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____/ Robin T Cox on Sunday 18 May 2008 11:59 : \____
> On Sun, 18 May 2008 11:14:31 +0100, SomeBloke wrote:
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>> Bamm wrote:
>>
>>> I'm an amateur astronomer who recently jumped into the Linux bandwagon.
>>> Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying every moment of it. I tried several
>>> distros and later settled on Mandriva on my laptop and Kubuntu on my
>>> desktop. Linux has comparable or better apps than Windows for what
>>> people use most, such as Internet and office applications.
>>>
>>> As an astronomer however, I find Linux lacking. Sure there is KStars,
>>> Cartes du Ciel, Stellarium, and Celestia. But these are toys compared
>>> to their Windows equivalents: Starry Night Pro Plus, SkyMap Pro, TheSky
>>> Professional, etc.
>>>
>>> When will Linux catch up in niche software such as astronomy?
>>
>> I suspect it will be when amateur astromomers such as yourself
>> continually ask the companies that produce the apps you want. You don't
>> get if you don't ask.
>
> Meanwhile it may be possible to run the Windows apps on one of the Linux
> emulators.
Compatibility layers? Wine Is Not an Emulator. :-)
To the OP: see the following.
Free/Open-source Astronomy Software
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| Astronomy, considered as one of the oldest sciences, is the scientific study
| of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and
| phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic
| background radiation).
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http://junauza.blogspot.com/2008/02/freeopen-source-astronomy-software.html
Explore the Universe from your Desktop with Celestia
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| Conclusion
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| I haven't really discussed the details about what type of information
| Celestia shows you. Obviously, you can set it to label stars, orbits,
| planets, and other bodies; it will tell you the surface temperature and
| luminosity of any object, its distance from any other object, and what class
| planet or star something is. This is all really great information for
| astronomers, and I have no doubt that this software will serve as a useful
| tool for anyone in that profession or field of study. But Celestia is great
| even for those who are just interested in space and the Universe. Celestia
| lets travel millions of light years without ever leaving home
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http://www.techthrob.com/tech/celestia.php
Fun with free software astronomy
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| Being a devoted backseat observer to the evolution of the Universe in
| general and GNU/Linux software in specific, I thought it was time to
| show off what I consider to be the elite of desktop elegance.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/astronomy_software
Google Earth (proprietary) will/already does some other planets too.
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~~ Best of wishes
"Pearly Gates and Em-Ballmer
One promises you heaven and the other prepares you for the grave. "
--Ray Noorda, Novell
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