Currently various CD-ROMS and software are available that contain everything
from Voyager 1 and 2 images, to Space Telescope images to images of
the Comet collision with Jupiter.
Below are some of the major packages available and where to order them.
1. Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog CD-ROM
On 2 CD-ROMÕs, comes with Macintosh and IBM software. Priced from $99-$149.
Contact Virtual Reality Lab. (805) 545-8515 or Astronomical Society of the
Pacific $59.95. Also Distant SunÕs for Windows, Mac & Amiga
contains the Guide Star Catalog and other images & info, about $50,
Orion Telescope Center (800) 447-1001.
THE ORIGINAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY- PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
SKY SURVEY TO BE AVAILABLE ON 8 CD-ROMS
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and the Astronomical
Society of\the Pacific (ASP) are pleased to announce the availability
of RealSky CD, the digitized Palomar Observatory Sky Survey compressed
by a factor of 100x, available on 8 CD-ROMs.
For the first time, amateur astronomers, educators, and the public will
have access to the actual sky survey plates used for more than thirty years by
research astronomers. The unprecedented level of telescopic detail,
especially of extended images like galaxies, clusters, and nebulae, is
not available in any other astronomical software package.
The images are digitizations of the E plates from the first NGS-POSS,
conducted with the Oschin Telescope (48" Schmidt) on Palomar Mountain
during the 1950s. The NGS-POSS was funded by a grant from the National
Geographic Society to the California Institute of Technology.
With funding from NASA, the more than 750 plate images were first
digitized during an intensive eight-year effort by STScI astronomers
to prepare the Guide Star Catalog which provides the coordinates of target
stars that are used by the Hubble Space Telescope for acquiring and
locking onto celestial targets.
RealSky CD is a more compressed version of the original Digitized Sky
Survey (DSS) which was made available on 102 CD-ROMs two years ago.
The DSS was compressed by a factor of 10 and offered images that were nearly
indistinguishable from the original data. The 100x compression factor of
RealSky is not suitable for professional research activity but provides
aninvaluable tool for the educational and amateur communities.
RealSky CD offers single-color (one passband) images of the entire
northern sky, down to -15! declination--the approximate location of Sirius--and
angular resolution of 1.7 seconds, revealing stars as faint as 19th magnitude.
The included RealSkyView software allows users to view and manipulate the
images under Windows (3.1, '95, NT) or Macintosh operating systems.
UNIX and VMS software is also included with both versions. Both RealSky
CD and the original 10x Digitized Sky Survey can be accessed directly from
TheSky (v.4) astronomy software by simply clicking on the desired sky area and
specifying the image size. CDS are packaged with instruction manual and
accompanying software.
RealSky CD will be available July 1, 1996. The cost of the 8 CD-ROM set
will be $225.00 if ordered prior to the release date. After July 1, the
price will be $250.00. Within the U.S., add $16 for shipping and handling
charges;Canada and Mexico residents please add $20; all other countries add $50
fordelivery by airmail. California residents please add applicable sales
tax. Use your Visa or Mastercard to order at 1-800-335-2624 or send orders by
check, credit card, or institutional purchase orders to:
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
RealSky CD Orders
390 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, USA
tel: 415/337-1100
fax: 415/337-5205
e-mail: asp@stars.sfsu.edu
2. Electronic PictureBooks for the Macintosh. A Variety of Hypercard
picturebooks ranging from ÒGems of HubbleÓ, $19.95; ÒImages of MarsÓ,
$19.95; ÒMagellan Highlights of VenusÓ, $19.95; and ÒEndeavor Views the
EarthÓ, $39.95. All are various disk sets to be run on the Macintosh only
(needs Hypercard). contact: Astronomical Society of the Pacific [ a
CD-ROM, ($99) with all Picturebooks is now available ]
3a. Assorted variety of Space and Earth related CD-ROMS.
A wide spectrum of data ranging from Voyager, Magellan, Galileo,
Clementine, Viking and Halley spacecraft data to name a few
(very reasonably priced). Only
on CD-ROMÕs. [ NOTE: these images are raw & unprocessed images ]
contact: National Space Science Data Center
3b. Reaching the Stars and Beyond: ÒImages of NASAÓ Collection
Over 375 images in GIF, Bitmap and ZSoft formats along with text
(800) 346-CDCD Also try the following mail order companies:
Pacific HiTech (801) 278-2042, and Educorp (800) 843-9497 for other space
related CD-ROMÕs.
