Starry Night Pro Version 6.3

Starry Night Pro Version 6.3 Astronomy Software

• Version 6.3 includes 20+ new features

• Explore over 16 million stars and 1 million deep-sky objects on your PC

• Create a zoomable night sky panorama for any time of any night

• Enjoy over 100 multimedia tours of the universe

• Control most popular brands of computerized telescopes

The developers of our award-winning Starry NightŪ software are pleased to announce the release of version 6.3, which is available now for purchase. Starry Night Pro Version 6.3 Astronomy Software is the most robust version yet, with performance-enhancing features such as new planets and their moons and five new horizon panoramas.

Starry NightŪ has never been better. So don't delay, get the new version 6.3 today!

Increase your in-the-field observing success with Starry Night Pro version 6.3. Use the Events Finder to choose targets, or make your own Observing List for a specific night or for specific objects of interest. Print out three-view starhopping charts customized to your equipment that effortlessly guide you to challenging objects. With extensive data sets, advanced telescope control, and comprehensive observational tools, Starry Night Pro is a powerful program designed for the serious astronomer. Transform your computer into a sophisticated virtual observatory.

New Version 6.3 Features:

Over 20 new features including:

• 5 New Horizon Panoramas let you observe from several interesting new locations
• Animated trips between planets now use more visually appealing planet avoidance
• Tully database improved to allow for more galaxy types
• Saturn's rings and ring shadows now draw even more precisley, and look much better
• Updated LiveSky links and images
• Spaceship responsiveness dramatically improved
• Shadow Cones can be displayed to show the shadows of orbiting bodies

Starry Night Pro version 6.3 includes:

• DVD-ROM of Starry Night software for Windows and Macintosh

• Exclusive "SkyTheater" DVD with over an hour or original movies about space

• Starry Night Companion, a 192-page illustrated astronomy book

• New, comprehensive 210-page User's Guide

Also Improved in Starry Night Version 6.3:

• Pluto now classified as a Dwarf Planet in the orbit selector
• Satellite eccentricities now imported from source file
• Moons can be added to dwarf planets
• User-specified images are now rendered on moons
• New update technology built directly into Starry Night. Will check for updates automatically if registered
• Added more features that can help Customer Support track down issues
• Exported data of the sky view now contains a header row
• Horizon drawing improved when looking at the nadir
• Spaceship speed controls work when Starry Night time is stopped
• Telescope name indicated in Windows 3-pane print settings dialog
• Satellite eccentricities imported from source file
• Allows adding/editing planet surface images and 3DS model assignments
• User-specified images can be rendered on moons
• Optimized One-pane printing FOV
• Cardinal points can now be controlled independently of horizon using horizon layer labels
• Robust observing list filters available
• Comets are now correctly indicated on printed output
• Observing lists now display the object's constellation
• Coordinates export in the format selected in the preferences
• Peak times for Meteor Showers are now listed
• Ambient sound has been restored