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Program
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OS
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Description
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Zipped
file size
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Stargaze 2.61
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Windows
98 NT4 2000 XP
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This is the most recent version of Stargaze.
Draws and prints out the whole night sky for your locality - showing naked eye objects only. Can display maps in real time, show time-lapse animation and make maps of the northern and southern hemispheres.
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1.36 MB
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Stargaze 1.20
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Windows
95 or later
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An early version of Stargaze suitable for running in Windows 95. (If you have installed Internet Explorer in Win 95 then use Stargaze 2.61 instead.)
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980 kB
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Copernicus 1.54va
Standard Zip file
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RISC OS
3.1 or later/
Virtual A5000/
Iyonix
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This is the most recent version of Copernicus.
Makes, prints out and saves star maps for any place & time. Zooms in on any part of the sky. Large variety of map types. Shows constellation patterns & boundaries. Plots the sun, moon & planets. Identifies stars & other objects with a click of the mouse button. Saves maps in Paint or Draw format. Calculates the dates of major Christian, Hebrew & Muslim Festivals. On-screen guide book.
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632 kB
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Copernicus 1.54va
ArcFS file
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As above
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Exactly as above but saved in the RISCOS ArcFS format. This file will unpack itself in Virtual A5000 using its pre-installed ArcFS 2 reader but will not unzip in Windows.
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860 kB
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Copernicus 1.04
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RISC OS 2 - 3.7
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A full, but older version of Copernicus with fewer features than v1.54. This allows you to view and print out star maps and make diary pages containing astronomical and other information. Maps can be saved as sprites or Draw files. Will work on a RISCOS 2 machine.
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165 kB
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Orion v0.11
Standard Zip file
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RISC OS
3.1 or later/
Virtual A5000/
Iyonix
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A computerized Planisphere. Yet another way to view the night sky on your computer screen - contains several thousand stars
Instructions for use are in the !Help file.
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184 kB
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Orion v0.11
ArcFS file
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As above
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Exactly as above but saved in the RISCOS ArcFS format. This file will unpack itself in Virtual A5000 using its pre-installed ArcFS 2 reader but will not unzip in Windows.
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236 kB
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Cosmic checkout (quiz)
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A Java enabled web browser on any platform
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A version of the "Cosmic Checkout" quiz game (from this web site) for playing off-line. Have fun customizing it with your own questions.
The Java code was written by David Griffiths.
Click here to see the quiz in action.
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28 kB
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