Planetarium Software

What would anyone recommend for good, economical planetarium software? I am
not looking for software for extensive planning for observing with a
telescope, but one that gives really good, realistic looking renditions of
the night sky, and has few software glitches. I was thinking about The Sky
Six, but I don't want to buy it because they don't have a demo to try out.

In the past, I was disappointed by Starry Night because of computer OpenGL
and compatibility problems, and I want to stay away from that one.

Kevin


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