If you really want simulation, try Celestia: but I can assure you, very soon you will not be after that :-) True, CdC does not display things on the sky quite as they appear to the eye. you only have to accept and get used to slightly different format of information at your desktop :-) so it is simulator as well, at least to my definition :-)Īnd to yours actually as I can see. Mars and moon appearance (features as visible from Earth) is displayed accurately, for Jupiter you have to enter Red spot longitude.Īll planet's moon's orbits are calculated as well and displayed. they all use the same set of formulas, work by Jan Meeus). Position accuracy is standard for today's standards (which means, VERY accurate. When you track the object it will "simulate" with time lapse as defined in the tracking control box. But it calculates the orbits of planets (and comets and asteroids. What are the specs of the laptop? Stellarium uses a high frame rate - turn that down in the options and you might find it work better for your machine.ĬdC is sky charting also. And there are plenty more out there.Īlready mentioned Stellarium - v0.10 is not as buggy as others I have it running fine.
Similar to StarCalc as compared to CdC or CNX.įocussed only on the Moon but handy for identifying things. Hallo Northern Sky but actually goes south too. More of a planning tool, learning curve but lots of great features. This is an involved programme that is not always easy to use but can add many many catalogs etc.
#SKYGLOBE WIN 7 PRO#
Sharing is caring!Īlso, are the pro apps like Starry Sky and TheSky any good? ($$$)Įasy to use, has most the features you'd want, can add a number of data bases. Perhaps you know of something better than these two.
#SKYGLOBE WIN 7 SOFTWARE#
But what it does (edit: when it's working) is simply excellent - check it out, if you haven't already.ĭo you have any software that you can recommend for beginners? DOS-based stuff would be great. It crashed my laptop, and before it crashed it, slowed it down heaps. The only other one I've found worth noting so far is Stellarium () but it is uber-buggy. A little annoying but otherwise an amazing app. The only problem I have with it is when you switch to another window, Skyglobe seems to pause its keeping of time. I'm new to the hobby and I located Orion with binoculars, confirming with Skyglobe.
It is great because it tells you precisely what's in the sky NOW. So far the most easily accessible program I've found is Skyglobe () (this link is just one of many - it is DOS-based and by an apparently defunct company so there are plenty of people distributing it on the web).