This program for Windows simulates the collision of two galaxies. Each galaxy has its mass, number of stars, and orientation set by the user. The collision is viewed in two windows, an X-Y, and X-Z view. The facility exists to view the collision from any desired view point via a 3D spatial viewer. The initial conditions of the collision can be saved to file for re-running at a later date. A full help file is provided giving instructions and tips.
PicGoto,Picgoto++ systems are designed for the control of Equatorial Mounts and recently Alt-Azimutals mounts too . This is based on accurate, configurable, microstepping control speed and position, in RightAscension/Azimuth and Declination/Altitude , of any equatorial or alt-azimutal mount equipped with stepper motors.Fully configurable for different motor step sizes and gear reductions.
Collection of Javascript tools for performing various astronomical calculations. Source is available for download and off-line use. Results can be produced either in text or graphical form.
Tool to help determining the position of Polaris and subsequential the position of the North Celestial Pole so as to correctly align a German Equatorial Telescope Mount.
GNU Image Manipulation Program is an open source multi-plataform application with an extensive set of features for image processing, rivaling commercial solutions such as PhotoShop or PaintShop.
Recently FITS supported was added (read the details in Alexandre Prokoudine's blog) and the application his now more than ever of interest of astrophotography.