem.html) that offers more robust features than starry night at a lower cost. Xephem was designed for Unix, so it is rock solid. If you still want to use the Starry Night software, they will be releasing a version for OSX in the fall.