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 Here are some programs that you  may find useful:

Click on the link in the LOAD MODULE column to down load the ZIP file containing  the installation package.

Once downloaded, open the zip file and click on setup or read the README.TXT file.

Note:
These programs come with  no warranty  (use at your own risk) and are the sole property of the author. You  may use them on as many computers as you  like but you  may not redistribute them as a for-sale item.

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Description Load module
 Reads and Update FITS file headers and displays info.
version 2.2.0
4/21/2011
Fits HELP

FITS

ASCOM Meade Driver Version 4.1(pulse guiding) ( for 497)  Meade Driver ( 124K)
FITS Viewer and Editor (provided by NASA) FV  ( link to  NASA site)
Tonight SKY  (stand alone) for Windows Complete installation package (XP, Vista, W7)
IF you  are loading TONIGHTSKY for the first time. You  will need to  also download the DATABASE "Deep Space Objects" below, unzip  it to the install directory for TonightSky.

Tonight Sky Change notice.
 
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Tonight Sky HELP
Tonight Sky 2.2.4
(5/14/12)
 
Tonight Sky (stand alone) for Windows executable ( .exe) only.
If you were running version 2.1-.- you MUST install the complete load job due to the addition of new modules.

Unzip the program and replace the copy of TONIGHTSKY.EXE that  is loaded on your PC

 Tonightsky.exe 2.2.4
Tonight Sky  Database  01/1/2012  (15MB zip file)

  • This version contains Alignment stars and Named stars.

  •  Corrects GMT offset for Portugal

  •  Contain the complete Star table  as listed below


(Download, and un-zip the file into the TonightSky load directory. This is usually C:\Program Files\Tonight Sky )

 Deep Space Objects
Tonight Sky Star Database

 Contains over 250K stars from the SAO J2000 catalog, Bright star catalog and and named stars ( approx. 13Mby zip file ). Down to visual magnitude 10 with an epoch of 2000.0.

If you  have not down loaded the complete Deep sky table, above, and want to add these to your DB. Down load the file and TonightSky will  prompt you  to update your DB.

You will need the latest version Tonight Sky  to be able to  use them.


(Download, and un-zip the file into the TonightSky load directory. This is usually C:\Program Files\Tonight Sky )

 		 STAR DB
12/26/11

 

 

 

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