Deep-Sky Planner is observation planning and logging software for amateur astronomers. It helps observers to determine where and when to view all types of celestial objects. It runs on Windows.
| Developer(s) | Knightware |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1 April 1994 |
| Stable release | v8
/ 11 November 2020 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Astronomy software |
| License | Proprietary software commercial software |
| Website | knightware |
Deep-Sky Planner was originally published[1] April 1, 1994 by Sky Publishing Corporation. Knightware, LLC began publishing Deep-Sky Planner in 2005.[2] Subsequent versions have been released to present.
Deep-Sky Planner received best astronomy product of the year awards in 2013 from Astronomy magazine[3] and in 2014 from Sky & Telescope magazine.[4] The software is developed and distributed by Knightware, LLC.
Features edit
- Large database of celestial objects including the Revised New General Catalog & Index Catalog by Wolfgang Steinicke
- Search, sort, filter and report objects in the database
- Compute accurate planet, asteroid and comet positions
- Control GoTo telescopes via ASCOM
- Planetarium program inter-operation with:
- Integrated observing log that supports OpenAstronomyLog
- Insert readings from Unihedron's Sky Quality Meter into observing log
- Display and manage images from Digitized Sky Survey
- Online library of observing lists (plans)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "United States Copyright Office". April 1, 1994. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ "United States Copyright Office". August 5, 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ Harrington, Phil (September 2013). "Astronomy's fourth annual Star Products". Astronomy. 41 (9): 58–64.
- ^ "Hot Products for 2014" (PDF). Sky & Telescope. 127 (1): 62–69. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
