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11. AstroNotes
[commercial - Windows] A tool for recording observations and planning future observing sessions. Allows tracking of progress on common amateur observing programs (Messier, Herschel).
http://www.astronotes.com/ - 07-01-2002
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [124]
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13. Epoch_2000 Temporal Epoch Calculator
Excel spreadsheet calculates temporal variation in astronomic constants, obliquity of the ecliptic, and illumination angles at any specified latitude.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/epoch_2000.html - 22-01-2004
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [2102]
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14. Moon Tool
[Windows] A desktop application that displays the times of the various phases of the moon and a picture of the current phase of the moon.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/moontoolw/ - 22-03-2002
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [1532]
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15. Moonclock
[shareware - MacOS] Real-time graphical representation of the lunar visual aspect for any time/date/location. Elongation, PA bright limb, RA, DEC, percent illuminated, alt/a
http://balder.prohosting.com/stouch/MOONCLOCK.html - 18-09-2002
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [1884]
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16. PyEphem
[open source - multiplatform] A module for performing astronomical computations using the Python scripting language.
http://www.rhodesmill.org/pyephem/ - 04-12-2002
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [502]
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18. LX200 remote control software
[Commercial, free demo, Win95/98] Get most features from your LX200 telescope keypad hand controller directly on your PC.
http://www.ccdsoft.com/lxctrldoc.html - 03-09-2003
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Rating: [4.00] Votes: [683]
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20. The Sun API
[commercial & freeware - Windows] A library of functions for calculating key solar parameters for solar design including sundials.
http://www.sunlitdesign.com/products/thesunapi - 15-05-2002
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Rating: [1.00] Votes: [1523]
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