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AlphaCentaure is a planetarium software which can be used in complement with the other astronomy softwares. It is always in beta version and I had too many problems to run it under Windows 2000 and XP. I have not tested it under Windows 95 / 98 / NT yet, but I think that there will be too many problems to launch (finally I hope).
Here is the required configuration:
- Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP
- At least 64 Mo of RAM
- At least 120 Mb of hard disk (if you decide to install it with all star catalogs and extragalactic objects)
- A screen resolution of 800x600 at least and more 256 colors (to have color gradations and the display of the earth map)
- And as processor, at least a Pentium (or other from Cyrix, or AMD), let's say that this software is rather greedy in calculation...
What can do Alphacentaure ? Bah...full of things:
- A view of the celestial sphere on which is printed stars, extragalactic objects, constellations, planets, comets and astroids
- One graph displaying various elongations of the visible planets to the naked eye during one year, what allows to know for example at which moment Mercury is visible in the morning or in the evening, or still is i in conjunction with the other planets
- A view of planets with regard to the Sun if the observer was placed outside of the solar system
- A view representing the parts day and night of the planet
For other options, please consult the online documentation (in the course of editorial staff) and glance at screen shots.
What can't do AlphaCentaure ? Bah...full of things too:
- Print out of maps
- Drive motorized telescopes
etc...
ScreenShot
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