Hubble Space Telescope -- Wallpaper:
[commercial - Win95/98/NT] Thirty full-screen Hubble photos for use
as wallpaper and screen saver.
http://www.screenthemes.com/packs/hubb001/showall.htm
Computing planetary positions:
a detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary positions.
http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/comp/ppcomp.html
SAL - Physics & Astronomy Software:
A collection of information and links by Scientific Applications on
Linux (SAL).
http://SAL.KachinaTech.COM/Z/4/index.shtml
Nightfall:
[open source - Linux/Unix] Interactive program for computing
synthetic lightcurves and generating animated views and best-fit
models of eclipsing binary stars.
http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/~rwichman/Nightfall.html
Linux for Astronomy cdrom:
[commercial - Linux] The new release of Linux for Astronomy includes
over 3Gb of Astronomical software precompiled for the Linux (x86)
operating system. Applications include a wealth of general purpose
image and signal processing tools, as well as the state-of-the-art
algorithms in use at observatories and universities worldwide.
Facilities for processing the data products of the major space-based
instruments (Hubble Space Telescope, EUV, Einstein, ROSAT, and IUE)
are also included.
http://www.randomfactory.com/lfa.html
LinuxAstro:
Astronomical software on Linux.
http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/
Astronomy-related software:
A list of many astronomy-related programs.
http://www.open.hr/space/space/programs.htm
Kairos General Calendar Conversion Program:
[commercial, demo available -- Win95/98/NT] Includes calendars
required by historians of astronomy and general historians. Many
details are provided for Indian and Jewish calendars and much
besides. There is also a display of positions of the Sun, Moon and
planets, effectively replacing Tuckerman's tables. A horoscope
display, and details of lunar visibility, are calculated from modern
parameters.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/raymondm
Ksetiwatch:
Ksetiwatch monitors multiple SETI@home clients and automatically
logs and manages completed work units.
http://ksetiwatch.sourceforge.net
GeoClock:
[shareware MS-W] Sunlight clock with world times and sun and moon
positions and coverage.
http://www.geoclock.com/
Cartes du Ciel / Sky Charts:
This freeware allows you to draw sky charts according to the data of
15 catalogs of stars and nebulae, as well as the position of
planets, asteroids, and comets. The software is available in English
and is translated in 8 other languages.
http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/index.html
Deepsky 2000:
[commercial - Windows] Observation planning software for
astronomers. Includes telescope control, logging, and charting.
http://www.deepsky2000.net/
RISC OS astronomy software links:
[commercial & freeware - RISC OS] Direct links to astronomy software
available for RISC OS.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/resources.html#soft
The Salopian Web:
Software links for astronomers professional, education and amateur.
Planetaria, sky charts, and databases for PC, MAC and UNIX/LINUX
platforms.
http://www.r-clarke.org.uk/astrosoft.htm
Astronomy Formulas:
Lunar and solar periodicity formulas, definitions, time formulas,
notation, astronomical constants with computer code for a
programmable HP 48 by James Q. Jacobs.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/astrofor.html
Orrery:
Review of the solar system simulator (by Spacetech) for RISC OS
workstations.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrer.html
Sky and Telescope -- Astronomical Software:
Links to the BASIC programs that appeared in Sky & Telescope, to
shareware/freeware astronomy related software and to vendors of
astronomy software.
http://skyandtelescope.com/resources/software/
Astronomy Explorer:
A full-length academic approved course in astronomy on CD-ROM that
studies the universe, stars, galaxies, quasi-stellar objects and
blacks holes, and our Solar System.
http://www.eoascientific.com/science_education_software/astronomy/astronomy_software.html
Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder:
Windows software for converting dates in various lunar and other
calendars and for finding lunar phases and eclipses of various
kinds.
http://hermetic.magnet.ch/lcef/lcef.htm
AstroMB:
Advanced software for astrometry, photometry, robotic observations.
Huge database of images and catalogs. Works with MaximDL and ASCOM.
Free downloads.
http://www.astromb.com
Approximate Astronomical Positions:
Calculations including coordinate conversion, position and
circumstances of the Moon, and positions of the planets. Designed
for programmable calculators, spreadsheets and illustrative
applications where high accuracy is not needed.
http://www.xylem.f2s.com/kepler/
