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Create star charts down to magnitude 17.5 ($29 download or $69 DVD version). |
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NOMAD, Hubble Guide Star, Super Tycho, and SAO star catalogs. |
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Hundreds of millions of stars. |
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750,000 galaxies, nebula, star clusters, and other objects. |
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Object information from 60 astronomical catalogs. |
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70,000 double stars. |
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30,000 variable stars. |
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410,000 images of deep sky objects ($29 download or $69 DVD version). |
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Import Wizard lets you expand the Deepsky database. |
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| Locating "Faint Fuzzies" |
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What's Up Wizard tells you what's visible at any time and location. |
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Easy to use filters and sorts pull up just the objects you want. |
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Use the Query Gallery to locate objects from many different types. |
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Locate objects by common name or designation. |
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Advanced search capabilities will locate objects by different criteria. |
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Query Builder constructs queries for you through prompts. |
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SQL EZ, an advanced query tool for SQL guru's. |
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Multi level sorting ability. |
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| Observing Planner |
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View object information in spreadsheet format or on a star chart. |
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Observing plan manager organizes all your observing plans. |
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Over 100 popular observing plans included and ready to use. |
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Search and tag objects to create observing lists. |
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Determine when an object is best observed during the year. |
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Annotated Moon map with 100 features identified. |
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Annotated Mars map with many features identified. |
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What's Up Wizard tells you what's visible at any time and location. |
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Identify other objects near a given target object. |
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Cross-reference by Herschel and printed star atlases. |
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| Logbook |
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Log date,time,location,weather,equipment,rating,observing notes. |
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session notes,CCD info,images, and much more. |
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Personal observing journals-record observations in a journal format. |
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Advanced search options for finding logbook information fast. |
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Summary view of all your logbook entries. |
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Ability to group observations together in different logbook types. |
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Attach images and sketches to your observations. |
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Log observations using multiple methods. |
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| 1-Manual entry form. |
| 2-Quick Click on an object in the spreadsheet. |
| 3-Update log from your observing plan. |
| 4-Mass update by date range. |
| 5-Update during slide show. |
| 6-Use the keyboard friendly outside log form. |
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Define up to 10 user-defined fields. |
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Define your own seeing and transparency scales. |
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Import logbook information from other sources (ie. NGP). |
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Reference a logbook that contains more than 3,000 observations. |
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View over 8,000 observing notes from other observers. |
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| Star Charts |
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Supports Deepsky and Cartes du Ciel star charts version 3.4.1 or newer. |
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Ability to limit objects by spreadsheet or observing plan. |
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Create less cluttered highly focused charts. |
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Charts can be displayed or printed. |
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Charts go down to magnitude 17.5 ($29 download or $69 DVD version). |
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Telescope pointer is superimposed on the chart. |
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Chart elements are fully customizable down to colors and fonts. |
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Nebula shapes, ecliptic lines, and Milky Way boundaries are included. |
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Telrad & eyepiece circles can be superimposed on top of an object. |
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3-panel finder charts show 3 chart areas of different fields of view. |
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Right click on an object to immediately center the chart. |
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Charts can be either black on white or white on black. |
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Telescope GOTO feature works while using the chart. |
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Images from Deepsky can be displayed while using the star chart. |
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Atlas print mode lets you print out any range of RA and DEC. |
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| Telescope Features |
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Supports all ASCOM compliant telescopes. |
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GOTO an object directly from the spreadsheet. |
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GOTO an object displayed on a star chart. |
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Slide show tours using objects from your spreadsheet. |
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Identify other objects near your current telescope position. |
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A telescope cross hair is displayed on star charts. |
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Sync telescope position to any object in Deepsky. |
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Telescope control panel (optimized for LX200 scopes). |
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Create AutoStar tour scripts from Deepsky observing plans. |
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| Solar System Features |
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Real time information on the Sun, Moon, and Planets. |
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Solar System Summary screen. |
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Data on 100,000 asteroids and currently visible comets. |
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Plot comet and asteroid tracks on star charts. |
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Annotated Mars & Moon maps with many features identified. |
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Dates of new and full moons. |
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Dates of meteor showers. |
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| Images and Imaging |
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410,000 images+. |
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View all images using the image gallery. |
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Store images in the Deepsky logbook. |
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Scan sketches or photos directly into the Deepsky logbook. |
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Supports over 30 image formats including JPG, BMP, TIF, Lead. |
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Enhance and convert images from different formats. |
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Includes basic image processing functions. |
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Produce high quality printouts. |
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| Reporting |
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Preview reports before printing them. |
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Messier Certificate Report. |
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Herschel Certificate Report. |
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Logbook Statistics (i.e. counts). |
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Customizable database and planner reports. |
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Objects observed by observing plan. |
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Star chart atlas print feature prints multiple charts. |
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Print star charts in landscape or portrait mode. |
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My Logbook Report. |
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Blank log sheets for manual logging. |
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| Additional Features |
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All versions include flash video training sessions. |
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Night vision color scheme for Windows. |
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Sync PC clock to Internet time server. |
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AstroBookmarks - categorized links to 500 astronomy websites. |
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Digital Sky Survey interface. |
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Auto logbook backup feature when you exit Deepsky. |
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Spreadsheet customization of fonts, colors, etc. |
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Blog it! Send observations to your personal blog at |
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astronomyblogs.com. |
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