System
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Windows®
95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP |
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Pentium® 200 or
equivalent |
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80MB Hard Drive
Space |
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64MB RAM |
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800x600x16bit colours |
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CD-ROM Speed 4x
or faster |
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Any 100% Windows®
compatible soundcard |
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Printer
optional |
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Internet
optional, (required for Internet features) |
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The
first product to offer the full Tycho-2 catalogue.
Unique combination of the 4M and Hubble Guide Star
catalogues.
New and unique multiple windows allows simultaneous
views of events from multiple locations.
Includes the Principle Galaxies Catalogue, the Asteroid
Orbit Elements Database and the 13th edition of the
Catalogue of Cometary Orbits.
Unique combination of Hipparcos Double and Multiple
Systems Annex and Washington Double Star (WDS).
Direct link to the RedShift™ website.
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ESS492 |
2 CD-ROM SET
THE DEFINITIVE DESKTOP PLANETARIUM
The Number One Best Selling
Astronmy Program
Designed for novices, seasoned
astronomers and those curious to explore the night sky,
RedShift 4 delivers a powerful and spectacular
presentation of our universe, created by world-renowned
experts and packed with scientifically accurate
information. With your own observatory, you can
penetrate millions of light years into space, fly
through the rings of Saturn, ride Haley's comet as it
zooms towards earth, plot out the constellations,
analyse dramatic cosmic events and print accurate star
maps, plus much, much more!
DEEP SKY OBJECTS
Easy-to-learn and user-friendly interface helps
beginners navigate around the heavens. Recreate a view
of the sky and print out high-quality star charts.
SKY DIARY
Using the real time celestial mechanics in RedShift™ 4
use the Sky Diary and visibility reports to plan your
night's observation. High precision algorithms allow you
to search for eclipses and planetary conjunctions
throughout history.
PHOTO GALLERY
Contains the updated Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
with over 425 spectacular photographs and an informative
record breakers section.
MULTIMEDIA TUTORIALS
A series of narrated lectures covers everything from the
history of the Solar System, the milky way, Celestial
Sphere, the Sun, the search for Extraterrestrial Life,
the Big Bang theory, Time and Seasons to the creation of
the universe giving you an introduction into the science
of astronomy.
PLANETS
With the powerful navigation controls you can place
yourself anywhere in the Solar System. Take a close up
view of Saturn and its famous ring system. As you move
through time and space make a movie of your experiences
to share with your friends.
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