by Imaginova
Platform:
Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP, Mac OS X
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Easily navigate around the night sky for a rich, rewarding star-gazing experience. Dive into the interactive, multimedia SkyGuide for the fascinating science and history of your sightseeing destinations. Breathtaking realism and a new spaceship mode put you in the pilot's seat for an adventure of a lifetime. The only limit is your imagination.
New Features:
- Deepen your explorations with over 70 interactive, multimedia tours
- Plan observing sessions using SkyCalendar full of upcoming astronomical events
- Zoom in on 13,000 deep-sky objects from the NGC-IC catalog
- Enjoy new, high-resolution constellation illustrations and panoramas
- Fly around the universe using joystick-supported spaceship mode
- Explore without limits 700 million light years of space
- View 2,500,000 stars and 40,000+ deep-space objects
- Learn how to instantly identify planets, stars, and constellations
- Locate objects easily using the "Find" pane
- Add your own comets, asteroids, satellites, and even imaginary planets
- Print detailed star charts for your next outing under the stars
- Receive automatic updates of new discoveries and orbital data of satellites, comets, and asteroids
Starry Night Enthusiast 5.0 is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore the night sky. Explore the solar system without leaving the planet, by using this incredible guide to the stars. Visit solar systems 20,000 light years away, check out the view from the International Space Station and walk on the moon. Know the wonders of space firsthand. Incredible educational movies introduce in-depth space and astronomy concepts Receive weekly sky-gazing concepts for a better look at the Heavens!