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LunarPhase Pro Version 3 Released |
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on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 06:42 PM GMT - 3305 Reads
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LunarPhase Pro predicts a wide range of lunar phenomena from phases to times of crescent moons, when features are under similar illumination to when the Moon interferes with meteor showers.
LunarPhase Pro predicts a wide range of lunar phenomena from phases to times of crescent moons, when features are under similar illumination to when the Moon interferes with meteor showers. The software contains an interactive Moon atlas, a database of over 9,000 lunar features, 800 observing notes and models lunar libration and the parallactic angle (the Moon's orientation as you see it in the sky). These are some of the main features of the software:
- Current phase and information
- 2D & 3D Moon maps can be panned, zoomed and printed out
- Display Moon orientation as seen through your telescope (flipped up/down, left/right)
- Label only those lunar features you want - feature labels are fully configurable
- Emulate the view through your own eyepieces and telescopes
- View lunar features from overhead - get the view you can't from Earth
- Explore both the near and far sides of the Moon
- Animate the Moon from a simple rotating sphere to libration animation including the traveling terminator
- Get libration information for your location
- Predict eclipses and whether they're visible from where you live
- Find out when lunar features will be under similar illumination again
- Get times for emerging crescents, how thin they are and when they're visible
- Get the latest news and podcasts about the Moon
- NASA TV streamed directly from within the software
- Find dates & times for major & minor meteor showers and whether the Moon interferes
- Correlate major phases with times of apogee and perigee
- Download, save and display hundreds of detailed Moon charts. Pan, zoom and print then out
- Provides a list of features currently on the terminator. Print out list with observing notes
- Search the database for features matching your criteria
- Select from different map textures
- Link to online lunar resources, Moon satellite images, etc.
- Also contains a number of aids to help plan observing sessions.
Full details of LunarPhase Pro can be found at: http://lunarphasepro.nightskyobserver.com
A demo version (earlier Version 2) can be downloaded from: http://lunarphasepro.nightskyobserver.com/DemoDownload.php
LunarPhase Pro only runs on Windows. It is available as a Digital Download (US$39.95) or on CD ($49.95).
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