Encyclopedia Galactica [freeware]

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[url=\"http://www.eureka.ya.com/javastro/index.htm\"]Encyclopedia Galactica[/url] is a freeware planetarium program that allows the creation of different types of sky maps in which practically any element is customizable. In addition to this basic functionality, it also provides a number of tools such as:
Calculation of the positions of Jupiter and Saturn satellites.
Moon calendar and feature locator.
A solar system orrery.
An observing list manager.
Maintain a database of celestial objects images, with direct download from Internet.
An artificial satellite visibility predictor.
A facility to store Internet material to view it offline.
The visibility graph, to check the optimum time for observing an object.
The visibility predictor, to check the moment in which a given object will traverse a specific portion of the sky.
... and many more.

Encyclopedia Galactica is distributed as freeware for personal and non-commercial use. If you want to use this software for other purposes, you have to obtain a written permission from the author.

This version of Encyclopedia Galactica has been developed under Windows 2000 and is known to run under Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition.