2004 Meteor Shower Database - This is a database of 2004 meteor showers, including: name of the shower, date range, date at which the shower peaks, the maximum rate per hour, and the radiant.
For observation, the higher ZHR (Zenithal Hourly Rate), the better (more meteors).
Maximum dates in parentheses indicate reference dates for the radiant, not true maxima
Star Pilot Plus is a bundle of MEW3's and our products designed for backyard astronomers. It includes the following:
Star Pilot - The most full featured program on the market for the Palm Computing Platform. Star Pilot has a database of almost 1500 stars and 88 constellations as well as the ability to plot the position of planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky
PalmDSC is a free program that will let a PalmOS handheld interface with a telescope DSC encoder system.
It has databases for the Messier objects, the entire NGC/IC catalog, the planets, etc.
PalmDSC is robust and easy to use in the field. The C-language source code is also available
NGC! is a complete NGC/IC observing program. It can display information about over 13,000 NGC/IC objects as well as keep an observer log that may be exported to your desktop computer
StarDust - Planetarium display software for astronomical fan.
Files:
- StarDust.PRC run file
- StarData.PDB Astronomical coordinates data
- SeizaDataL.PDB Constellation name data.(Latin)
- SeizaDataE.PDB Constellation name data.(Eng)
- SeizaDataJ.PDB Constellation name data.(Jpn)
- Please install one of the SeizaDataL.PDB, SeizaDataJ.PDB or SeizaDataE
Planets Information, HanDBase - Requires HanDBase. Information about the 9 planets, including: Mass, Volume, Rotation, Revolution, Temperature, density, gravity, Distance from SUN, Axial Tilt, moons. This is something that everyone can use.
· The Demo is limited to 3 planets and the SUN
Star Pilot Advanced is the premier bundle of MEW3's and our products designed for every type of astronomer. It includes the following:
Star Pilot - The most full featured program on the market for the Palm Computing Platform
Daily Astro Data (Palm OS) - Jim Edwards had an annual ritual. Every year he would read magazine articles about the up-coming Orionids meteor shower. The trouble was, he always seem to read about them after-the-fact! Jim consistently missed one of nature`s finest celestial displays!
Jim is not alone
SiderealTime - Finally, an easy to use sidereal time clock/calculator for Palm OS. Astronomy made easy! Whether you're a professional astronomer, or just a casual observer with a star chart, knowing the sidereal time is important! With SiderealTime 1.0 and your PDA running Palm OS, just indicate your longitude and time zone and instantly find out the sidereal time
LookAngles is a PalmOS application designed to help you locate geostationary satellites in the sky. If you know the latitude and longitude of your location it can be used from anywhere in the world. Within the United States you need only know the name of your location or a valid Zip Code
