Software Listing of Author : "Fourmilab.ch"
- Home Planet Lite
- License: Freeware
- Price: -


A useful and comprehensive astronomy / space / satellite-tracking package Home Planet Lite is a useful and comprehensive astronomy / space / satellite-tracking package. I like to think of Home Planet as putting a somewhat different spin on the Earth and sky. It allows you to view: An earth map, showing day and night regions, location of the Moon and current phase, and position of a selected earth satellite. Earth maps can be customised and extended by editing a DLL which provides maps to Home Planet. A panel showing detailed position and phase data for the Sun and Moon. Panel showing positions of planets and a selected asteroid or comet, both geocentric and from the observer's location. A sky map, based on either the Yale Bright Star Catalogue or the 256,000 star SAO catalogue, including rendering of spectral types, planets, earth...
- Publisher: fourmilab.ch
- Date Released: 13-10-2009
- Download Size: 1505 KB
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- Platform: WinOther
- JW Earth ScreenSaver
- License: Freeware
- Price: -


The Earth screensaver will display an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints The Earth screensaver will display an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints. You can view the Earth from the Sun (day side), the night side, from the Moon, or from an arbitrary altitude above any point on the globe specified by latitude and longitude. Day and night regions of the globe are shown based on the current date and time. The image of the Earth shifts location on the screen every 10 minutes to avoid burning in the phosphor in one location.. Fourmilab.
- Publisher: fourmilab.ch
- Date Released: 24-07-2009
- Download Size: 522 KB
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- Platform: WinOther