3c. Collection of images of the Comet impact with Jupiter [ Mac & IBM
compatible ]Collection of images, text & movies on CD-ROM in various formats:
"Jupiter Impact" $29.95 Pacific HiTech (800) 765-8369; and SL9 Impact '94,
$39 by Network Cybernetics Corp 214-650-2002 or Software for Science
(800) 622-3345; also "Comet Collision with Jupiter", Geppetto & Son,
$22.95 (w/ S&H), (303) 651-1964.
3d. Collection of images & data of the Earth
Collection of images on CD-ROM of assorted satellite and spectral data of
the Earth and its chronosphere along with political and geographical maps
and almanacs. $79.95 contact: Now What Software (800) 322-1954
3e. Collection of images & data of Mars [ Mac & IBM compatible ]
Collection of images on CD-ROM. "Mars Explorer", $39.95; "Vistapro",
$89.95. Virtual Reality Labaratories, (800) 829-VRLI
3f. Large assortment of images, programs, and text files for Mac & IBM [very
well organized]"Space & Astronomy", around $20. Walnut Creek CD-ROM,
(800) 786-9907
3g. HST images CD-ROM, $29.95 800-792-8892
3h. Educorp has a good collection
of astronomy CD's also.
4a. Catalog of Government Scientific CD-ROM Titles. Catalog of Assorted CD-ROMÕs (very technical info). Note this is just a catalog, you have to order from the source(s) listed for the CD-ROM. contact: PDS Operator at JPL 4b. Assorted Geographical Information on CD-ROM National Geophysical Data Center, (303) 497-6338 4c. Finlay Holiday filems has a big assortment of CD-ROMS; slides, & videos. there WWW is:Finley's WWW site
5. Assorted Scientific software (imaging, geology, etc) SciTech, ÒSoftware for ScienceÓ catalog, 1-800-622-3345 [ DOS, Windows, Mac, Unix ] Rockware, ÒScientific SoftwareÓ catalog, 1-800-775-6745 [ DOS, Windows, Mac, CAD, Unix ] WindoChem, 800-536-0404, Environmental software [ Windows ] Andromeda Software , PO Box 605-H, Amherst, NY 14226-0605 ÒScientific SoftwareÓ catalog [ IBM & Commodore ] 6. VideoDiscs Superb collection of Videodiscs titled ÒSpace DiscÓ, about $300 Optical Data Corporation, 1-800-524-2481 7. World WeatherDisc, WeatherDisc Assocaite, 4584 NE 89th St, Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 524-4313 Massive Meteorological database of Earth today and its past 100+ years history. $99 Mac & DOS systems. Also look through the following magazines for additional software, etc: Earth, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) 390 Ashton Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 337-2624 ( ask for their catalog also, contains a wide assortment of software, books, videoÕs, slides, etc.) e-mail: asp@stars.sfsu.eduNational Space Science Data Center (NSSDC ) has a diverse CD-ROM Catalog from COBE & Einstein to Voyager & Galileo
Code 633.4 Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 phone: (301) 286-6695PDS Operator (JPL) , also has a catalog to look at
Mail Stop 525-3610 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 phone: (818) 306-6130 Mail Order companies for CD-ROMS (call for catalogs): 1. Pacific Hitech (800) 765-8369 2. Tiger Software (800) 238-4437 3. Most Significant Bits (800) 755-4619 4. Cambrix Publishing (800) 992-8781 5. Telecentral (800) 799-9917 6. CD-ROM Warehouse (800) 237-6623 7. Crazy BobÕs (800) 776-5865 8. JD Express (800) 409-0617Andromeda Software , sells a wide assortment of software and shareware.
skymap30.zip (FTP) 1729299 bytes
skymap30.zip SkyMap planetarium for Windows 3 & Windows 95 SkyMap will show the sky, as seen from anywhere on Earth, for any date between 4000BC and 8000AD, showing stars, planets, asteroids, comets, deep sky objects, and lots more besides. Two types of map can be drawn; a `horizon map'showing a general view of the sky, and an `area map' showing a detailed view of a small region of the sky. Detailed information about any object on a map can be displayed simply by clicking on it with the mouse, and high-quality charts printed on any printer. The SkyMap 3 package contains two versions of the program: SkyMap 2.2 for Windows 3.1, and SkyMap 3.0 for Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51; the installation program will install the appropriate version automatically. For full details of SkyMap, please refer to the SkyMap web site at right hereShareware. Uploaded by the author. Chris Marriott, (ASP) chris@chrism.demon.co.uk http://www.execpc.com/~skymap
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