A great way for the serious astronomy hobbyist to find out what's what in the night sky, Starry Night Pro turns your PC or Macintosh into a brilliant planetarium with an incredible 16 million stars and nearly a million galaxies. It includes constellations, a Sky Calendar that covers all the upcoming celestial events, star charts that you can print out and take outside, over 100 interactive multimedia tours which reveal the science and history of stars, and more! And if you have one of the supported digital telescopes, Starry Night Pro can even control it, pointing it at the object of your choice.

Starry Night Pro can show you the current view of the night sky from your house or anywhere else, or even the view in the past or future. Best of all, Starry Night Pro is easy-to-use which makes it a very smart choice for your next astronomy program.

Reviewers praise Starry Night!

"For many, astronomy is more than just a matter of popping out and taking a peek at the stars - it's a serious hobby, and the Starry Night range is simply the best software we've seen to support that legion of amateur astronomers."
-- Popular Science

"The Starry Night series includes multimedia astronomy programs that have all been highly recommended in this system. There are separate editions designed for middle school and high school classes, a 'Pro' edition for real enthusiasts, and accompanying curriculum materials. Considering the wealth of material included in each package, the appropriate edition from the Starry Night series would be a worthwhile purchase for a school."
-- NSTA Recommends

"Both Starry Night versions, Enthusiast and Pro, offer a wealth of astronomical information ... this appealing program will be the perfect ticket to a voyage into any night sky."
-- MacWorld Magazine

Explore Starry Night Pro!

Spaceship Mode: Galaxies
Escape the Milky Way. Pilot your own spaceship to explore 700 million light years of space.

Ephemeris Generator
Easily observe Mars in the field using data from the built-in Ephemeris Generator.

SkyGuide: Large Magellanic Cloud

Select from dozen of deep sky databases for the celestial objects and galaxies you want to explore.

LiveSky Panel
Get the most up-to-date images of the Sun and the Earth using the exclusive LiveSky.com link.

Graph Tool
Use the Graph Tool to plot Saturn and its moons. Quickly find out the best time to see the moons and on which side of the planet they will be.

New in Starry Night Pro 5.8:

Location Markers can now be assigned to any predefined location on Earth or any other planet
Horizon panoramas can now be associated with individual planet locations
Stars now show a spectral class in the dynamic Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams and Info pane
3D object models can now display textured surfaces
Asteroids positions have been tuned and now calculate more precisely
Applescripting added (Mac only)
"Universal Binary" compatible (Starry Night 5.8 runs on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers)
Follow the path of space mission probes like Voyager
Ride along with Cassini as it flies by Jupiter on its way to Saturn
Ability to add 3-D objects such as irregularly shaped asteroids, man-made satellites and more
Integration with Google Maps for Earth-based locations
Improved functionality for finding viewing locations on Earth and the Moon
Improved Planner functionality, making it easier to select and filter objects for viewing sessions
Access to up-to-date local observing conditions through online link to Clear Sky Clock
Improved Equipment List functionality and FOV support for DSLR (digital) cameras
Default Equipment Database of over 200 Orion, Meade, Celestron and Vixen scopes, binoculars, and SBIG, Apogee, FLI and Starlight Express CCD chips
... and more

More Features:

SkyCalendar seamlessly integrated with observation planner and logs
PGC catalog with 980,000 galaxies
New high-precision satellite tracking
Over 100 multimedia tours to deepen explorations and understanding of the universe
Built-in Ephemeris Generator
New, high-resolution constellation illustrations and panoramas to enjoy
Joystick-supported spaceship mode to maneuver around the Universe
Control most popular brands of computerized telescopes
Explore over 16 million stars and 1 million galaxies objects with online link to 500 million stars
Plan a night under the stars with the observational planner
Store comments and images on individual targets in observation logs
Customize field-of-view indicators to match your eyepieces stored in the equipment list
See the sky from any location in the universe up to 700 million light years away
Print full sky (180-degree) star charts of any area in the sky
Receive automatic updates of new discoveries and orbital data of satellites, comets and asteroids