The latest benefits of the Mac OS You will get some handy benefits free of charge. Besides the obvious advantages, there are covert improvements that will boost your Mac. Is there a better alternative? Where can you run this program? Our take This new update took the best features and improved them. Should you download it? Lows Not all apps support this update Some iCloud issues Can seem a bit slow at times. Audacity An audio-city for your Mac. PixInsight : Advanced Image Processing.
PixInsight is a modular, open- architecture, portable image processing platform. CloudMakers AstroImager : A powerful, but easy to use image capture application for the astrophotography.
CloudMakers AstroGuider : A simple to use guiding application for your telescope mount. Works with the rest of the CloudMakers suite. PHD2 Guiding : Free community driven and developed guiding software. Open Astro Project : Free planetary imaging application.
Lynkeos : Free planetary stacking and processing application. Keith's Image Stacker : Planetary and astronomical image processing. Not in development any more.
StarTools : Advanced image processing software for astrophotography. FireCapture : Advanced planetary image capturing software. SiriL : Free, highly automated image processing software for both planetary and deep sky images. Planetary Imager : Free image capture software for planetary imaging. KStars with EKOS : The free EKOS fully automated astrophotography suite with automatic focus, camera and filter control, target acquisition, scheduling, mosaics, plate solving, and guiding includes KStars planetarium program for planning and night sky simulation.
CCDciel : Free deep sky imaging platform that features automated control of camera, focuser, focus wheels, rotators and more with accurate plate solving. StarStaX : A simple but fast imaging stacking software with different blending modes.
Startrails Creator : An an easy-to-use application to create star trail photos. AstroImageJ : Enhanced image processing especially for photometry. The Mac App Store has a great selection of diverse astronomy-based apps at reasonable prices, many of them have superb 3D models of the planets and contain an astounding wealth of educational and interesting information.
This article explores 10 of the best astronomy apps for the Mac. Details: Apple website , developer website. Cosmographia is a realistic solar system simulation that lets you view planets and asteroids in glorious 3D. There are detailed planetary models with lots of details, and you can view any of the hundreds of thousands of asteroids orbiting the sun.
One of the nicest features is that you can view past, current and future events, and easily find out when the International Space Station and other objects will be overhead.
In this sense, it offers something more than most astronomy apps do, and is very accurate in terms of the information offered. Mars Atlas is probably the most comprehensive Mars app for the Mac. The Moon Atlas app is by the same developers as the aforementioned Mars Atlas, and presents a similar view and application interface.
A wonderful way to learn about our closest celestial neighbour. Saturn is a great application all about the planet Saturn and its moons, with a very cool and futuristic interface straight out of Star Trek.
SkyORB 3D takes you on a virtual 3D tour of the solar system and deep space, with easy navigation between anything of interest. There is a large catalogue of stars, asteroids and planets, and you can go back or forward in time to see the state of the universe at any point in the last few thousand years.
The 3D animations are perhaps the highlight of this fascinating app. There are actually several versions of SkySafari plus the iPhone version. This version has a built-in database of , stars, plus of the best known star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
SkySafari lets you view the night sky from any point on Earth up to one million years into the past or future, and very detailed descriptions of the planets and stars written by professional astronomers. SkySafari is one of the highest rated astronomy apps on the App Store. TheSky Astronomy Software brings to your desktop the wonder and fascination of viewing the heavens, whether you are tracing your first constellation, or hunting for yet-discovered celestial bodies.
TheSky is as simple to use as it is powerful. Questions along the way? Our comprehensive user's manual and detailed on-line help will assist you in learning its many features. Levels II and III contain databases and features broad enough to keep most armchair astronomers satisfied for a lifetime.
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