EDDINGTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Computers / Software

Software -- Microsoft Windows

Freeware planetarium downloads for win 95/98/ME/XP/Vista

Astronomy Software list (Freeware, Shareware, and Commercial)
Cartes du Ciel Sky Charts - Free
Halo Northern Sky planetarium program - Free
irfanview - image viewer, processer, movie viewer and lots more - Free
Iris astronomical image processing software - Free
Celestia planetarium/space travel program - Free
Philips TouCam II PCVC840K on Microsoft Windows Vista - HOWTO
Planetarium software - list
RegiStax - software for stacking images - Free
Stellarium planetarium program - Free (Needs a 3D graphics card)
K3CCDTools - image aquisition and stacking
DeepSkyStacker image stacking software - Free
Virtual Moon Atlas - Free
Software for science, physics, optics
wxAstroCapture - astro image capture from webcams (incl modified cams) - FREE

Software -- Linux
Note: Unless stated otherwise, assume that Linux software is free

Astronomical Software on Linux
Camstream - image capture program
Cartes du Ciel Sky Charts
Celestia - planetarium/space travel program
KStars - planetarium program
Phillips webcam driver for Linux
Stellarium - planetarium program
Planetarium software - list
wxAstroCapture - astro image capture from webcams (incl modified cams)
Xephem - planetarium program (tar.gz)
Xephem - planetarium program (RPMs)

Software -- Java
(can run on any operating system if Java Run Time Environment has been installed)

Java - Runtime and other software - READ THIS FIRST
AstroStack - image stacking program
Jstars - info about the Sun, Moon and Planets

Software -- Browser based

Build A Solar System - requires a JavaScript capable browser.

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