Re: Looking for sftwr: astro.

[John_L._Graham@adbbs.antioch.edu (John L. Graham)]

As for telecomm software, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than ProTerm v3.1
on any computer. You get what you pay for.

As for astronomy software here's a few titles to look for...

Nightfall II v1.01. Planetarium/almanac. Prepares maps of the sky as it
appears overhead or looking out to the horizon showing all major stars (to
magnitude 4), the Sun, Moon, and visible planets (Mercury to Saturn). Also
predicts rise/set times for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Tonight's Sky v3.1a and b. Planetarium/star atlas/almanac. Prepares maps of
the sky in a variety of formats showing all naked-eye stars (all stars to
magnitude 6, some to 7), the Sun, Moon, and planets (Mercury to Pluto).
Provisions for displaying up to 300 user-defined objects. Also prepares
tables listing the altitude, azimuth, and rise/set times for user-defined
objects and the Sun, Moon, and planets. Version 3.1a is for systems with 3.5"
or hard drives, v3.1b is for systems with 5.25" drives.

Ground Track v3.01. Complete artificial satellite tracking software for the
Apple II. Prepares global maps showing ground tracks over a specified time
interval, or the real-time position (ProDOS clock required). Also prepares
overflight prediction tables for up to 100 satellites at a time which tell
you when and where to look for satellites as they fly overhead. Requires
standard NASA/NORAD 2-line orbital elements setwhich are available at various
sites.

Ground Track Companion v1.0. Assists in managing the orbital elements for the
thousands of objects in orbit by converting coded NASA/NORAD orbital element
sets to/from formats readble by AppleWorks. This let's you use the AppleWorks
database module to sort, edit, and maintain libraries of orbital elements.

There's also a really dandy solar/lunar eclipse prediction that I'll make
sure is available on GEnie, and I know I ULed it to CompuServe.

These programs were originally ULed to GEnie, CompuServe, and America OnLine.
Complete libraries of astronomical software are maintained on GEnie (A2) and
CompuServe (AstroForum and AppUser). The future of the AOL libraries is
unknown.
Good hunting!

John