sitting in a tin can...

[scottobear]

Just installed starry night - backyard., and it's fricking *amazing*. a total hoot.

has a 15 day trial period, and I think most people that are willing to sit through a 15 meg download (on dial-up- busy server, to my laptop it took about an hour, on dsl, it'd probably shoot down in 10 minutes or less) it's a ton of fun. Even more so on the laptop, because you can take it outside and do stuff, compare to the real stars. more fun than just astronomy, though is the "view from any point" stuff...I like flying back out into space, and looking at satellites orbiting earth, and such. It's peaceful, listening to soft music, imagining ones self in a out in vacuum.

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[sirenity.livejournal.com]

You always find the coolest toys.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

even better, I'm willing to share! :)

play with 'em! :)

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Fred.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. It's because he's Tony's brother.

I Prefer "Frugal"

[egofood.livejournal.com]

OK, so I can't go jetting off to other planets. But Home Planet works well enough for my needs.

http://www.fourmilab.to/ (North American mirror, .ch for the primary European site)

And if you need satellite orbital info:
http://www.celestrak.com/

Re: I Prefer "Frugal"

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

nifty neato, again! thanks for the linkies!

Wow!

[missv.livejournal.com]

Scotto, this is the coolest free thing anyone has hooked me up with in a LONG time! It totally blows Jack Horkheimer out of the water.

I think I'm going to have to buy when my trial period is up. I'm already addicted...

(By the way, I can see Uranus!)

Re: Wow!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

There's Klingons on the surface!

It is spiffy-keeno. :)