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2. AstroPy
[open source - multiplatform] Development and integration of tools and numerical algorithms into the Python scripting language.
http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/~bridgman/AstroPy/ - 10-07-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [252]
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3. Deepsky 99 - Software for Observers
[shareware - Win95/98/NT] Deepsky 99 solves an important need for amateur and professional observers. The software allows the user to plan a productive observing session
http://www.deepsky2000.com/ - 15-03-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [2086]
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4. GeoAstro Applet Collection
[commercial & freeware - multiplatform] Interactive Java applets display the position, daily and annual path of the sun and the moon, for any time and location
http://www.jgiesen.de/GeoAstro/GeoAstro.htm - 21-09-2002
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [263]
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5. JPL Planetary and Lunar Ephemerides
[commercial - multiplatform] This CD contains three Jet Propulsion Laboratory Planetary and Lunar Ephemerides along with a toolbox of FORTRAN subroutines tha
http://www.willbell.com/software/jpl.htm - 21-01-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [1438]
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6. LunarPhase
[commercial, demo available - Win95/98/NT] A comprehensive tool for displaying a variety of information on the Moon and aspects of its behaviour.
http://indigo.ie/~gnugent/LunarPhase - 21-09-2003
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [1232]
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7. Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac
[commercial - DOS, Macintosh] A software system that provides high-precision astronomical data in tabular form for a wide variety of objects; it
http://www.willbell.com/almanacs/almanac_mica.htm - 07-07-2002
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [855]
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8. NGCView
[commercial, demo available - Win95/98/NT] Astronomical Observation Suite - Astronomical observation and logging software.
http://www.rainman-soft.com/ - 05-04-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [2485]
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9. SkySight
[commercial, Win/Mac] CCD camera control and image processing, includes SkyChart III.
http://www.southernstars.com/skysight/index.html - 11-06-2000
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [1231]
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10. StarTrak
Freeware for handheld computers to help find and track objects of the night sky.
http://www.startrak.co.uk/ - 18-10-2002
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [98]
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