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Updated to version V2.23

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LunarPhase Pro Moon Software Demo Version Available...

The software is a Moon observer's toolkit providing the usual phase predictions, librations (animated as well as monthly max. and min and diagrams), first crescent visibility, interactive atlas, 9,200 feature database (searchable), times/dates when features are under similar illumination emulation of views through eyepiece/telescope combinations, etc.

The file is a 8.5Mb download.

Some notes on the demonstration version:
* Some screens have been partially disabled but some settings on those screens can be changed so users can get an idea of how the screens
work.
* Some functions have been disabled (e.g. printing)
* The date in the demo is fixed (!?!) at April 20, 2005 and cannot be changed.
* Screens that display ephemeris type information will only show data between January and June 2005
* The resolution of the maps on the atlas (Lunar Explorer) screen are low-res only and cannot be changed
* Only a representative sample of features from the database are included, but these will let users try out the feature labelling and feature identification functions
* A selection of eyepiece and telescope combinations are provided to try out the emulation of the view of the Moon through those combinations (new combinations cannot be added)
* Aside from that, users can play around with the software to see what it's capable of.
* The full manual is included in the download

The Demo version can be downloaded from:
http://lunarphasepro.nightskyobserver.com/DemoDownload.htm
It will also run on Linux and Macs running a Windows emulator.

My opinion: Forget it.
Virtual Moon Atlas, will do exactly the same, and it is freeware :)
http://astrosurf.com/avl/ (PC)

Or Amoon.lha, a Moon ATLAS that works on AmigaOS or WinUAE.



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