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Sidereal Clock 2.0.1 (Windows)

This is a small sidereal clock that sits on your desktop. The clock displays local mean sidereal time for your location. Every astronomy buff should have one.

Tags: Astronomy, Radio-Sky Publishing, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-12-29

BEIKS English-Italian-English Astronomy Dictionary 6.0 (Mobile)

This is a FREE simple reference program with approximately 520 astronomy related terms translated in both directions: from English to Italian and from Italian to English.

Tags: Mobile, Astronomy, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-05

I'd love to tell you about this article, but...

There's some very interesting applications of science and astronomy to history and literature reported by the Associated Press here. Researchers have determined some very cool historical ties to Homer's Odyssey. I think I'll play it safe, though, and just point you to the article: it will be a...

Tags: Astronomy, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery

“If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." --Isaac Newton. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] It isn't really a surprise that I ended up...

Tags: Software, Patent, Astronomer, Astronomy, Amateur, Computer, Computing Science, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2008-06-04

Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope

Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope, a virtual map of outer space, is within months of its public debut. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with the space exploration program's founder, Curtis Wong, and shares video of what these celestial tours will look like.

Tags: kara tsuboi, microsoft, techfest 2008, redmond, space, worldwide telescope, stars, planets, astronomy

Videos 2008-03-05

Johannes Kepleris 3 (Windows)

Johannes Kepleris is an astronomy and astrology software. It provides first in the world pure topocentric astrological chart. Johannes Kepleris provides also high precision ephemeris and an excellent planetarium. Johannes Kepleris represents first topocentric chart. Version 3 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: Astronomy, VH, Johannes Kepleris, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2007-11-23

Astral Worship 1.0 (Mobile)

A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of ZealeAstral Worshipby J. H. HillExcerpt:In an article, entitled "Then and Now," published in the December number, 1890, of "The Arena," its author, a distinguished Unitarian D.D. of Boston, Mass., says. "Astronomy has shattered the fallacies of Astrology;" and people...

Tags: Mobile, Astronomy, Blackberrybooks, Handhelds, E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Hardware, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2007-09-12

Astral Worship (Mobile)

A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of ZealeAstral Worshipby J. H. HillExcerpt:In an article, entitled "Then and Now," published in the December number, 1890, of "The Arena," its author, a distinguished Unitarian D.D. of Boston, Mass., says. "Astronomy has shattered the fallacies of Astrology;" and people...

Tags: Mobile, Astronomy, Blackberrybooks, Handhelds, E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Hardware, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2007-08-07

Sidereal Time 1 (Windows)

Displays the current Local Apparent Sidereal Time LAST, used in astronomy. This is the time according to the stars sidereal instead of the sun solar, so this time does not match the current time of day. The current Julian date is also displayed. Set your correct longitude in the widget...

Tags: Astronomy, Greg Hewgill, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-01

Pocket StarCalc 1.1 (Mobile)

PocketStarCalc is a small and fast astronomical planetarium program. It is a Pocket PC version of the famous professional astronomy planetarium written by Alexander Zavalishin.

Tags: Mobile, Astronomy, ReleX, PocketStarCalc, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-09-20

JulDate 2 (Windows)

JulDate is a simple utility to convert local and UTC date time into the current Julian Date, Day of Year and Moon phase.JulDate is useful in astronomy and to determine full or new moons for various types of activities.

Tags: Moon, Astronomy, My-Stuff Software, JulDate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-07

2Sky 3.0.3 (Mobile)

Astronomy comes to life with this stylish, easy-to-use sky simulator. Scroll rapidly through the heavens, or tap "Find" to locate celestial objects.

Tags: Mobile, Astronomy, Kevin S. Polk, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-07-03

Sioux 3.5 (Mac)

Simulates the coded aperture imaging systems used in gamma astronomy.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Imaging, Astronomy, AstroK Software, Document Management, Desktops, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-12-27

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AstroGrav 1.8 (Windows)

AstroGrav is an astronomy software program that allows you to simulate how astronomical objects move and interact under the force of gravity. It features superb interactive 3D graphics which allow you to move around within a many-body astronomical system, while watching how it evolves with the passage of time. A...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Object, AstroGrav Astronomy Software, AstroGrav, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Pocket Universe for iPhone 1.8.2 (Mobile)

Pocket Universe for iPhone is the ideal astronomy program for those keen to learn about the night sky. The unique display is generated dynamically depending on your location and time, and then rendered in 3D for a super fast response - flick the sky and it spins around you. You...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Constellation, Mobile, Craic Design, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Snuggle up with a space quilt -- photos

Artist Jimmy McBride designs quilts with astronomy and sci-fi movie themes. Perfect for the cold geek. by CNET News.com

Tags: Movie, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-21

A.P.O.D. Screensaver 1.0.1 (Mac)

Discover the cosmos, space exploration or simply amazing photographs of nature and the sky with this screensaver based upon the Astronomy Picture of the Day web site. Each day a different image with a short description given by the best astronomers, astrophysicists at the time. These images and photographs are...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Photograph, Image, Emeraude Cocoa

Software downloads 2009-10-21

AstroGrav 1.8 (Mac)

AstroGrav is an astronomy software program that allows you to simulate how astronomical objects move and interact under the force of gravity. It features superb interactive 3D graphics which allow you to move around within a many-body astronomical system, while watching how it evolves with the passage of time. A...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Object, AstroGrav Astronomy Software, AstroGrav, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Hangman Pro 3.0.0 (Mac)

Hangman Pro is a colorful, educational, non-violent word-guessing game, with dozens of built-in categories of words, unlimited custom word lists, hinting, digitized sounds, speech, timed games, "photo words", and much more. Hangman Pro now features dozens of categories of words including Anatomy, Animals, Artists, Astronauts, Astronomy, Authors, Baseball Teams, Basketball...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Word, Space-Time Associates, Hangman Pro, Games, Gender And Diversity, Personal Technology, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-10-08

Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory

Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it. A pair of professors the University of Rochester...

Tags: Jet, Magnetic Field, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-09-30