astro-metrics Desk Accessory - The astro-metrics DA shows the Local and Universal date and time, the Greenwich and Local Mean Sidereal Time and the Julian Day and Modified Julian Day. As a Desk Accessory it can be called up in any other application currently running to give you the current times.
Direct links to the other astro-metrics astronomical programmes allows quick switching between those applications.
What's New in This Release:
· Fixed a display bug when opening the DA over a high-res application on the Handera 330.
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Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 3.x, Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
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