* Astronomy

Equinox6 Planetarium Software - (Shareware)

Equinox 6 is a universal application that will run on both PPC and Intel Macintosh computers. This powerful planetarium program has many features for both the beginner and advanced astronomer. It has filters for organizing deep sky objects, many controls to adjust the sky display and a window that simulates a telescope's view. Build a tour, connect to your telescope and slew from object to object with voice commands.

New in version 6:
Equinox 6 has all the features of Equinox 5.3 with the following differences.
What you get that Equinox 5.3 does not offer:

• Universal application (runs on Intel Macs)
• Complete redesign in Xcode
• Transparent control panels
• Improved math engine
• Mythological forms
• Window controls in drawers
• Twilight indicator bar
• Scroll wheel support
• Context menus
• Tool tips
• 360 degree circular sky display
• Solar System click&drag
• Complete text font, size and colour control
• More graphics colour control
• Better star brightness and colour control
• Custom deep sky filters
• Toolbar
• Configure 5 telescopes (vs.3)
• Serial port menu
• Version check
• Scope position from AppleScript
• Localization in Hungarian
• All features available during trial period

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