Re: The Sky vrs Starry Night

From: Chris L Peterson (clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:12:20 GMT

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:29:07 -0400, "Dan news at work" <bjarnasd@toronto.cbc.ca>
wrote:

>Are there any particular advantages The Sky has over Starry Night?

Minor: it's writers know how to write an application with a Windows interface.
Starry Night has a (IMO) bizarre UI that looks nothing like a normal app, and
therefore requires its own learning curve.

Major: if your goal is telescope control, TheSky supports TPoint, which is the
single most valuable piece of software in my kit.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

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