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Starry Night Pro 5.0 is an amazing tool for anyone with a fascination for space. It's as close as you can get to owning your own planetarium! It's user-friendly enough for the backyard stargazer but powerful enough for a serious astronomy student. View the stars from your exact location on Earth or any other planet. Explore a database with millions of celestial objects -- all available to you, for exploring the mysteries and wonders of the universe. Travel through 200,000 years in minutes --
Feature
- Data included on over 70,000 different galaxies
- Learn basic information for each star, planet or galaxy for in-depth astronomical studies
- Add your own labels, create your guide and constellations - and add your own personal settings
- Up-to-date celestial database with customized images and Internet links
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May 26th, 2011 at 6:52 am
Excellent experience from beginning to end,
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I had to jump in and write a review of this product (my first ever on Amazon!) after reading some of the comments on the porduct page. Not sure what happened in the cases of Steve S. and D. Frank but personally I have nothing but good things to say both about the software and the customer service I received.
On the software side, I found that the robust “pro level” functionality not only gave me what I was looking for in terms of features and tools but was also surprisingly easy to use from an interface perspective (not always the case with these sort of feature-rich products). The multimedia tours were a hit with my kids (who have since learned to use the more advanced tools better that me!) and some of the viewing modules (e.g. the horizon panoramas) are so amazing that after using them I think I have finally rid myself of my guilt for not pursuing that astronomy PhD. I did think the joystick feature is still a bit klunky, but overall this is a really well designed and thoughtfully made piece of software.
In terms of customer service, since I have had minimal software issues it has not really come up. The one time I did send an inquiry it was answered promptly and effectively (turned out the minor problem I was experiencing was caused by an OS level setting that I had turned on for another piece of software — a problem that I was impressed they were able to diagnose).
In summary – this is a great product and a great company. A truly perfect xmas gift for your seriosu astronomy buff pals.
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|May 26th, 2011 at 7:02 am
Quality science + beautiful aesthetics – not your average astronomy software,
Fun, because you can view the galaxy & beyond from literally any position in space, and in any time (what did the sky look like when you were born? When Ptolemy was alive?), and educational, because these guys aren’t dummies throwing together some flashy thing with no science behind it. The product feels like it was made by people who really care about what they’re doing. Lots of depth in the information they provide, & connections to professional weather & astronomy sites (e.g. a weather map). I use this at home but I bet teachers would love this.
I’d definitely recommend the Pro product over the others because you can hook up your digital telescope — a cool & incredibly helpful feature.
Did I mention thoughtful things like “night vision” viewing? And beautiful graphics!
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|May 26th, 2011 at 7:53 am
Never Had Such Trouble,
I ordered the download version. After at least 20 attempts at downloading and installing, and repeated suggestions from Imaginova’s cutomer service, I finally gave up!
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