Starry Night Enthusiast, version 6.0

Easy Desktop Astronomy without Limits

Easily navigate around the night sky for a rich, rewarding stargazing experience. Dive into the interactive, multimedia SkyGuide for the fascinating science and history of your sightseeing destinations. Breathtaking realism and a new spaceship mode put you in the pilot's seat for an adventure of a lifetime. The only limit is your imagination.

Deepen your explorations with over 70 interactive, multimedia tours

Plan observing sessions using SkyCalendar full of upcoming astronomical events

Zoom in on 13,000 deep-sky objects from the NGC-IC catalog

Maneuver around a 3-D universe created exclusively using the Tully database with 3-D positions of 28,000 galaxies

Boost your knowledge of space trivia with Record Holders and the built-in astronomy Dictionary

Enjoy new, high-resolution constellation illustrations and panoramas

Fly around the universe using joystick-supported spaceship mode

Other Features:

Explore without limits 700 million light years of space

View 2,500,000 stars and 40,000+ deep-space objects

Travel in time from 4713 BC to 9999 AD Learn how to instantly identify planets, stars and constellations

Locate objects easily using the “Find” pane

Add your own comets, asteroids, satellites and even imaginary planets

Print detailed star charts for your next outing under the stars

Save or export color images to create your own space art

Create QuickTime® movies to share with friends

Receive automatic updates of new discoveries and orbital data of satellites, comets and asteroids

And much, much more!

To run Starry Night® Enthusiast version 6.0 you need:

Windows®: Requires Windows XP, 500 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500MB of hard disk space. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Macintosh®: Requires OS X 10.3 or higher, G3 450 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 1 GB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 9.x or earlier. OpenGL support requires a 32 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Basic support for joysticks recognized by Windows XP and Mac OS X.

Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.

Update to version 6.2 via the publisher website FREE with purchase of version 6.0