| Comparison Chart between Starry
Night Pro Plus version 4.5.2 and 5.0 |
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Feature |
Pro Plus v 4.5.2 |
Pro Plus v 5.0 |
| Price |
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$199.95 |
$249.95 |
| Viewing Locations |
Any location on Earth |
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Any planet, moon, comet, asteroid, satellite or
star |
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Anywhere in the universe up to 700 million light
years away |
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Choose horizon panoramas of Earth, planets and planetary
moons |
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Add your own custom horizon panoramas |
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Photorealistic Earth horizon panoramas |
7 |
16 |
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Photorealistic planet and planetary moon horizons |
4 |
14 |
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High-resolution planet-surface images of Mars, the
Moon, and Earth |
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New Mars |
| Time |
Travel through time |
99,999 BC to 99,999 AD |
99,999 BC to 99,999 AD |
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Speed up and slow down time |
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| Extensive
Databases of Objects & Images |
Stars |
16 million |
65 million |
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Receive automatic Internet updates of new discoveries
and orbital data of comets, asteroids and satellites |
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AllSky CCD Mosaic - Full-color photograph of entire
sky visible from Earth to a limiting magnitude of 14-15 |
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New |
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PGC catalog with 1,000,000 galaxies brighter than
magnitude of 18 |
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New |
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Zwicky Cluster of Galaxies Catalog of 9,134 clusters |
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New |
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Deep space objects (galaxies, clusters, and nebulae)
with images |
170 + |
260+ |
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Hubble Space Telescope images |
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33 |
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory images |
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52 |
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Spitzer Space Telescope images |
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9 |
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Milky Way panorama images |
12 |
12 |
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11,000 galaxy, nebula and star cluster images of
NGC/IC objects |
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Automatically download Digitized Sky Survey images
(or add your own) for any object or area of the sky |
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Hipparcos and Tycho-2 3D star catalogs |
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Exclusive Tully database of 3-D positions of 28,000
galaxies |
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NGC-IC catalog of 13,000 deep-sky objects |
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Online access to 500 million stars |
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Double stars, quasars and dozens of other databases |
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| Telescope Control |
Computerized telescope control plug-in for select
Meade and Celestron scopes |
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New for Orion SkyQuest Intelliscope |
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"Telescope Handbox Simulator" (Mac
Only) |
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New |
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Integration with MaxIm DL/CCD Advanced Imaging Software
(Windows Only) |
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New |
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Sync Gaze |
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New |
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Quick Centre |
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New |
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Scope Altitude/Azimuth Readout |
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New |
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Park/Unpark Scope |
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New |
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Home Scope |
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New |
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Configure Slew Limits |
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New |
| Observation Tools |
Realistic depiction of twilight, daytime and nighttime
views |
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Mimic light pollution |
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Magnify up to 600,000 times |
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Show planet, asteroid or satellite orbits |
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Add
your own comets, asteroids, satellites & moons |
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Locate
objects easily using "Find" pane |
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Improved |
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Ephemeris Generator exports positional data for
any object over a specific time span or interval |
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New |
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More accurate satellite position predictions using
SGP4 model |
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New |
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SkyCalendar of upcoming astronomical events and
regional star parties |
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New |
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Build your own databases |
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Standard binocular outlines |
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Equipment List and customized field-of-view indicators
for eyepieces and CCD chips |
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Night Vision Mode |
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Dynamic Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams |
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Graph
Tool to predict eclipses & conjunctions |
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Observation
Logs for your own comments & images |
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Observation Planner |
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| Multimedia |
SkyGuide's interactive, multimedia tours of the
night sky |
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100+ |
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Fly around 3D universe using spaceship mode |
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New |
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Dictionary of common astronomy terms |
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New |
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Record Holders database of astronomy trivia |
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New |
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OpenGL¨ support
renders high-end 3D graphics |
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Save & export
color images |
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Create
QuickTime¨ movies |
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Create
QuickTime¨ VR files |
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| Detailed Information on Objects |
Categorized information for every object and constellation |
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Exclusive LiveSky.com link for up-to-date images
of the Earth and Sun from ground- and space-based observatories |
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Internet database with links and additional information |
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| Constellations |
Stick figures of all constellations (including Zodiac) |
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High-resolution illustrations of all 88 classical
constellations |
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New |
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Create custom constellation sets |
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| Charts |
Easy-to-print star charts with smart labels |
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Customizable full sky (180-degree) star charts |
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| Guides |
Celestial
Grid & Ecliptic Line |
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Alt-Az,
Ecliptic & Galactic Grids |
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| This package includes: |
Starry Night software for Windows and Macintosh |
4 CD-ROMs |
1 DVD-ROM |
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"SkyTheater" DVD
with over 1.5 hours of movies about space |
"Atlas of the Sky" DVD
with over 2.5 hours of original movies |
New |
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QuickStart User Card |
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New |
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Detailed User's Guide |
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PDF |
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Starry Night Companion, a 192-page illustrated astronomy
book |
2003 Edition |
2004 Edition |