Re: Anyone use Celestia?



In article <4cel8m20awcu$.1gkppv08awf6m$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>,
"Martin R. Howell" <martinhowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:34:27 -0700, Jay Swartzfeger wrote:
>
> > http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
> >
> > I don't have the $ for Starry Night Pro yet, so I was looking for
> > something similar that's compatible with OS X. Not quite as practical as
> > a strict planetarium app, but very cool!
>
>
> Forget it. . .get this instead: http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/
>
> You will be much more well served.

Thanks Martin, but as I mentioned in my post I need an app that runs on
OS X. Carts du Ciel seems to be the exact app I'm looking for, however.

Looks like EquinoX will be as close as I can get on OS X:

http://www.microprojects.ca/MPjEquinoxPage.html

Still, Celestia's eye candy is irresistible. :)

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Jay Swartzfeger
Scottsdale, AZ
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