Like most research astronomy software, it is available for all major operating systems except Microsoft Windows.

Many astronomy software packages can connect to motorized telescopes.

Astronomy software packages like Starry Night Pro and Red Shift go even further.

TheSky (astronomy software)

Unlike most astronomy software, SkyTools is not a planetarium but instead is centred around a database of stars, deep sky objects, asteroids, and comets.

Since summer 2000, Chéreau is working on the free, open source astronomy software Stellarium in C++/OpenGL during his spare time.

OCA has a cornucopia of activities for those interested in delving deeper into Astronomy, astronomy software, astroimaging, and astrophysics.

The local astronomy software had taken it upon itself to do just that, and thanks to the new instrument the atmospheric chemistry of Voltaire's ten planets had now been determined.

According to the programmer, Patrick Chevalley, it was released as freeware because "I'd rather see amateurs spend their money for a new eyepiece than for astronomy software".

For example, "Pocket Stars", an astronomy software for Smartphone and PDA platforms, used the NOVAS as its astrometry engine.

Students are also excited about using DS9, an astronomy software program designed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, to analyze pictures of galaxies, supernovas and other celestial objects from the satellites.

The ASCOM standards were placed under the control of the ASCOM Initiative, a group of astronomy software developers who volunteered to develop the standards further.

For example, Space Holdings, the parent company of Space.com, started looking for opportunities beyond cyberspace in 2000, acquiring an astronomy software company, Starry Night, and a print publication, Space News.

Software Bisque (www.bisque.com) produces TheSky Astronomy Software for both Windows and Macintosh computers, and a stripped-down version for hand-held devices running Microsoft's PocketPC operating system.

A range of astronomy software is available and used by amateur astronomers, including software that generates maps of the sky, software to assist with astrophotography, and software to perform various calculations pertaining to astronomical phenomena.

Redshift is a group of educational planetarium and astronomy software packages that allow the user to observe the sky from a range of dates, print off data based on the observations and (in some versions) control a telescope.

Serrie also scored the award winning IMAX short film "Hubble: Galaxies Across Space and Time" as well as the popular astronomy software program "Starry Nights" and Space.com's "Eyes on Mars" DVD.

Fabien Chéreau (born 17 September 1980 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France) is a French Research Engineer and computer programmer best known for authoring the planetarium software Stellarium, a free, open source astronomy software package which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time.